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Business Development


Business development is among the foremost concerns of any organization, and as a manager, much of your attention will be devoted to developing and exploiting the business opportunities that are presented to you and your company.

Business development and making your organization successful is reliant on good knowledge of best practice and management theories.

Business development management involves asking yourself some searching questions. Are you prepared to change to realize the vision created by your business development strategy? What must your business excel at? How does that affect processes, people and customers? Who does the planning and controls the implementation of the business development ideas, answering to which goals, actions and measures?

Perhaps most significant of all, you have to decide whether to be radical rather than incremental – are you revolutionary in your skills as a business development manager or are you more evolutionary?

Small business development contains a paradox – if the business turns out to be successful then it won’t be so small any more. The challenge, then, is that of developing a small business to grow while retaining the elements that made it successful in the first place.

For more on business development, see the articles below.


Management incentives and rewards | Business Development

How to develop new ideas | Business Development

Sales and marketing strategy | Business Development

IT business revolution | Business Development

entrepreneurship | Business Development

innovation strategy | Business Development

management strategy | Business Development

marketing management | Business Development

business concepts | Business Development

strategic planning | Business Development

business ideas | Business Development

Complacency | Business Development

business development | Business Development

Agile management | Business Development

Agile management and the agile organisation by Robert Heller at Thinking Managers

corporate branding | Business Development

Corporate Branding: Name your management strategy - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

free enterprise | Business Development

Free Enterprise: Entrepreneurship and small business growth - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

business enterprise | Business Development

Business Enterprise: Entrepreneurship and spotting business opportunities - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

business markets | business opportunities | business ideas | Business Development

Business Markets: Exploiting opportunities and developing ideas - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

information technology | Business Development

Information Technology: New business opportunities - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

business entrepreneurs | Business Development

Business Entrepreneurs: The qualities of the entrepreneurial mind - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

product development | Business Development

Product Development: Ideas and innovations - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

global business | Business Development

Global Business: Turning a small business into an international outfit - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

business opportunity, business markets | Business Development

Business Opportunity: Choosing the right business market - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

international trade | Business Development

International Trade: Translating business success across the Atlantic - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

advertising | Business Development

Advertising: Effective returns for effective adverts - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

marketing | Business Development

Marketing: An essential ingredient for a winning formula - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

new business | Business Development

New Business: Finding the gap in the market - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

entrepreneur | Business Development

The Entrepreneur: The art of business success - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

business strategies | Business Development

Business Strategies: Adjusting to the latest trends - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

regeneration, strategy | Business Development

Regeneration: The business strategy of reinvention - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

small businesses | Business Development

Small Businesses: Thinking big regardless of size - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

mail-order business | Business Development

Mail-Order Business: A success story - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

customer strategies | customer satisfaction | customer surveys | Business Development

Customer Strategies: Getting close to the customer - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

business assessment | business structure | Business Development

Business Assessment: Learning from your mistakes - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

turnaround management | Business Development

Turnaround Management: Seeing past failure to business success - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

bankruptcy | Business Development

Bankruptcy: The danger of over-reaching your resources - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

business expansion | venture capital | Business Development

Business Expansion: Venture capital and entrepreneurship - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

partnerships | Business Development

Partnerships: How the interplay of equals stimulates ideas - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

growing business | business growth | Business Development

Growing Business: Entrepreneurship and business growth - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

quality standards | management skills | Business Development

Quality Standards: Improving management skills - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

franchises | Business Development

Franchises: Some important questions - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

buying businesses | acquisition | Business Development

Buying Businesses: Investment and acquisition - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

business start-up | small business | entrepreneur | Business Development

Business Start-Up: Persistence pays - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

financial management | Business Development

Financial Management: Going back to basics - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

small business entrepreneur | Business Development

The Small Business Entrepreneur: Learning the big company lessons - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

family business | Business Development

Family Business: Building for the future - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

small business management | Business Development

Small Business Management: The path to success - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

commitment | strategy | japanese philosophy | Business Development

Commitment: Zen and the art of management - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

development strategy | customer value | Business Development

Development Strategy: The reinvention and regeneration of British Airways - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

management communication | turnaround | growth strategy | Business Development

Management Communication: The turnaround of Compaq - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

integrity | improvement | SWOT analysis | Business Development

Integrity: Gary Lineker and the quest for personal improvement - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

successful business | customer service | employee attitude surveys | Business Development

