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Category Archives: business & strategy

For entrepreneurs: strategies, insights and ideas about growing and maintaining a great business.

Innovation: Embrace Failure

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Bastiaan van de Werk
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Despite what common sense tells us failure should not be avoided at all costs. Failure should be embraced. Not for failure’s sake, but for the sake of becoming better thinkers, innovators and business leaders.

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Seven Rules That Make Innovation Work

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Bastiaan van de Werk
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How do you make innovation work?

Most of us would agree. Innovation is vital to any business or organization for delivering superior value to customers and establishing or maintaining a lead over the competition. How do you build an innovative company? In this article I will cover seven tried and tested rules that address that question. Read More →

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BHAG: The Seven Year Itch

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Bastiaan van de Werk
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Setting a clear and compelling long term goal will help you align your efforts and energy and ultimately achieve greater long term success.  Read More →

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Who’s Driving Your Business?

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Bastiaan van de Werk
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Choosing your primary customer may be the most important management decision you ever make.
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A3SP: One-Day Strategy Workshop

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Bastiaan van de Werk
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“So I guess we should let him go.” Quick glances were exchanged. After a few seconds two heads nodded slowly in agreement. Read More →

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Factor X Innovation

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Bastiaan van de Werk
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“Look! I can see your house from up here. You should really do something about that lawn of yours.”

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