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Interns to the Rescue! :: Women on Business

Women on Business

By Susan Gunelius Guest post by Abby Marks Beale (learn more about Abby at the end of this post) As a solo entrepreneur, I have learned to spend my time on those things I major in (activities I am good at and like to do) while parceling out the things I minor in (tasks I am not good at or don’t enjoy) to those who have the expertise (and interest!).

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Starting a Business for the Post-Pandemic World

Strategy Driven

That is what everyone is saying as we are in the midst of a once in a generation global crisis. American Express – The credit card company that originally delivered parcels across the country. Filling a Gap or Flooding the Market? The world has changed. Change can be daunting. Now you have to figure out a whole new way to play.

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Can Leaders Take a Break? :: Women on Business

Women on Business

Female leaders need to recognize that taking time off is part and parcel of taking proper care of themselves. I know of the CEO of a company who takes Fridays off during winter as “personal ski days.&# He doesn’t ask, he just does. A burned out leader is useless.

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Book Review of “Good Company: Business Success in the Worthiness Era”

The Practical Leader

I can hear these old world managers (the anti-leaders) now: “that’s not the reality of how the business world works. ” Unfortunately, for old school managers — and thankfully for the rest of us — Good Company builds many of its arguments around solid research. Good guys finish last.”

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How to Design Work Projects for Maximum Learning

Harvard Business Review

Skill development is clearly a major priority for companies and managers these days. Enrollment in learning programs has surged over the last few years to generate a global executive education market of over $70 billion a year. Consider, for instance, the talent development program at Ascom, a global telecommunications company.

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Mary Barra Brings Teaming to General Motors

Harvard Business Review

GM’s bankruptcy and bailout four years ago earned it the nickname “Government Motors,” a reference to both the $80 billion lent by the US government (repaid in full in December, 2013) and to the bureaucratic, top-down management GM executives had used to try to reverse the company’s tailspin. They play well as a team.

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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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