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Mark Meshulam
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Paying for expertise is an inherent part of business. How else can we make the best decisions in specialty areas without informed help?
Unfortunately there can be conflicts of interest on the part of your expert which can be subtle yet extremely powerful... Read more |
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Most projects are composed of multiple steps, and often these steps are performed by more than one person. In the art/science of scheduling for project management, these steps are called activities.
When an activity is completed, it is said to have attained its milestone... Read more |
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A fundamental challenge of small business can be summarized as: too many tasks, too few people.
Unlike large enterprises which can have whole teams devoted to limited tasks - think "Task force for the unification of stapler specifications and procedures"small businesses can have one person covering anything and everything... Read more |
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You stand on the shore deciding whether or not to take the plunge.
You are hot but the water at your feet seems forbiddingly cold. Going further your ankles are submerged. The cold still holds you back.
Eventually you endure a brief moment of shock. You are in the water and feeling great, refreshed. You have undergone a true paradigm shift.... Read more |
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The Construction Research Laboratory is an amazing, one-of-a-kind place located in a gritty, industrial area of Miami.
Since 1975, companies like mine (Builders Architectural) have built and tested portions of buildings (usually windows and large walls of glass called curtainwalls") at this world-renowned facility.... Read more |
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Am I the only one, or does it seem harder and harder to remember things?
Long ago I made a barely-conscious decision to purge useless information from my brain. This was probably to make room for newer, more exciting information, such as the name of that cute girl over there or the latest interpretation of the Special Theory of Relativity...
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