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Incredible,

I joined last openBC "borrel"* in Amsterdam. Some "speed business presentations" took place and there were a lot of opportunities to network with dutch or german entrepreneurs but also "conceptual" artists like aat (see creation bellow) :o)

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* happy hour :o)

Incredible,





ESSEC Management Education is holding a conference on "Women and Networking" on June 27(from 18:30-20:30) at the CNIT, Paris La Défense with

- Margaret Milan, President EPWN :o)
- Agnès Arcier, Ministry of Economy
- Isabelle Rey-Millet, President ESSEC Executive MBA
- Diana Adjez (that's me!), Founder Manalee Software

The objective is to explain how networking can enhance women career :o)

If you are interested in joining us, please contact Geneviève Burke
e-mail : burke@essec.fr
fax : 01 46 92 49 90
and indicate your firstname, surname, title, company, phone and e-mail.

Feel free to forward this invitation to other executive women :o)) Men are also welcome ;o)

Incredible,
I've experienced some MindMapping for a new project and it's a great visual method for structuring ideas!
Here's a sample of mindmap for strategic planning:

You can see other samples of mindmaps and try MindManager a powerful and friendly tool :o)

Incredible,

Famous Pr. Choffray (Ph D. MIT) shared with me 7 Principles if you want to be a successful entrepreneur. Here there are !

Principle #1: Start little and learn while growing -> keep away from fantastic projects which need only some funds ...
Principle #2: Keep checking the Company's KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) -> the best way to succeed is not to fail ;o)
Principle #3: Be strategically flexible and create value -> protect your equity and shrink costs because remember that 1 euro spared means 50 euros less revenue needed !
Principle #4: Minimize risks by investing part of the revenues in more investment-friendly countries -> the UK for example ...
Principle #5: Nothing can be achieved without the Entrepreneur's agreement -> always hold at least 60% of the capital and anticipate administrators conflicts ...
Principe #6: Company's interest should prevail Owners interest -> never compromise !
Principle #7: An entrepreneurial project can pretend to be a success if it has been valued -> you have little second chance to be able to sell your company at a good price ...

In other words: FAIL TO PLAN ... PLAN TO FAIL !!!!!

Incredible,

According to Peter F. Drucker*, the point is not to solve problems quickly but to take the right decision (not bad !) and overall to concentrate on what is important.
Here are the sequential steps that will help you make effective decisions:
1. Classifying the problem (Generic? Unique? First manifestation of a generic problem)?
2. Defining the problem
3. Specifying the possible answers (boundary conditions)
4. Choosing the answer that fully meets the boundary conditions (before making compromises)
5. Implementing the decision (action)
6. Measuring the validity and effectiveness
7 (personal tip): If wrong, doing it again ;o)

* in Harvard Business Review on Decision Making