As food for thought, a random set of tips offered by a group of operational business leaders at a MD2MD meeting some time ago

 

Be persistent

Control cash carefully

Communicate well

Listen carefully

Have a plan

Focus tightly

Manage your precious time

Keep going

Do things right

Do the right things

Take risks Accept failure – Succeed or learn

Build a continuous improvement culture

Bounce back – be resilient

Ask for help. You don’t have to know it all.I

Implement flexibly

Be fair always

Be clear on your purpose – your why

Go for the smallest viable market

Recruit the best people

Build the team

Be open to alternative perspectives