5 Strategic Ways To Beat The Competition

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How do you intend to win the war against your competitions?

How do you intend to win the war against your competitions? Business is a game and only the team with the best players will win. To beat the competition will require everyone’s collective effort. It’s not just a task for the marketing department or top management; it’s everyone’s responsibility. So as the leader of your business, it’s very important you enlist the support of the whole organization once you’ve agreed on the strategies to adopt in dealing with your competitions. In continuing our series on how to remain in business despite intense competitions, … [Read more...]

What’s The Best Response Against Intense Business Competition?

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What's the best response against intense competition?

What's the best response against intense competition? How can you remain in business despite intense competition?How you respond to the competitions is the key determinant whether you’ll remain in business or not!The entrance of new competitions into an existing market can be a blessing or a curse depending on how you respond to it. In the previous post, I shared a story of how the entrance of new competitions nearly drove us out of business because we didn’t choose our response carefully, we panicked and lost focus.This seemingly minor mistake in tactical planning is still … [Read more...]

The 3 Essential Qualities Of Effective Leadership

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Qualities of effective leadership

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...]

How To Celebrate Your Birthdays As An Entrepreneur

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Use your birthday to make contribution

How do you celebrate your birthdays as an entrepreneur? I marked my 26th year birthday yesterday (July 25, 2010) and I’m so sorry I couldn’t invite you all to come and jolly and party with me. I’m sure you can imagine what a party of about 4,515 guests will look like? So every year because of my inability to invite my online tribes for my birthday, I create and give away a remarkable birthday present that can be enjoyed by everyone anywhere in the world. I learnt this philosophy from a mentor of mine, Seth Godin who uses his birthdays as a means … [Read more...]