the makings of a good manager

The Makings of a Good Manager

The big question has often been asked: What identifies a good manager? Does a good manager use his charisma to make people follow him? Does he have to flaunt an overpowering personality and use it to have things done? Is a good manager simply empathetic? Of course, in the era where many are obsessed...
new office technological needs

New Office Technological Needs

Changing technologies have had a significant impact on the office environment since the 20th century. The ability to take advantage of technology is an essential skill in the changing workforce of the century. Modern offices transmit information via electronic mail, calendars, teleconferencing, zoom...
how to handle the challenges of a new business

How to Handle the Challenges of a New Business

Is trial-and-error a convenient approach for new business? This entirely lies in what the new business seeks to try since the method is experimental. While some trial-and-errors will see to the growth of the business, some might be detrimental as well, resulting in the closure of the business. Imple...
buy now pay later go to aussie payment method

Buy Now Pay Later Go-To Aussie Payment Method

Gone are the days when consumers only had the choice between cash or card when shopping. Over the past few years, Buy now pay later (BNPL) providers, like Zip, have well and truly captured the attention of Aussie consumers and the market continues to grow. According to Zip, Australian consumers are...
cartcom acquires digital consultancy dumont project

Cart.com Acquires Digital Consultancy DuMont Project

Cart.com, the first end-to-end ecommerce software and services provider, today announced the acquisition of DuMont Project, a Los Angeles-based full-service omnichannel growth marketing consultancy trusted by Fortune 50 companies, major apparel, beauty, and consumer electronics sellers, and some of...
the economist group 2021 annual report

The Economist Group 2021 Annual Report

Media company's focus on customers leads to strong business results, with a year of transformation and growth at The Economist Group. The Economist Group releases its 2021 Annual Report, showing strong business results in fiscal year 2020/21. The Group's renewed focus on its readers and clients con...
wellness platform for employees

Wellness Platform for Employees

Aduro®, a provider of corporate wellness solutions that drive Human Performance, today announced it has partnered with Chipotle Mexican Grill to launch Chipotle's new wellness experience called Strive built on Aduro's proprietary technology. The platform supports mental health goals among restaurant...
autonomous trucking firm to ipo on nasdaq

Autonomous Trucking Firm to IPO on Nasdaq

Sky9 Capital portfolio company TuSimple is first autonomous trucking firm to IPO, listing on Nasdaq at $8.49 billion market capitalization Sky9 Capital, a venture capital firm investing in Chinese start-ups, announces the flotation of its portfolio company TuSimple on the Nasdaq stock exchange toda...
microsoft forecasts hybrid work disruption

Microsoft forecasts Hybrid Work Disruption

Microsoft forecasts the Next Great Disruption as Hybrid Work Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) ("Microsoft") today announced the findings from its first annual Work Trend Index. Titled "The Next Great Disruption is Hybrid Work – Are We Ready?" the report uncovers seven hybrid work trends every business...
agora to acquire easemob

Agora to Acquire Easemob

Agora, Inc. (NASDAQ: API) ("Agora" or the "Company"), a pioneer and leading platform for real-time engagement APIs, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Easemob, a leading provider of instant messaging APIs and customer engagement cloud services in China, in an...
road to financial freedom

Road to Financial Freedom

Most people fail to accept the financial situations they're in and instead blame situations or circumstances. They can't save money or plan their finances because there's never enough money to save. One thing you should know is that there will never be enough money to save. Even if you do get a sala...
why most startups typically fail

Why Most Startups Typically Fail

Startups are entrepreneurial ventures at the early stages of operations seeking to effectively develop and solve a real-life problem with an innovative product or service. However, most startups end up collapsing at early stages without a chance to validate scalable business models. Sometimes though...
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Ways to generate passive income online

Majority of people fall into 'get rich quick' scams and lose their entire investments trying to make money online. Making money online is easy, might be tax-free depending on where you are based and always should be legal. Also, anyone at a particular age can genuinely make money online. The Interne...
Cryptocurrency Holds the Key to the future

Cryptocurrency Holds the Key to the future

When cryptocurrency started, it was only a dream or virtual concept until the creation of Bitcoin in 2009 by Satoshi Nakamoto that turned the academic concept to reality. Cryptocurrency is a decentralized (have no central bank) digital currency that can be sent from one user to another without the n...
Puzzling Karoshi Phenomenon

Puzzling Karoshi Phenomenon

Japan is today a leading industrial nation that plays in the big league along with the world's most industrialized countries. Yet this has come at a price. The Japanese work environment has increasingly become so intense that the word Karoshi has come into Japan's national dictionary. In the 1970s...
Superwomen

The cult of Superwomen deters women in business

Baroness Gabby Bertin, a member of Theresa May's new task force to encourage women in their careers, said that the cult of superwomen "having it all" is dissuading women from starting their own businesses. She said it is time to "be honest" about "how challenging' it is to be successful in a career...
Digital addiction

Digital addiction is similar to substance abuse

Is digital addiction really a thing or are we talking about a mere dependence? For instance, as Internet is medium rather than an activity, it's more difficult to pin down a quantifiable, negative effect of Internet use. If you find you have a compulsive need to use your digital devices and to be on...
business money lies

The worst money lies people tell

Money is not a particularly easy subject to talk about. When they do, they either feel uncomfortable or they lie about who much money they make, among others. We tend to lie ourselves about how much debt we are shacked to, and even how much money we are going to need for the future. There is great s...