More About - Scaling the organization: Building Your Company’s Relationship Infrastructure, Part 2

by Dennis J. Cagan

In targeting business excellence, how do you grow your company by building a dynamic network of contacts, board members, funding sources, advisors, confidants, and friends? How do you create value out of relationships - for everyone? How do you balance building an employee and advisory team, building a product, and building revenue? How do you create enterprise value through your corporate relationship infrastructure?

Part 2: LEADERSHIP

THE POWELL/(CAGAN) PRINCIPALS OF LEADERSHIP

Many years ago I saw a presentation on leadership. I was impressed that someone had taken the time to document some of ‘my’ most treasured business insights. Honestly, these are almost all ideas that I actually utilized over the years, but this presentation really articulated the concepts much better than I ever could have. I will admit, that at times I have not put some of them into practice as well as I could have. I hope you can benefit from them even more than I have. 

The presentation was originally put together by Colin Powell when he was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. I have always found these concepts to be just as applicable in business as Powell did in the military.

1.    "Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off."

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