Want to take your career to another level? Achieve greater success in a world where the competition for a fast track route to success is fierce? Roy Osing’s 30+ years in business taught him one simple truth: if you are not DiFFERENT, if you are not unique, if you don't stand-out from the crowd, you won't get noticed. You will be ignored. You will be “white noise”. You will blend into the background. You will fall short of what you expect of yourself. It's as simple as that. This book will ...

BE DiFFERENT or be dead: The Audacious ‘Unheard-of Ways’ I Took a Startup TO A BILLION IN SALES provides practical and proven ways for organizations and professionals to be unique, stand out from their competition in a compelling, relevant way and achieve staggering success.The practices presented in this colossal how-to guide come from the rich, deep and vast ‘in the trenches’ experience of Roy Osing. Roy is an executive leader and entrepreneur ...

The challenge facing a leader in today's highly volatile economy is formidable. It is to create an organization to Stand-Out NOT Fit-In. Companies that fail to break away from The Competitive Herd and establish themselves as Unique, Distinctive and Remarkable to their Fans fade away and eventually die. Road kill is everywhere. This book is my message to leaders who want to create sustainable success for their organizations; who want to build something special that will be honored by their ...

It's getting tougher to develop a winning formula in today's business world. Competition is fierce. Customers are demanding, fickle and unpredictable and employees are looking for insightful and caring leadership. In response, extreme energy in most organizations is spent on trying to develop the "perfect" strategy or Plan that, due to its superb strategic essence, is viewed by all as a “slam dunk” to succeed. Unfortunately, the Plan, regardless of how pristine or intellectually clever it ...

Marketing 101 is in serious trouble. Its effectiveness is extremely limited. If you are practising traditional text book marketing, this book is your wake-up call. You are subjecting your organization to extreme risk. Why? The playground for organizations today is not what it used to be. If the inside of your business doesn't keep pace with what's going on outside, the end is near. AND if you continue to practice MORE of what you did in the past and expect different results, you are deludi...

Leaders require context for what they do and how they spend their time. A philosophy that guides their behavior and the things they treat as a priority. Without context, leaders tend not to lead. They flit. They simply follow their nose and spend their time on the crisis of the day. They manage the momentum of the organization rather than disrupting it based on the need to respond to changes in their environment that shout out a new direction. For me, the appropriate leadership context for...

Recurring Income ExplainedRecurring Income is another term for residual income. In a nutshell, there are three (3) types of income streams that you may have coming into your business.If you do a one-time job, sale or perform a contract, you get paid once and the income stops there.If you do a normal 9 to 5 job, you will continue to get paid as long you continue to work for your employer—often called a linear income. This is the ...

This chapter comes from the Second Edition of Six Sigma Business Scorecard , which is filled with performance-measuring techniques that can be used throughout a corporation. This guidebook was designed to translate an organization's mission and business strategies into performance measures and operating objectives. Widely used around the world, it has become the linchpin of an integrated approach to taking the Six Sigma program of any company to the next level. Six Sigma Business Scorecard wi...

This Element is an excerpt from The Global Brain: Your Roadmap for Innovating Faster and Smarter in a Networked World (ISBN: 9780132339513) by Satish Nambisan and Mohanbir Sawhney. Available in print and digital formats.Crowdsourcing, innovation networks, and beyond: breakthrough techniques for driving profitable innovation from your connections with customers, partners, suppliers, and the world.In their search for innovation, companies are realizing the importance...

Strategy Number 1Running More Effective Sales Contests.Strategy Number 2Utilizing the power of Statistics.Strategy Number 3Utilizing Both Customer and Non Customer Surveys.Strategy Number 4Fostering a Cooperative Culture.Strategy Number 5Using Praise and Criticism Correctly.Strategy Number 6Capitalizing on the Cultural Diversity that exists in our marketplaces today.Strategy Number 7Utilizing W...

Nothing is more crucial to landing your dream job than a stellar performance in the all-important interview, that nerve-wracking final step to every job search. Extensively updated and revised for today's highly competitive employment market, this compact, concise handbook will prepare you for the most challenging and frequently asked questions you can expect to encounter. Following each question is a list of savvy, can't-miss sample answers, which can be easily modified to reflect your ow...

If you knew you couldn’t fail, what is the greatest thing you would dare to dream? Is the job you now have the one you’ve always wanted? As personal success expert Brian Tracy can attest, it’s not until you deal with the dissatisfactions of the present that you can move onward and upward to create the wonderful future that is possible for you.This transformative book reveals how everyone can remake themselves and put an end to the chronic stress, unhappiness, and d...