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You can learn business.  My journey building M5 was all about accumulating knowledge to be a better entrepreneur, manager, and leader.  This blog is to help me keep some of the notes from that trip, and sharpen my thinking for the next one.

Russell Sarder and Dan Hoffman Discuss Leadership

7/7/2012

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Recently, Russell Sarder, author, and CEO of NetCom Learning sat down with our Dan Hoffman to discuss building a strong leadership team. Dan discusses his leadership style and what makes a good leader in general. Enjoy!
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NY Enterprise Report: Founders Discuss Strategic Planning

7/7/2012

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This month, we asked our members: How do you find time away from the day-to-day running of the business to focus on strategic planning?

Dan Hoffman, M5 Networks: Quarterly offsites are crucial. I like to visit a great company or program, such as Zappos, Rackspace, or Verne Harnish’s Gazelles200, as a group to serve as a catalyst for our thinking. Having a strategic planning facilitator helps move the process along. Also, I spend every Monday morning alone in a coffee shop to review how we are doing against our plan and use that time to think bigger thoughts.

Read more at NY Enterprise Report.

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