fishface50 asked:


We are often told that learning should in no way be confined within the four walls of the classroom. This is very evident in the world of business. By its very nature, the world of business is all about cutthroat competition. Oftentimes, success means being able to come up with new business ideas and ventures that will appeal to the public. As the marketplace becomes increasingly global, finding a way to stay ahead of the game becomes even more paramount.

To keep paced with the rapidly changing business environment, managers and entrepreneurs need to equip themselves with the knowledge and skills that will allow them to steer their ventures in the right direction. With the hectic schedules and the unwavering demand to manage their respective business, managers and entrepreneurs find it difficult to find a convenient way of continuing their education. That is, until interactive learning came along.

With the advent of technology and growing dependence on the Internet as an infinite source of information, interactive learning has become a buzz word for entrepreneurs and middle management. According to experts, the growing sophistication of technology generates connectivity in learning, and isolates stagnant forms of education.

There are now a growing number of online schools who offer certain curriculum for managers — both upper and mid-levels — and entrepreneurs that aims to help fuel new business ideas and strategies. These interactive modules also aim to help entrepreneurs and managers broaden their knowledge and performance in order to keep pace with intensifying global competition.

The best part about interactive learning is it allows students navigate their busy schedules without compromising the quality of education. In other words, interactive learning enables students to learn at their own pace — and a time that is convenient to them.

Among the leading providers of interactive learning is WealthBridge Connect. They provide a perpetual, interactive learning environment that seeks to equip members/students with the most up-to-date business ideas and strategies by utilizing several supportive methods. These methods include rapid eLearning video content produced by today’s top business leaders, internationally-known for business success. These videos are quick and to the point, typically providing relevant content in five to eight minutes.

WealthBridge Connect uniquely supports each video segment with an outline for sustained visual learning comprehension, MP3 files for portable learning, PowerPoint files, action items, and application tools that allow members to create their customized Human Performance System plan. This particular action plan creates a definitive roadmap, like a business plan, that motivates members to capture new knowledge and put it into action.

Moreover, WealthBridge Connect provides administrative oversight by highly-competent learning coordinators that partner with you and your teams for increased accountability of assigned eLearning content in any discipline. Doing so creates accountability for performance management, and provides additional incentives that help management recognize individual knowledge and skill achievement.

With the business environment continually evolving, managers and entrepreneurs alike must learn to invest in improving their skills to meet the demands of the changing environment. They need to leverage the power of technology to their advantage to improve the skills required. As Lester Thurow, former dean of MIT Sloan School of Management and author of numerous bestsellers on economics, once said, “In the 21st century, the education and skills of the workforce will be the dominant competitive weapon.”



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Carol Pletcher asked:

Following up with our last discussion about the challenges that face companies in their goal to sustain innovation and continue to move the company forward, we will now discuss how effectively managing your company’s growth portfolio will help to avoid the problems discussed in our last article. A clearly focused company growth portfolio will give the company direction and keep all members of the team in tune, from the company executives, right down to the individual team members.

Growth Portfolio Management

We will first discuss what a growth portfolio should contain. An extensive growth portfolio will contain a number of projects that are aimed at cost reduction, expanding into new markets, new products, and so forth. Having items such as these in your company’s growth portfolio is a great start, but the important thing to keep track of is how well each of these projects are performing in relation to achieving your company’s desired business outcomes.

Carefully selecting which project to pursue at the right moment is what separates the great business managers from the ones that ultimately fail. Choosing the right combination of projects that increase ROI, increase market share, and are ultimately sustainable is the key to successful growth portfolio management.

Keeping your management and team members focused on the execution of the projects in your portfolio is the second piece of the puzzle. Ensuring that your company has a clear view of what the business goals of the company are will allow the individual team members to better understand where they fit into the big picture of things.

Visit us again next week when we discuss how to handle individual challenges to a successful growth campaign for your company: How to Avoid Missing the Mark.