Earlier this week we talked about why Apple’s succession strategy worked. We shared that one of the traits of a successful successor is the leader must know where they are going and what key capabilities are required to help get them there. How Tim Cook began building his succession strategy.…
Continue Reading....Tag: Strategic Alliances
How to Lead Like Prime Minister Thatcher
On Monday, April 8, 2013, we lost a truly remarkable lady and leader. Before there was Condi or Hillary, there was a woman who could stand up to men and lead their country to greatness. To paraphrase Churchill, I would say Prime Minister Thatcher was a riddle wrapped in a…
Continue Reading....Get Off the Nail!
Over the years I have met and observed thousands of people and each and every last one of them say they want some improvement in certain areas of their lives. In fact, most of them flat out confessed that they hated certain situations they were in. But after further evaluations,…
Continue Reading....Become a Global Networker
Bill Gates, Microsoft’s founder, and the richest person in the world by several billion dollars, is convinced that the huge access to information will trickle down to the consumer. In another two years, he predicts, most decisions such as hiring a part-time worker for your home, buying a consumer product,…
Continue Reading....What You Need to Know about Your Best Partners.
One of the most rewarding partnerships you can create is with a non-profit organization that can use your skills to enhance and expand their reach in the community. Most non-profits are eager to work with those that bring business skills and knowledge to their groups. Study after study has shown…
Continue Reading....The Role of a Leader
Your ability to negotiate, communicate, influence, and persuade others to do things is absolutely indispensable to everything you accomplish in life. The most effective men and women in every area are those who can quite competently organize the cooperation and assistance of other people toward the accomplishment of important goals…
Continue Reading....Finding Your Extraordinary Partnerships
One of the most rewarding partnerships you can create is with a non-profit organization that can use your skills to enhance and expand their reach in the community. Most non-profits are eager to work with those that bring business skills and knowledge to their groups. Study after study has shown…
Continue Reading....Understand Your Market, Improve Your Relationships, Build Your Sales
Extraordinary Partnerships take place all over in the technology and software business, between you and your suppliers, you and your distributors. The most important partnerships are between you and your customers. How do you create and sustain extraordinary partnerships with your customers? Through targeted marketing. Targeted marketing isn’t a new…
Continue Reading....Building a Community of Extraordinary Partnerships
Our mission on this blog, Extraordinary Partnerships, is to share with you some of the best technology marketing strategies and partnership practices currently available. So far, we’ve been doing this using content from some of the best marketers out there, as well as presenting our own point of view. We’re…
Continue Reading....The Two Choices We Face by Jim Rohn
Jim Rohn made a huge difference in my life. Jim shared his philosophy with me over 20 years ago in Cleveland, Ohio. He reminded me that if you’re given many gifts, you should use them to become a better leader. Jim always felt that many people abdicate their own future…
Continue Reading....