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3 Ways to Confront Economic Adversity in 2011

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Al Weatherhead is the author of The Power Of Adversity and chairman and CEO of Weatherchem, a private manufacturer of plastic closures for food, spice, pharmaceutical and nutraceutical products. Please visit www.powerofadversity.net or www.weatherchem.com for more information.

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Who was Steven P. Jobs?

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Jobs' presentations over the years, he came across not as the creator of a product so much as its very first fan--the first person to digest its possibilities. Source: FastCompany, October 2011. If you had listened to Steven P. As he told Inc. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new.".

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Does 2010's 4th. Quarter Results Signal Good Times?

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Gross domestic product (GDP)—a broad measure of all goods and services produced—grew at a 3.2% Analysts cautioned that sustained growth will rely on a faster pace of hiring early in 2011. faced a multimillion-dollar shortfall for 2011 that resulted in both tax increases and layoffs. That's up from the 2.6%

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Hiring Flexible and Temporary Talent

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Taking the time to design a workforce model in advance can reward productivity, lower overall labor costs, and help avoid findings such workers have been misclassified. Until the beginning of 2011, the main reason for dumping a lease was the driver's need to find a lower monthly car payment. For example, [link] saw a 5.3%

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The Connected Mobility of the Millennial Generations

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The seamless experience they desire with your business, to which they would probably never admit, is based on wanting to discover you and your product or service. The Gen Y/millennials, and those born from the early 2000s, are the people who every business needs to learn about and understand how they work.

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Becoming a Network Linchpin

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The connection and coordination necessary to get things done happens because of productive personal relationships based upon trust and reciprocity. Understanding and facilitating these relationships, which flow through a web of professional networks and across functional boundaries, allows employees to create productive change.

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Mars Incorporated: A Sweet Place to Work

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Its diversified galaxy of brands for man and beast are iconic -- from chocolate favorites like M&M's and Snickers to Wrigley's Juicy Fruit and Lifesavers to pet-care products like Pedigree and Whiskas, as well as Uncle Ben's Converted Rice. It employs 72,000 people, more than a third of them in America. .

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