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Post by meganbahm91 on Jul 25, 2013 9:49:46 GMT -6
A business should be built upon the product and how it will serve its customers. Building your business with just people in mind will not allow the business to become successful. You have to keep people and your product both in mind.
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Post by cmbrogan on Jul 25, 2013 13:48:15 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: The Only Ideas Worth Pursuing Are The Ones With Validation
In response to this article, I would say that it isn't a bad idea to get validation, but I wouldn't totally do away with an idea if it weren't validated. Many ideas are worth pursuing and are validated later. However, I would proceed with cautious and keep my guard up for ones that are not validated.
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Post by mparrish on Jul 25, 2013 23:20:13 GMT -6
The quality of employees is critically important, but without a great process and information system, they are handicapped. I don't agree that the firm should focus on building great processes instead of great employees, but I do think the company should build great processes. Instead of thinking of it as an either/or decision, a company should endeavor to foster great employees, and then equip them with the best processes and information systems they can utilize to make a synergistic combination that is better than the sum of its parts.
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Post by brianbrewer on Jul 26, 2013 19:19:55 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Building A Business Based Only On Great People Will 'Set You Up For Failure'
This article takes into consideration the aspect of process vs. the best employees which I think is an interesting debate. I agree with the article in stating that the best employees are very important, but they need the proper process to back them up. Without the best process, employees can not carry you to your full potential.
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Post by grober86 on Jul 28, 2013 16:12:01 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Building A Business Based Only On Great People Will 'Set You Up For Failure'
Just because you hire the best and the brightest doesn't guarantee you success. You can have the best but if they don't have the correct intangibles to fit together and work well together then your don't have much. This quote in the article summed it up perfect you should rely on great process which will allow you to "optimize your people, scale the organization, and produce superior results."
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Post by ahrield on Jul 29, 2013 9:27:14 GMT -6
The employees in your job must always be willing to give their all but must always be willing to also adapt and change. You must also connect with the customers to keep a great network and commercial of the business in great shape. You need all of these to keep a business and success.
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Post by tylerstroble on Jul 29, 2013 10:57:15 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Building A Business Based Only On Great People Will 'Set You Up For Failure'
Some times it isn't all about having the most talented players. Sometimes slightly less talented players can work even better as a team because they understand the process that they have to follow to be successful. The same is true in the business world.
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Post by knight2 on Jul 29, 2013 14:51:29 GMT -6
Although I think having great people will help you to become successful, I can also understand how process makes for having great success. To be successful it takes both but without the process people will not know what is expected of them.
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Post by amberw on Jul 30, 2013 10:06:44 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Building A Business Based Only On Great People Will 'Set You Up For Failure'
Sometimes just having a staff full of great people won't mean your business will succeed. You have to make sure these people are good at working together. You can't just have a staff full of brains but no people skills. Your staff must be able to work as a team and then your business will be able to grow together.
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Post by heatherlaurent on Sept 17, 2013 11:26:28 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Building A Business Based Only On Great People Will 'Set You Up For Failure'
You do not have to be "the best of the best" to have a good idea. If you are like me, I do not perform well academically. On the other hand, I have an extremely strong work ethic. I work hard and might not be the first person one thinks of as being the "best of the best" - at first. "optimize your people, scale the organization , and produce superior results". Evaluate each employee and give them a chance to produce results. You never know what gem you might find.
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Post by brentgruber on Sept 18, 2013 9:46:52 GMT -6
I have mixed feelings about this link. I feel like as someone who hires you are looking for the best people who are great at their jobs. So when reading this it threw me off. I do agree that if you are reliant on great employees only then you are setting yourself up for failure. It is important to cultivate your employees into the best not neccessarily trying to find the best right off the bat. While hiring you want to make sure the applicants are stong willed, with strong work ethic, and that they agree witht the overall vision of the business. Hopefully, the rest will follow.
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Post by chrmichall on Sept 19, 2013 6:15:03 GMT -6
Instant MBA:Building a business on great people will set you up for failure
This link talks about getting good workers, not the best workers. A person should get someone that is going to follow the business procedures. If the organization has the right workers they will be followed. The workers you choose must compliment the conpany. If this happenes and they are following procedures then the business will be a success.
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Post by chadraziano504 on Sept 23, 2013 9:12:22 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Building A Business Based Only On Great People Will 'Set You Up For Failure'
The article has some good points about how you should focus more on the process and not just great people. I have to agree that if you have a good business process, that anyone should be able to follow it and have good results. I also think that if you have a good process and great people, that you will have greater sucess than having an average worker. The artilce is saying that even if you have average workers but a good process of how business is conduted that you will still succeed and I have to agree.
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Post by katiebourgeois on Sept 23, 2013 10:36:48 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Building a Business Based Only On Great People Will 'Set You Up For Failure'
A company does not need to hire the smartest and best workers out there. I believe a company can be successful if they hire workers who are capable and willing to listen and learn. If you take time to teach someone your processes, then they can learn and perform to your expectations. If they are unable to meet expectations then maybe you need to think about finding someone who will. Having the best workers doesn't mean they will be motivated or willing to do work. Having employees that are passionate and want to work is important. Mediocre work from basic employees seems better than no work from the "best" employees that aren't willing to work. I say a company should hire people who are willing to listen and learn. People who don't believe they already know everything and are willing to do things your way.
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Post by trey on Sept 26, 2013 14:26:22 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Building A Business Based Only On Great People Will 'Set You Up For Failure'
Sometimes it is not about hiring the best people, but hiring the right people. Building a team is a delicate process and it does not take much to derail that process in some situations. Say you have potential employee who is a stand-out but you know that he/she will clash with an existing, essential team member. You will not want to hire that stand-out because the clashing between him/her and the existing employee will outweigh his/her positive contributions.
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