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Decision Making

How to Focus Like Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs drew a 2x2 matrix on a whiteboard in 1997 with columns saying "Consumer" and "Pro", and rows saying "Desktop" and "Portable". If a product did not fit in this matrix, it was cancelled. He cut Apple's product offering by 70% and returned them to profitabilityl

Learn how Steve Jobs used focus to turn Apple around, plus practical frameworks like the Eisenhower and Impact/Effort Matrix to boost team performance.

Categories Alignment, Decision Making, Leadership Tags Framework

Video: Mitigating Conflict with Negotation

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Integrate Conflict 101 and Negotiation 101 to resolve disputes. Learn key steps and outcomes for effective conflict resolution and negotiation strategies.

Categories Decision Making, Processes Tags conflict_Resolution, Framework, negotiation
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