HOW TO PREDICT YOUR COMPETITOR'S NEXT MOVES

The rumor mill for the iPhone 4S began almost as soon as Apple released its iPhone 4. Better camera, faster processor, bigger screen, fire-proofing, cordless charging…leaps tall buildings in a single bound. The list goes on and on. We now know which of those predictions have come true.

SECRETS OF SUCCESS FROM INVESTOR DAYMOND JOHN

Daymond John started with $40 worth of fabric that he turned into hats. He added a whole lot of hustle, a slew of mistakes, grit, and determination, and he turned two twenties into a $6 billion urban street-wear brand, FUBU, and a position as an investor on the hit ABC show "Shark Tank."

HIGH-GROWTH FIRMS: FACTS, FICTION, AND POLICY OPTIONS FOR EMERGING ECONOMIES

Denis Medvedev, Arti Grover, and Ellen Olafsen (from World Bank Group) identify, policies to create jobs, promote entrepreneurship and growth are key priorities for many emerging economies. Designing and implementing reforms is particularly challenging as policy makers attempt to strike a balance across sectors, firm size and incentives that can sustain growth in a rapidly changing global economy.

WHY AI IN CUSTOMER SERVICE WILL BE CRUCIAL TO YOUR BUSINESS

Use AI for meaningful customer interactions that enhance brand loyalty when and where your customers want to communicate.

4 KEY MEASURES AND TIPS TO IMPROVE YOUR SUPPLY CHAIN PLANNING

Knowing where you stand is the first step to finding ways to improve your organization’s supply chain planning processes. And once you understand your baseline, benchmarking enables you to identify gaps, find successful practices that drive higher performance, and then establish realistic goals.

FOUR WAYS MANAGERS SUBCONSCIOUSLY SABOTAGE THEIR OWN TEAMS

Mean, self-interested, and toxic bosses aren’t the only obstacles employees face on the job. Even the best-intentioned managers can unwittingly get in their team members’ way without realizing it. Here are a few of the most common behaviors that undermine team performance, plus suggestions for how to avoid them.

LEADERS, DON’T MAKE THESE 5 MISTAKES

Raising money for your startup isn’t easy for everyone. In fact, early-stage funding is harder to do now than it ever has been, with seed deals dropping by nearly 50 percent, by some estimates, since 2014, with VCs focusing more on pushing capital to later-stage deals.

HOW CEOS MANAGE TIME

CEOs are always on, and there is always more to be done. The leaders in our study worked 9.7 hours per weekday, on average. They also conducted business on 79% of weekend days, putting in an average of 3.9 hours daily, and on 70% of vacation days, averaging 2.4 hours daily.

WHAT MAKES A SUCCESSFUL FINANCE DIRECTOR?

Finance an important role not only in the business itself but also in the economy, it is the driving force behind the development of each country where it takes place the production of business:

LEADERSHIP LESSONS LEARNED

Ken Sterling (Executive Vice President and Chief Learning Officer at BigSpeak) shared: “I learned some of my most important lessons in negotiating effectively from my business mentor, an executive from Corning. He was also my grandfather.

UNDERSTANDING STRATEGIES IN ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS

Many I am sure are familiar with Sun Zi’s Art of War, but knowing the Romance of the Three Kingdoms (RTK) is actually another great era of excellent military strategies and negotiations that we can all learn from.