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7 Types of Competitive Advantages and How to Develop Yours

Success

Consider how flaxseed producers broke into the health market by differentiating themselves as high in omega-3 fats. Seek online resumes, network on LinkedIn, and find the person who checks all the boxes you need. Create a positive company culture and constantly improve your customer service. Compete to hire only the best.

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Why the over 50s are leaving the workforce in huge numbers

Workplace Insight

But if older workers have been put off work due to health risks or lack of opportunities, it would mean the economy is being deprived of potentially productive workers – which could cost the state in various ways. So what’s going on? To put this in context, the comparable percentage rise for over-50s for the whole economy is 12%.

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Why we need to consider switching to a 4-day workweek — now 

Ideas.Ted

The results: Increased productivity and creativity; improved recruitment and retention; less burnout for founders and leaders; and more balanced and sustainable lives for workers — all without cutting salaries or sacrificing customer service. M]y life is better off, thanks to the 4-day work week,” one employee wrote. “I

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Self Defense for Admins

The Office Professionals Place

Enhance your resume and get the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification or Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (MCAS). Soft Skills Soft skills include being able to handle customer service issues and basic, appropriate, and effective interaction with co-workers, clients and customers, and management.

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Is Your Business Blogging?

The Small Business Blog

Maybe I will try to resume my blogging one of these days. do cost cutting do credit control do customer service export find funding grow your business handle problems keep data safe lower overheads manage your time market and sell motivate your staff not to do it! I now intend to start posting regular informative blogs.

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Work-Life Balance 2.0 and Small Business | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

This has created not only many health problems like cardiovascular disease, a weaker immune system, frequent headaches, backache to name but a few, but also social problems in areas like child-care, care for relatives, increase in divorces and other symptoms of a social fabric breakdown. Work-Life Balance 2.0

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Fear of Success | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

I’m willing to put my health at risk, my reputation, and my financial security. The reason I was willing to confess was because I realized I was putting a client relationship at risk – and because I cannot abide bad customer service, I also realized that I needed to address this issue. We Bet Yes. Not just terrified.

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