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Tech Sector Drives Record Layoffs in 2023

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job market, with companies planning 721,677 job cuts, a 98% increase from 2022, according to a study published by Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. In 2023, many companies, especially those operating within the tech sector, were entering a cost-cutting phase. Last year was marked with major shifts in the U.S.

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Will The Cascade Of Bank Collapses Break The Coworking Industry?

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The last time thousands of small businesses went bankrupt in a short period of time was in the dot.com crash of 2001, and it had a profound effect on the coworking industry. Away from California, coworking companies with few small tech company clients are unlikely to be affected by these events to any great degree.

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The Impenetrable Tech Industry May Have Met Its Match

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Although job openings remain vast, the expected recession has led the world’s largest companies to take cost-cutting measures to weather the storm. . For instance, Snapchat’s parent company Snap laid off 20% of its staff last August after sharing an ominous message about the depleting economy. .

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The Leadership Gene

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It was the summer of 2001. I had just started my career as a business coach for some big companies like Johnson & Johnson and Bear Sterns. I killed time by buying coffee and a magazine, and I went in to see the receptionist. I could just sit and relax and read and wait. This was going to be a big account for me, if I got the job.

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‘Suffering Is What Makes Life Beautiful’

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But the opposite is also true: MacDonald has withstood being fired from a company he founded while simultaneously going through a divorce, and that experience has increased his mental strength. He started another company, myMatrixx, a pharmacy benefits firm, in 2001 and sold it in 2017, exiting with $250 million.

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Episode 472: The Evolution of Getting Things Done with David Allen

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David joins us to delve deeper into the GTD methodology and how it has evolved since its inception in 2001. This week I am excited to feature my conversation with David Allen , the creator of the Getting Things Done methodology. Beyond checking out our sponsors, you can subscribe to the show wherever you listen to podcasts.

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How I Lost $3 Million in 24 Hours and Bounced Back

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I had been working on a massive deal for 18 months and if everything panned out, my company would make just over a million dollars. It all started in 2001 when I launched a service business based on just an idea. It was 2010. I was waiting for the most important call of my life. And then the phone rang. It was my partner.

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