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Workplace and property firms must wake up to the new era of networked businesses

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A more academic explanation of companies was provided by a little-known UK Nobel prize-winning economist, Ronald Coase (1910-2013). Collaboration, partnering, sharing data and skills exchange will all feature. Whereas once community and identity were givens – a single place, culture, workstyle – now it must be nurtured.

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A Day in the Life of Renée Marino, a Broadway Star-Turned-Master Communicator

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Renée Marino looked onto the crowd during a 2013 Broadway performance of Jersey Boys and found herself staring at legendary filmmaker Clint Eastwood, who had shown up to scout actors for a film adaptation of the musical. She credits that “quiet voice of her soul” for giving her the push to speak up.

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How to Partner with a Rival for a Win-Win

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Collaboration is one thing, but collaborating with your competition ? Blue Moon Fair Trade partners with three other fair-trade retailers to combine trans-Pacific shipments, saving all of them up to 40% in shipping and paperwork expenses. Team up to attract the big guys. Don’t just call up and focus on tactics.”.

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Future-proofing Workspaces: Top Tactics To Align CRE Choices With Business Needs

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For a while, companies were unsure about their long-term office needs, trying to plan for the next couple of years without committing to five years down the line, worried about ending up with too much space. It’s more about collaborative spaces. Another big shift is in office size.

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Top 10 Most Innovative Companies to Watch in 2024

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They are large and small companies that have us fired up about the cool ways they are innovating and leveraging technology. Flipboard Photo courtesy of Flipboard Who they are: From health care to fashion, getting news you care about without looking up dozens of individual media sources can be daunting. Fast forward to now, and No.

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8 Ways to Avoid Pointless Meetings

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We try to balance how far we can go with the least amount of people so we don’t waste time and money tying everyone up.”. Thought leader Nilofer Merchant got a lot of buzz in 2013 for her TED Talk extolling the virtues of the walking meeting. However, in the normal course of business, smaller is better. Make meetings uncomfortable.

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Matchmaker Consultant for ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Shares Top Relationship Red Flags

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While dancing with her friends at a New York City club in 1979, she set up one of her friends with a guy Winston had met. In 2013, she made it official by creating a business , aptly named Bonnie Winston Matchmaker. And like her character in the show, I am a huge collaborator.” Six years later, the matched couple got married.

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