Tag Archives: Business

Marvin Bower

By Dre | Published: February 20, 2008
 Business advice from Marvin Bower, McKinsey’s chief architect. Put the client’s interests first and separate yourself from the job. Be consistent yet open-minded. Center problem solving on the facts and on the front line. View problems and decisions in the context of the whole and in terms of the immediate actions to be taken. Inspire and require people to be [...]
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Management Lesson 6

By Dre | Published: November 15, 2007
A little bird was flying south for the winter. It was so cold the bird froze and fell to the ground into a large field. While he was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on him. As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, he began to [...]
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Business Advice

By Dre | Published: September 18, 2006
This article contains business advice for starting a business.  I came across it a while ago, but don’t have the source information anymore. Here’s what most entrepreneurs actually do in their first few months in business: Choose a business name. It’s difficult to start marketing your products or services without a name. Get business cards. You [...]
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