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Could you be your company’s bottleneck?

Berkonomics

The definition of a bottleneck in your business is one that constricts the flow of work from. Common to all bottlenecks are three factors: [Email readers, continue here…] . Of course, you could fit that definition. What is the bottleneck? one area to another in the flow of product or service through your organization.

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10 Strategies For Boosting Your Productivity At Work

Startup Professionals Musings

This is the pain of the endless stream of email, phone calls, and daily crises which prevent any really important accomplishments, like closing customers. Start each day with the highest priority task you need done that day, and leave the emails and phone calls till the end of the day, if you have time. Marty Zwilling.

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6 Positive Steps For Taking Control Of Your Work Life

Startup Professionals Musings

In addition to saying yes too often, professionals under pressure often say no poorly, by attacking the requestor or by avoiding any definitive response. Did you ever notice how a yes can slip out of your mouth or get sent in an email before you even think about it?

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10 Keys To A Credible and Trusted Internet Web Domain

Startup Professionals Musings

In the past, if your startup had a website presence, the company was credible by definition. Be consistent is their application, and provide contact information for both phone and email access. Follow-up for customer satisfaction. Smart potential customers only visit and buy from credible and memorable websites.

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5 Keys to Ensuring Credibility, Trust, and Customers

Startup Professionals Musings

As a long-time business executive and adviser to entrepreneurs, I see a definitive shift away from customer trust in traditional business messages, and the executives who deliver them. For trust, they look online to see how you handle real support and satisfaction issues. They want the raw data versus a polished message.

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Manage your bottlenecks!

Berkonomics

The definition of a bottleneck in your business is one that constricts the flow of work from one area to another in the flow of product or service through your organization. Email readers, continue here.] A bottleneck in your organization’s flow of product or service can happen, shift, or disappear quickly.

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Dread Startup Problems Or Learn To Enjoy Challenges

Startup Professionals Musings

By definition, an entrepreneur is the first to undertake a given business, and firsts never happen without problems and people frustrations. The real entrepreneurs I know are good at overcoming both people problems and business obstacles, and get satisfaction from the challenge. Make a timely decision.

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