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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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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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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

Globally, 56 percent of people want a job that allows them to give back to society versus 44 percent who value personal achievement more…” Two of the authors, Laurie Bassi and Dan McMurrer, are organization effectiveness researchers, consultants, and run an investment fund based on the principles outlined in Good Company.

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Economies of Unscale: Why Business Has Never Been Easier for the Little Guy

Harvard Business Review

Automation is wiping out whole job categories, from cashiers to machine-builders, while pressures from globalization, trade, and new Internet-driven business models have disrupted industries and displaced hundreds of thousands of workers. The American worker just can’t seem to get a break. Unscaling has emerged over decades.

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How to Design Work Projects for Maximum Learning

Harvard Business Review

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. The severances team increased parcels processed per day by 175%.

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Mary Barra Brings Teaming to General Motors

Harvard Business Review

She had “an ability with people” and a track record of bringing new models to market faster and at lower cost. That’s part and parcel of Mary’s success, and the rest of the team plays well together, too.” They play well as a team.

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