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		<description><![CDATA[In my previous post, I mentioned three financial accounts business owners need to be familiar with to manage better a company’s performance. Today, we discuss the PNL (profit and loss) account. The Profit and Loss account tells the owner if his/her business earned profit or not.  If the sales were greater than the cost, then [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Moving away from the abstract and intangible concept of culture, we move towards the most tangible evidence of growth and performance&#8212;finance. I used to think that most business owners hold  keep a good eye on their money, only to discover, after much interaction with various businesses this may not be true. A number of entrepreneurs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cultivating the Culture of Growth: Influence Culture Positively 2</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week we discussed how setting a formal structure, explaining the meaning behind ones action and taking the lead in semi-official gatherings can influence the organizational culture positively. Today, we continue with this as I discuss two other ways business owners and leaders can influence the organization towards a culture of growth and positivity. Encourage [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:28:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s cliché to say that positivity begets positivity, but it does. An organization that has a positive culture eventually harvests positive rewards. In last week’s post, we introduced the idea that culture is that invisible element that can make or break an organization.  For an organization to move towards growth it must cultivate a culture [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Growing an organization is easily associated with some numerical value such as an increase in revenue, office space or in number of employees. Rarely is growth associated with organizational culture. Yet, here we are discussing culture as an essential part of growth. Unlike numerical values, culture is less concrete. Its manifestations however permeate throughout every [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 04:09:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twenty Eleven is the year we talk about growth. We have been drawing the steps to meet an organization’s growth potential. So far, we have talked about: The Nature of Entrepreneurial Organizations Setting the Organizational Direction (Strategy) Taking hold of the Market (Marketing) Executing the Strategy Leading through Growth Cultivating the Culture of Growth Managing [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[As of last week, we have so far built a team and reiterated that it is not enough to have just a group of people to call a team.  A team is composed of people working towards a common goal wherein each member take on certain team roles to ensure the success of the team [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leading through Growth: Ensuring a Successful Team</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that you&#8217;ve built a team, how do you ensure that it is successful in delivering your growth requirements?  An organization needs  its team to initiate, contribute, monitor, and push boundaries in order to grow and succeed. According to Meredith Belbin, successful organizations are able to carry out nine (9) key team roles. These team [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 02:16:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leadership is not about always having the power. Leadership can mean the willingness to delegate, as discussed last week and/or the ability to put a team together. In the modern business world, everything seems to work around teams. In our business, a team makes consulting work possible. The challenge for any leader moving towards growth [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 01:26:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year we decided to focus on topics that dealt with the essential elements of bringing an organization to growth. The curriculum design, as seen below, tackles various functions in business and areas leaders can improve on to meet the promise of growth. The Nature of Entrepreneurial Organizations Setting the Organizational Direction (Strategy) Taking hold [...]]]></description>
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