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Pre-Sales Jonathan Poland

Pre-Sales

The term “pre-sales” can refer to a range of different things depending on the industry in which it is used.…

Waste is Food Jonathan Poland

Waste is Food

The concept of “waste is food” is based on the idea that an industrial economy should not produce any waste except for biological nutrients that can be safely returned to the environment.

Employee Engagement Jonathan Poland

Employee Engagement

Employee engagement is a measure of how motivated, committed, and involved an employee is in their work. Research has shown…

What is Knowledge? Jonathan Poland

What is Knowledge?

Knowledge is the understanding, skills, and expertise that humans acquire through experience, education, and research. It can take many forms,…

Sales Tactics Jonathan Poland

Sales Tactics

Sales tactics are specific strategies or approaches that salespeople use to persuade customers to buy a product or service. Sales…

Information Advantage Jonathan Poland

Information Advantage

A unique knowledge that provides a competitive edge in a specific situation is known as an information advantage. This advantage…

Forward Thinking Jonathan Poland

Forward Thinking

Forward thinking is the ability to anticipate and prepare for future events and trends in order to make informed and…

Cost Benefit Analysis Jonathan Poland

Cost Benefit Analysis

Cost-benefit analysis (CBA) is a systematic approach to evaluating the costs and benefits of a project, program, or policy to…

Sales Goals Jonathan Poland

Sales Goals

Sales goals are targets for the revenue or units sold that a sales team or individual is expected to achieve…

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Venture Capital Jonathan Poland

Venture Capital

Venture capital is a type of private equity financing that is provided to early-stage, high-risk, high-potential companies. Venture capital is…

Contingency Planning Jonathan Poland

Contingency Planning

Contingency planning is a risk management strategy that involves developing alternative plans or strategies in case the primary plan is…

Decision Trees Jonathan Poland

Decision Trees

Decision Trees are a popular machine learning algorithm used for both classification and regression tasks. They are part of a…

Unknown Risk Jonathan Poland

Unknown Risk

An unknown risk is a potential loss that is not recognized or identified. In the context of risk management, unknown…

Executive Hiring Jonathan Poland

Executive Hiring

Hire 1 to hire 10. Never hire individual team members, always focus on making a single hiring of a manager…

What are Power Structures? Jonathan Poland

What are Power Structures?

Power structures are the systems or frameworks that are used to exert control or influence over a government, organization, or…

Opportunity Cost Jonathan Poland

Opportunity Cost

Opportunity cost is the value of the next best alternative that is given up as a result of making a…

Data Architecture Jonathan Poland

Data Architecture

Data architecture refers to the principles, structures, standards, controls, models, transformations, interfaces, and technologies that define how data is stored,…

Risk Awareness Jonathan Poland

Risk Awareness

Risk awareness refers to the extent to which people or organizations are aware of risks and the strategies in place…