March 3, 2010
by Dagmar
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Subscribers to the Real-World Economics Review Blog have awarded the Dynamite Prize in Economics to Alan Greenspan, Milton Friedman and Larry Summers. It says at the Real-World Economics Review Blog: ‘Alan Greenspan has been judged the economist most responsible for … Continue reading
February 25, 2010
by Dagmar
Comments Off on A new early indicator?
I just discovered a new early indicator. You may remember that I like the sort of indicators that are not scientific but can be observed in ordinary life. Now I have one more of this sort. We participate … Continue reading
December 7, 2009
by Oliver
Comments Off on Consumer trends for 2010
trendwatching.com, a leading trend firm, has just released its ’10 Consumer Trends for 2010′. According to this trend report next year will bring a bonanza of opportunities, as even cautious consumers crave pragmatic or exciting innovations.Its argues that we will … Continue reading
November 1, 2009
by Dagmar
Comments Off on Babies and Strategy
As you might remember, our team was completed by our baby last year. Our little daughter is now 14 months old and makes us very happy. Looking back at the time with her, I see some parallels between living with … Continue reading
September 17, 2009
by Oliver
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Keeping track of all tasks and projects can be difficult sometimes. However, this is an essential part of manager’s roles. That led us to the question, whether there are any small pieces of software which might help managers to keep … Continue reading
September 4, 2009
by Oliver
Comments Off on Heroes of cost cutting
A provider of on-demand sales tools and related services has published an interesting paper on cost cutting. Its title is quite promising: “Simple Savvy Savings – 9 ideas to make anyone a Cost-Cutting Hero”. The underlying idea behind this paper … Continue reading
June 23, 2009
by Oliver
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A few days ago I did participate in a discussion concerning the transfer of existing print mail campaigns to new e-mail-campaigns. An issue within this discussion was, whether and to what extent content and structure should be changed. The basic … Continue reading
May 31, 2009
by Dagmar
Comments Off on 20 years old news
There is a saying that nothing is as old as yesterday’s news. This week I read a newspaper article about much older news. As it seems, these can be quite interesting again. Most people, including me, did not even notice … Continue reading
February 26, 2009
by Oliver
Comments Off on Resarch Data – Global Financial Employment Monitor
Despite the poor economic situation many finance departments seem to be afraid that their key players could switch to a competitor. More than half of HR managers and finance department heads in the world see the risk to lose their … Continue reading
January 13, 2009
by Dagmar
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Naseem Javed is a regular contributer of interesting articles for our Management Portal. His latest piece of thought covers nine opportunites that – as he thinks – will be hot for businesses in 2009. I think these are very interesting … Continue reading