Companies recognize how important managing a growing international and mobile workforce is for the future of their businesses, but they do not know how to do it.
Companies do not have an appropriate strategy to deal with the transformation that is happening the way of working in the world -from the convergence of five generations to operations spread across the planet- which will lead to a crisis in management, attraction and retention of talent, concludes the Workforce 2020 study, prepared by Oxford Economics and SAP.
In order to solve problems entrepreneurs are seeking new ways of behaving, while most managers use logical thinking, directly related to established processes.
An article in Nacion.com reports that "... A research team of neuroscientists and academics from business schools in Italy and Switzerland have used an fMRI to capture images of the brains of entrepreneurs and managers who performed a task consisting in the search for alternative approaches to solve a problem, something scholars call 'exploration'. "
If a business owner is not able to solve problems he goes bankrupt and has no income, whereas government workers continue to get a salary, later a pension... and always sleep through the night...
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The President of Costa Rica, Laura Chinchilla, now days away from the end of her term, criticized "...unions and employers for opposing key works in the province of Limón."
How do we avoid losing customers because our product or service seems too expensive?
"No, thank you. It is very expensive": Key points to remember when customers object to our price.
By Ariel Baños
President and founder of FIJACIONDEPRECIOS.COM
"- No, thank you. It's very expensive. "Some customers say it openly, while others simply leave, leaving the message implicit. The price frequently appears as the "great villain" hindering sales.
When companies from different countries come together to develop large-scale projects, the work will inevitably be affected by conflicts generated by cultural differences.
In today's world it is not strange that the punctuality of the English or the precision of the Swiss is a surprise to a Latin American.
These cultural differences are also reflected in the working methods of companies who join up in order to develop projects where often a lack of agreement or communication problems delay the progress of projects .
Globalization increases the need to protect the brand names of products which have become an increasingly valuable asset allowing effective communication with customers.
"One of the characteristics of brand names is to be something distinctive, a vehicle of communication between the seller and the consumer, which can become a very valuable asset," says Bernal Molina, from the Industrial Property Department at the National Registry Office.
It is no longer necessary to travel to engage in face to face communication within companies or with customers.
To achieve this, there are various technological solutions which allow the implementation of modern workspaces letting users work efficiently, virtually and from anywhere, says Rowan Trollope, manager of the Collaboration Technologies Group at Cisco.
Five tips to increase productivity as practiced by different personalities recognized for having achieved success.
Jennifer Cohen 's article on Forbes.com reviews how the morning may be the most useful time for work and personal development, and lists five activities which it is essential to carry out early in the day.
1 - Physical Exercise
Most successful people do exercise in the morning because it gives them an extra energy boost for the day and a nice sense of accomplishment. Any type of exercise is good, from running to short bursts of bending or stretching routines.
A professional degree used to be a guarantee of social mobility and prestige, but the current labour market pays little for some of them.
The labor market can be compared to the commercial market. Salaries are defined by the evolution of supply and demand. When supply is greater than demand, salaries are lowered and when demand is greater than supply, wages rise.
Over the next few years, Central America must direct significant flows of investment towards modernizing its economic and social infrastructure.
In this process, it will be extremely important that there is active participation of professionals from various disciplines in planning, designing and implementing innovative management and financing models which encourage the development of industry and which channel of public and private capital into projects for power generation, roads, railways, ports, airports, water systems, hospital infrastructure and education, among other things.
Businesses are now demanding that their executives be young people who have better technical training and know a second language.
It is becoming more common for companies to ask that those who aspire to a management or leadership position have a Master's degree. Another important factor when hiring is an age range of between 25-35 years and that they have experience.
In Costa Rica entrepreneurs are asking for technical education to be responsive to the actual demand of productive sectors.
Costa Rican businesses believe that in order to achieve this goal the National Training Institute must respond to the changing technical criteria and engage more with businesses.
While the National Training Institute (INA) has made efforts in staff training, the business sector believes that it must work more efficiently according to what the market is constantly demanding. "The issue has been put on the table, once again, by the Chamber of Industry (ICRC) in its proposal for the 2030 Industrial Policy ...", reported Elfinancierocr.com.