Nicholas Bate

Instant MBA 100: 25

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Instant MBA 25: Ethics. Once upon a time Ethics was not studied on an MBA programme. Some still consider it not necessary. But a study of Enron and many other businesses reveals that the branch of philosophy which studies good/evil and right/wrong has to be at the heart of any outstanding business.

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Instant MBA 100: 24

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Instant MBA 24: New World of Work Driver 3: Alternate Shores. There's always somewhere cheaper.  Some part of your Town or City or Country or Continent. Or some distant land will do it cheaper. But it's only easy for them to do it if you have become a commodity. Out-sourcing is very hard to do if you remain different, special and ever-improving. A Top Tip for all of us.

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Instant MBA 100: 23

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Instant MBA 23: Instant Economics. There's macro economics. And there's micro economics. The former is happening 'out there' and is essentially out of our control. The latter is our own world e.g. how demand and supply change with pricing. With the latter it's critical to get data in order to optimise profitability. With the former it is essential not to build a business model which works only when times are good.

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Instant MBA 100: 22

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Instant MBA 22: New World of Work Driver 2: Automation. In the New World of Work, there is a relentless quest to 'chip it'. After all electrons are cheaper, more manageable and easily upgradeable then people. But the drive for efficiency forgets that 'doing things' (efficient) is not always effective (doing the right things).

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Instant MBA 100: 21

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Instant MBA 21: Leadership. If ever a topic were made more complicated than it need be. (1) Nothing happens without leadership (2) Leadership is a mindset not (merely) a job title (3) The best leaders model the bahviours they are seeking.

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Instant MBA 100: 20

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Instant MBA 20: Act As If It Is Your Company. MBA courses love analysis, models and essays. Too few really remind of responsibilities of being in business, of running a business and of building a business.

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Instant MBA 100: 19

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Instant MBA 19: The Best Version of You.  Sadly on so many MBA programmes, businesses are studied, but business leaders less so. Models are created, but patterns of thinking ignored. Marketing plans are documented but personal leadership rituals rarely analysed. Yet great business leaders do seem to have some things in common and one is taking time out for reflection. They do it in different ways, but they all do it.

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Instant MBA 100: 18

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Instant MBA 18: Sell, sell, sell.  The bizarre 'black' hole in most MBA courses. Innovation yes. Manufacturing, yes. Differentiation, yes. Digital marketing, possibly yes. But how to sell? You'll be lucky.  Selling is the process which brings all the hard work together. It's the transference of product in exchange for money so the process many continue. Do your people know how to sell?

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Instant MBA 100: 17

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Instant MBA 17: New World of Work Driver 1: Acceleration. It's not change which is really the issue. It's the rate of change. A rate which if we're not careful, stops us thinking which is after all our greatest asset and certainly the definitive weapon in the war of business.

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Instant MBA 100: 16

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Instant MBA 16: Know Your Thought Leader, number 4, Peter Drucker. Who made management a science, who emphasised many of the classic concepts we now use every day such as efficiency vs. effectiveness and who coined the term The Knowledge Worker. In a rapidly changing world, what are you doing to regularly upgrade you knowledge and skills?

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