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Jan 10, 2025 | 
elitefranchisemagazine.co.uk | Karen Brown
As we put the holiday season behind us and focus on the new year that stretches ahead of us, many business owners are turning their attention to financial forecasting for 2025 and beyond. But where do you start? A bit like the proverbial chicken and egg… what comes first, the business strategy or the financial goal? I would say the financial goal, all day, every day.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
elitefranchisemagazine.co.uk | Karen Brown
Running a business can be exhilarating, but it’s also a journey filled with challenges and can often feel quite lonely. Many business owners feel the weight of making decisions solo, and this is where the value of a coach comes into its own. A coach is more than an advisor; they are a partner who offers strategic insight, motivation, and accountability. Here are five concrete ways a coach can help transform your business journey. Firstly, a coach can work with you to define a clear vision and focus.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
elitefranchisemagazine.co.uk | Karen Brown
If you hang around with five people who smoke, it is likely you will become the sixth. If your friends all drink too much, it is likely you will too. If you mix with owners whose businesses are struggling, then it is likely that yours will too. Our behaviours are often influenced by the people we spend time with.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
tribunecontentagency.com | Karen Brown
Karen Brown is a management consultant with 35 years of experience as a leader in corporate operations and diversity, equity, and inclusion. This article is adapted from her book, The Leaders You Need: How to Create Diverse Leadership Teams for a More Dynamic, Resilient Future (MIT Press, October 2024).
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
sloanreview.mit.edu | Karen Brown
Topics Frontiers An MIT SMR initiative exploring how technology is reshaping the practice of management.
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
builtin.com | Karen Brown
Executives may in fact believe that creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce is the right thing to do, but belief doesn’t make quarterly earnings. Middle managers, who are executors of everything that comes from above, may have the same beliefs, but they don’t always see how they connect with day-to-day reality. What does diversity have to do with the report due on Friday, the sales goals at the end of the month, or the person who didn’t show up for their shift?
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Oct 4, 2024 | 
markets.financialcontent.com | Jonathan Forest |Karen Brown |Nauman Raja
Versa, the global leader in Universal Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), today announced that Gartner has again positioned it as a Leader in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for SD-WAN report. This marks the fifth consecutive year that Versa has been recognized by Gartner as a Leader in SD-WAN/WAN Edge Infrastructure.
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Aug 9, 2024 | 
elitefranchisemagazine.co.uk | Karen Brown
Running a successful business relies heavily on proper planning and good cash management. Cashflow is the lifeblood of any small business and effective management ensures that a business can meet its financial obligations, seize growth opportunities when they arise and weather any downturns in the market. Whilst the principles of good cashflow management are the same regardless of the size and nature of the business, understanding the specific cashflow cycle of your business is crucial.
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Jun 24, 2024 | 
entrepreneur.com | Karen Brown
Todos nosotros, incluido el emprendedor más talentoso, tenemos puntos ciegos: pensamientos, sentimientos y suposiciones inconscientes que impulsan hábitos ineficaces y patrones de comportamiento poco productivos. Los puntos ciegos afectan nuestra vida personal y profesional, y en el mundo de los negocios, impiden a los líderes alcanzar la maestría, obstaculizando su capacidad para ayudar a los equipos a rendir al máximo, elevar los resultados y llevar adelante su organización.
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Jun 21, 2024 | 
entrepreneur.com | Karen Brown
All of us, including the most gifted entrepreneur, have blind spots — unconscious thoughts, feelings and assumptions that drive ineffective habits and unproductive behavior patterns. Blind spots affect our personal and professional lives, and in the business world, they hold leaders back from mastery, hindering their ability to help teams perform at their highest levels, elevate results and drive their organization forward. Unaware of the unconscious root of the problem, leaders can become stuck.
