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Elijah Lim wrote a new post 7 years, 10 months ago
In class this morning, I told the participants something they have seldom, if ever, heard. That is, we need to learn from our successes. Yes, I know that we have all been admonished by the poster people that we […]
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Elijah Lim wrote a new post 7 years, 10 months ago
Most of us hear about not staying in our comfort zone, but to move out and try whatever it is we’re uncomfortable with. There is truth in that, of course. Just remember that something which doesn’t portray the […]
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Elijah Lim wrote a new post 7 years, 10 months ago
I’ve had quite enough of being told to “Go down to their level.” Stop this nonsense. The only reason you go down to “their” level is to raise them up to yours. And the only reason you raise them up to your level […]
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Elijah Lim wrote a new post 8 years ago
Are you worth your salt?
Well, ARE you? Do you receive your salary, your pay, your commission, your fee, with great satisfaction, knowing that you have delivered much more than the pittance you received? I […]
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Elijah Lim wrote a new post 8 years, 6 months ago
Google yielded 1.2 million results when I typed “talent shortage” just before writing this post. The IT sector is currently complaining about a “shortage of tech talent” which, even if available, is seen to be […]
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Elijah Lim posted an update 9 years, 7 months ago
@winifredtanze Welcome!
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Elijah Lim wrote a new post 9 years, 8 months ago
Confused? Really?
There used to be a television series called “Lost in Space” which first aired in the mid-1960s. One of the characters was the “B-9, Class M-3 General Utility Non-Theorizing Environmental Control […]
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Elijah Lim started the topic in the forum 9 years, 9 months ago
Project
Go to HBR’s “Make Strategic Thinking Part of Your Job.” You can also download the pdf here.
Make notes as you go.
Think about those notes and determine the one thing you need to do now to make your business better. Share your thoughts here!Related
STRATEGIC CLARITY
STRATEGIC STASIS. TACTICAL TRAPS. BREAKOUT NOW!
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Elijah Lim started the topic in the forum 9 years, 9 months ago
Project
Go to HBR’s “Make Strategic Thinking Part of Your Job.” You can also download the pdf here.
Make notes as you go.
Think about those notes and determine the one thing you need to do now to make your business better. Share your thoughts here!Related
STRATEGIC CLARITY
STRATEGIC STASIS. TACTICAL TRAPS. BREAKOUT NOW!
THE STRATEGIC ART…[Read more] -
Elijah Lim started the topic in the forum 9 years, 9 months ago
Project
Go to HBR’s “Make Strategic Thinking Part of Your Job.” You can also download the pdf here.
Make notes as you go.
Think about those notes and determine the one thing you need to do now to make your business better. Share your thoughts here!Related
STRATEGIC CLARITY
STRATEGIC STASIS. TACTICAL TRAPS. BREAKOUT NOW!
THE STRATEGIC ART…[Read more] -
Elijah Lim wrote a new post 9 years, 10 months ago
In Cold Blood?
We have a great penchant for putting the cart before the horse. The movers and shakers of this world need to recognize that we have to turn the world right side up, not upside down! Buyers and […]
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Elijah Lim started the topic in the forum 9 years, 10 months ago
Everyone knows how to sell. Not everyone sells. Why?
All of us are experts in many things. We all know how to sell. We know what to do. We have read all the material available on the topic of sales and how to sell.
Yet, how many of us are really successful at selling? When I say successful, I do not mean just merely getting the successful first…[Read more] -
Elijah Lim wrote a new post 9 years, 10 months ago
Oxymorons
“Make it relevant for your audience”, “It should be something my staff can relate to” and now “It must be IT-related.” Don’t you just love oxymorons? Isn’t it so significant that the word “moron” is […]
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Elijah Lim started the topic in the forum 9 years, 10 months ago
Do you LOVE Presentations?
Think about how you deliver your presentations. How do you think your audiences have received your presentations so far? Did your presentation move them towards positive action?
Dorie Clark has given us some general tips in her HBR post. Discuss how you will become more persuasive in your next presentation.
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Elijah Lim started the topic in the forum 9 years, 11 months ago
MUST READ!
This is so much needed by all of us! It has the same spirit as the book “Brick by Brick: How LEGO Rewrote the Rules of Innovation and Conquered the Global Toy Industry” by David C Robertson.
Please take time to read the article and perhaps the book as well. Whatever the case, the 8-minute embedded video is surely inspirational! -
Elijah Lim started the topic in the forum 9 years, 11 months ago
This was shared by Rainbow Cheung of Socialbakers at a DMAS event on 29 Sep 2016.
Although the slides were designed for a live presentation and not for Slideshare, after having had a look, what are your thoughts?
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Elijah Lim started the topic in the forum 9 years, 11 months ago
Restaurant Business?
Yes, restaurant business. Don’t own a restaurant? Doesn’t matter. Do some of the things being presented look similar to your own situation? What are you doing about it? Do you have insights to share with others?Best ways to Improve Profitability in Your Restaurant Business from Align Associate
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Elijah Lim started the topic in the forum 9 years, 11 months ago
What are your thoughts about this? Agree, disagree, partially both, what?
I thought this was a great article from heleo.com. I agree with most of it, and I think that people tend to default to the OR when discussing things like this. OR is essential if convictions are being discussed. AND is better if methodology and different aspects of the same…[Read more] -
Elijah Lim started the topic in the forum 9 years, 11 months ago
What are your thoughts about this? Agree, disagree, partially both, what?
I thought this was a great article from heleo.com. I agree with most of it, and I think that people tend to default to the OR when discussing things like this. OR is essential if convictions are being discussed. AND is better if methodology and different aspects of the same…[Read more] -
Elijah Lim started the topic in the forum 9 years, 11 months ago
Adaptable. Flexible? Pliable? Circumstantial?
Have you been exhorted constantly to “Think out of the Box?” Ok. So what IS the Box? Do you know? What’s IN the Box? Do you know about that, too? THINK for yourself, don’t always follow what the world tells you to do. This is similar to The Leadership Challenge Practice called “Challenge the…[Read more] - Load More
