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The Falcon Thief: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Author Joshua Hammer, who previously wrote about a different type of real-life-unexpected-caper in The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu , read about Lendrum in the Times of London in 2017, realized the possibilities, did the research. And, how they betrayed that trust, stealing eggs for years and, possibly even worse, falsifying research data.

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Hard for you to say you’re sorry?

Sales and Marketing Management

A study appearing in the February 2018 edition of the Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing was the first to prove its relevance in a B2B setting and provide a preliminary model for achieving the SRP with business customers (“The Service Recovery Paradox in B2B Relationships,” Hübner, et al). The importance of a good apology.

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Why Predictive Assessments May Be the Jolt Your Hiring Process Needs

Sales and Marketing Management

While there’s some truth to that stereotype, other sales roles might need less extroversion and more analytical and emotional expertise. According to the CSO Insights 2018 Sales Talent Study, only about 16% of companies feel they have the necessary talent to succeed in the future. Turn Data Into Improved Hiring Decisions.

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Combating Disengagement: What can be done about workers’ lack of interest in their jobs?

Sales and Marketing Management

employees working for an employer from January to June 2018. Heinemeier Hansson says the Gallup numbers pair well with a statistic he took from anthropologist David Graeber’s 2018 book “Bull * Jobs”: 37 percent of people who responded to one survey said their job did not make a “meaningful contribution” to the world.

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The Feather Thief: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

The skins were invaluable tools for ornithological, ecological, environmental research. government’s resistance to his refugee work, he finds himself drawn to a very different world, and starts researching the heist and the world of classic fly tying, first on the Internet, then in person. And, well researched.

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How Can Gap Selling Make Your Sales Soar?

SalesFuel

In his 2018 book, CEO and president of A Sales Growth Company, Keenan introduced this method. How to implement gap selling Because effective gap selling relies on a seller’s understanding of the buyer, research is the foundation. If you’re looking for a new sales strategy to tackle, you might want to consider “gap selling.”