Search keyword(s): '
Business & Finance'
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
March 2019 |
"It always is important to remember that your target audience does not care about you. They care about what you can do for them." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
March 2005 |
"[The Carlyle Group] is a real success story and we are proud of our affiliations, deals, investors, and the superb returns we consistently have generated over the past 18 years." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
January 2020 |
Organizations need to shift their mentality away from patents being seen as a way to protect their ideas, and instead regard them as a means to grow business and create wealth through intellectual property-driven analytics and key business assets. . . . |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
May 2017 |
There are ways to deal with what can be the malignant mindsets of those running family firms. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
March 2016 |
"…The predictive analytics platform automatically will track all of your customers' actions from start to finish." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
May 2018 |
CEOs' optimism in the global economy is driven by the economic indicators being so strong. With the stock markets booming and gross domestic product predicted to grow in most major markets around the world, it's no surprise CEOs are so bullish. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
March 2006 |
"Even when the person has done all the homework, is an expert in the field, has researched the marketplace, and understand the strengths and weaknesses, the resources required--in time and money--almost always are much greater than first imagined." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
September 2004 |
"While most of these mistakes are avoidable with foresight and vigilance, no organization is immune to the temptation." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
September 2021 |
"What has changed and what has stayed the same? Does your office need to be reimagined and reinvigorated. . . ?" |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
November 2010 |
"What have Chinese banks done differently from Western banks that brought upon such vast differences--one side churning out profits while the other stands on the brink of bankruptcy?" |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
March 2003 |
"The more workers contribute and the more functions they can perform, the more valuable they become to the bottom line and, subsequently, the harder it is for the organization to do without them." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
September 2015 |
"Even carefully considering who should conduct interviews for specific positions can help to increase diversity." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
January 2016 |
"Suspend judgement even if you know, without a doubt, that an idea is bad--really bad, even horrible; let it live, just for a while." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
September 2018 |
"In a world where innovation is an essential ingredient for business success, the ability to generate fresh, new thinking freely and consistently is crucial. Ideas are the lifeblood of business." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
March 2015 |
"…If you have made it far enough to tap on the glass ceiling blocking you from the C-suite, you certainly possess the ability and intelligence to break through it." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
July 2015 |
"The world is full of people who only want to do the bare minimum. When you push yourself to commit to just a little bit extra, and then make sure you get it done, you set yourself apart in the best possible way." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
January 2019 |
"The advantages of a property offering include a low minimum investment amount, access to institutional-grade properties, national credit tenants, stabilized monthly income, greater diversification, full disclosure offering materials, …" |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
March 2015 |
"Francising is a lot like the military. There's a lot of training, standard operating procedures for doing everything, and a clear command and support structure." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
July 2013 |
". . . The same folks whose advice got us into this mess in the first place are telling us to 'take more risk,' 'work until you drop,' and 'plan on living on a lot less in retirement.' " |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
November 2014 |
To ensure business--and personal--success, surround yourself with "accomplished, successful individuals . . . not nodding, sycophantic yes-men. . . . " |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
July 2009 |
". . . Supporting a think tank is a direct way of enhancing the opportunity for a donor to gain knowledge of public issues and to insert the company's position into the public debate." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
May 2001 |
"Reorganizations are among the most time-consuming, costly, productivity-sapping, internally focused changes an organization can implement." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
January 2016 |
"When I walked into a room, I always was waiting for building security to come and haul me away--feeling like a fraud, sure I would be found out…" |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
November 2007 |
"When free markets allow 2,200,000 families to lose their homes and the broad economy is threatened with recession, capitalism falls to its knees begging for refinement." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
January 2009 |
". . . A presentation isn't a personal development opportunity or a chance for increased visibility. [The speaker is] there to do a job, and that job is to help prepare the executives to make the best possible decisions for the company." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
May 2020 |
"We cannot control everything that is happening around us, but we can control what we do in the face of it." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
September 2016 |
"Most people look back and realize that, with all of their efforts not to miss anything, they were missing everything…Results are not the attainment of greatness, but simply confirmation of it." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
May 2015 |
"The process of understanding your fears, taking calculated risks, and achieving the succcess or parlaying the failure into something positive is a far more rewarding journey than a life lived without any risk-taking, regardless of the outcome." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
September 2020 |
". . . The biggest surprise from this research is that pregnancy discrimination not only negatively impacts the mother, but negatively impacts the baby she is carrying while experiencing the discrimination. . . ." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
September 2016 |
"…Are [you] ready to jump on the elevator and push the 'break the glass ceiling' button with your fellow women…?" |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
May 2002 |
". . . The ongoing activities of international terrorist groups will continue to levy a hidden tax on American business in the form of added costs of operation." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
May 2009 |
How does a juggernaut like this become the basket case that we see before us today? The fact is that the Detroit Three's post-WWII business strategies were doomed from the day in '92 when the first Honda Accord rolled off a nonunion assembly line in Ohio. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
