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The Best Things in Business are Free

In the CEO Afterlife

Negotiating for a lower price or something extra is the modus operandi of every antique retailer, real estate broker, flea market merchant and automobile dealer. Everyone is looking for a good deal, a real bargain. Culture is the state of mind that says, “These are the things that really matter in this company.

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Harness Talent Mobility

Skip Prichard

She’s the Founder of award-winning talent mobility software company Topia. They switch jobs frequently and their careers are more fluid and less linear than prior generations. In today’s economy, work is increasingly dependent on mobility—across locations, projects, career progression, family needs and more.

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What Amazing Bosses Do Differently

Harvard Business Review

And when it comes to promotion, look past rigid competency models and career ladders for growth opportunities tailored to the ambitions, talents, and capacities of each person. How to Be a Company That Employees Love. A 2013 Society for Human Resource Management survey of managers in the U.S. He always had time.”

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The Big Picture of Business: Institutional Reviews Help Public Companies to Learn from the Downturn and Move Forward

Strategy Driven

Any company or organization is like a tree. None of the limbs and twigs on each branch (staff-consultants) provide all nourishment required to breed a healthy tree (company). These are the points at which every company must assess its own status and chart the process forward: The Big Picture. The company has grown too rapidly.

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Why We Modeled Our Hiring Process on the NFL and NASA

Harvard Business Review

Some forward-thinking companies might even use “auditions.” For example, during one of the competitions, we provided students with data on the Bay Area Rapid Transit system (BART), which included information about demographics, real estate, weather, station specifics, and fares.

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10 Ways to Build your Web Effectiveness :: Women on Business

Women on Business

For example, a real estate agent might post breaking news on condo developments and include walk-through videos, behind-the-scenes advice, pictures and plans of buildings, comments from current and potential owners, and a social networking component to create a community of condo owners in her area. 2) Always add a contact form.

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All Hail the Generalist

Harvard Business Review

The logic is straightforward: learn more about your function, acquire "expert" status, and you'll go further in your career. To advance in one's career, it was most efficient to specialize. How many real estate professionals in Miami are closely watching Chinese economic developments? Why's that?

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