Sometimes the business news takes your breath away. This morning I read with great interest that Walmart has announced that effective this Friday, November 22, 2013, they are starting their "Black Friday" sale a week early. In addition, they have added a "Christmas Match" campaign that effectively matches the lowest price of any competitive offering http://news.walmart.com/news-archive/2013/11/19/walmart-turns-up-holiday-heat-matches-competitors-best-black-friday-deals-one-week-early.
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Each week, Advantexe Learning Solutions delivers simulation-centric learning experiences in the area of business acumen to hundreds of participants around the world. Our business simulation workshops provide these participants with the opportunity to learn about the elements of business acumen in a realistic learning environment by giving them chance to run their own simulated businesses. Some of the key learning points include formulating and executing strategy, financial management, supply chain management, manufacturing, and of course marketing.
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Business leaders around the world are struggling with the challenges and opportunities of presenting their employees with what they think is a reasonable and realistic work-life balance. Can leaders in the global 24/7 business world who are trying to achieve stretch goals coach, mentor, and lead employees who want to work hard but also need family time, social time, and workout time? I believe that one of the reasons leaders struggle is that the term “work-life balance” implies and assumes there has to be trade-offs; that it is an either or proposition. This past week, I had the privilege of working with a group of emerging leaders who shared that this is quickly becoming their top worry as the next generation of employees is entering the workforce.
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10 Products American Consumers Suddenly Aren’t Buying Anymore
Business professionals around the world need business acumen skills to thrive and survive. One of the many elements that incorporates the competency of business acumen is the ability to utilize business economics skills to assess and understand markets.
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