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Making Seamless E-Payments a Reality

Strategy+Business

Even at a time when e-commerce and digital currency are ubiquitous, retailers and banks are still struggling to design and adopt large-scale systems that allow seamless, frictionless electronic payments.

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Boosting Performance Through Organization Design

BCG

Article Monday, July 17, 2017 Companies that adopt agile ways of working are five times more likely to enjoy faster growth and higher profits than their peers. Several other elements of good organization design can also help.

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Growing Number of Companies Complain About Inability to Find Workers: So Why is Wage Growth So Low?

MishTalk

Since 2010, the highest year-over-year wage increase in any month for production and nonsupervisory employees is near 2.6%. For a two-year stretch between summer of 2011 and summer of 2013 wage increases less than 2% were the norm. Yet, firms complain about labor costs while simultaneously complaining about the lack of workers. (more…).

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In search of enrollment

Seth Godin Blog

Back in the day, hitchhikers held cardboard signs with their desired destination city clearly written out. After all, if you're headed to New York, it doesn't make sense to pick up someone headed for Denver (it's a bad idea for the driver and the passenger). If you've got people on your bus who are headed somewhere you have no intention of going, today might be a good day for them to get off the bus.

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PowerPoint Best Practices for Creating Stellar Presentations

Mastering data visualization in PowerPoint will help accelerate your career because it positions you as someone who can present data that drives business decisions forward. think-cell's PowerPoint Best Practices eBook was created specifically for professionals aiming to master the art and science of data-driven storytelling. What’s inside: Practical Insights: Uncover valuable tips for crafting engaging and persuasive presentations.

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“Bargain” $2 Million Homes in Australia: “Super Saturday” Auction Results Posted

MishTalk

Home supply in Australia is up with the number of bidders down. Supposedly this puts prices in the bargain range. For example, you could buy any of the following beauties for $2 million or so, a ‘Bargain’ on Real Estate’s ‘Super Saturday’. That auction took place yesterday. Today, the results are posted. First, let’s investigate some asking prices.