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Crafting Your Leadership Story: Lessons Around the Campfire

Duct Tape Marketing

Crafting Your Leadership Story: Lessons Around the Campfire written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interviewed Tony Martignetti, a leadership advisor, coach, bestselling author, podcast host, and speaker.

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7 Business Leadership Traits Persuade Customers Today

Startup Professionals Musings

Traditional business leadership practices, including autocratic, reactive, and narcissistic, aren’t good enough. Of course, these are great, but they don’t happen without enlightened leadership coming first. I believe that business cultures are a function of people and leadership, more than programs.

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7 Steps To A New Business From An Innovative Solution

Startup Professionals Musings

Businesses require an equally elegant business model, with the right price, messaging and delivery channel to the right target customers to keep the dream alive and growing. Test your channel and support strategy. These two jobs need to be done in parallel. Look for feedback on how to make it a better fit.

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7 Key Factors Obscure Your Customer Acquisition Costs

Startup Professionals Musings

As I recently watched an episode of “ Shark Tank ,” I realized that the shark investors focus on your responses to these questions is also a credibility test on your business savvy, as it leads to other relevant questions on margins, channels, and your understanding of key customer forces. Outside partners and channel impacts are complex.

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What Your Sales Team Really Needs from Young Executive Leadership

YoungUpstarts

Millennial CEOs in today’s business climate face a changing role from the traditional leadership image of the suit in the C-suite, especially when it comes to sales. It’s becoming increasingly important for top leadership to work directly with their sales managers to develop a stellar sales process. 46% more influential.

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7 Keys To Making A Business Out Of Your Great Product

Startup Professionals Musings

Businesses require an equally elegant business model, with the right price, messaging and delivery channel to the right target customers to keep the dream alive and growing. Test your channel and support strategy. These two jobs need to be done in parallel. Look for feedback on how to make it a better fit.

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9 Ways Your Business Leadership Language Must Change

Startup Professionals Musings

In that context, I remember the classic book, “ Leadership Material ,” by Diana Jones, containing a wealth of insights, compelling stories, and examples taken directly from her coaching sessions with current business leaders. The language of leadership is far more important than title, tenure, or expertise.