The decision to sell your business is a significant one, something you shouldn't take lightly. If you created it, then built it from the ground up, it's understandable you want to reap the rewards of your hard work. Here are 10 important steps to getting your business ready for a sale. (business.com)
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If you don't have the luxury of paying off your credit card bill every month, financial advisors have this warning for you: do not go shopping this holiday season for items that are not a necessity. Even if you have saved for holiday shopping, experts say you shouldn't shop at all until your debt is paid off. (The Washington Post)
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Through his experiences from his one-on-one leadership coaching business, Scott Mautz has developed seven introspective questions that leaders can ask themselves. Considering the answers could help you connect better emotionally and intellectually with your staff. (Inc.)
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For leaders who want their teams to thrive and organizations that want to create cultures of engagement, loyalty, and high performance, it’s important to understand the strong distinction between recognition and appreciation. Recognition,which is primarily based on results or performance, is great, but appreciation is absolutely necessary. Here are a few ways to show appreciation for your staff. (Harvard Business Review)
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The Thanksgiving holiday will soon be upon us, and for most that will mean a shortened workweek. But it most likely won't mean less work. You can't add more hours in a day, but there are ways in which you can learn to get more done with the time you have. Step one: start aggressively guarding your schedule. (TheMuse)
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Through her own professional experiences, Natasa Djukanovic of Domain.me, has found that personal branding is one of the key element of growing your professional career. But, she says, there are some inherent challenges to womoen and their professional paths. (Fast Company)
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BettterUp's chief innovation officer Dr. Gabriella Kellerman talks about the critical differences between diversity, inclusion and belonging, and how these can impact employees. Too often, diversity and inclusion are used synonymously when they are not. (silicon republic)
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In her book, “Diversity Inc: The Failed Promise of a Billion-Dollar Business.” Pamela Newkirk argues that not only is most diversity training done wrong, it can also make things worse at companies and for their employees — in every profession. (The Washingtion Post)
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With China and Russia both at odds with the United States and President Donald Trump, each is well aware of the risk to their respective countries if their dependence on growth and trade with other nations is tied to the U.S. dollar. (Forbes)
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Israel's attorney general has charged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with bribery, fraud and breach of trust in connection with three separate cases. (BBC)
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Blue-collar and service workers have been expected to bear the brunt of job losses due to automation. But a Brookings Institute analysis shows white-collar workers won’t be immune. (Fast Company)
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Former NBA player and TNT analyst Shaquille O’Neal has opened an apartment tower in his hometown of Newark, New Jersey. he $80 million, 22-story luxury apartment building was developed by Boraie Development and O’Neal and is steps away from the New Jersey Performing Arts Center and the renovated Hahne & Co. building that includes a Whole Foods and the newest restaurant by celebrity chef and Red Rooster Harlem owner Marcus Samuelsson. (NJ.com)
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LeBron James announced that his I Promise School in Akron, Ohio, is partnering with Graduate Hotels to launch the I Promise Village, a transitional housing opportunity for families in need. The public school is operated by the LeBron James Family Foundation and Akron Public Schools. The school opened in 2018 and currently has more than 340 students in third, fourth, and fifth grades. (CNN)
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Former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said the U.S. economy is in “excellent” shape but that does not mean it isn't facing several risks. Of those, the most prominent is in wealth disparities, which Yellen said are “extremely disruptive.” (CNBC)
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Markets are increasingly anxious about the prospect of a trade deal, and that is most evident in falling bond yields. A deal between the U.S. and China will likely require President Trump to agree to roll back some tariffs, which he opposes. (CNBC)
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According to a recent survey by Credit Karma, nearly half of Americans say they experience intense personal stress around the holidays, while one in four expects to take on debt to finance their holiday purchases. A major culprit in this may be your mobile wallet. Here is why that's dangerous and what you should avoid. (USA TODAY)
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Personal loans are up more than 10 percent 2018, according to data from Equifax, a pace of growth that has not been seen on a sustained basis since shortly before the Great Recession. More than 20 million Americans have taken out these loans, and the average balance is over $16,000, which could be a bad sign for the economy. (The Washington Post)
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When Under Armour hit the sports apparel scene 20 years ago, it was hailed as the company that had a legitimate shot to take on sportswear giant Nike. But now Under Armour is battling several corporate problems including stagnant sales and a federal investigation into its accounting practices. (Business Insider)
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Department stores continue to have big problems luring consumers, but Amazon may not be the biggest culprit. Consumers continue to keep spending on clothes and home goods at discount companies like Target, Walmart, TJMaxx and Marshalls. (CNN)
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November 22, 2019
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