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Remembering 9/11 | N2Growth Blog

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I had decided to go over and stay at a hotel on 9/10 in order to make the early morning meeting and beat the commute. When I walked out of the hotel the first plane had just hit and smoke was coming from the tower. Copyright/Legal Privacy Resources Sitemap N2Growth Blog © Copyright 2010 N2Growth. Our Freedom.

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Leaders Travel Light

Chris Brady

" | Main | Siena by Car - "You Idiot" » July 11, 2010 Leaders Travel Light I learned it the hard way, really, by dragging bulky bags through crowded bus terminals, onto packed trains, and up stairs at a five-hundred year-old hotel. Posted by: Grammy | July 11, 2010 at 11:34 AM Great Article, Chris!

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The Salary Gap Between Stingy and Generous Companies Is Growing

Harvard Business Review

lies [in] the divergence of compensation for similar workers among establishments and firms,” wrote Freeman in an essay about the difference in how different hotels pay their workers, which he believes illustrates his research. In some ways, though, hotel workers are not the typical case. Making the top 0.1%

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The Exploding Business of Bartering

Harvard Business Review

In 2010, for example, the North Carolina Bar Association approved the participation of attorneys in organized barter exchanges allowing them, for example, to swap legal services for credits to "spend" on a vast range of services from computing to web design, auto repairs and advertising.

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Why CEOs Should Watch the Royal Wedding

Harvard Business Review

A 2010 study showed that the public cost of supporting the monarchy was more than $55 million in 2009. For the wedding, I've seen estimates of $80 million in revenues to hotels in London and retailers selling souvenirs such as dishes, pillows, and playing cards. history at the equivalent in pounds of about $30 million.

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The Buzz on Green Business in China

Harvard Business Review

Each morning at my hotel I received the China Daily , the countrys main English-language newspaper. Each morning at my hotel I received the China Daily , the countrys main English-language newspaper. Besides the meeting itself, I was struck by the considerable focus on green issues in China. All rights reserved.

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