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Management & Strategy

Twelve trends of the labor market - 03/27/2017

Consulting company BCG named 12 main trends in the labor market. In the analysts’ opinion, among the most important trends are automation, new strategies to attract customers, aging of the population, growth of the income gap and development of more flexible structures. The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has prepared a study in which it identified the 12 main trends that are already increasingly...

Four keys to mastery - 03/24/2017

"Mastery is a mysterious process in which what at first seems difficult, then comes more easily and brings more and more satisfaction thanks to constant training," George Leonard writes in his book, saying that this statement is true for anything you do. However, the most important thing is to understand that the path of mastery is by no means fast. Results will not be instant and easy, and...

Seven ways to survive failure - 03/17/2017

Why do the best students make mistakes in simple tests? Why did you fail the interview? Why do we become ebarassed when we need to show everything we can do? Sien Beilock explored the scientific basis of human behavior when everything is at stake, and is ready to share seven tips to help you avoid stressful breakdowns and failures in sports, business and other areas. Distract yourself in...

Affluent women changing wealth management industry - 03/14/2017

Swiss bank UBS calculated that aggregate global wealth of women will grow from $ 13 trillion to $ 18 trillion by 2021. The figure will be increasing 1.6% faster year-on-year than men's total wealth, the Financial Times writes. After two years of research, UBS Wealth Management concluded that female and male clients should be approached differently, so UBS Wealth Management decided to reorient its...

Five practical ideas for visual notes - 02/27/2017

Visual notes have a lot of practical benefits. They can be used for project planning, to prepare for a journey, for sketches of impressions, for writing recipes or learning foreign languages. Now you need Instagram not for selfies but for snapshots of your notes. Creating sketches can be easy and inspiring. Let's try? Sketches and project planning Sketches are well suited for project...

Conscious investment wins increasingly more supporters - 02/24/2017

Investment in projects not related to the military industry, violation of human rights or harmful to environment, keep growing every year. Their total volume has already reached several trillion dollars. Corporations has long been forced to take into account opinions of consumers who might not want to buy their goods produced in violation of the ethical norms. Recently, investment funds also...

Why you need mental flexibility - 02/17/2017

When we are overtaken by a problem, our brain pushes the panic button. Yet, if you develop flexibility of thought, you will be easy-going about any challenge. Here are things worth to remember. Everyone comes to a standstill sometimes. Stagnant situations are inevitable. No matter how conscious you behave or how well you negotiate - you will always be faced with difficult circumstances and...

Stop saying 'I don't have time' - 02/08/2017

There are many indicators that can identify a successful person, but everyone knows that a prosperous man does not complain about lack of time. He knows that a week consists of 168 hours, which can be used to complete everything it time. So what to do to control your time? Once a week, pencil in two hours of free time and equip yourself with a planning tool. This may be Outlook, Google Calendar,...

Five marketing lessons to capture your clients' hearts - 01/30/2017

It is no secret that effective marketing is essential for success. However, any business owner sooner or later encounters a simple question: how to promote products and services to achieve worthwhile results. Lesson №1: Do not forget about websites and social networks Indeed, loyal customers and word of mouth make the magic happen. However, do not delude yourself that it frees you from the...

Satya Nadella, cricket and Microsoft's unequivocal success - 01/20/2017

«Microsoft has been created to do a certain set of things. We provide people in organizations around the world with an opportunity to achieve more." So said Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella at a conference of IT professionals IT-Ignite, organized by Microsoft in Atlanta. Satya Nadella’s coming to power at Microsoft fundamentally changed the Redmond company. "Microsoft is cool again," - wrote The...
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