Comments for Articles by Stever Robbins, Entrepreneurial Advisor http://www.steverrobbins.com/articles Entrepreneurship, Productivity, and Profits Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:45:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Linking Leadership and Management with Powerful Strategic Planning by RICHARD KERORO http://www.steverrobbins.com/articles/strategy-link-ldr-mgt.htm#comment-2746 RICHARD KERORO Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:45:30 +0000 http://www.steverrobbins.com/articles/strategy-link-ldr-mgt.htm#comment-2746 I have red and gained alot in terms of manangement and gined alot about leadership qualities.A am impressed of variouse refferences of books i can refer too.THANKS ALOT FOR THE INFORMATION.Regards Richard keroro. I have red and gained alot in terms of manangement and gined alot about leadership qualities.A am impressed of variouse refferences of books i can refer too.THANKS ALOT FOR THE INFORMATION.Regards
Richard keroro.

]]> Comment on Profit and Cash Flow Explained by Tim Sernett http://www.steverrobbins.com/articles/profit-and-cash-flow-explained.htm#comment-2736 Tim Sernett Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:08:14 +0000 http://www.steverrobbins.com/articles/profit-and-cash-flow-explained.htm#comment-2736 Excellent points, and why cash flow planning, and for that matter, understanding how to read and interpret your cash flow statement in the first place, are so important. Still, the #1 thing you can do as a business owner to improve your cash flow is to improve your profitability, not just your revenues. Most companies don't have cash reserves like Amazon to be able to sustain being unprofitable for very long. Be willing to make some tough choices and cut expenses, as well as improving revenues. Excellent points, and why cash flow planning, and for that matter, understanding how to read and interpret your cash flow statement in the first place, are so important.

Still, the #1 thing you can do as a business owner to improve your cash flow is to improve your profitability, not just your revenues. Most companies don’t have cash reserves like Amazon to be able to sustain being unprofitable for very long. Be willing to make some tough choices and cut expenses, as well as improving revenues.

]]> Comment on The Executive Mindset by Mark Rowntree http://www.steverrobbins.com/articles/the-executive-mindset.htm#comment-2726 Mark Rowntree Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:54:16 +0000 http://www.steverrobbins.com/articles/?p=701#comment-2726 Good article Steve. Your thoughts on management leadership are great. Most companies don't recognize new needs in the Executive Suite before it's already too late. Baby boomers retiring, changing demographics, and the emergence of BRIC nations are requiring different styles and skills -- and new strategies. BTW, if you or your readers are interested, there's a corporate succession research project by Odgers Berndtson and the Cass Business School Executive MBA program that's looking for CXO feedback http://bit.ly/u22cRa I'm sure they would value your insights. Good article Steve. Your thoughts on management leadership are great.

Most companies don’t recognize new needs in the Executive Suite before it’s already too late. Baby boomers retiring, changing demographics, and the emergence of BRIC nations are requiring different styles and skills — and new strategies.

BTW, if you or your readers are interested, there’s a corporate succession research project by Odgers Berndtson and the Cass Business School Executive MBA program that’s looking for CXO feedback http://bit.ly/u22cRa

I’m sure they would value your insights.

]]> Comment on NLP: Model, modeling tool, or both? by Stever http://www.steverrobbins.com/articles/nlp-model-modeling-tool-or-both.htm#comment-2501 Stever Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:56:22 +0000 http://www.steverrobbins.com/articles/nlp-model-modeling-tool-or-both.htm#comment-2501 Frank--I don't know any good NLP models for math other than making sure people learn to visualize math problems, since most of the good math people I know describe their strategy as being visual. I've never done a formal strategy elicitation, though, nor do I know anyone who has. Have you checked with John LaValle at http://www.purenlp.com? Frank–I don’t know any good NLP models for math other than making sure people learn to visualize math problems, since most of the good math people I know describe their strategy as being visual. I’ve never done a formal strategy elicitation, though, nor do I know anyone who has. Have you checked with John LaValle at http://www.purenlp.com?

]]> Comment on NLP: Model, modeling tool, or both? by Frank Graser http://www.steverrobbins.com/articles/nlp-model-modeling-tool-or-both.htm#comment-2486 Frank Graser Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:40:32 +0000 http://www.steverrobbins.com/articles/nlp-model-modeling-tool-or-both.htm#comment-2486 Do you know any NLP models for good math learners. Do you know any NLP models for good math learners.

]]> Comment on What do CEOs do? A CEO Job Description. by How To Develop The Best People As Leaders | Leadership Success Now http://www.steverrobbins.com/articles/ceojob#comment-2246 How To Develop The Best People As Leaders | Leadership Success Now Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:02:30 +0000 http://www.steverrobbins.com/articles#comment-2246 [...] and organizations future. In fact, many experts would say leaders’ primary function is to plan for the future 15 to 30 years [...] [...] and organizations future. In fact, many experts would say leaders’ primary function is to plan for the future 15 to 30 years [...]

