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Don’t Let Growth Muddle Your Company’s Strategy

Harvard Business

Companies often undertake investments or make decisions that slowly erode their original unique strategy or dilute the sharp boundaries that gave the firm its original clear identity. This happens because its not always clear to decision makers that the decision will dilute the core differentiation, there are many decisions that combine to dilute the differentiation, and managers are often motivated by short-term incentives to look for growth and profit opportunities.

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Another Strong Retail Sales Report Is a Mirage of Inflation

MishTalk

Retail sales rose 0.4 percent in December. Adjusted for Inflation, sales rose 0.1 percent.

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When Your Coworker Loses a Home

Harvard Business

What are the right things to do or say when your colleague loses a home in a disaster? You may worry about having the right words, but staying silent leaves a void. While theres no perfect answer every time, the authors, both of whom have experienced catastrophic damage and home loss, offer four recommendations: 1) Do reach out but dont expect a response; 2) Do offer direct help and expertise; 3) Do you research on ways to donate; and 4) Dont forget them in a month or even a year.

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Building a process culture

Seth Godin Blog

Process is the investment we make in inefficiency now to prevent errors from costing us later. Jet airlines are the safest form of travel ever created, largely because of the inefficient process that we put in place. They’re over tested and over staffed, with checklists and feedback loops in place to ensure that errors dont occur. It would be way less costly if one person simply jumped onto the plane with you and took off–less costly, but less reliable as well.

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5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales

Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.

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How to Write a Job Description That Actually Gets People to Apply

Harvard Business

To attract the best talent, you need to broadcast more than a list of tasks and expectations.

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An Extra Dose of Biden Senility on Display in Closing Sorry Moments

MishTalk

Biden is opening up a rift with Harris by repeating a claim he would have won.

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How to Kick Off Organizational Change — 18 Must-Have’s

LSA Global

How to Kick Off Organizational Change 18 Must-Haves Organizational change is complex. It is also an essential process for companies seeking to adapt and remain competitive. The ability of a workforce to change quickly and collectively is one of the most important and challenging tasks leaders face. Heres a comprehensive guide outlining how to kick off organizational change and set the stage for long-term success.

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Why Did Trump Succeed on a Hamas Deal While Biden Failed?

MishTalk

For starers, success is still not guaranteed. Either Netanyahu or Hamas could kill it.

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