Bob Lisser - The Growth Advantage: A Business Blueprint for the Ultimate Competitive Edge

Bob Lisser, as founder and president of Growth Advantage and author of The Growth Advantage, embodies a rare set of credentials and capabilities that enable him to successfully help company leaders design and build their blueprint for sustained and profitable growth. Bob is obsessed with learning and driven to pass his hard-won wisdom on to others. He is passionate about helping companies that are struggling to sustain strategic growth. He is also devoted to helping leaders who want to improve their craft as well as managers and executives that get put into a position of leadership without having the skills and training necessary to be successful in their job.

Through leading organizations and companies, consulting with businesses, conducting training seminars, public speaking, and facilitating Executive Peer Groups, Bob has become a recognized expert in planning and execution, an authority in corporate strategy, an impactful speaker, a master trainer, and a powerful accountability coach. Bobs enthusiastic style helps clients grow top and bottom lines as well as become leaders within their industries.

Figure A.1. Advantage Challenge: Purpose

Figure A.2. Advantage Challenge: Culture

Figure A.3. Advantage Challenge: Time Management

Figure A.4. Advantage Challenge: Vital Goals

Figure A.5. Advantage Challenge: Be Specific

Figure A.6. Advantage Challenge: Predictive Behaviors

Figure A.7. Advantage Challenge: Talent Acquisition

Figure A.8. Advantage Challenge: Training

Figure A.9. Advantage Challenge: Motivation

Figure A.10. Advantage Challenge: Accountability Culture

Figure A.11. Advantage Challenge: ROAD Map

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