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Consulting as a Contractor: The Rise of Self-Employment

Tom Spencer

With my interest to learn more about contractual work having been sparked, one of the main questions I asked my manager was “why contractual employment?”. Normally consultants who leave the consulting industry take up positions working for a former client organisation or go on to start their own companies.

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Mastering the Art of Leading Remote Work Teams

Rick Conlow

It is worth noting that the exact extent of remote work adoption varies across countries, industries, and individual company policies. Time Mismanagement: Remote work requires effective time management skills. However, employees may struggle to prioritize tasks and allocate their time efficiently.

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Crafting an Effective Sales Strategy: A Blueprint for Success

LSA Global

Before hiring more sales reps, pushing specific sales activities, or investing in sales enablement technology, smart sales leaders invest the time and resources to deeply understand the market in which they operate in. Only invest time and resources with clients that appreciate and need what you have to offer.

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Crafting an Effective Sales Strategy: A Blueprint for Success

LSA Global

Before hiring more sales reps, pushing specific sales activities, or investing in sales enablement technology, smart sales leaders invest the time and resources to deeply understand the market in which they operate in. Only invest time and resources with clients that appreciate and need what you have to offer.

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An Experiment in India Shows How Much Companies Have to Gain by Investing in Their Employees

Harvard Business

For many low-wage workers in India, basic skills training can be the difference between economic empowerment and persistent poverty. In July 2013 we implemented a randomized controlled trial in five factory units in Bangalore operated by Shahi Exports Pvt. PACE-trained workers displayed higher self-regard and sociability.

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How to Win with Automation (Hint: It’s Not Chasing Efficiency)

Harvard Business

At the same time, managers need to continue to motivate employees who fear their jobs being replaced by robots. How it will impact business, industry, and society. Before the industrial revolution, most people earned their living through physical labor. This creates a dilemma for leaders. Insight Center. The Age of AI.

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Make Strategic Thinking Part of Your Job

Harvard Business

It’s a common complaint among top executives: “I’m spending all my time managing trivial and tactical problems, and I don’t have time to get to the big-picture stuff.” Having risen through the supply chain ranks, she spent most of her time reacting to operational missteps and customer complaints.