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In the modern globalised, highly competitive business world, businesses try to invent new ways to get in front of their competitors. For this reason, investments in Research and Development activities (R&D) have seen a sharp incline as companies are trying to bring innovations to the market to differentiate. Observing innovations in businesses, someone can distinguish …

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Receiving feedback can be a powerful tool not only at the hands of a business but to everyone. Indeed, many simply faint at the idea of negative feedback, but they should think again. Feedback, especially customer feedback, is a vital process for companies, managers and employees. Businesses utilizing that feedback in a meaningful way can …

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Companies always have the chance to improve. It requires effort and an adequate strategic planning but it also requires having a clear idea of what must be improved within the company. One of the best ways to always have a clear picture of what is working within a company and what, instead, is not, is …

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When a group of people has to work together to reach a certain objective it is of  extreme importance that they have always suitable means to communicate between them. In fact, having a flawless internal communication has many benefits for a company: It ensures that relevant information reach the right people and are used for …

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Employee engagement is an effective business strategy that needs hard work to make it happen. In the minds of many people, engagement is many times confused with job satisfaction. Although not intrinsically wrong, engaging your employees is something deeper that emotionally connects employees with the organization that they work for. However, despite the abstract and …

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The rapid changes taking place in the workplace change the skills demand dynamic and promote the importance of lifelong learning.  Lifelong learning is the “ongoing, voluntary and self-motivated” knowledge pursuit for personal or professional purposes. The main benefits it provides to learners are the increased employability and competitiveness and a sense of personal development. Having …

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If a company has to work properly, a well functioning information and communication flow is essential. Such a goal, however, would not be obtainable without the presence in the company of a prerequisite value: transparency. Transparency is not something that depends from the logistics or the structure of the company, or from the offices where employees …

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Starting every day with a good work plan of what you need to do is important, as it can easily help you schedule your chores based on their importance. In the workplace, it is equally important, if not more, to have a schedule and to have a good plan for the daily tasks and obligations. …

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The knowledge owned by a company is, ultimately, what defines it and what, possibly, drives its success. Preserving this knowledge by spreading it across the organisation is one the wisest strategies to achieve a long lasting success! To reach this important goal, two activities might be undertaken by farsighted companies: coaching & mentoring. Although the two concepts might …

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Employees’ knowledge and competencies are, ultimately, what drives companies’ competitiveness.  Therefore, companies might have an interest in promoting the further development of their workers’ skills and capabilities by offering them their support to undertake an educational path at a business school or, however, to enroll at a master.  In fact, companies, according to their budget …

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