Other People’s Recycled News | Dec 12-28

Leadership lessons from Obama, mismanagement tips from Scrooge

U.S. President Barack Obama was criticized for dithering, taking too long to formulate his Afghanistan policy. But leadership expert Michael Watkins, writing on Harvard Business School’s blogs, views it as a ‘deeply deliberative’ decision-making process that offers lessons for managers everywhere.

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Refreshing Ideas – Small companies like ELLE Water are springing to action to help charities like the Canadian Cancer Society, boosting their profiles in the local community at the same time

For a small business, giving money to a charity is not only generous. It’s also good business sense, experts say. On top of raising funds for an important cause, the small business may benefit in multiple ways.

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Lists can wait until prices fall. As shoppers say they still have gifts to buy, the ball is in the retailers’ court to lure them with sales

The annual “game of chicken” has begun in earnest as consumers wait to see how long retailers can hold out before slashing prices even further as the Christmas deadline looms.

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