Workplace Insight

APRIL 8, 2024

days per year ( BMJ , 2012). For example, Amazon’s fertility and family-building benefit is available to all benefits-eligible employees regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, or relationship status. Every organisation has its own culture and level of openness when it comes to supporting women’s health.

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OCTOBER 12, 2021

Between 2012 and 2017, she starred in her family’s reality show Duck Dynasty , about their family duck hunting business. For example, Sadie never thought she’d write a book—let alone multiple books. However big (or small) your platform is, you’ll get so much more out of it if you use it to do good in the world.

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Small Business Labs

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

   For example, Accenture, PWC, Deloitte, and IBM are all on the list of the world's 10 biggest marketing agencies (they're 6th through 9th).   agency revenue was almost 54% in 2018, up from about 33% in 2012.  There's a lot of other interesting data in the Marketing Fact Pack 2020.  

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On The Job

JANUARY 3, 2012

Here's some ideas to make 2012 better: 1. For example, maybe you're working for a technology company, but you have an interest in becoming a better writer. It doesn't feel too ambitious, and I believe it will not only make you happier, but help your career. Join a professional organization.

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Success

MARCH 13, 2022

These examples have one thing in common: From start to finish, these business people and their teams thrilled their customers. Here’s an example: “Hi, I’m Jenny. According to the Echo 2012 Global Customer Service Barometer , only 7 percent of U.S. The prospect is now a patient and has referred dozens of friends.

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Small Business Labs

APRIL 5, 2018

We've long covered the food truck industry and in 2012 released what is still our favorite study,  Food Trucks Motor into the Mainstream, in partnership with Intuit. Our key finding at the time was that the growth of food trucks was an excellent example of the broader of growth of niche, artisan businesses.

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Success

JANUARY 17, 2024

Breazeal later co-founded Jibo , a company that developed personal assistant robots in 2012. Using the examples of recent advances like Alexa and ChatGPT , Breazeal describes these technologies as social interfaces, or personified AI systems, that don’t present themselves as a tool.

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DECEMBER 7, 2021

Kind Lending was founded by Mindy’s husband Glenn Stearns , founder and former CEO of major mortgage lender Stearns Lending, which he stepped down from in 2012. For example, if you want to break up with someone but keep putting it off because you don’t want to hurt their feelings, you’re being nice, but you’re not being kind.

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Allwork

JANUARY 18, 2024

For example, if I am leading a company experiencing hyper-growth and I focus on training people on the product to improve sales, that may help the employee, but we’ve neglected to help them overcome any blockers related to their ability to perform in an environment that operates at that cadence and so the work may fall flat.

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Success

MARCH 28, 2023

As an example, if you’re starting a jewelry business or a retail store, you’ll need the continued awareness and business of lots of people in order to succeed. In 2012 I wrote about the need for a blend of advisers —your “dream team”—especially when starting a new business. Who are your expert advisers to help you make it happen?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 29, 2012

For example, ABC Company made an offer to your organization and after much discussion, some heated, with some people for and others very much against, the group came to a consensus that it just wasn't a good fit for the company and they made a decision to decline it.

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Eco-Office Gals

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Environmental Protection Agency uses Austin, Texas, as an example of how communities and businesses can set and execute reasonable goals over time. sent to landfills by 2012, 75% by 2020 and 90% by 2040. The job’s not through after the product reaches the consumer, for example. Austin committed to a 20% reduction in solid waste.

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 4, 2019

million in 1980 to 803,000 in 2012. A great example is the How We Gather project, which is a collaboration between Harvard Divinity School, the Fetzer Institute and the On Being project.  The Freemasons has lost 3.8 million members since the late 1950s. has seen its membership drop from 1.6

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JANUARY 1, 2023

Your employees look to you to set an example, and many of them may be struggling with a mental illness —after all, in 2020 alone, 52.9 For example, I recently saw Austin Andrews, who was one of the finalists on Season 11 of The Biggest Loser. Of course, the best way you can lead is by example; good habits start from the top.

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JUNE 17, 2022

For example, someone thinking about using the word “synergy” to name their health consulting company ought to reconsider. Sales rose by 23% in 2012. Isen says it’s critical for the future of your company to choose a business name for which a web address is available, and easily identified with and connected to your company.

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 17, 2017

  But what caught our eye was how many of the articles focused on or mentioned the importance of humanness or "being human"   Examples of articles including this theme include: Now is the time to bring humanity back to the workplace. In 2012 we included "Being Human" in our Top 10 Small Business Trends list.

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MARCH 10, 2022

In 2012, Forever.com was launched to offer online storage to its users and a digital archive of their photos, potentially sowing the first seeds of what has over the years flourished into the business of managing one’s digital legacy. * * *. “If In the U.S.,

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On The Job

APRIL 17, 2017

By 2012, Xerox was hitting $21 billion in revenue. Anthony says Xerox is an important example of what companies can do to thrive when their industry is being disrupted.

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Workplace Insight

JUNE 5, 2023

A good example of this is offered by the example of Alan Turing (above), the face on the £50 note as we Brits try to make some sort of amends for his maltreatment and the subject of a biopic given added lustre by the presence of Benedict Cumberbatch in the starring role.

