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B2B Salespeople Need to Act More Like Travel Agents

Harvard Business

Consider what’s happened with travel: With the explosion of internet travel sites in the 2000s, consumers took charge of their own travel, and travel agencies hemorrhaged business. According to the travel and leisure marketing firm MMGY, the use of travel agents increased by 50% from 2014 to 2015.

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Research: Hiring Managers Are Biased Against People with Longer Commutes

Harvard Business

during the summer of 2014. But the comparison at least provides a benchmark. Likewise, frequently changing work schedules may disrupt precarious travel arrangements for otherwise productive workers. I was particularly interested in whether perceptions of place can perpetuate poverty and inequality.

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What the Best Transformational Leaders Do

Harvard Business

The list includes a health care company that was once near bankruptcy (DaVita), a software firm whose stock price stagnated for a decade (Microsoft), a travel website that faced overwhelming competition (Priceline), a food giant that seemed to lose its focus (Danone), and a steel company that faced new pressure from lower-cost rivals (ThyssenKrupp).

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Reflections on 2013; What's Important, What's Not? What's Ahead?

MishTalk

Expect more on this in 2014. China''s Bill for Pollution Mounts China enters 2014 reeling from one of the worst polluted winters in recent years but experts from two major research institutes openly disagree over what is the main culprit behind the capital city''s dismal air pollution. "The Will it happen in 2014?