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What is the secret to remote work? Just ask your Sales team.

Austin Startup

Halong Bay, Vietnam The world has changed. The hype cycle for “Remote Work” and “Distributed Companies” has reached a fever pitch, and everyone has an opinion about it. Meanwhile, we have bigco tech employees complaining about not getting their free food delivered to their apartment in Noe Valley. They always come prepared.

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The Six Questions Young Leaders Need To Ask Themselves

YoungUpstarts

The mission statement reflects every facet of the business: the range and nature of the products offered, pricing, quality, service, marketplace position, growth potential, use of technology, and your relationships with customers, employees, suppliers, competitors, and the community. Have I done my homework?

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On Supercities, Economic Growth, and Income Inequality in a Post-COVID World

Ben's Blog

alone, topping half a million — exceeding the number of deaths across World Wars I and II and Vietnam combined) to devastating economic burdens ( exacerbating pre-pandemic record levels of income inequality). And the shift to remote work could be an initial gateway to other policy changes that could help distribute opportunity.

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When Your Boss Is… Your Dad: 6 Tips For Navigating Fine Line Between Personal & Professional Life In Family Business

YoungUpstarts

And my father acknowledged that THP was not an easy company for any employee let alone a family member. Like any other employee, you have to earn opportunities by proving yourself every day. She is responsible for the company’s marketing, public relations, and CSR programs nationally and across Vietnam’s 63 provinces.

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3 Strategies For Millennials Battling ‘Boardroom Sexism’

YoungUpstarts

We work to boost the number of female employees overall, as well. Phuong Uyen Tran, author of “ Competing With Giants: How One Family-Owned Company Took on the Multinationals and Won ” is deputy CEO of the THP Beverage Group, a leading beverage company in Vietnam that was founded by her father.

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[Review] How China’s Leaders Think

YoungUpstarts

In traditional Chinese culture, Shao says, egalitarianism did not play a significant role and only came to prominence with the communist idea of equal distribution. Wang Hai, chief executive of shoemaker Doublestar noted that it was his experience in the Vietnam War that gave him the willpower to compete in the shoe market. “To