Category: Business Reading time: 4.5 hours Rating: 6/10 This book tells the stories of the career of the richest man in Brazil, Jorge Paulo Lemann, and his two main partners. Jorge Paulo graduated early from Harvard University with a degree in Economics and immediately began working in the financial sector of Brazilian banks. After ten…

There are three levels of strategic planning: Corporate, Commercial and Functional. Strategy can be planned at each level, but plans for each level of an organization must be aligned to ensure maximum unity of effort. Without alignment, departments and functions will work at cross purposes and the overall corporate strategy will be less effective. This…

The US Department of Labor (DOL) has issued new rules governing overtime pay that will automatically extend overtime pay eligibility to approximately 4.2 million workers. Under the new rules, which take effect December 1, 2016, most salaried workers earning less than $913.00 a week ($47,476.00 annually) will be entitled to overtime pay. This newly prescribed…

Father’s Day, that annual tribute to dad, is full of confusion. Many children do nothing more than pay lip service through phone calls or business cards. Because 70% of American prisoners grew up without a father and because poets use few words to get to the heart of things, they encourage brief handwritten communication with…

In the current market scenario, where there is fierce competition between companies, one of the secrets to sustain is to have satisfied customers. Satisfying customers is one of the most complicated things; however, one way to please them is to deliver the products they want and on time. And, for this, it is important that…

As a business owner, you can be sure that if disaster strikes, even as you try to recover, multiple people will be keeping a close eye on your business. For example: OSHA will check to make sure you have the proper emergency signage and fire extinguishers. Customers They will point out contracts you may have…

I only wanted one In the late 1980s, I was stationed in Germany. On my second weekend in Germany, my squadmates invited me to join them in what would become one of my favorite events: attending wine festivals. During wine parties, you wear a cord around your neck that holds a glass slightly larger than…

Children are easily distracted from schoolwork, so classroom chairs should be as comfortable as possible to ensure they don’t lose focus any more than they already do. These chairs can be put around any type of table, even a small folding table, but the most important piece of furniture is the chair. When someone is…