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Allwork

AUGUST 18, 2022

Born between 1997 and 2012, Generation Z currently makes up 30 percent of the world’s population and is expected to make up 27% of the workforce by 2025. Some examples that companies have implemented in a wellness room include a prayer room, yoga room, nap pods or simply a space to wind down and read a book.

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Clutter Coach

JANUARY 19, 2016

These are all examples of focusing on the solution. Originally posted 2012-11-30 22:30:54. And technology lovers often jump to the most complex solution because it seems. elegant and, well, beautifully complex. And it will involve lots of fiddling. around (which will be fun!). instead of on the problem itself.

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 4, 2015

For example, more than 30,000 nonemployers generated more than $1 million in revenue. Census released the 2013 nonemployer business data. In 2013 there were 23.0 million businesses without paid employees in the U.S. This  This is an increase of 270,000, or 1.2% Many have little or no activity, but others can be quite large.

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 31, 2013

In 2012 there were roughly 18 million bikes sold in the U.S.   But if you exclude kids bikes (which the industry defines as bikes with wheels smaller than 20 inches), 2012 U.S. This is leading to bike manufacturing becoming yet another example of a barbell industry structure. .   Bikes outsold cars in the U.S.

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 1, 2013

It's forecast to be up 6% over 2012. A good example is Nike Fuel , a wristband device that tracks your movement and estimates calories burned.   Whistle is an example of a quantified dog product. They do studies on consumer markets, including pet spending. They recently released their 2013 - 2014 U.S.

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JUNE 28, 2022

The question he and his fellow scientists posed in 2010 led to a paper published in 2012. Examples abound from history where a new idea that would ultimately become accepted as highly relevant, even brilliant, was initially received as noxious. _. Sometimes it takes very smart people to ask smart-dumb questions.

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Clutter Coach

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

I put everything on my checklists because I find that the most common things I forget are the ones that seem most obvious (my toothbrush, for example). For example, the entry for arranging for pet care might also include: make sure this person has a key to get into your home! Originally posted 2012-02-15 22:48:14. Happy trails!

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

.   NVCA  also reported that the level of 2012 venture funding will likely substantially fall relative to 2011. According to the NVCA, the number of these rounds has fallen by almost one-third in 2012 versus 2011.   This cash crunch was one of our Top 10 Small Business Trends for 2012.

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Clutter Coach

JANUARY 8, 2016

I put everything on my checklists because I find that the most common things I forget are the ones that seem most obvious (my toothbrush, for example). For example, the entry for arranging for pet care might also include: make sure this person has a key to get into your home! Originally posted 2012-02-15 22:48:14. Happy trails!

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Small Business Labs

MARCH 13, 2012

One of our Top 10 Small Business Trends for 2012 is Loyalty Meets Daily Deals, which we describe as: We think 2012 will see daily deals morph beyond shotgun-style attempts to bring in new business to more targeted methods and systems designed to attract, retain and reward loyal customers. The startup Womply is an example of this shift.

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JUNE 13, 2023

Since 2012, when Chance released his first mixtape after graduating from Jones College Prep in 2011, his promise has attracted attention from established artists eager to collaborate. Take music videos, for example. In 2016, he co-created the Warmest Winter project, which created coats that doubled as sleeping bags for the homeless.

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On The Job

APRIL 1, 2014

of men’s earnings in 2012, finds a Catalyst survey. For example, Dr. Lois P. While women make up nearly two-thirds of the U.S. workforce and are more educated, they hold less than 20% of leadership positions across all sectors, finds a University of Denver study. Your answer may depend on where you work, your profession or your race.

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Small Business Labs

MARCH 31, 2014

The National Network for Manufacturing Innovation  (NNMI) is a federal program started in 2012 with a goal of creating up to 15 national centers for manufacturing research and innovation.  For example, a number of small manufacturing companies are involved in the Youngstown additive (3D) manufacturing center.

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Clutter Coach

MARCH 25, 2016

You may have a shopping problem, but a hoarder will buy 300 mobile phones in a year (that’s an example from the movie). This site also provides an eye-opening *Clutter Hoarding Scale with specific examples of what the home of a hoarder looks like. Originally posted 2012-07-27 08:37:47.

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Small Business Labs

MAY 31, 2016

A good example is the coverage of Pew Internet's Shared, Collaborative and On Demand: The New Digital Economy report.   The reality is in just a few years - Uber went live 2011 and Lyft in 2012 - ridesharing has fundamentally changed the taxi business.  Most of the media is not positive about the on-demand economy.

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Small Business Labs

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

 Entrepreneur's How to Become Your Company's Storyteller  is a good example. " The rise of storytelling is one of the reasons we choose "Being Human" as one of our top 10 small business trends for 2012.   With Big Data (also in our 2012 top trends list) becoming more common, so will storytelling.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 23, 2014

.  Accroding to the Atlanta Fed the primary takeaways from the chart are: The percent of the workforce that is part time varies greatly across industries (compare for example, durable goods manufacturing with restaurants). The article goes on to compare 2013 with 2012.   Go to the article for more details.

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Customers Rock!

JANUARY 10, 2012

I predict this will be a big focus for social media in 2012. He has become one of the best examples of how to use social media to build relationships with people, in his case, the people of Newark. Making a Difference in 2012. Make 2012 the year you use social media to build relationships with your customers. No, really.

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