100 Great Business Ideas: From Leading Companies Around the World (100 Great Ideas)

154 • 100 GREAT BUSINESS IDEAS willingness to fi nd out more, to a passionate need to explore the offer. Whatever the customer’s ...

100 GREAT BUSINESS IDEAS • 155 Closely linked to the buyer’s cycle is the ability to sell direct to customers. Dell rose to be t ...

156 • 100 GREAT BUSINESS IDEAS their preferences and requirements in detail, and then acting on them. Dell’s approach highlights ...

100 GREAT BUSINESS IDEAS • 157 Understanding the traits and desires of the different age groups present in the workplace will al ...

158 • 100 GREAT BUSINESS IDEAS In practice The value of age-sensitive management is that employees are more motivated and custom ...

100 GREAT BUSINESS IDEAS • 159 Three-fac tor t heory is based on the premise that workers have basic human needs that management ...

160 • 100 GREAT BUSINESS IDEAS Physiological—such as having a safe working environment or manageable workload. Economic—includi ...

100 GREAT BUSINESS IDEAS • 161 Camaraderie. Employees like to have warm, interesting, and cooperative relations with others in t ...

162 • 100 GREAT BUSINESS IDEAS The Muslim popul at ion is growing fast, 1.2 billion and rising. Other religions are also gaining ...

100 GREAT BUSINESS IDEAS • 163 In conventional insurance, Muslim jurists believe that the existence of gharar (uncertainties) le ...

164 • 100 GREAT BUSINESS IDEAS from the takaful fund for the defi ned losses incurred by any members of the scheme, all the memb ...

100 GREAT BUSINESS IDEAS • 165 One of the simplest, shortest, and most effective business ideas is to encourage people to establ ...

166 • 100 GREAT BUSINESS IDEAS People gain greater understanding of each issue and the challenges they face. Being aware of com ...

100 GREAT BUSINESS IDEAS • 167 Developing strategy is often over-elaborate and over-complicated. Strategy is simply about unders ...

168 • 100 GREAT BUSINESS IDEAS In practice To ensure a successful strategy: Create a unique strategic position for your company ...

100 GREAT BUSINESS IDEAS • 169 Keep your strategy fl exible. Ideas have a shelf life. Continually reassess the answers to the “ ...

170 • 100 GREAT BUSINESS IDEAS “Six thinking hats” is a powerful technique created by Edward de Bono. It is used to look at deci ...

100 GREAT BUSINESS IDEAS • 171 and try to understand the responses of people who do not know your reasoning. Black hat. Look at ...

172 • 100 GREAT BUSINESS IDEAS By giving greater priority to the quality of relationships internally with colleagues and externa ...

100 GREAT BUSINESS IDEAS • 173 -^ Display genuine warmth. Be supportive, open, positive, empathic, constructive, and engaging—no ...