Category Archives: Lessons Learned

The 5 Most Important Things We’ve Learned from a Year of Working from Home

Sammy Courtright April 15, 2021 It’s been a year filled with many changes and adjustments, particularly when it comes to the way we work. Now that more than a year has passed since the initial lockdowns due to the pandemic, we decided to take some time to reflect on some of the most important things … Continue reading The 5 Most Important Things We’ve Learned from a Year of Working from Home →

13 Valuable Business Lessons from the Oil Magnate JD Rockefeller

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Steven Imke April 14, 2021 JD Rockefeller grew up poor. His father, an unreliable con-man that sold snake oil to unsuspecting consumers. Although absent for most of JD’s life, he instilled in Rockefeller an entrepreneurial spirit and mindset. Rather than do chores like other kids his age, the young Rockefeller would buy a block of … Continue reading 13 Valuable Business Lessons from the Oil Magnate JD Rockefeller →

4 Important Lessons When Developing Business Goals in the Face of Adversity

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Natasa Djukanovic December 3, 2020 There is no doubt that the past year has been challenging for businesses across the globe, with the most carefully laid strategies for 2020 essentially tossed out the window. Suddenly, the goals we set for the year were no longer relevant in the face of uncertainty, and, as a result, … Continue reading 4 Important Lessons When Developing Business Goals in the Face of Adversity →

Black Friday Lessons Learned From 2020

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Black Friday Lessons Learned From 2020 by Elizabeth Baggan , Op-Ed Contributor, December 1, 2020 Black Friday 2020 broke online records. Adobe Analytics reported that sales topped $9 billion on Black Friday, revealing the rate at which consumer shopping habits evolve. Mobile orders increased by a massive 25.3% year-over-year, with 40% of all ecommerce sales … Continue reading Black Friday Lessons Learned From 2020 →

7 Lessons From an Old West Shootout

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Mark Armstrong September 23, 2020 The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral is the most famous shootout in the history of the Old West. It took place in Tombstone, Arizona Territory, on October 26, 1881. The Earps won, the Clantons lost. The real gunfight– not the one you see in the movies– teaches some important lessons. … Continue reading 7 Lessons From an Old West Shootout →

Lessons Need to Be Learned but Are Wasted Without Action

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Brian Basilico August 27, 2020 I constantly try to tell people that every marketing piece that you do should end up having a goal, and that goal should be to have a human-to-human conversation. But the question is, what’s the experience in between? What kind of experience is your user having to get to that … Continue reading Lessons Need to Be Learned but Are Wasted Without Action →

Failing Is Learning; Fail Fast to Learn Faster

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Daniel Burrus August 10, 2020 It was Thomas Edison, inventor of the lightbulb and other mainstays of the modern world, who said, “I haven’t failed, I’ve just found ten thousand ways that don’t work.” This concept is lost on many in the information age, unfortunately. Because of the immediacy with which we receive both positive … Continue reading Failing Is Learning; Fail Fast to Learn Faster →

Receiving Leadership By Example in the COVID-19 Era – 4 Lessons Learned

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Chris Biscuiti June 23, 2020 During this unprecedented time, I have learned a few key lessons not just as a working professional but as a father of a child with special needs and the husband of an essential worker. Essentially, who you work for matters in times of crisis, and how you are managed can … Continue reading Receiving Leadership By Example in the COVID-19 Era – 4 Lessons Learned →

The #1 Lesson From Being Quarantined at Home

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Nir Megnazi — May 1, 2020 No, it’s not stocking up on toilet paper, masks, or alcogel. It’s not even to get ready for the worst situation possible. It’s not buying zoom stocks or BioMed stocks. It’s not about our relationship with China and not about public safety. It’s about us and how we communicate. … Continue reading The #1 Lesson From Being Quarantined at Home →

Lessons from the Last Economic Crisis for COVID-19

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Sharon Crowley — March 21, 2020 Braveheart Sales Performance turns eleven years old on March 25. So, if you do the math you will realize that we started the company in 2009. Smack dab in the economic aftermath of the Great Recession. Sure, it was risky. But it seemed less risky at the time than … Continue reading Lessons from the Last Economic Crisis for COVID-19 →