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The Lean, Mean World |
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Wal-Mart’s business model is deceptively simple: It sells a wide variety of products at the lowest price in any market it enters. It can sell at the lowest price because it relentlessly drives down its costs via scale-related economies. |
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Front Row at the Tru |
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| Jonathan Karl |
ǻ | Dutton |
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The Infinite Game |
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| Simon Sinek |
ǻ | Portfolio |
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Mr. Grandmom |
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The Baby Boom generation used to warn against trusting anyone over 30. By the 1970s, however, many of them were parents themselves, and moreover, the men of this generation were playing a larger role in the lives of their children than their own fathers had in their lives. |
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Companies Rethink Ho |
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As the labor market tightens and skilled workers become scarce, companies are casting a wider net for employees. For the first time, they find themselves managing four generations of Americans in the workplace. The differences between these generations go beyond their age. Researchers have found that they also approach their jobs and supervisors differently, depending on their generation. |
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