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Beware of Changing Strategy Just When Your Sails Have Caught the Wind

Vision Edge Marketing

Entire books and academic courses are devoted to it because the development of an effective strategy is critical to the success of all organizations. Harvard Business School professor, Michael Porter, is the author of 20 books and numerous articles on strategy. And strategy is the focus of this episode. Here’s the thing about strategy.

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Scaling a Business: How to Climb to the Summit of Success

Vision Edge Marketing

Climbers consider various scenarios they might encounter and develop contingency plans in case of one of these emerges. Be sure you have a detailed plan that outlines each step of the scaling process, including contingency plans in case of unexpected obstacles.

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Why Every Business Needs a Better Growth Plan

Vision Edge Marketing

In this step, give some thought to contingencies, and what-ifs, for dealing with obstacles and setbacks. Maxwell, author of numerous books on leadership said, “plans rarely stay the same, and are scrapped or adjusted as needed. If you decide to go north, you cannot go south at the same time.” Strategy is about choices.

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7 ways to stay happy all day long

Biznology

Make contingency plans for potential challenges: Are you worried about what could go wrong today? Get something over with early in the day: Is there something you need to do today that you have been dreading? Tackle it first and get it over with. Once you are done, you will feel better that you did it, or at least, happy it is finished.

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Your Best Day in Sales Is On the Other Side of These 35 Motivational Quotes

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

” ― Seth Godin , entrepreneur and author of 20 best-selling sales and marketing books “A salesperson tells, a good salesperson explains, and a great salesperson demonstrates.” .” ― Jill Konrath , sales strategist and consultant “Don’t find customers for your products, find products for your customers.”

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How to tune your GTM strategies to cope with budgetary headwinds

Martech

In Howard Marks’ book “The Most Important Thing, which I highly recommend, refers to “first order” thinking, which solves an immediate problem. Market share strategies took a backseat to growth at all-costs tactics because many notable high-growth companies believed they were building something unique.

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How To Keep Calm And Manage Your B2B Sales During Coronavirus Outbreak

Belkins

Working on the contingency plan and stress-testing to evaluate your financial preparedness. Should I invest in pre-booking air-freight delivery? We can talk all we want about contingency plans and etc., Monitoring of your supply chain and ensuring its resilience, building a quick response system. How can I optimize my network?