]]> Comment on What do CEOs do? A CEO Job Description. by Bethany Andrews http://www.steverrobbins.com/articles/ceojob#comment-2121 Bethany Andrews Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:09:15 +0000 http://www.steverrobbins.com/articles#comment-2121 Ive only been a CEO for 2 yrs now and before that I was an Executive Secretary. I thought it would be an easy transition but being a CEO is a rather broad job description. I didnt know it would affect my personal life as much as it did and vice versa. Im also very thankful for the information I just read. I feel a lot more confident for our next Board Meeting! Ive only been a CEO for 2 yrs now and before that I was an Executive Secretary. I thought it would be an easy transition but being a CEO is a rather broad job description. I didnt know it would affect my personal life as much as it did and vice versa. Im also very thankful for the information I just read. I feel a lot more confident for our next Board Meeting!

]]> Comment on Division of Equity: How equity gets divided initially and at harvest by Shea Noble http://www.steverrobbins.com/articles/equitydistrib.htm#comment-2096 Shea Noble Sun, 09 Oct 2011 03:25:29 +0000 http://www.steverrobbins.com/articles/equitydistrib.htm#comment-2096 Hello, I am wondering... If i sell 10% of my company to an investor, does that mean he retains 10% of the income of the business as long as he owns that 10%? Or is there another valuation that that person would receive? Thanks, Hello, I am wondering… If i sell 10% of my company to an investor, does that mean he retains 10% of the income of the business as long as he owns that 10%? Or is there another valuation that that person would receive?

Thanks,

]]> Comment on Innovate, Compete, Win: pierce your belly button by Zoe http://www.steverrobbins.com/articles/whatsmyage.htm#comment-1931 Zoe Sun, 25 Sep 2011 17:12:37 +0000 http://www.steverrobbins.com/articles/whatsmyage.htm#comment-1931 I just want to say, this is an amazing piece. I loved it, printed it out and it is going to be a piece that I look to for inspiration from time to time. I am similar to the college student, only I've been discouraged from expressing individuality - something that I'm only exploring as a senior in High School. I'm not naturally out there and don't intend to be someone I'm not, but it is comforting to see that some people have the sense to encourage creativity today rather than hit down and simply say "No, that's too different". I've gone to uniform-or-else school in my middle school years, yet no one understood my arguments in a school debate in high school over why uniforms do not encourage academic success - rather they only hamper those ahead by killing their creative thinking. The only argument they had was "everyone in the workplace..." and parents ate it up; why shouldn't they, when they taught their kids to think exactly like them? No individuality. Thank you for this amazing piece. I just want to say, this is an amazing piece. I loved it, printed it out and it is going to be a piece that I look to for inspiration from time to time. I am similar to the college student, only I’ve been discouraged from expressing individuality – something that I’m only exploring as a senior in High School. I’m not naturally out there and don’t intend to be someone I’m not, but it is comforting to see that some people have the sense to encourage creativity today rather than hit down and simply say “No, that’s too different”. I’ve gone to uniform-or-else school in my middle school years, yet no one understood my arguments in a school debate in high school over why uniforms do not encourage academic success – rather they only hamper those ahead by killing their creative thinking. The only argument they had was “everyone in the workplace…” and parents ate it up; why shouldn’t they, when they taught their kids to think exactly like them? No individuality. Thank you for this amazing piece.

]]> Comment on The Executive Mindset by Bijan Saharnaz http://www.steverrobbins.com/articles/the-executive-mindset.htm#comment-1816 Bijan Saharnaz Sat, 10 Sep 2011 16:20:23 +0000 http://www.steverrobbins.com/articles/?p=701#comment-1816 We should take executive's two dimensions into account: 1- the quality of gathering information 2- the quality of analyzing the information. In the scope of decision making process the role of the two referred qualities is vital, unfortunately most of companies judge their executives' abilities on the basis of the level of their education whereas the process of making decision is derived from the way of capability of the right use of the information to run the company properly and get consequential gains. If executives can reach this level of analysis they will be able to define the right mindset of strategic view towards all activities happen in their companies. We should take executive’s two dimensions into account: 1- the quality of gathering information 2- the quality of analyzing the information. In the scope of decision making process the role of the two referred qualities is vital, unfortunately most of companies judge their executives’ abilities on the basis of the level of their education whereas the process of making decision is derived from the way of capability of the right use of the information to run the company properly and get consequential gains.
If executives can reach this level of analysis they will be able to define the right mindset of strategic view towards all activities happen in their companies.

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