Posts Tagged ‘Learning’
6 Simple Ways Your Business Can Stay Relevant in Today’s Fast-Paced World
Many businesses have unique and solid products, strong business plans, and truly want to remain relevant in a quickly changing world. There are several factors that many businesses minimize or ignore that can have a significant impact on their success. With rapid technological advances, more opportunities to advertise, and a decreasing consumer patience level, there…
Read MoreWhy Startup Incubator-Hopping Can Help Launch Your Business
Venture capitalists Sam Altman and Jason Calacanis both wrote posts recently on the topic of startup incubator hopping. Altman says that participating in more than one startup incubator may actually decrease your chances of getting into Y Combinator, a goal many startups are vying for, whereas Calacanis says the question isn’t about Y Combinator—it’s about whether or not you should…
Read MoreDoes Business Education Stifle Creativity?
Does business education stifle innovation and creativity? You probably already know Sir Ken Robinson’s TED talk, from 2006, Do Schools Kill Creativity? It’s one of the five or so most viewed and most discussed TED talks. His basic idea is that schools focus too much on the academic, not enough on other kinds of intelligence. He was…
Read More5 Crucial Ways to Gain Support and Recognition as an Entrepreneur
“Successful and unsuccessful people do not vary greatly in their abilities. They vary in their desires to reach their potential.” – John Maxwell There are a growing number of opportunities for people who have the discipline to live their full potential, particularly in today’s entrepreneurial landscape. For instance, three young social entrepreneurs whom we support…
Read MoreBeware the Dunning-Kruger Effect!
All of us suffer from the condition that we don’t know what we don’t know. However, for many, there lurks a problem that is even greater and it has come to be known as the Dunning-Kruger Effect. Psychologists David Dunning and Justin Kruger uncovered and described an interesting—and troubling—phenomenon. Many of the people who are the…
Read MoreStop Struggling. Start Succeeding.
If the thought of making your own schedule, creating your own business strategy, and operating a business according to your own values and goals sound intriguing, you’re not alone. Sure, there are a lot of great advantages to operating your own business, but what about the tough times of being a business owner? Here are…
Read MoreBurying Our Heads in the Sand
Nobody likes to admit they have a problem. I suppose it’s human nature, or at least in the world of sales part of the inherent optimism sales people must have to thrive. Individually and organizationally, we don’t like to admit we have problems for a number of reasons. Admitting it brings a huge amount of…
Read MoreThe Best Ways to Invest in Your Employees
When you give a man a job, you are giving him the means to support himself and his family. But, when you give him training and education opportunities, you are also giving him hope that he can improve his life. This is how you make loyal, productive and improved employees for your company. Here are…
Read MoreThe Limits of Your Knowledge
I don’t know everything. That might sound like an obvious statement, and I would hope that every other person would be willing to admit as much, too. But even after acknowledging the limits of your knowledge, what are you doing about it? Because I don’t know everything, I make it a priority to keep on…
Read More5 Franchising Myths (and the Real Truth of Franchising)
Make one mention that you’re interested in starting a franchise and chances are, you’ll be hit with a tsunami of advice. Many times, this advice is laced with myths about franchise ownership. Here are five common franchise myths and the real truths about franchising that you need to know as you decide what franchise to…
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