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Having an Old-fashioned Nervous Breakdown Might Be a Good Thing

Michael Lee Stallard

Writing in 1936 of his own experience of having a nervous breakdown, Fitzgerald used the analogy of overdrawing money from a bank account: “I began to realize that for two years my life had been a drawing on resources that I did not possess, that I had been mortgaging myself physically and spiritually up to the hilt.”

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Essential Tools Professionals Need to Manage Their Money

Strategy Driven

Online Banking. It might seem like an obvious tool to use if you’re already somewhat financially savvy , but having a bank account with online banking can be a gamechanger. If you don’t already have one, you should look into online banking from your current bank or consider opening a new account.

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No screen time - argh!

CEO Blog

Some of the most routine things I wanted to do: 1 - email mom to set up a breakfast and my son to confirm what time our hike was (I called instead) 2 - what hours was the bank open 3 - recipes. Although I rarely follow them to the letter, I no longer use old fashioned recipe books. 4 - lots of email ideas and follow ups.

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5 Tips for Achieving a Successful Business Merger

Strategy Driven

Remember: you might have enough money in the bank to cover the initial cost of the merge, but that’s only the start of course. If these milestones are tied together with incentives, employees and managers will be more motivated to get it all done in a swift fashion.

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Catch People Doing Something Right

Nathan Magnuson

Several years ago I needed to perform a complicated banking transaction on a certain day but wasn’t going to be able to arrive during lobby hours. Having worked as a bank teller back in the day, I knew it would probably prove an impossible request. But recognition in some form or fashion almost always works.

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Uniqlo’s Bold Move: Addressing Employee Burnout with a 40% Pay Increase

HR Digest

Fast Retailing, the parent company of Japanese fashion chain Uniqlo has announced that it will be raising the pay of its full-time employees in Japan by up to 40%. This move comes as a response to the call from Japan’s Prime Minister for companies to raise wages in order to help employees struggling with rising prices.

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Pronto Payments: Get Clients To Cough Up Quicker With These Tips

Strategy Driven

If the majority of invoices aren’t paid on time, you could find that the amount of cash in your bank starts to dwindle and you might even struggle to pay your own bills as a result. Even though most people will go online and do a bank transfer using their online bank account, there will still be some people who would prefer not to.

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