Friday, March 11

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Becoming a cost-conscious organisation

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A pound of new sales generates a few pence of profit. A pound saved goes straight to the bottom line. Ray Tammam, associate at Expense Reduction Analysts (www.erauk.net) explains how to develop a cost-conscious culture.

Read more here:
http://www.enforbusiness.com/smetoolkit/becoming-cost-conscious-organisation

Women told to start own businesses if talents overlooked

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One of Australia's leading female executives has urged women to throw in their corporate jobs and start their own businesses if their talents are not being recognised. Deena Shiff, the group managing director of Telstra Business, said women already ran one-third of the nation's small and medium enterprises, and the proportion rose to half when home-based businesses were included.

Read more here:
http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/startup/women-told-to-start-own-businesses-if-talents-overlooked-20110302-1begn.html

The Negotiation Book, by Steve Gates

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As you might expect from someone selling a book on negotiation, who runs a negotiation consultancy, Steve Gates says that improving the way we handle ourselves when doing a deal is essential to success. He claims to offer a "philosophy on negotiation" that will help readers secure better deals. This requires realising you are responsible for "making decisions based on your own judgement".

Read more here:
http://www.director.co.uk/MAGAZINE/2011/3_march/books-the-negotiation-book_64_07.html

'Know your Customer' Week, Part Five (Includes video clip)

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It's time for the final episode of Know Your Customer, Grow Your business week here on MT. Today we tackle technology, which in the arena of customer insight really has made some enormous strides in the past few years.

Read more here:
http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/bulletin/mtdailybulletin/article/1058348/mt-special-know-customer-week-part-five/

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