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Business Acumen – What is it?
This article says it's about business savvy but it's about business acumn - an understanding of the different parts of the business and how they work
Can You Match Oprah Winfrey’s Billionaire Business Savvy?
This quiz puts you in Oprah Winfrey's place during some of her most pivotal decision-making moments, which ultimately led her to become the first African-American female billionaire. Test your business acumen to see if you would make the same strategic calls as she did.
Why you shouldn’t schedule anything important for 2 p.m.
While some people are early birds and others are night owls, one thing many people have in common is a feeling of sluggishness in the afternoon. This is in large part due to your circadian rhythm, a roughly 24-hour "master clock" that regulates hormones in your brain...
Instinct Can Beat Analytical Thinking
Psychologist Gerd Gigerenzer has spent his career focusing on the ways in which we get things right, or could at least learn to. In Gigerenzer’s view, using heuristics, rules of thumb, and other shortcuts often leads to better decisions than the models of “rational”...
I spent years discovering the simple tactics gurus like Oprah, Einstein, and Buffett used to become successful—here they are
Despite having way more responsibility than anyone else, top performers in the business world often find time to step away from their urgent work, slow down, and invest in activities that have a long-term payoff in greater knowledge, creativity, and energy. As a...
Chess Principles that Make You a Better Corporate Strategist
This article will look at the components of the chess principles that can make you a better corporate strategist. It will look at 1) the parallels between chess and business, 2) the main principles from chess that can be applied to business, 3) lessons from World...
6 Strategy Lessons From A Former Chess Prodigy Who’s Now A CEO
Justin Moore, CEO of Axcient in California on the lessons from chess for busines - the kinds of thinking that his days as a chess prodigy taught him has deeply informed the way he runs a successful startup. In a sense, Moore does still play chess every day–by running...
Chess and the Dynamics of Business
Over the years there have been many attempts to use chess as metaphor to describe a number of different realities. Business is one of those realities finding a connection to the dynamics of chess given the use of strategy and tactics. However, what I find more often...
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Throughout the centuries people have enjoyed games. From simple ones to pass the time to more complex ones that use strategy and challenge the participants to compete intellectually and have been called mental sports. Man’s love of competition and play has evolved...
Rules of Thumb to Grow Companies from 50 to 100 Employees
Companies with more than 50 employees but less than 100 employees are in a tricky phase of growth - too big to behave like a start-up where everyone wears 10 hats and reports to the CEO but not big enought to afford the kinds of specialization and systems that come...