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How Dumb Is Your Business?

N2Growth Blog

It applies to your branding, marketing, supply chain, and ultimately to your customer base. mikemyatt: A leaders Intellect should not be a depreci. Here is a simple rule of thumb…the bigger the key man policy the less scalable the company is. If your employees cannot simply and effectively explain what you do you have problems.

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Why Multinationals Are Doubling Down on Russia

Harvard Business Review

And while two years of shrinking GDP growth , sanctions , and a volatile ruble have led some companies like GM to leave the market, there has not been a large-scale exodus of MNCs from Russia. For multinational firms, Russia’s attractiveness lies primarily in the size and sophistication of its market.

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Navigating the Complexities of Doing Business in Russia

Harvard Business Review

Yet Russia remains an important part of most Western multinationals’ emerging markets portfolios. For example, in 2014, at the onset of the sharp deterioration in U.S. This environment is altering how multinational firms operate in the country and market their products.

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At Amazon, It’s All About Cash Flow

Harvard Business Review

That operating cash flow is much higher than net income at a company that has been investing huge amounts of money as it strives for global retail domination isn’t a big surprise, although the sheer size of the difference, and the sharp upward trajectory of the cash flow line, is still staggering.

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The Great Recession Drastically Changed the Skills Employers Want

Harvard Business Review

labor market over the past 30 years. That is, even while most measures of local labor-market strength had converged back to pre-recession levels, differences in advertised skill demands remain. Moreover, the vast majority of this “upskilling” persists through the end of our sample in 2015. production and operatives).

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The Benefit of Dissenting Opinion | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Therefore the art you speak of sculpts with a very sharp blade – the tongue. mikemyatt: A leaders Intellect should not be a depreci. Unfortunately, the wildcard is PEOPLE. We serve people, lead people, we relate to people, we encourage or discourage people, and we are people. Our Freedom.

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Family Matters | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Now both my sons are doing the tough balancing act, but their priorities are keeping their leadership skills sharp – leading family and companies. mikemyatt: A leaders Intellect should not be a depreci. I had to learn that lesson, and almost blew it many years ago. link] mikemyatt Thanks for stopping by Bert. Our Freedom.

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