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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. Stop worrying about low-cost foreign competition and the state of the economy or your industry. But, beware.

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Harness Talent Mobility

Skip Prichard

They switch jobs frequently and their careers are more fluid and less linear than prior generations. Automation and AI is creating new jobs and industries, but also threatening others. In today’s economy, work is increasingly dependent on mobility—across locations, projects, career progression, family needs and more.

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

Strategy Driven

Trees with thicker bases and deeper roots will sprout greener (be profitable), shed less often (fewer corporate flaws) and live longer (dominate its industry). Human resource administration, employee testing, behavioral research, executive search, talent pools, reorganizations, downsizing, executive outplacement, labor issues and negotiating.

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Why We Modeled Our Hiring Process on the NFL and NASA

Harvard Business Review

Our aim is to do the same for intellectual athletes, giving them an opportunity to not just talk about but also demonstrate the qualities we seek: a passion for solving challenging problems, exceptional analytical rigor, and the ability to glean insights from complex data sets across markets industries and economies.

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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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