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Danger Ahead: Avoid This Theory at All Costs

Matt Beckmann

Jun 13, 2023

Danger Ahead: Avoid This Theory at All Costs

Matt Beckmann discusses the dangerous theory of post-modernism and why it needs to be rooted out from society.

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Content for Leaders, Entrepreneurs, & Professional Development - The Ascent Library

Matt Beckmann

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Content for Leaders, Entrepreneurs, & Professional Development - The Ascent Library

Matt Beckmann's cultivated reading list for leaders, executives, and anyone seeking personal and professional development

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Matt Beckmann

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How to Thrive in the Project Economy

Matt Beckmann provides business leaders with a framework for success in the project economy

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Matt Beckmann

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5 Universal Leadership Skills

Matt Beckmann discusses the 5 universal leadership skills, based on interviews with CEO's, Chiefs of Staff, and other executives.

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Make Strategic Thinking a Priority Again

Matt Beckmann

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Make Strategic Thinking a Priority Again

Matt Beckmann discusses the importance of strategic thinking, and offers executives and leaders advice on how to make it a priority.

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Matt Beckmann

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Client Case Study - Market Intelligence

An existing Client presented with a unique value-add technology that has broad potential applicability. Problem. The Client lacked the...

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Matt Beckmann

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Accelerating Growth with Better Systems

This week, we’ve introduced the term “autopilot” in various social media posts. Some things are good to have on autopilot: Monthly...

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To Find Success, Eliminate this Type of Thinking

Matt Beckmann

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To Find Success, Eliminate this Type of Thinking

Matt Beckmann discusses why leaders and business owners must work to eliminate reductionist thinking, and how they can create better decisio

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Lessons in Planning from Buffett & Bezos

Matt Beckmann

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Lessons in Planning from Buffett & Bezos

“An idiot with a plan can beat a genius without a plan.” - Warren Buffett For many people “Plan” is a word that occupies space among...

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Life & Productivity Hacks from the World's Richest Man

Matt Beckmann

3 min read

Life & Productivity Hacks from the World's Richest Man

Amazon's Jeff Bezos Makes Time to “Putter” and You Should Too. Today, I look at how the world’s richest man schedules his day, and why...

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3 Ways "Perfectionism" is Sabotaging Your Business

Matt Beckmann

4 min read

3 Ways "Perfectionism" is Sabotaging Your Business

Perfection is an elusive thing. A perfect score on a test might be a typical example of how we think of "perfection". But tests are,...

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Business & Leadership Lessons from "The Book of Five Rings"

Matt Beckmann

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Business & Leadership Lessons from "The Book of Five Rings"

Today, I share some Business & Leadership Lessons from The Book of the Five Rings, by Miyamoto Musashi. This book, though roughly 400...

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4 Quick Fixes That Propel Small Business and Startups To Resiliency

Matt Beckmann

3 min read

4 Quick Fixes That Propel Small Business and Startups To Resiliency

Challenges are inescapable. Fortunately, embracing certain fixes will significantly enhance your company's resiliency.

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A Roadmap to Better Decision Making: Reducing Cognitive Biases, part 3

Matt Beckmann

3 min read

A Roadmap to Better Decision Making: Reducing Cognitive Biases, part 3

Part 3 of how heuristics and cognitive bias can impact strategy, and how you can mitigate those effects.

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A Roadmap to Better Decision Making: Reducing Cognitive Biases, part 2

Matt Beckmann

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A Roadmap to Better Decision Making: Reducing Cognitive Biases, part 2

Part 2 - Examining how we can train ourselves to minimize the effects of heuristics and cognitive biases to improve commercial outcomes.

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A Roadmap to Better Decision Making: Reducing Cognitive Biases

Matt Beckmann

3 min read

A Roadmap to Better Decision Making: Reducing Cognitive Biases

Part 1: An introduction into heuristics and cognitive biases, and how they can impact business and corporate strategy.

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Tips to Propel Small Businesses to Success & Resiliency, Part 6

Matt Beckmann

3 min read

Tips to Propel Small Businesses to Success & Resiliency, Part 6

Our final entry in the "11 Common Challenges Facing Startups & Small Businesses".

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Tips to Propel Small Businesses to Success & Resiliency, Part 5

Matt Beckmann

2 min read

Tips to Propel Small Businesses to Success & Resiliency, Part 5

Part 5 in our "11 Challenges for Startups & Small Businesses" series.

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Tips to Propel Small Businesses to Success & Resiliency, Part 4

Matt Beckmann

3 min read

Tips to Propel Small Businesses to Success & Resiliency, Part 4

Part 4 in Matt Beckmann's analysis of the common challenges for startups and small business.

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Tips to Propel Small Businesses to Success & Resiliency, Part 3

Matt Beckmann

3 min read

Tips to Propel Small Businesses to Success & Resiliency, Part 3

Part 3 of our Common Business Challenges covers Finding the Right People, and your Organizational Architecture.

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Tips to Propel Small Businesses to Success & Resiliency, Part 2

Matt Beckmann

3 min read

Tips to Propel Small Businesses to Success & Resiliency, Part 2

Part 2 in our series examining the 11 common challenges faced by startups and small businesses.

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