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2024 Events for Project Managers, Business Leaders, and Industry Professionals

Epicflow

2024 Healthcare Project Delivery Conference January, 30-31, San Diego, USA This year’s conference will focus on implementing developments in procurement, design, financing, and O&M in healthcare projects. The participants will learn how healthcare providers overcome resource constraints and deliver new developments.

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More Universities Need to Teach Sales

Harvard Business

Compared to professions like engineering or business disciplines like Finance or Operations, the concept of a dedicated salesperson is relatively recent. ” As Walter Friedman documents in Birth of a Salesman , sales wasn’t seen as a function that required specialized training or education until well into the 20 th century.

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You Don’t Need an “India Strategy” — You Need a Strategy for Each State in India

Harvard Business

Within the country, there are large — and often underestimated — regional differences in language, culture, talent, infrastructure, and wealth, all of which lead to wide variations in business landscapes. These cultural differences have a significant impact on multinationals’ talent and organizational decisions.

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The Four Biggest Mistakes Business Buyers Make by Richard Parker

Martinka Consulting

Certainly you will have to learn the workings of a business, but talent-wise, you have to be able to step in and operate it. While important, assets serve two main purposes: first, they are solely a means to generate revenue and second, they can be leveraged to finance the deal.

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Startup Accelerators Have Become More Popular in Emerging Markets — and They’re Working

Harvard Business

You can examine our data and methodology here. In fact, entrepreneurs from emerging-market country contexts typically have the same or higher levels of education, work experience, and prior entrepreneurial experience as their high-income peers at the time of application. Finding talent is critical. Acknowledge implicit bias.

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Midsize Cities Are Entrepreneurship’s Real Test

Harvard Business

Located in the heart of Colombia’s coffee region, in 2012 Manizales was a good place to grow up and get an education, and an even better place to retire, safe and surrounded by beautiful scenery. Entrepreneurs need to learn that highlighting their own growth attracts talent, investors, and customers. strategic hires).

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7 Charts Show How Political Affiliation Shapes U.S. Boards

Harvard Business

We did not find any notable differences by age group or education. Directors are also consistent in their views of the key challenges to achieving their companies’ strategic objectives: attracting and retaining top talent, the regulatory environment, and domestic competitive threats top the list for directors from both parties.