Homework

QUESTION 1
You want to start up a new company but want to make sure that people will buy your product. What methods might you use to assess the potential?

QUESTION 2
Some competitor companies have been in the business for a long time. Although they won’t come right out and tell you, how can you ascertain what they have done and the direction they will likely take in the future?

QUESTION 3
What value does information have to a new start-up?

QUESTION 4
What is the Greiner Curve, and why is it considered important?

QUESTION 5
Is work in a business all drudgery? As a leader, how can you make it so that the work is interesting and fulfilling?

QUESTION 6
What are some of the differences between a leader and a manager? Which are you?

QUESTION 7
What is innovation, and how is it important to every business?

QUESTION 8
What motivates employees to become super-producers?

QUESTION 9
What personal characteristics typically cause the demise of leaders?

QUESTION 10
How does teamwork make the dream work, and why all this talk about diversity?