Business success is all about people: Knowing how to serve people, how to talk to people, how to relate to people, how to… Once you master all about people, business success is served to you in a golden plate.
I find amazing that people work so hard to be successful without trying to be of value and fail to achieve success. A much simpler approach, that often leads better friends and provide more fulfilment, is to strive to be of value. Once you are, success will follow.
Around 80% of new business are gone by the end of the first 12 months and by the end of five years, only 4% are still in business. Most of them went out due to having a vague purpose for the business and an unclear thinking style needed to succeed. Having a vision, values and a mission are the first step toward the ongoing success of any business.
I hear many managers talk about how they can motivate the people they manage. Motivation can come and go in no time, and it is a lot of work to sustain. I believe the leaders, the manager’s role is to inspire the people they lead, as inspired people will only do a top-quality job, where innovation and creativity are the norm.