{"id":2364,"date":"2013-05-13T17:31:03","date_gmt":"2013-05-13T17:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.icebreakerexecutive.com\/?p=2364"},"modified":"2013-05-13T17:31:03","modified_gmt":"2013-05-13T17:31:03","slug":"the-4-business-distractions-of-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winningthinking.co.uk\/?p=2364","title":{"rendered":"The 3 business distractions of 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 3 business distractions of 2013<\/h1>\n

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  1. investment in growth and unstable emerging markets is in many instances\u00a0 a lethal distraction for well rooted businesses<\/li>\n
  2. Environmental, Social and Governance & sustainability makes sense but always somehow lacks integrity<\/li>\n
  3. Much Motherhood and applie Pie… click here<\/a> about sucession planning etc, with no depth of understanding of people<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The opportunity and gap<\/h1>\n

    Lead people much better to deliver breakthrough returns, underpinning some far better enduring alternatives:<\/p>\n

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      Go After High-Quality Revenue: An focus on growth can take companies in the wrong direction. The key is to find quality, sustainable revenue:<\/p>\n

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      • It\u2019s predictable: achieving repeat business.<\/li>\n
      • It\u2019s profitable: quality revenue tends to be higher-margin.<\/li>\n
      • It\u2019s diverse. None of your top five clients should make up more than 15% of revenue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
      • find\u00a0nurture and develop passionate people<\/li>\n
      • resource the best opportunities<\/li>\n
      • Europe investment opportunities remain well rooted and still provide very sound exciting investment opportunities<\/li>\n
      • define and relentlessly focus on what is very dificult to replicate as your source of value<\/li>\n
      • creating great businesses is about creating an environment where passionate people excel<\/li>\n
      • which business can compete with a business that never gives up?<\/li>\n
      • the challenge of 2013 maintain productive dialogue with your customers or to the best of your business will go<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        icebreaker executive can help you realise substantial defendable value with these tools, to leave your competition behind<\/p>\n

        Tom<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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