Vladimir Putin “We discussed this important issue yesterday over a beer...”
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A chargeback is a transaction that an Issuer returns to a merchant bank and most often, to the merchant – as a financial liability. In essence, it reverses a sales transaction, as follows:
* The card issuer subtracts the transaction dollar amount from the cardholder’s Visa account. The cardholder receives a credit and is no longer [...]
Developing competitive advantage in the market place is not the easiest thing to accomplish.
According to Wikipedia,
“Competitive advantage is a position that a company occupies in its competitive landscape. A competitive advantage, sustainable or not, exists when a company makes a profit, that is, their earnings exceed their costs.. That means that normal competitive pressures are [...]
Learning to write an effective resume is a life skill most people cannot afford to ignore.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median tenure for most professionals is about 4 years. For employees between the ages of 25 and 34, the median tenure is only 2.9 years.
Since most of us will change jobs [...]
Last week someone in a business discussion forum posted this question:
“Help! No One is Responding to My Offer”
The person posting, let’s call her Susan, went on to say that she loves her work and gets great results for her clients. She’s excited about a new service she’s promoting, yet no one was responding to her [...]
By the time this article goes to print all of us will surely have had our fill of news reports about Conrad Black’s infamous lawsuit. We’ll likely be numb to the never ending allegations of fraudulent practices at Nortel. But, how many of us as human resource professionals will be asking, ‘What does this have to do with me?’
When we look at the current economic crisis, lots of people are
asking how we got into this mess. This story walks out the steps
the brought us into the current economic meltdown, prompted by
the recent credit crisis.
Hunger and fear are good for your business. Not abject hunger and despairing panic, mind you. That’s too much. But a little touch of hunger and fear is very useful.
I know there are many people out there who would prefer that not to be the case. And I’m one of them. I wish inspiration and [...]
One of the questions I get most regularly from associates throughout our company is “how do I build a successful business and maintain a quality family life?” I don’t believe there is one perfect answer to that question because people’s circumstances and attitudes on this subject can vary substantially. I do think, however, there are [...]