January 2007 |
"As a result of downsizing, rightsizing, and frequent business travel, executives are more and more tapped out for time. The higher one goes on the [corporate] ladder, the more challenging it becomes to get the full and regular focus of an executive." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
January 2011 |
The rules of the game were violated by FDR--and now by Barack Obama. Both refused to acknowledge--clost to a century apart--that "recovery will not happen from the top." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
September 2005 |
"Like the face on a watch, public speaking is the element of 'show' in the marketing effort. It needs the 'inside workings' of the marketing mix to succeed." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
September 2010 |
". . . The cause, scope, nature, and potential impact of the unfolding disaster" proved to be a mystery to British Petroleum and the Federal government until it was too late. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
July 2004 |
"It takes time, costs money, raises difficult family issues, and revolves around something most of us do not want to think about--death." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
March 2019 |
"Most people give up right before [entrepreneurial] success. It is this uncanny phenomenon. Stick with it." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
March 2002 |
"The need for companies immediately to establish an Internet business presence to stay afloat--and to have resources on hand to do it right--has become critical." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
March 2014 |
"The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, better known as ObamaCare, has received all the attention as the worst expression of the [Barack] Obama presidency, but Dodd-Frank deserves a hard look in that regard as well." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
May 2007 |
"Without successful initiatives, strategy implementation is impossible, and companies cannot make acquisitions, create and commercialize new products, enter new markets, forge and maintain competitive advantages, establish brand equity. . . ." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
May 2021 |
"Data is a useful word because it is short and, within a group that works with the same type of data, it can be used like a pronoun to reference what everyone knows you are talking about." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
January 2010 |
"Without aligned roles and responsibilities, it is difficult to imagine an organization being able to respond to the pressures of the marketplace in time to stave off trouble." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
March 2018 |
"We are leaving the old way of thinking and leadership with its overdependence on the logical mind. A new kind of thinking is awakening, characterized by a balance between rationality and intuition." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
January 2007 |
"What leads a board of directors (and business teams from the executive suite to the plant floor) to engage in the kind of shenanigans that can wreak havoc on a company's reputation as well as its competitive position and share value?" |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
March 2017 |
"Understanding these nine archetypes and discerning where you tend to fall, how other people are categorized in relation to you, and how to capitalize on a different type of personality approach is a tremendous asset to your negotiation arsenal." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
May 2007 |
". . . How can management identify those who have the potential to improve and work with them toward the accomplishment of that goal?" |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
September 2016 |
"There is no substitute for building solid business relationships based on the delivery of real value and, in a sluggish economy, they are the only kind of relationships any of us can afford." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
May 2010 |
Organizations that successfully manage the three people equity factors--alignment, capabilities, and engagement--outpoint competitors by a wide margin. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
March 2001 |
Only infrequently following announcement of merger is there any mention of employees whose lives & families will be disrupted, community services' functions that will receive less funding for serving the needy, or customers who will see change. . . |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
July 2021 |
"By establishing yourself as a trusted leader, you will . . . be on your way to fostering a workplace culture that is strong enough to withstand any storm and become a place for both professional and personal growth." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
January 2018 |
"It does not have to be the basic tenet upon which a company is founded, but social responsibility must be a core value in order for millennials to believe that a company is genuine and therefore worthy of their almighty dollar." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
May 2020 |
"For this recovery to be efficient . . .businesses that have been shuttered temporarily must survive and be ready to reopen once the immediate health threat has passed." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
March 2018 |
"Planning is a good thing. However, for many entrepreneurs, the solution to avoiding the risk of reality is to keep planning." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
July 2011 |
". . . Permanent job loss . . . is a fact of life when you live in a free-market economy that constantly is innovating and trying to move forward." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
March 2021 |
"In terms of . . . reaction time and . . . safety stock . . . you could never forecast for what we experienced last spring." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
March 2019 |
"…What if rather than issuing the knee-jerk cease-and-desist letter and otherwise going the exhaustive and expensive litigation route attempting to prosecute inadequately responsive offenders, patent owners instead strategically engaged said offenders…" |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
July 2006 |
"In theory and in practice, every transaction should have integrity. This has to be the belief that American companies carry with them--no matter where they operate." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
November 2009 |
Has public confidence in the effectiveness of free markets been lost forever and will this result in an American economy bound by the chains of government regulation? |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
September 2006 |
Being on time, within budget, and to specification can be difficult. As one project manager explained, "You can have it fast, cheap, or good. Pick two." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
May 2005 |
"Professionals who speak for notoriety find it easy to come across opportunities that carry their careers forward. They see speaking not as a source of discomfort but as a focal point to build their networks and personal reputation." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
May 2016 |
"…Decide what you want, and go get it. Never forget that life is now--press play." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
May 2003 |
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the projected number of positions to be filled over the next decade (167,800,000) will outnumber available workers (157,700,000). Seniors seeking to return to the workplace can help fill that gap. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
