21 Tips for Business Success

In an MD2MD meeting, a group of business leaders decided they wanted to think about what business leadership behaviours drive business success.  They came up with an eclectic list of 21 tips for business success.  Worth sharing! As food for thought at least.

1. Be persistent

2. Control cash carefully

3. Communicate well

4. Listen carefully

5. Have a plan

6. Focus tightly

7. Manage your precious time

8. Implement flexibly

9. Be fair always

10. Be clear on your purpose – your why

11. Go for the smallest viable market

12. Recruit the best people

13. Build the team

14. Be open to alternative perspectives

15. Keep going

16. Do things right

17. Do the right things

18. Take risks and accept failure – Succeed or learn

19. Build a continuous improvement culture

20. Bounce back – be resilient

21. Ask for help. You don’t have to know it all.

  • Which are your top three?
  • Which three do you need to put more focus on?

Written by Bob Bradley, founder of MD2MD.