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Leadership by Mind Map: Leadership

1. Literature Review

2. The Hubris of Cultivating a Collaborative Follower

2.1. Introduction

3. (Kaminski, 2009)

4. (Howard, Thomas, 2011)

5. 5 Examples of Great Leaders

5.1. Howard Schultz of Starbucks

5.2. Ken Thompson of Wachovia Bank

5.3. Richard Kovacevich of Wells Fargo

5.4. Coach Phil Jackson of Laker's Basketball

5.5. Allan Koltin, CPA of Koltin Consulting Group

6. Conclusion

6.1. A

6.1.1. Service Offer

6.1.1.1. What are we selling?

6.1.1.2. Product Definition

6.1.1.3. Pricing

6.1.1.4. Packaging

6.1.1.5. Positioning

6.1.2. Value Proposition

6.1.2.1. What is the Value Proposition to the Customer?

6.1.2.2. What pain are we solving?

6.2. B

6.2.1. Revenue Forecasts

6.2.1.1. Revenue and P&L Forecast (5 Years)

6.2.1.2. Revenue should be split out quarterly

6.2.2. Cost Analysis

6.2.2.1. Should include a description of the costs in entering this business and profitability analysis

6.2.3. Profitability Analysis

6.2.3.1. P&L for the offer to include gross margin, net income and break even analysis.

6.3. C

6.3.1. Sales Strategy

6.3.1.1. Direct Sales Strategy

6.3.1.2. Inside Sales Strategy

6.3.1.3. Channel Sales Strategy

6.3.2. Partner Strategy

6.3.2.1. Channel Strategy

6.3.2.1.1. What 3rd party channels should we consider for reselling this service?

6.3.2.2. Technology Partnerships

6.3.2.2.1. What technology vendors (if any) do we need to work with to execute on this plan?

6.3.2.3. Solutions Partners

6.4. D

6.4.1. Positioning & Messaging

6.4.1.1. What is the key messaging and positioning for the service offer? (Pain, alternatives, solution)

6.4.1.2. How do we communicate internally?

6.4.1.3. How do we communicate externally?

6.4.2. Promotion Strategy

6.4.2.1. Marketing Programs (Installed base versus new prospects)

6.4.2.2. Advertising (Publications, etc.)

6.4.2.3. Analyst Relations (Target Analysts)

6.4.2.4. Public Relations

6.4.2.5. Events (Trade shows, SEO/SEA, Seminars)

6.4.2.6. Webinars

6.4.3. Demand Generation & Lead Qualification

6.4.3.1. How do we generate and qualify new leads for the target offer?

6.4.3.2. Prospect Lists

6.4.3.3. Key Questions to Ask

6.4.3.4. Sales Collateral

6.4.3.5. Presentations

6.4.3.6. Data Sheets

6.4.3.7. White Papers

6.4.3.8. ROI Tools

6.4.3.9. Other Sales Tools (web site, etc.)

6.5. E

6.5.1. Numbers, budget, waterfall, break-even (cost>leads>trials>deals)

6.5.2. Sales Programs

6.5.3. Accelerated Learning Strategy, Controls, Metrics

6.5.4. Include feedback loops

6.5.5. Include financial metrics (definition of success)

6.5.6. Pipeline reports, etc…

6.6. F

6.6.1. M&A?

6.6.2. Risk Analysis & Mitigation

7. Case Study

7.1. Qualitative

7.2. Quantitative

8. Theory

8.1. Compare and Contrast

9. (Bielski, 2005)

10. (Koltin, Drew, 2013)

11. (Olsen, 2009)

12. (Leaders are made not born: Essential steps in leadership development,2008)

13. (Marques, 2010)

14. What we learn from great leaders

15. (Constantine, 2014)

16. (Vito, Vito, 2015)

17. (Schweiger, 2010)

18. (Horner, 1997)

19. (Leaders are not born, 2008)