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1% of the Super-Rich Deprive of Happiness Remaining 99% - 01/15/2016

The richer becomes 1% of the world population, the more miserable feel the remaining 99%. A study "Top Incomes and Human Well-being Around the World" was published at the end of 2015, December 28. It states that as the share of uber-riches income, who constitute 1% of the world's population, increases, welfare of the remaining 99% is sharply reduced. "Our study shows that even despite that some...

Four Habits for a Better You in 2016 - 01/06/2016

New in 2016 is just beginning, and the top of the year is the best time for action. We have prepared a list of useful skills and new habits that you can learn in the coming year, and that will help you on the challenging yet promising road of self-improvement. Concentration Our attention is constantly captured by something, and this has a direct impact on productivity. Instead of just doing our...

Boston Consulting Group and Recruit Works Institute Proved That the Internet Does Not Speed Up Job Hunting - 12/16/2015

Today the consulting company Boston Consulting Group and the research organization Recruit Works Institute presented a study, which analyzes people looking for a new job. The study’s authors came to a paradoxical conclusion: the technology progress in the recruitment sector has led to both a decrease and an increase in job search time. The joint study surveyed more than 13 th. candidates from 13...

World Billionaires Community Grew 5 Times During Past 20 Years - 12/15/2015

Number of billionaires around the world has increased by 4.76 times up to 1347 people, according to a joint report made by UBS and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Welfare of billionaires is growing much faster than the world economy. Since 1995, overall community of richest people increased eightfold to $ 5.4 trillion in 2014. Meanwhile, world GDP increased threefold to $ 77 trillion over the same...

Secrets of Motivation - 12/11/2015

Ichac Adizes is one of the consummate business consultants of the world, a brilliant expert in effective business processes management. Here are some interesting statements from his books "Insights on policy" and "Insights on management." Caring about the heart We teach our future business leaders how to do numbers, concepts and theories. We fill their heads, but their hearts are empty....

Warren Buffett, The Example of Contrary Conspicuous Consumption - 12/07/2015

Conspicuous consumption is one of the world's ills . During the fat years we have got addicted to shopping. Sometimes we cannot afford it, yet are eager to emphasize the high social status. However, there are a contrast version of the conspicuous consumption. And a good example for this is Warren Buffett. In 2002, Financial Times columnist Tony Jackson called miser Buffett a greed: "The closer we...

Achieving Maximum Results in Stressful Situations - 12/04/2015

Preparing for a ‘Day X’ takes weeks, months, and even years in sports, business, education and science. Once the day has come ... and everything goes awry. You take wrong documents to the meeting, stammer during your speech, cannot do easy sums, cannot strike the ball ... In other words, when everything is at stake, the bottom falls out, and you hit a crushing blow on the life and career. Sian...

Getting Documents Organized - 12/01/2015

The world famous book about personal effectiveness “Getting Things Done” was first published in 2001 and then translated into 30 languages. The book is still actual. Here are some tips for keeping documents from the author, David Allen. I strongly recommend that you develop your own storage system, which will be always at hand. Not more than a minute should be spared for fishing out a document...

LG Electronics Is Shared Among Three Managers - 11/27/2015

LG Electronics (LG) announced key appointments to the company’s senior positions in order to further strengthen its position in anticipation of the new year. The three top managers will lead the one of the world’s leading corporations. The new organizational structure LG Electronics is designed to provide each supervisor with greater autonomy and responsibility to speed up decision-making in...

Scent: A Secret Marketing Tool - 11/05/2015

Scent is one of the components of success in trade. Imperceptible, it impacts our subconscious, galvanizing us into actions. Aroma therapy can be used when you need to trigger memories, stimulate appetite, or make buyers feel more relaxed or excited, so they spent more time in the store and expend more money. Today, as the following examples show, many retail companies use scents as a routine...
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