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When learning is bad for business

The Shrink for Entrepreneurs

“There’s no such thing as failure, there’s only learning experiences”. What did you learn ?” Learning is always good, right? Expect when learning is killing your ability to succeed as an entrepreneur. . Because we love learning. As a crisis unfolds, doing is more important than learning. .

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Are companies’ climate pledges for real — or just hot air? Here’s how you can tell

Ideas.Ted

Learn to recognize the 3 types of greenwashing. A 2019 analysis by the non-profit Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) gave 23 of the leading 25 producers Grade C or lower for their progress towards Paris climate goals. Last, share what you’ve learned with other people and spread the word. Take car manufacturers.

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Drew Jones | Creating a Culture that Inspires: The Impact of Authentic Leadership and Core Values

Allwork

What you’ll learn Discover the profound effects of remote and hybrid models on organisational culture. Learn about the immense potential of AI in stimulating cultural dynamics within organizations. Because at heart, culture is about adapting and learning and sharing information. Welcome to the future. Work podcast.

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Why Your Small Business Needs A SWOT

The Small Business Blog

Why Your Small Business Needs A SWOT by Stefan Töpfer on Mar 17, 2010 As a small business owner, or entrepreneur, you have no doubt heard of a SWOT analysis. But with a heavy workload, is it really necessary for your small business to complete a SWOT analysis? Opportunities : external factors that will make success easier.

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From the archive: The role of workplace design in employee engagement

Workplace Insight

Analysis of the data identified a pattern indicating that the country where employees live, its culture and the resulting expectations have an impact on how highly engaged and satisfied they are with their workplace. These workers might not be actively hurting an organisation, but they are not benefitting it, either.

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Ten critical foundations for successful collaborative networks

BioTeams

Pricing/Costs: In supply chains bids, it is common practice for suppliers to add in extra overheads as padding, typically in the region of 15-35%, to protect their costs. The prime supplier gets paid, and then, and only then, will it pay its sub-suppliers, who in turn pay their suppliers. A Practical "Exchange Model".

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Why educate women – isn't it a waste of resources? | THE SMALL.

The Small Business Blog

After one of these conversations today, I was reminded of this professor and began wondering if he was right with his opinion in the final analysis? Trivially, his assertion that educating women is a waste, is completely nonsensical, but the final result to the economy seems to suggest his analysis could be right.

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