Business

How to Brace Yourself for Disappointment

How do you prepare yourself for what might be a large, perhaps even life-changing, disappointment? Is it better to think it through ahead of time? Or do you just end up wasting energy and causing yourself anxiety when you can’t know the outcome yet anyway? The first thing you need to do is ask if…

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How Women Who’ve Lost Work Are Coping

November 02, 2020 The pandemic has taken jobs, gigs, customers, and contracts from countless women. And many still aren’t sure when their industries will reopen or when clients will be ready to hire them again. Three women — a massage therapist, an opera singer, and a small business owner — who lost work in March open…

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Four Ways Technology Can Enhance Your Supply Chain

According to a March survey conducted by the Institute for Supply Chain Management, nearly 75% of U.S. companies reported supply chain disruptions due to coronavirus-related issues. Before the pandemic, supply chain resiliency in most industries hadn’t been seriously tested, at least not to the extent that it has recently. Today, the definition of supply chain…

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Dow Jumps 345 Points On Upbeat Economic Data Before U.S. Election

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by as much as 345 points on Monday.Upbeat China data outweighed new virus lockdowns and uncertainty surrounding the U.S. presidential election.More volatility will arise from the U.S. presidential election.The Dow and broader U.S. stock market rallied on Monday, despite an uncertain U.S. election Tuesday and news of new virus…

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Successful Companies Live Up to This Ancient Greek Ideal

While its etymology is simple — philos, or friend/love, and timi, or honor — the Greek word philotimo carries a universe of far richer meanings. It is decency, dignity, honesty, truthfulness, sincerity, altruism, and a dozen other ideals encapsulating what it means to live with integrity. In this piece, the authors discuss the implications of this…

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