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6 Keys To Predicting The Performance Of Your Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Every business owner and entrepreneur like you I work with wishes they could better predict product demand and sales, for managing inventory and long-term business planning. We all have our favorite metric and our passion, but keeping up with real-world changes and trends seems to be always just out of reach.

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10 Obstacles To Creative Responses For Market Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

I agree with the classic book by Ros Taylor, “ Creativity at Work: Supercharge Your Brain and Make Your Ideas Stick ,” which outlines some key psychological impediments to creative business thinking and change: Just use the data metrics. Even good decisions today will require adjustments as the environment or customers change.

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6 Initiatives To Prep Your Startup For The Road Ahead

Startup Professionals Musings

How good are you and everyone on your team at proactively scanning the environment for opportunities, emerging trends, and customer feedback? Imbue customer change focus. Provide direct customer contact to everyone, as well as training. If your people and your startup do not change, statistics say you won’t survive.

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10 Stumbling Blocks To Innovative Business Thinking

Startup Professionals Musings

I agree with the classic book by Ros Taylor, “ Creativity at Work: Supercharge Your Brain and Make Your Ideas Stick ,” which outlines some key psychological impediments to creative business thinking and change: Just use the data metrics. Even good decisions today will require adjustments as the environment or customers change.

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6 Keys To Making Timely Changes To Save Your Business

Startup Professionals Musings

How good are you and everyone on your team at proactively scanning the environment for opportunities, emerging trends, and customer feedback? Imbue customer change focus. Provide direct customer contact to everyone, as well as training. If your people and your startup do not change, statistics say you won’t survive.

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10 Barriers To Change That Limit Entrepreneur Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

I agree with the book by Ros Taylor, “ Creativity at Work: Supercharge Your Brain and Make Your Ideas Stick ,” which outlines some key psychological impediments to creative business thinking and change: Just use the data metrics. Sales people tend to remember the latest product when selling to clients, not the one best for that customer.

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10 Top Impediments to Creative Business Thinking

Startup Professionals Musings

I agree with the new book by Ros Taylor, “ Creativity at Work: Supercharge Your Brain and Make Your Ideas Stick ,” which outlines some key psychological impediments to creative business thinking and change: Just use the data metrics. Sales people tend to remember the latest product when selling to clients, not the one best for that customer.

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