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Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
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How Should You Tell Your Boss Everyone Is Annoyed With Them? (The Cut)
If you want to address this, you’ve got to be upfront about what’s going on. Watering it down means [your boss is] not experiencing the true consequences of what [they are] doing — you’re absorbing those yourself.
How Younger Salespeople Can Win Over Older Customers (Harvard Business Review)
Often, the potential buyers are wary, skeptical that the inexperienced representative can offer them ways to improve how they do their jobs or run their businesses.
Does the 12-Hour Workday Work? (Linkedin)
Chinese billionaire Jack Ma has once again defended his support for China's so-called "996" system, under which Chinese workers are expected to work from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., six days a week.
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