tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-247334902024-09-01T16:48:38.941-05:00Thoughts on business development and strategyRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08737058947889623029noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24733490.post-72568794550114092362008-10-12T00:47:00.007-05:002008-10-12T01:02:30.314-05:00

Eleven new RSS feeds featuring some of the most popular subject areas have just been created. Now you can keep track of new articles by subject by subscribing to any one of the feeds below:Full Feed (All articles)New feeds:BooksBusinessCommunicationEthicsFinanceHRManagementMarketingMotivationPerformanceProductivityUse the new feeds to keep track of the latest content in any given topic area

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If you’re new to the site or if it’s been a while since you’ve used the Leader’s Toolbox featured here, now is as good a time as any to become familiar with how you can find the content you are looking for.Today’s featured subject area is the topic of performance management. This is the one of the many content areas listed in the Leaders’ Toolbox found on the right of this page. Some of the

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One of the most effective ways of assessing financial performance and making good decisions is by determining your return on investment, or ROI. A good understanding of the ROI will help you go a long way in making the right choices in business and in life. Here’s what it is, and how you can benefit from knowing how to figure it out.The ROI is a financial formula used to determine, as its name

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Regardless of the industry you operate within, if you want to truly identify your company's competitive advantage, you need to be able to understand the strengths and weaknesses of your business, and how the strategies you have chosen affect your profitability.It's simple enough to list all of your company's strengths and weaknesses, but to do this effectively, you must benchmark, or compare,

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Whether you’re looking at your own company’s own performance and financial situation, or at that of other companies for opportunities to invest, financial ratios are a very useful thing to understand. This article will serve as a guide to understanding some key financial ratios such as: current ratios, quick ratios, debt and debt-equity ratios, as well as asset turnover and profitability

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In his most recent article, "Forget Formulas: How Managers are Fooled in their Search for Success," author Phil Rosenzweig writes of the over-importance many business leaders place in following cookbook style recipes for success offered by well-regarded books such as Built to Last and Good to Great.Rosenzweig writes of the example of K-Mart in the early 1990s; the company had met most of it's own

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