The 25 Micro-Habits of High-Impact Managers | First Round Review
Management can at times seem like staring down a large block of marble — an intimidating task that requires the right tools. And in our experience, most management advice tends to focus on tackling the biggest chunks: assembling high-performing teams through hiring, delivering tough feedback and checking in regularly. Of course, holding regular 1:1 meetings and honest performance reviews are critical items on your manager checklist to get right — but sculpting a magnificent piece of art also relies on the finer chiseling work of shaping that rock, bit by bit.
How B2B Firms Can Price with Confidence as Inflation Rises
Summary: Inflation is rising globally, cutting into companies’ profits. To deal with that, companies will need to raise prices. These five strategies can help B2B firms manage price increases intelligently: 1) treat customers differently, according to how valuable they are to your business, 2) exchange price for other valuable features, 3) enforce what’s in your contracts, 4) consider indirect increases, and 5) adjust your product mix.
^ADJ: This is going to be a big issue going forward, within Lightwire we used a firm Pricing Insights to help us with our pricing strategy - more than happy to talk about the insight and process that we used.
Taking the Atomic Approach to Personalized Content
The ability of companies to personalize engagement with customers at scale has come a long way in a short time. More companies are showing that interacting with customers on a one-to-one level can drive step changes in growth. Brands that are personalizing where and how they engage consumers are winning a disproportionate share of sales.
Kubernetes Used in Brute-Force Attacks Tied to Russia’s APT28
The ongoing attacks are targeting cloud services such as Office 365 to steal passwords and password-spray a vast range of targets …
^ADJ: Complacency with cyber security will not work and will put firms at significant risk.
The Top 20 Business Transformations of the Last Decade
In 2012, Denmark’s biggest energy company, Danish Oil and Natural Gas, slid into financial crisis as the price of natural gas was plunging by 90% and S&P downgraded its credit rating to negative. The board hired a former executive at LEGO, Henrik Poulsen, as the new CEO. Whereas some leaders might have gone into crisis-management mode, laying off workers until prices recovered, Poulsen recognized the moment as an opportunity for fundamental change.
^ADJ: Some interesting challenges and new perspectives
The flying car completes first ever inter-city flight - YouTube
AirCar, a dual-mode car-aircraft vehicle moved closer to production this week, fulfilling a key development milestone in a 35-minute flight from the international airport in Nitra to the international airport in Bratislava on June 28th, 2021
The Purpose-Driven Life Could Also Be a Longer Life
New research suggests that a sense of purpose may boost longevity, but why?