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Another Ghost Town in China, This Time a Replica of Manhattan

MishTalk

Ghost cities, ghost malls, and empty train stations in China have been in the news for years. China’s project to build a replica Manhattan is taking shape against a backdrop of vacant office towers and unfinished hotels, underscoring the risks to a slowing economy from the nation’s unprecedented investment boom.

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Getting an Intricate Operation Back in Sync

Harvard Business

Before I became general manager of The Beverly Hills Hotel, I held the same position at another luxury hotel up the coast. Later, he privately told me he was thinking of leaving the hotel. The director of finance grumbled that overtime costs were too high, due to high turnover and the fact that employee sick time had spiked.

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Top 10 Consulting Firms In New York

Management Consulted

Some of the major practice areas that the NYC region focuses on are corporate development, corporate finance, digital economy, globalization, growth, information technology, marketing & sales operations, people and organization, post merger integration, risk management, strategy, sustainability, and transformation.

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Traveling for Work? You’re a Prime Target for Hackers

Harvard Business

Each time a traveling executive opens spymail, they reveal a wealth of private information — their current location, the time of day they read their email, the hotel at which they are staying. Here’s how: Train for awareness. Here’s how it works. Establish executive travel email protocol.

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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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11 Best Consulting Blogs: Read These Blogs To Grow Your Consultancy

Tsavo Neal

However, most people believe you need to be a Harvard graduate and work in corporate finance to be one. Stuff I talk with other consultants, clients, and students in airports, hotel bars, and classrooms.” A consultant is somebody who helps people solve problems.

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Huge Trade in Fake Syrian Passports; Start of "Real Exodus; 6.5 Million Displaced; "Everyone Wants Out"

MishTalk

They sell their houses, or land, or their cars to finance the trip. Adnan also has a handwritten diagram detailing the route from Izmir, via Macedonia, Serbia and Hungary, along with the cost of trains, buses, cheap hotels, documents and advice on key points. This is a country that has lost its youth.” Celebration?!