THE ALIBABA MINDSET

Today’s article will be focused on a man I admire so much, the brain behind The Alibaba group, Jack Ma. I will be focusing on the entrepreneurial mind-set he had before the dream of Alibaba came to a reality. Before we dive in, a little introduction about the group will be perfect. Alibaba group is one of china’s largest e-commerce companies. For those who haven't

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GARAGE TO GLOBAL

I first heard this statement made in a TV commercial for an investment bank here in the U.S, “We help transform companies from garage to global”. This prompted me to ask myself the question; “How does a company transform from a garage company to a global company?” Over the coming weeks I will be focusing on factors that will help transform your business from a garage

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THE COOPERATIVE ALTERNATIVE

As business leaders, we search for new structures, new insights and new ways in which we operate. We seek to be innovators, to break new grounds and this has led me to view new strategies in which some organizations has employed to command results which are different from the conventional methods. One of these new strategies is known as the Cooperative Alternative.  In

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LESSONS FORM THE TITANIC (CONTINUED)

Taking off from where from where we stopped  on this last week, talking about common mistake made in leadership (Misleadership and Situational Leadership), I will be focusing on  Governance and Stakeholders by starting with the statement below. "The speed of the ship was one of the causes of the disaster, but the captain was following the standard procedure of the last quarter century to “keep course in clear weather, to maintain

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LESSONS FROM THE TITANIC

Titanic is a ship and a story that virtually everyone knows about (well, I want to believe so). What leadership and management lessons can we actually learn from it? This is what we will be discussing for the next few weeks.   The subject of governance mostly relates to accountability with finances, ethics and morals. But the governance issues with the Titanic

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OVERVIEW AND MISSION STATEMENT

We live in a world where knowledge is key, where everything answers to knowledge. In order for people to grow, they must be willing to learn. BIZLEAD is an avenue for Business minded people to grow, to acquire knowledge, to think and share information and experiences. Here, we take a look at management and leadership in relation to business. We look into the minds of great

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