Successful Business: Why customer service and employee attitudes are more important than the bottom line - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

turnaround | Sir John Harvey-Jones | leadership | Business Development

Turnaround: The leadership of John Harvey-Jones - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

continuous improvement | targets | Business Development

Continuous Improvement: Focusing on targets - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

learning organisation | business process reengineering | Business Development

Learning Organisation: Success through knowledge and self-belief - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

start-ups | total quality management | Business Development

Start-Ups: Total Quality Management and the start-up principle - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

business networks | intranets | Business Development

Business Networks: Embracing the networked business system - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

business competition | internet business | Business Development

Business Competition: The new challenges and challengers in the business revolution - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

intellectual capital | new business model | Business Development

Intellectual Capital: Management now has to take care of not one but three varieties of intellectual capital - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

knowledge management | managing knowledge | learning company | Business Development

Knowledge Management: Managing knowledge in the learning company - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

digital corporations | IT | Business Development

Digital Corporations: The modern business model of the e-corporation - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

e-commerce | globalism | Business Development

E-commerce: Business can't resist the surge of the global information revolution - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

business systems | time saving | Business Development

Business Systems: Why speed is of the essence - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

internet selling | e-commerce | retail | Business Development

Internet Selling: The move out of the High Street and onto the Web - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

satisfying customers | customer focus | Business Development

Satisfying Customers: Achieving customer satisfaction for stronger business - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

customer focus | customer loyalty | IT | Business Development

Customer Focus: Building loyalty by focusing on customers - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

customer strategy | consumer research | Business Development

Customer Strategy: Develop your customer strategy by listening to the customers - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

business trends | e-commerce | Business Development

Business Trends: Keeping ahead of the game in the modern corporate world - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

business alliances | business competitors | corporate strategies | Business Development

Business Alliances: Working with your business competitors instead of against them - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

future business | business vision | Business Development

Future Business: The importance of being a visionary for future success - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

Internet commerce | business model | disruptive technology | Business Development

Internet Commerce: You can't afford to bide your time with new technology - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

supply strategy | IT | telecoms | Business Development

Supply Strategy: The importance of supplier partnerships - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

networking | intranets | extranets | Business Development

Networking: Empowering business with new technology and networks - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

business structure | business models | strategy | Business Development

Business Structure: Management frameworks and business models in the modern corporate world - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

strategic planning | corporate strategy | Business Development

Strategic Planning: Setting the right goals and formulating a sound business strategy - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

globalism | multinationals | electronic management | Business Development

Globalism: New technology means any business has the potential to go global - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

business success | Business Development

Business Revolution Success: Be a winner in the Business Revolution - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

management challenges | Business Development

Management Challenges: The Management Revolution has brought with it challenges that must be met - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

improving design | bad design | fault correction | consider all factors| CoRT | Business Development

Improving Design: For an effective way of improving design, try the CAF approach - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

new model company | Business Development

New Model Company: In the world of business, a new model company is emerging from the managerial revolution - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

Christensen's Paradox | Business Development

Secret of Success: As Christensen's Paradox testifies, finding the secret of success takes more than textbook management - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

SWOT analysis | Strengths and weaknesses | Business Development

Strengths and Weaknesses - SWOT analysis - business insight from Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

change | entrepreneurship | Business Development

Change: The need for change in business is inevitable and it is essential to act quickly when it arises - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

business renewal | change | strategy | market commitment model | Business Development

Business Renewal: Finding the right business renewal formula to take your company forward - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

creativity and the future | outsourcing ideas | litigation | innovation | value | Business Development

