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A Global Standard of Living Shift

Coaching Tip

As emerging countries' middle class prosper, the standard of living falls in financially-stretched countries like the United States with a few exceptions. A recent jump in prices of commodities such as oil, crops, metals and other raw materials negatively affects the standard of living of America's middle class.

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Help Your Global Talent Succeed and Lead - Cultivate Communication Skills

Great Leadership By Dan

You employ engineers, plant managers, economists, IT managers and marketing directors from all over the world. A 2011 white paper jointly published by the GlobalEnglish Corporation and Human Capital Institute reported that 70% of global employees are non-native speakers – and only 7% think they speak English well enough to do their jobs.

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Katrina Markoff Named Woman of the Year by American Express and.

Women on Business

The steps she took next to bring her chocolates to a larger market would bring her great success over the course of the next decade. To prove her commitment to what she calls the ‘lifestyle component’ of her business, her employees participate in a weekly yoga class at the office. Katrina didn’t give up.

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Feedback Shorthand

Kevin Eikenberry

The example as given in class was a relatively common situation, and the asker shared a statement that works with his group to communicate the feedback clearly – and quickly. Because of the success with this statement, the participant was looking for other examples from me.

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Demonstrating the Entrepreneurial Spirit

Marshall Goldsmith

o Find your own market niche In the same way that successful entrepreneurs provide innovative solutions to market opportunities, you can work to develop a special competency that differentiates you from everyone else. Look for market needs that everyone else may not have considered. Be creative.

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Rising Above the Stage Show

Chris Brady

We are invited to participate, but in order to do so we have to 'choose a side.' A small amount of 'speculators' is allowed in so a 'ready market' is available at all times for both buyers and sellers (who therefore don't have to wait for each other to make a sale or purchase).

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China's Smaller Cities Are Home to Growing Middle Class

Harvard Business Review

By our calculations, a company had to be in 60 cities to reach 80 percent of the country's middle class in 2005. And by 2020, they will need to be in 550 urban locations to reach that same percentage of the middle class population. million people, including 572,000 middle class consumers. million middle class consumers.

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