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Bottom up budgeting creates waste. Top down! | BERKONOMICS
Many people believe that bottom up budgeting leads to waste and misdirection. The advocates of top-down budgeting are strong in their belief that if you give each person or department no guidance, they will budget to their wants or specific needs, not to
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The Biggest Music Comeback of 2014: Vinyl Records - WSJ
More than seven million old-fashioned vinyl LPs have been sold this year, up 49% from last year, largely on demand from indie-rock fans. But the few creaky U.S. factories that still press records are struggling to keep pace.
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Some great coaches are younger than you are.
Especially for social media-based businesses, we all need to recalibrate our thinking about who is the teacher and who is the student. There is nothing wrong with a manager slowing a conversation to ask for more background when speaking to an often-youn
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Why bother with a board of directors?
I hope you enjoy this new format - with its larger type and easier navigation. - Dave No matter what your size, if you intend to grow your business into more than just a lifestyle workplace, you should create a board of directors. If you take money from k
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The five tactical skills of a great executive | BERKONOMICS
While we are on the subject of great leadership, let’s list the five principal tactical skills of a great leader. These are not the strategic visionary skills, like leading companies through risky product launches, or steering the course through econo
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Top 30 Traits Of Successful Angels -- How Many Do You Have?
Dave Berkus is one of the most successful angels I know. He has made 108 investments in early-stage companies and has an IRR of 97%. Dave is a special case – he is a top speaker, expert in corporate governance, and has a valuation methodology named
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Two very powerful words: Great job! | BERKONOMICS
The best managers we all know are the ones who take the time to praise good work in public, before an employee’s peers. Most of us have a monthly award for the top person in a group of employees. And if we are big enough to formalize the process in a
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Don’t make assertions that will later prove untrue.
Sometimes it is easy for someone at the top of an organization to make a statement that, in the enthusiasm of the moment or to make a point, crosses the line between fact and fiction. Sometimes it seems to you to be just an unimportant little stretch of
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Dad Asks "Pass The Salt" While Sons Text - FaithTap
The family is having dinner when their son's phone beep and they start texting. Dad asks, "pass the salt" and ends up getting the pepper. Dad breaks out an old typewriter and starts hitting the keys. As the kids looked dumbfounded he makes his p
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Preparing For An Acquisition
Silicon Valley is ground zero in the fight for technology talent and market share, and acquisitions are a great way to fuel that growth. Small acquisitions..
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The Largest Cyber Attack In History Has Been Hitting Hong Kong Sites
Unprecedented in its scale, the attack prompted several ISPs to block access to independent media and raised new fears of a more balkanized Internet.