Creativity and the Future: Why there will be a greater need to take creativity and ideas more seriously in the future - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

old business ideas | creativity | concept | value | design | Business Development

Old Business Ideas: Don't dismiss old business ideas without checking for new value - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

complaint | constructive thinking | value sensitivity | six hats method | Business Development

Complaint: Don't get stuck in complaint mode; look for the value - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

management training | Business Development

Management Training: Make your business its own corporate academy for management training and improvement - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

improving business | Business Development

Improving Business: Targeting Idea Sensistive Areas can be an effective way of improving business and boosting creativity - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

business evolution | Business Development

Business Evolution: Small 'permissible' changes can foster a culture of creativity - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

digital revolution | Business Development

The Digital Revolution: Embracing the digital revolution is a step towards management utopia - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

business challenges | Business Development

Business Challenges: Why not look at change even if there are no problems? - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

management ethos | Business Development

Management Ethos: Develop your own management philosophy by taking tips from the masters - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

sustained business success | corporate life-cycle | Business Development

Sustained Business Success: There's nothing inevitable about the corporate success cycle - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

business meetings | OPERA | Innotiimi consultancy | Business Development

Faster, Better Business Meetings: Go to the OPERA - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

business counter strategies | Business Development

Business counter strategies: Reset the goals - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

management | ideas | actions | leadership | six forces theory | Business Development

Management Ideas and Actions: Ideas are one thing in management, but putting them into action is something else - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

business | possibilities | provocation | creativity | china | Business Development

Business Possibilities: Don't discount possibilities lightly in your business strategy - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

change | thinking | management | creativity | improvement | value | strategy | Business Development

Change in Management Thinking: How to change the way people are thinking in management - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

radical management | Business Development

Radical Management and Results: You can be radical in your management thinking but don't put the means above the end - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

concepts | size | lateral thinking | Business Development

Concepts and Possibility: Expand your range of concepts and discover the richness of possibility - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

concepts | r&d | value | creativity | lateral thinking | ideas | strategy | Business Development

Concepts Department: How about a new department for Concept R&D? - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

future business | prediction | Business Development

The Future of Business: Look to the future for business success - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

management organisation | Business Development

Management and Organisation: Don't underestimate the importance of a clear management hierachy and organisation - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

false accounting | Business Development

False accounting: The way forward after 2002, the worst year for management in post-war history - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

business management skills | Business Development

Business management skills - The Art of Management: manager, entrepreneur and innovator - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

design | parallel thinking | six hats method | creativity | Business Development

New Thinking for the New Millennium: It's time for a design-oriented thinking system - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

evolution | creativity | risk | adaptation | leadership | Business Development

Evolution and Creativity: Why evolution won't work without the help of creativity in business - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

management statistics | Business Development

Management and Statistics: Never ignore the power of statistics in business management - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

Total Productive Management | TPM | TPM2 | Business Development

Total Productive Management: How manufacturers are accomplishing miracles by managing productively - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

business strategy | Business Development

Business Strategy - The Convention Unwisdom: Why doing what you are told is an overrated virtue - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

management styles | leadership styles | Warren Buffett | Bill Gates | Business Development

Management Styles - The Buffett Way: Learn from the maestro himself - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

improvement | equilibrium | risk | problem-solving | complacency | Business Development

Improvement and Equilibrium: Perceived equilibrium should not rule out improvement - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

scenario planning | Business Development

Changing the scenario: Businesses should plan for multiple scenarios - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

ideas | implementation | Business Development

Ideas matter: Implementation without ideas is worth less than ideas without implementation - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

risk | creativity | initiatives | ideas | Business Development

Risk: Perceived risks should not hamper creativity - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

design | judgment | creativity | value | Business Development

Design and judgment: Why we need to change our emphasis from judgment to design - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

value | creativity | judgment | provocation | Business Development

Value and creativity: Without value, creativity is useless - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

innovation | creativity | design | Business Development

Aspects of innovation: Anyone can learn formal tools to create and innovate - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

