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The Beatles Principles (Part II)
The Fab Four sold over 1 billion records, tapes, and CDs, and 36 years after their breakup they remain, in many ways, the world’s most popular band. Most importantly for us, they managed to create a whole that was far greater than the sum of the parts—no doubt the goal of any services firm. This […]
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The Beatles Principles (Part I)
Entrepreneur Richard Branson, chairman of the Virgin Group, is known for his adroitness at building creative, motivated teams in his operating companies. Furthermore, he insists that “fun” is one of his chief criterion for starting any new enterprise. When I mentioned this to a senior executive I know at a large investment bank, he shook […]
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Getting Comfortable with Getting Personal
I recently met with a client of mine, a managing partner at a large professional firm, to discuss an upcoming workshop with a group of his partners. “Please don’t tell them that they have to become best friends with their clients!” he told me, adding, “It’ll terrify them and they will tune out right then […]
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Six Models for Building a Client Franchise
“How do I build a following?” “How can I increase my leadstream?” “How do I create a brand for myself in the marketplace? These are important questions, and I get asked them frequently. The answer to all three is–it depends. There is no one right approach to building a client franchise, no single model that […]
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New York Times on The Beatles Principles
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USA Today on The Beatles Principles
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The Beatles Principles (from Strategy+Business)
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New Promotion, New Clients, Now What?
A client called me recently to tell me he had been promoted. That was the good news. The bad news was that his phone had stopped ringing and his calendar was emptying out. Prior to his promotion, he had worked extensively with a senior professional in his firm, and had led most of the execution […]
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