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		<title>Books Worth Re-Viewing: The Tipping Point</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:56:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Malcolm Gladwell&#8217;s the Tipping Point caused quite a stir back in 2000 when it was originally published. Largely  based on psychologist Stanely Milgram&#8217;s 1967 &#8220;Six Degrees of Separation&#8221; study, the Tipping Point sought to connect social networks and epidemics to modern business.  Gladwell proposed that social epidemics and stickiness could be engineered by leveraging the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The 3 Sure Signs That Your Company Needs HELP!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
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It is hard to think about aggressively growing a company during what is arguably the most serious economic downturn in a generation.  Yet, those companies that are well positioned and prepared will not only survive the downturn, but also find a way to grow.  If you don&#8217;t see your company as one of those that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Seven Secrets to Growth: Inside Arizona Business Interview</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:30:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is it possible to grow even during difficult times?  Watch the Inside Arizona Business interview and find out.

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		<title>Strategic Planning: Don’t Try It Alone!</title>
		<link>http://www.guruofgrowth.com/2008/strategic-planning-dont-try-it-alone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:36:40 +0000</pubDate>
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The challenge for most companies is not to plan well but to plan at all.  If done regularly, Strategic Planning can be the key to unlimited cashflow and a mountain of wealth.  Giving your customers what they want, doing it better than your competitors and getting the most from your company is the ultimate unbeatable advantage.  
If you are a leader within [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Not Smelling The Starbucks Coffee? Then We Might Be Headed For A Recession</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:58:58 +0000</pubDate>
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Maybe the most significant signal of a change in the US business cycle is Howard Schultz&#8217;s return to the role of chief executive of Starbucks after 13 years as chairman. He is expected to carry out an impassioned mission to reinvigorate the &#8220;romance and theatre&#8221; of coffee-making. Recently, Starbucks stock has declined over fears that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Resolve To Eat Fewer Krispy Kremes</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jan 2008 18:37:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Each New Years we stop to reflect on the year that just passed and to count our blessing (or our losses). As we look to the year ahead with hopeful anticipation many of us will resolve to take up new activities, complete old unfinished projects or cut out unneeded indulgences. I have resolved to eat [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Google U: What Your Company Can Learn From The Google Experience</title>
		<link>http://www.guruofgrowth.com/2007/google-u-what-your-company-can-learn-from-the-google-experience/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:14:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The big news within the last few weeks was Google&#8217;s impressive 1 year 46% jump in profits of and 57% jump in revenue. Amazingly, all of this impressive growth occurred during what CEO Eric Schmidt called a &#8220;weak quarter&#8221;. Many have speculated for some time that Google will inevitably replace Microsoft as the dominant global [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CompUSA - On Becoming Irrelevant</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 19:33:53 +0000</pubDate>
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A big story in consumer electronics this season is the recent announcement that Comp USA will close all of its remaining 103 stores. The retailer was purchased by Special Equity, an affiliate of private equity firm Gordon Brothers Group that recently announced the closing.
This comes as no surprise to those of us who have followed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Good To Great or Just - Good Enough</title>
		<link>http://www.guruofgrowth.com/2007/good-to-great-or-just-good-enough/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2007 18:32:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft has just released what will likely be its last iteration of Windows as we know it. The software juggernaut is maturing and a few of its grey hairs are showing. So, as Microsoft passes through another phase of maturity one has to stop and ask what lasting lessons have we learned.
During my regular morning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Toyota’s Approach To Unstoppable Growth: Think, Plan, Do</title>
		<link>http://www.guruofgrowth.com/2007/toyotas-approach-to-unstoppable-growth-think-plan-do/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2007 19:22:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a professional advisor to business, I have had the opportunity and pleasure to work with some of the most successful companies in the world. The teams at the helm of these high performing companies are dedicated and hard working - just like you. Each companies experiences cycles of growth and abundance - then contraction [...]]]></description>
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