disruption | innovation | values | resources | processes | Business Development

The Disruption Problem: In fast-moving times, managers must learn to overcome disruption - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

entrepreneurial management | entrepreneurs | Business Development

Entrepreneurial Management: What's the difference between management and entrepreneurship? - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

threat | opportunity | Business Development

Threat and opportunity: How to turn a threat to your business into an opportunity - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

competence | decision-making | Business Development

The Competence Trap: Making competent decisions takes more than a belief that you're right - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

management leadership | Business Development

Management Leadership: Will Carling and the management development lessons from sport - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

business management style | Business Development

Business Management Style: The rise and fall of Arnold Weinstock - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

define leadership | Business Development

Define Leadership: You need a clear answer to the question 'who's in charge here?' - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

customer management | Business Development

Customer Management: The importance of good customer service - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

acquisitions | Business Development

Acquisitions: Business goes in search of bargains - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

auto industry management | Business Development

Auto Industry: A history of management mishaps - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

business changes | Business Development

Business Changes: Management must constantly meet new challenges - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

new business developments | Business Development

New Business Developments: The old giants face increased competition - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

brand names | Business Development

Brand Names: Standing out from the crowd - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

financial services | Business Development

Financial Services: The dangers of diversion from the core business - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

retail management | Business Development

Retail Management: The battle of the supermarket giants - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

business planning | Business Development

Business Planning: Preparing for an uncertain future - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

digital business | Business Development

Digital Business: Take your strategic thinking into the modern business era - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

web business | Business Development

Web Business: Embracing the digital economy through e-commerce and internet strategy - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

better business | Business Development

Better Business: Survival of the fittest - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

service businesses | Business Development

Service Businesses: The increasing importance of the service industry - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

strategic alliances | Business Development

Strategic Alliances: Joining forces for success - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

kaizen | Business Development

Kaizen: The art of continuous improvement - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

new technology | Business Development

New Technology: Be prepared for disruptive technologies - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

business consultants | Business Development

Business Consultants: Getting all the help you can in management - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

leadership development | Business Development

Leadership Development: A new kind of business leader is needed for a new age of business - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

innovations | Business Development

Innovations: How to have your creativity cake and eat it - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

business diversity | Business Development

Business Diversity: The pitfalls of diversification - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

customers | Business Development

Customers: As the power of the consumer grows, customer satisfaction is more important than ever - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

mergers | Business Development

Mergers: Do acquisitions and mergers represent sound business strategy? - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

new economy management | Business Development

New Economy Management: Whatever anyone says, the Internet changes everything - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

encouraging business ideas | Business Development

Encouraging Business Ideas: The task of encouraging business ideas is made easier by aiming at a broad theme - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

new business ideas | Business Development

New Business Ideas: To search for genuinely new business ideas, change the 'flavour' - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

adding value | shareholder value | Business Development

Adding Value: How reward, repetition and removal can help in adding value to your business - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

future strategies | Business Development

Future Strategies: Forget the past and aim your future strategies towards a clear end result - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

managing for the future | Business Development

Managing for the Future: Predicting the best and worst worlds - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

management appraisal | management performance | Business Development

Management Appraisal: Performance should be sustained by appraisal, not incentives - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

future planning | Business Development

Future planning: Thinking the Future - business management articles from Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

charismatic leaders | Business Development

Charismatic leaders - The Charisma Trap, by Robert Heller at Thinking Managers

streamlining | Business Development

Streamlining: 'there's no limit to what can be streamlined, e-enabled and automated' - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

Total Quality Management | Business Development

Total Quality Management: How Total Quality Management can improve your company's decision making processes - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

business strategy | Business Development

First rule of successful business strategy: Get a business strategy - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

business ideas | Business Development

Business ideas and implementation: Question the value of your business ideas before implementation - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller

management philosophy | pareto's law | Business Development

Management philosophy: Don't be stupid, keep your management philosophy simple - Thinking Managers by Edward de Bono and Robert Heller
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