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Business Mastery: The Unusual Qualities Of Highly Successful Entrepreneurs

All entrepreneurs create businesses. But all entrepreneurs are not created equal. So what makes the difference? A set of unique attributes that clearly draws the line between ordinary entrepreneurs and their extra-ordinary counterparts. Don’t be alarmed by this, in the business world, there exists two kinds of entrepreneurs; those who do business as usual and those who don’t. Obviously, they will end up creating only two kinds of businesses. For those who do business as usual, I refer to them as average or ordinary entrepreneurs and for those … [Read more...]

The Golden Rule Of Business

by Tito Philips, Jnr. 17 Comments

You’ve probably heard about the golden rule of life; “do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” Well, here’s the thing, the golden rule of business is no different; “do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” It never ceases to amaze me every time I see many entrepreneurs going about their business as if it were separate or different from life. Not only is this mindset towards business wrong, it is a losing strategy. You see, there’s no way you are going to succeed in business if you keep ignoring the fact that … [Read more...]

EAGLE EYE LEADERSHIP: the principle of Focus and Priority

by Tito Philips, Jnr. 11 Comments

What do you focus on and prioritize as the leader of your business? Activity is not the same as productivity. Motion does not always signify progress. Activity is not necessarily accomplishment. Diligence is not necessarily effectiveness. Faithfulness is never the same as fruitfulness. Not all efforts bring about results. There is a world of difference between getting things done (busy) and getting results (progress). Telling the difference is what this article is all about. Knowing the difference is what really makes some leaders more successful than … [Read more...]

10 rules of business success

by Tito Philips, Jnr. 22 Comments

What are the fundamental rules of business?

By Tito Philips, Jnr. Jean Paul Getty (December 15, 1892 – June 6, 1976) was an American industrialist who founded the Getty Oil Company. He was named in 1957 by Fortune magazine as the richest man in America. At his death, he was worth more than $2 billion. From World War II until his death Getty was considered one of the richest men in the world, in this post I share his 10 winning formulas for business success. These rules were extracted from his legendary book “How to be Rich”, I have added footnotes to each of the rules to make it more relevant to our age … [Read more...]

Creating A Compelling Vision For Your Organization

by Tito Philips, Jnr. 9 Comments

by Tito Philips, Jnr. What is the ONE thing that separates leaders from all other people? This is a continuation of the series on the 3 essential roles of every CEO (leadership, management and entrepreneurship) where I began with the role of the CEO as a Leader and talked about the 3 essential qualities of effective leadership; character, vision and competence. Character is about who you are as a person. It describes what kind of a person you are and what earns you the privilege to lead others since people naturally like to follow those they respect and those whose life they … [Read more...]

Developing The Right Character For Effective Leadership

by Tito Philips, Jnr. 9 Comments

Do you have the RIGHT character for leading effectively?

Do you have the RIGHT character for effective leadership? Truth be told; developing ones character is not an easy task, it’s a lifelong task, but its benefits outweighs any pain suffered along the way. Character is not a destination that is reached; it’s a continuous process that must be perpetually worked on. Just as Eleanor Roosevelt rightly said, “Character building begins in our infancy, and continues until death”. Although character is related to personality, it is not the same thing. Personality is primarily inborn traits, while character consists of … [Read more...]

The 3 Essential Qualities Of Effective Leadership

by Tito Philips, Jnr. 6 Comments

The foundation of every successful CEO is leadership. The two other roles (management and entrepreneurship) that make up the 3 essential roles of every CEO builds upon the success of your role as a leader. In continuing our discussion on the role of the CEO as a leader, here are three essential qualities of effective leadership; Character - a life worth emulating Vision - an idea to die for Competence - expertise in any particular … [Read more...]