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MIT Economists on the Impact of COVID-19 on Labor Markets

Small Business Labs

The Hamilton Project essay The Nature of Work after the COVID Crisis: Too Few Low-Wage Jobs is authored by MIT economists David Autor and Elisabeth Reynolds.  This will likely result in leaner staffing in retail stores, restaurants, factories, and other places where companies have invested in labor-saving automation systems.

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Make a Connection with Vacation

Office Dynamics

As you view everything that has come across your desk whether they are phone calls, new assignments from your executive or your own project work: Assess all of it. I was so busy with work, traveling, and teaching full-day workshops that I did not really start pulling clothes and packing until the night before my flight was departing.

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Why Traveling the World Is the Best Investment in Yourself

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You see for yourself new styles of clothing, where young professionals are shopping, which brands are popular in different places. If you’re interested in the restaurant business, this is the perfect chance to note what thrives overseas, be it individual dishes, types of cuisine or certain franchises. And then there are the memories.

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How My Experience as a Black Entrepreneur Shaped My Views on Building Financial Freedom

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Unfortunately, the entire experience was spoiled by an incident at a popular breakfast restaurant. Anytime I thought about the trip or the project came up as a topic of conversation in meetings, I found myself spiraling down a path of worst-case scenarios: What if the server had put something in my food? What brings you to town?”

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Shaq Insists He’s Not a Celebrity

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Nearly every commercial is just Shaq being, well, himself: Shaq installing a security system, Shaq dancing to the Gold Bond theme song, Shaq standing in a cruise ship pool with his clothes on. When he eats at restaurants, he leaves famously humongous tips. Each ad has that same element: Shaq-style fun. Continue to show my kids.

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Master the Sales Mindset to Land Your Biggest Clients

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This holds true for a piece of manufacturing equipment, life insurance, clothing or dessert at a restaurant, he says. You can project trends into the future to identify windows of opportunity, changes in consumer sentiment and ideas for fine-tuning how you go to market,” Hutson says. Then, they defend those decisions with logic.

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Use Lists to Manage Your Life

Ian's Messy Desk

Restaurants. Personal information. Account information. Bills to pay. Communication. Context-based. Someday/Maybe. Quotations. Blog content. Learning Opportunities. Entertainment. What are some of the lists you use? You just finished reading Use Lists to Manage Your Life !