Today in Global Small Business: Superstars Run Away with Globalization

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What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners:

• Superstar firms are running away with globalization.
• Increasingly, the best strategies have the best metrics.
• Quote of the week: "I can give you a six-word formula for success: Think things through--then follow through." – Edward Rickenbacker
• Shoppers are ready to spend during the 2019 holiday season but retailers need to personalize.
• How agile is your company?
• 2019 cyber threatscape report.

Spanning the Globe in Real Time

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Global business agility relies on information flow. By using a digital dashboard, managers can track critical business metrics and "act on them" much faster.

For global corporations, business agility is not the same as speed. Anyone can move quickly, but at what financial and organizational cost? Truly agile companies are like star athletes. They move fast while maintaining a lower heart rate at higher levels of fitness and endurance. They adapt to any rhythm ... read more here.