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Any advice and recommendations from military strategists who went into business strategy/development? Any recommended reading?

Veteran

John Callaway Phoenixville, PA

Looking at potential opportunities in corporate strategy and advisory work.

20 August 2021 2 replies Career Exploration

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Advisor

Mary Sheridan Park Ridge, IL

Hi John,

Thank you for your service. Could you provide a little more detail on what kind of business development work that interests you? Or share your LinkedIn page, if you have one. If you don’t have one yet, I suggest starting there.

Books/Reading I find impactful:

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...and Others Don't
James Collins

The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
Malcolm Gladwell

Atomic Habits
James Clear

John Foley
https://www.johnfoleyinc.com/john-foley/
(Blue Angel Pilot, Key Note Speaker on building precision teams)

Advisor

ACP AdvisorNet Staff New York, NY

Hi John,

Thanks for reaching out for assistance on ACP AdvisorNet! You may be able to find advice in our community section (https://acp-advisornet.org/community/advisors). There, you can narrow down Advisors by expertise and location to send a private message. In your case, you might want to take a look at people with experience in Business Development, General Business, Management, and Small Business.
You can feel free to private message me if you need any help navigating or connecting with people on the website.

Best,
Jessica

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