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Account manager using calculator to find margin

How to Calculate a Margin: A Key to Financial Health and Efficiency

Charles Smith

3 Oct at 2:20 pm

Essential Formulas for Calculating Margins and Markups This article will detail how to calculate a margin. However, understand this first:…

mistake written with red marker on white paper

4 Common Mistakes Account Managers Make

Darren A. Smith

26 Sep at 1:52 pm

Fix Those Mistakes With These Tips! In the dynamic world of account management, the stakes are high, and the competition…

Smilling young woman with green plants in the background

Well-being: The Leader’s Guide to Successful Well-Being

Ailish O'Rourke-Henriette

25 Sep at 1:51 pm

Do You Properly Focus on This Important Workplace Element? Leaders need to be more aware nowadays of the importance of…

Female team lead smilling while standing in front of her team

Team Lead: Responsibilities, Qualities and Strategies for Success

Farah Yasser Salama

19 Sep at 2:42 pm

Become an Exceptional Team Lead In the dynamic realm of business, where every day brings new challenges and opportunities, the…

Woman procrastinating at home office workplace

Procrastination Radar – From Delay to Regret

Darren A. Smith

12 Sep at 1:29 pm

The Radar of Regret and What to Do About It First, a backstory to set the stage for the procrastination…

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Constructive Feedback Meaning – Building Stronger Teams

Chris Wilkins

5 Sep at 3:56 pm

Why It’s More Than Just Criticism! Let’s break this down simply. Constructive feedback meaning is about giving advice that helps…

Hand of female manager organising people cubes

Principles of Management – Divide the Work and Control It

Charles Smith

30 Aug at 2:04 pm

A Century on, Henri Fayol’s WW1 Era Management Theory Still Delivers Results The Principles of Management that Henri Fayol identified…

Zombie Leadership: Time to Move on

Ailish O'Rourke-Henriette

21 Aug at 2:06 pm

Time is Up for Zombie Leadership This topic is such an important one for us to address nowadays. Old-school ideas…

Modelling for Personal Growth

Darren A. Smith

16 Aug at 1:54 pm

Embracing Imperfection and Aspiring to Become a Better You Before getting into modelling, here’s a story to create some background.…

Hacker wearing a hood in the dark while working on a laptop doing cyber crime

Under Attack: Simple Ways to Dodge the Real Threat of Cybercrime

Darren A. Smith

16 Aug at 1:47 pm

This Company Has Been Phished That company has been subjected to ransomware. My friend has lost his identity. I have…

person putting a crown on leader wooden figure

Leadership Succession Planning: Protect Your Company’s Future

Darren A. Smith

14 Aug at 2:24 pm

The Problem With Leadership Succession Planning is There’s No Reward and It’s a Long Term Problem Leadership succession planning is…

Digital Detox: Crafting a Personalised Plan for Well-being

Farah Yasser Salama

8 Aug at 1:09 pm

Empower Your Team to Reclaim Focus Have we lost touch with the offline world? From smartphones to social media, technology…

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