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Staying Safe Is the Motto of the Day, Week, Month

Martinka Consulting

I do know the virus has a longer than normal life of being alive, spreads super-fast through our easily traveled and networked world, and that’s what’s concerning people So, let’s cover what it’s doing to people like you and me, i.e. business owners and executives. But what about small businesses, that I really feel for?

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Five trends of future working

SkillQuo

Technological advancement has reached an unseen height where workplaces and employment are no longer about the typical 9-5, linear path to promotion, but rather a path for extracting the greatest capabilities from employees as well as producing thought-provoking, functional, dynamic products/services.

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Is Your Business Ready to be Sold?

Martinka Consulting

Understand what drives the business and its value. Is it expertise, the products, services, process, or IP? Know the best buyer for your business.” Know the number at which you’re willing to walk away (from the business). Minimize your personal expenses run through the business.” Know these things.

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For Some Platforms, Network Effects Are No Match for Local Know-How

Harvard Business

For example, Uber and Grab link riders and drivers, Airbnb links hosts and travelers, and Amazon links shoppers and sellers. The spectacular growth of these businesses has been commonly explained by “network effects,” a common refrain among economists and academics. This is a subtle but important distinction.

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You Can Be a Great Leader and Also Have a Life

Harvard Business

And billionaire Mark Cuban worked until 2 am launching his first business and didn’t take a vacation for seven years. These intense work styles are often celebrated as the only way to get to the top and be a super-productive leader. “We all wanted to do work and life differently,” DeGroot told me.

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Why consulting?

Management Consulted

For instance, we examined predatory pricing in the airline industry and illegal product tying by Apple, Microsoft, and AT&T. For our final project, the class was broken into small groups and each group wrote a 40 page paper examining a thesis in an industry of their choosing. Very intellectual job – can I do it?

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75 Podcast Ideas and Topics to Explore in 2024

Buzzsprout

Product reviews Help take the guesswork out of purchases by doing product reviews for your listeners. Hands on Tech Kad's Review: Boxes and Products Explored 6. Depending on your style, you can narrate the story, or add production like sound effects, background music, etc. Pop Culture Happy Hour Culture Gabfest 39.