During the first week of this year, I spent some hours reading a book that touches on the subject of companies that went through massive business pivots. As an entrepreneur myself, after reading that book, I realized that one of my own businesses pivoted during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was this pivot that helped us […]
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This article is just one of a series of business lessons (including negotiation skills for business) for entrepreneurs from legendary experts. For the next articles, remember to subscribe (for free!) to my list here. Listen to “Learning Negotiation Techniques with a Former FBI Agent – Isopraxism, Calibrated Questions and etc.” on Spreaker. Why negotiation skills for
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One of the most effective tools for energizing your team is delegation of leadership. Maybe it is the MOST powerful. Listen to “Sense of Ownership at Work – The Essential Lessons from a Destroyer Captain to Startup Founders” on Spreaker. And, while it may appear to be a simple concept, delegating well and effectively necessitates
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These 5 little words helped my business to survive the 2020/21 crisis. This is the first article of a series about Business Survival Strategies. To receive the next ones directly in your e-mail, subscribe to our list for free here. I have one word of encouragement for you if you’re a business owner in the travel
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Antifragile by Taleb: How Things Gain from Disorder Listen to “How Nassim Nicholas Taleb Helped to Save My Business during the COVID Pandemic – Black Swan” on Spreaker. The phrase below (you will discover in a few paragraphs how it relates to Antifragility) was part of a dialogue between the author of Freakonomics, Stephen Dubner, and the
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Reasons Why Small Businesses Fail in the Post-COVID Era In numerous countries, 2021 will be a year of exceptional economic growth. Not a surprise — it partially offsets the tragic numbers of 2020. Some nations, like Sweden or the United Kingdom, returned to the Pre-Covid levels already in the first semester. Below I list 3 major reasons
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In 2009, Nokia was the 5th most valuable brand in the world. Their phones were an object of desire everywhere. One year before I bought a used N80, and even with a few scratches, it looked so much better than the competing phones. Fast-forward to 2014 and Nokia dropped to 98th place in the ranking.
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Business Risk Assessments for Every Entrepreneur A simple but efficient way to assess the types of business risk is the Impact vs Likehood matrix. Often we learn it at business school, but later in our careers and projects, we forget it. Big mistake! This is an exceptional tool for entrepreneurs and managers when assessing uncontrollable
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Learning How to Help Small Business I have been thinking a lot about how to help a small business. To help this specific part of the population will trigger the recovery of everyone else. So here I list 5 reasons to help small businesses NOW. Not after the crisis or just when things got better,
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