Top 6 – March 2015

timjsmith

Tim J. Smith, PhD
Founder and CEO, Wiglaf Pricing

Published March 16, 2015

“Congratulations to Hifikepuny Pohamba, Namibia President (2005-2015) for winning the 2014 Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership. Only the fourth person in history to earn this extremely high honor established in 2007 by African, Muslim, and businessman Mo Ibrahim. You have done the human race well President Pohamba.“

How to Earn Leadership

  1. Take Risks
  2. Don’t hurt others in the process of taking those risks
  3. Find balance
  4. Apply humility to that balance and risk taking
  5. Listen to those you’re taking risks for
  6. Take more in order to give more
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About The Author

timjsmith
Tim J. Smith, PhD, is the founder and CEO of Wiglaf Pricing, an Adjunct Professor of Marketing and Economics at DePaul University, and the author of Pricing Done Right (Wiley 2016) and Pricing Strategy (Cengage 2012). At Wiglaf Pricing, Tim leads client engagements. Smith’s popular business book, Pricing Done Right: The Pricing Framework Proven Successful by the World’s Most Profitable Companies, was noted by Dennis Stone, CEO of Overhead Door Corp, as "Essential reading… While many books cover the concepts of pricing, Pricing Done Right goes the additional step of applying the concepts in the real world." Tim’s textbook, Pricing Strategy: Setting Price Levels, Managing Price Discounts, & Establishing Price Structures, has been described by independent reviewers as “the most comprehensive pricing strategy book” on the market. As well as serving as the Academic Advisor to the Professional Pricing Society’s Certified Pricing Professional program, Tim is a member of the American Marketing Association and American Physical Society. He holds a BS in Physics and Chemistry from Southern Methodist University, a BA in Mathematics from Southern Methodist University, a PhD in Physical Chemistry from the University of Chicago, and an MBA with high honors in Strategy and Marketing from the University of Chicago GSB.