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Can you please tell everyone your name? Kamyar Shah What is your job role? Remote COO & Remote CMO Tell us about your company? World Consulting Group is a premier management consulting firm. What...
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Ask For Customer Referrals In my experience, the most successful methodology in high-ticket management consulting is a combination of word-of-mouth and LinkedIn. I have experimented with many...
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Don’t Fall Victim To The ‘Complexity’ Mindset The notion that each generation requires its own “model” in order to be effective, efficient and productive is simply a myth. It is a sign of “unnecessary...
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Kamyar Shah Small business advisor helping you increase profitability and productivity, offering remote CMO and remote COO services Home Giveaways – “This one is THE most effective way of building a...
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Remote COO Without defining “hard work”, it is difficult to answer the question of its impact. Is the quantity of hours and an indicator of hard work? Does ROI reflect hard work? Here are two ways to...
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Clearly Demonstrate A Transfer Of Trust New managers tend to encounter authority issues that may hinder their effectiveness for a variety of reasons, including a lack of trust. To counter that, the...
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Consider The Multiplier Impact The multiplier impact is one of the most neglected aspects of networking. Essentially, when a new connection and/or contact has been made, there are potentially many...
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Plan Early And Exercise Discipline Much like everything else in business, planning helps eliminate a lot of uncertainty, including the angst in financials and budgeting. Combine early preparation with...
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How To Hire an Interim CMO You work hard for your business. Naturally, you want it to thrive. It may be tempting to try to handle everything yourself so that you maintain control, but this can be a...
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When and How To Hire an Interim COO In many organizations, the chief operating officer is one of the most important executives in the c suite. He or she serves as the head of the business’s operations...
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Mind The Perception The one thing I wish I knew when I started was the difference between perception and reality. Logical and deductive reasoning abilities are great and reliable; however, not...
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You Want Greater Depth And Breadth Of Knowledge On A Subject In my experience, the one factor that should generally be academic in nature is the depth and breadth of a given topic. Though most skills...
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Conduct A Post-Exit Interview Much like any other problem, high employee turnover is unlikely to be effectively dealt with without the feedback from participants, stakeholders and, in this case, the...
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Operations Management The biggest knowledge gap I have observed is in the field of operations management. Most entrepreneurs I have worked with are simply not aware of the delicate nature of...
View Article14 Steps Entrepreneurs Can Take To Become Thought Leaders In Their Industry
Practice Servant Leadership One of the time-tested methods in gaining traction as a thought leader and or influencer is by using the basic tenets of servant leadership, in particular “selfless help.”...
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Good leaders work to serve their employees “I believe that the single most important leadership trait when it comes to promoting someone is their ability to serve others. The importance of such a...
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Take Real Action Customer feedback and its impact can only truly be measured by change. Without collection, examination and implementation, customer feedback is simply pointless. Barring any...
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Get Your Team’s Input When it comes to organizational culture, it pays to be mindful of team feedback. Unlike most of the executive decisions that can be formulated by owners, organizational culture...
View ArticleThe 14 Skills Every Successful Negotiator Possesses
Situational Awareness Regardless of the objectives in negotiations, the single most important factor to ensure the greatest possibility of success is a total awareness of the opponent’s situation....
View Article15 Ways To Fight Communication Breakdowns When Your Team Is On A Tight Deadline
Practice Servant Leadership Communication breakdown is usually a symptom, not the cause. The underlying cause usually leads back to poor leadership; hence, the said leadership must revisit the...
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