
Revisiting an Interview with Baybars Altuntas Because It Is Relevant to Our Times
An Interview With Baybars Altuntas, a Turkish Television Star, Global Entrepreneur and Best-Selling Author (originally published on the About.com Import/Export website but they removed it so I am repeating it here because it is rich with insightful advice. I highlighted in red what is relevant and meaningful). How often do you get a chance to interview a star from the Turkish version…

How to Reboot Your Business For Success
It’s time to reflect on all the things you did or didn’t do thus far in 2017. What else should you be considering to take your business to the next level before the end of the year? Here are a couple of ideas, a checklist if you will, on how to reboot your business for success before the year ends….

4 Ways to Achieve New Growth in Rapidly Developing Economies
by Laurel Delaney, Founder and President of GlobeTrade (http://www.globetrade.com). There is very little doubt that the rapidly developing economies, such as Latin America, China and India, are well on their way to becoming the most important growth markets of the future. Much of this growth is due to the fast development of the Internet and mobile technologies. Here are four ways…

BRICS Not As Usual | Strategy Expired? | What is Globalization Becoming?
Articles that will get you thinking outside of the box. It’s No More BRICS as Usual An important lesson here is that firms will have to accelerate their transition from being merely “good enough” to becoming truly world-class. Try it on for size: http://www.strategy-business.com/blog/Its-No-More-BRICs-as-Usual Has Your Strategy’s Shelf Life Expired? An important lesson here is that when you’ve outgrown your…

Aligning Your Company For Global Success
How should executives think about aligning their companies’ capabilities behind exporting and global expansion? Here’s what it takes for an organization, big or small, to go global or expand further. 1. Get a companywide commitment. That companywide commitment involves you alone if you are a sole proprietor, or in the case of a large corporation, the executive committee, finance, operations,…