January 2012 |
"The present economic environment [is much] tougher than the last generation's. . . . Today's investment scenario is . . . About perseverance and tenacity." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
January 2002 |
"To do the best job possible, it is important for America's hiring professionals to challenge their interview process." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
November 2019 |
". . . Is it appropriate to dash off an email with holiday wishes, or is a traditional paper card the way to go?" |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
January 2003 |
The terrorist attack "was one of those epic events that have prompted many of us to consider what in life is truly important. Corporations should follow suit." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
September 2019 |
"The companies that thrive in [today's] extreme vetting environment are the ones who boast salesmen who do not actually sell." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
July 2003 |
". . . It ultimately is management's responsibility to demonstrate its commitment to welcoming both good and bad news." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
January 2019 |
"The prospect of more-widespread adoption explains why cryptocurrencies may continue to outperform other investment assets in the long term and improve how the world does business." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
May 2016 |
"there are many commonly-held career myths trhat employees cling to, and there seems to be a silent comfort in holding onto them." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
May 2007 |
"Eradicating victim mindset and behavior is not an overnight job. It takes real fortitude on the part of leaders to encourage candor, create high levels of accountability, and hold themselves to the same standards as their employees." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
March 2015 |
"If you have a good idea for a new business or want to start earning more money, there is no time like the present to join the ranks of successful mompreneurs." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
November 2011 |
Losing one's home is a painful process, but short sales can help families to decrease the time and frustration they spend in financial limbo--and maintain their credit while moving forward. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
January 2019 |
"The [Tax Cuts and Jobs Act] is confusing enough to tax professionals, so how to average taxpayers even begin to understand what is going on and how to respond when they prepare their 2018 tax return…?" |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
September 2012 |
The President publicly vilifies banks and then tells them they desperately need to start lending. He talks about raising taxes and placing undue financial burdens on companies through health care reform and then tells them they need to hire more workers. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
July 2001 |
"When a death occurs, those responsible for planning the funeral are often faced with making important decisions of a kind they never have had to make before, at a time when they may be overwhelmed by a flood of emotions. . . ." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
May 2004 |
". . . Corporate 'persons' have been given many superhuman qualities. They have infinite life spans, reside simultaneously in many nations, create their own parents, and cut off parts of themselves to form new entitities. . . ." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
January 2004 |
It does no good to run away from disagreement and discord. Confronting conflict head-on will make any organization run smoother. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
July 2010 |
"The results . . . would go a long way toward answering the ultimate question about the Fed's actions: Did it make the overall economic situation better than it would have been otherwise?" |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
May 2015 |
"When many business owners hear the phrase 'going above and beyond for a client,' what they really hear is 'spend more time, resources, and effort - but get paid the same.' That is a bad way to look at taking good care of your customers." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
January 2001 |
As the labor shortage deepens, retailers will have to pay more for positions that were previously considered menial, including sales help and delivery personnel. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
March 2010 |
"Imposing onerous financial reguations only will impede the reconstitution of financial institutions, delay the recovery, and dampen the pace of long-term economic growth." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
March 2016 |
"…If you are doing your job well, customers will want to tell their friends and family about the great new store, restaurant, service, etc. that they have found." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
May 2007 |
"Proactive pricing strategies come from visionary companies that understand and rely on the economic value they bring to customers. They separate value from benefits." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
July 2020 |
"It's time to stop living life for achievements, money, accolades, and the validation of other people . . . Those locked-in patterns [are] causing anxiety and misery--and a life devoid of meaning [and] purpose. . . ." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
November 2019 |
"We all know time and money are precious. So, why wouldn't you want to assess the very area that could be draining both of those resources?" |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
July 2002 |
"Avoid burning bridges, because you never know when your professional path will intersect with a former supervisor or colleague." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
May 2015 |
"… Engaging the Five Business Time Zones model of leadership can bring new understanding of how [senior executives] spend their time as well as a design for how they ought to spend their time." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
May 2011 |
". . . A growing number of states, watching the sickening plunge in the value of Federal money, are starting to explore how they can set up monetary systems based on gold or silver coins." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
November 2020 |
"As COVID-19 and its economic impacts continue, policymakers likely will keep exploring various relief measures, including additional funding for businesses with ongoing need that can demonstrate a reduction in revenue." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
March 2021 |
"Surviving takes on new meaning in the post-COVID world, and business and society cannot go back to our before-coronavirus ways because history has a way of repeating itself." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
March 2010 |
"Time will tell if our nation is to become a European wannabe replete with a welfare-state mentality . . . or reverts to historic form to reclaim the beliefs of Adam Smith. . . ." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
March 2009 |
"An asset bubble is like a Ponzi scheme. Homeowners purchased or borrowed against their homes with the expectation that a future group of buyers would pay increasingly rising prices." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category: |
Business & Finance |
Published: |
November 2017 |
"Not only are [small business owners] trying to end the year strong with their sales and profits, but they are beginning to worry about year-end reporting, W-2 and 1099 preparation, and tax season." |
|
|
|