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The Lockdown Unlocks Real Work

Markovitz Consulting

Recent research from the Boston Consulting Group confirms that employees can do better work when they’re liberated from much of the bureaucratic cruft that passes for daily management. Low-value travel? Peter Drucker once quipped that, “Much of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to work.” Long commutes?

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Research = Opportunity! 8 Lessons From the Some of the World’s Biggest Sports Brands…

Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

In the last 18 months working with some of the world’s biggest sports brands, I’ve done research that has taught me the importance of market research to build strong brands and grow sales. Research is one of the biggest challenges marketers face. You do this with research. Research is active. There’s no order.

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How Smart Speakers Are Poised to Reinvent the Travel Industry

Harvard Business

Travelers with an Alexa device at home can book a car rental or hotel through Expedia and Kayak. On many fronts, artificial intelligence-powered smart speakers and apps seem poised to become the world’s virtual travel agents. Worldwide, ownership exceeds 100 million units and is projected to reach 225 million by 2020.

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Achieving Startup Success via Product-Market Fit

Tom Spencer

Others have developed theories to explain why businesses fail and what criteria distinguishes successful founders from unsuccessful ones. While this idea is appealing and no doubt has some truth to it, it has led many entrepreneurs to develop, fund, and launch products that ultimately fail. What problems do customers actually have?

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Warning: Pessimism is Hazardous to Your Health

Rick Conlow

Additional Research on Pessimists and Optimists . Research also shows that optimists and pessimists clearly act differently when confronted by adversity. Subsequently, according to research it diminishes life expectancy. Develop your sense of humor. I do not know about you but that matters to me. Self-Satisfaction.

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Virtual Coaching is Inevitable but is it Effective?

Organizational Talent Consulting

Instead, a better question is, how can you develop quality coaching relationships through technology? Here is what peer-reviewed research contributes to the discussion on the effectiveness of virtual coaching. Affordability improves through reduced travel and associated time out of the office costs. Charbonneau, M.A

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Just How Bad Is Business Travel for Your Health? Here’s the Data.

Harvard Business

I went with the pizza, but my lack of choices was annoying — so much so that, when I got home, I started looking into the data on health and travel for work. According to the Global Business Travel Association and American Express , Americans took more than 500 million domestic business trips in 2016.

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