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Where your company is headquartered makes a big difference to your bottom line

Strategy Driven

Real estate is unaffordable for many, competition for talent and investment is fierce, and high state and local taxes and labor costs quickly consume whatever capital startups have secured. Strategic Planning Warning Flag 1 – Business Unit versus Goal-Based Planning. About the Author. A Budget Does Not A Strategy Make!

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What Amazing Bosses Do Differently

Harvard Business Review

Yet in today’s rapidly evolving, 24/7 workplaces, it’s not always clear what managers should do to create the most satisfying work experiences and the happiest employees. If you supervise others, make sure you do the following: Manage individuals, not teams. But this is also the manager’s responsibility.

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The “Four P’s” of Marketing a Law Firm Online

Strategy Driven

If you keep the four P’s in mind, you will have a clear, defined marketing strategy that supports your client acquisition goals. Frank at Sagapixel told me about a conversation he had with Eric Diaz, a prominent real estate attorney in Philadelphia. The First P of Marketing a Law Firm – “the Product”.

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Keeping It Professional When You Work in a Family Business

Harvard Business Review

When your manager is also your parent, sibling, or another relative, how do you keep things professional? Be transparent and proactive about your expectations and goals for the future, especially if you would like to hold the top job in the future. “I had to get a master’s degree in real estate development.

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The Big Picture of Business – Achieving the Best by Preparing for the Worst: Lessons Learned from High-Profile Crises, part 2 of 4

Strategy Driven

Current management of both companies were ill-advised on handling the crises. Real estate consultants are not business strategists, but the retail system gives them the say-so in establishing community presence. Don’t have sufficient management skills or resources to do something well. Those We Bring Upon Ourselves.

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Employees Perform Better When They Can Control Their Space

Harvard Business Review

An emerging suite of literature and research—including our 2013 Workplace Survey — clearly points to the power of choice and autonomy to drive not only employee happiness, but also motivation and performance. We wanted to take a deeper look at some of the more abstract aspects of workplace design that can impact employee performance.