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Entrepreneurial Diary – Week 1 – Creativity and Opportunity Theory

Posted by David McClory MBAon 22 January, 201516 May, 2021in Business, Entrepreneurship, MBA studies, Personal reflection, Theory in practice6 Comments

Becoming an entrepreneur - week 1 Academic theory behind setting up a new venture business and applying entrepreneurial theory in practice. Creativity and Opportunity Theory, Porter's Four Forces of Entrepreneurial Opportunity

Courageous Conversations: Dealing with difficult employees

Posted by David McClory MBAon 15 June, 201415 May, 2021in Business, Management, Personnel11 Comments

How do you deal with a difficult employee? How do you tell a difficult staff member that their behaviour or performance is unacceptable? How do you have a 'courageous conversation' with a difficult member of staff and get your point across successfully? Step-by-step guide for any manager to conduct a courageous conversations and deal with a difficult employee and avoid escalating the situation.

Understanding the industry environment

Posted by David McClory MBAon 16 November, 201314 May, 2021in Business, MBA studies, Strategy, Theory1 Comment

Assessing the strategic industrial environment through Porter's Five Forces. Assessing the attractiveness of markets, industries and the macro-environment Porter's 5 Forces: Competition, Consumers, Suppliers, New Entrants, Potential substitute products. PESTLE: Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal and Environmental