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The Best Things in Business are Free

In the CEO Afterlife

Negotiating for a lower price or something extra is the modus operandi of every antique retailer, real estate broker, flea market merchant and automobile dealer. Everyone is looking for a good deal, a real bargain. I’m not taking issue with that. Bargaining is a terrific way to create and stimulate economies. But, beware.

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Will the Gig Economy Make the Office Obsolete?

Harvard Business Review

Our greatest insights and most productive work are often generated outside the constraints of the corporate workweek and the cube. For companies, co-working spaces turn commercial real estate into a variable expense item available at a lower cost. Labor is the most expensive and valuable resource at most firms.