6 simple rules how to be a good team Leader

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Business, Competition, control, How, Leadership, Management, problem solving, Rules, steps, success

You were promoted or you just start working on a managerial position in the organization that you want. What are you going to do – you will let the department to be self-managed and you will rest… or you will start to work hardly to build up a good team? If you choose the first option close this article, but if you choose the second one the following lines are for you.

“P” like…

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Consumer, Consumerism, Customer Service, Ikea, Management, Marketing, Producer, Prosumer, Prosumption, Wikipedia, Youtube

…prosumer

Today I have a little surprise for you:
Little Miss Panda contributes to my A to Z with a guest entry on the issue she is currently elaborating on her blog.

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Hello lovely readers of berlinlcalling!

I’m Little Miss Panda from the curiosity killed the consumer blog which discusses latest issues of modern day consumerism, media and business. For the past few weeks I have been writing about a fascinating new movement: the rise of the prosumers. Luckily for me Stefkocha was very interested in this topic which was the reason why she asked me to be a guest blogger this week. Being an avid reader of her blog I just could not say no! So here it comes: P like… Prosumer!

P like what?

Startups – Secrets to Success

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Business, Entrepreneurship, Management, Start Up

After introducing you to three Berlin Startups, explaining what skills entrepreneurs have and how they change the more experienced they get, I now want to take a look at how you first get your new business started.

Neurobics – exercises for your brain part 1

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brain, brain capacity, brush teeth, Business, exercises, geneous, human development, Management, neurobics, problem solving

Probably it happened to you to meet certain person and to not know his/her name, or to tell somebody about a nice movie and to forget the name of your favorite actor that is playing the main role. Many people stuck into such situation. Especially if you are a manager and you work with lost of people. The huge amount of information that we accept every day sometimes create problems with the memory. If you want better memory, and perform better at work you have to keep your brain active and in a good condition. How?

Via Neurobics

Startups – The Entrepreneur. Are you one?

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Business, Entrepreneur, Management, Start Up

Start-ups exist not to make stuff, make money, or serve customers. They exist to learn how to build a sustainable business. Eric Ries

A business requires management, a startup a special kind of guidance: entrepreneurship!

But what exactly characterizes an entrepreneur and what skills should he/she have?

Southwest Airline-Innovation and development

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Business, Customer Service, Information technologies, International, Management, Marketing

The article commences with introducing the original business concept of Southwest Airline, which lead to their exceptional success and growth. Their recipe for success:extraordinary customer service , personal care low prices and usage of information technology.

Zara goes 5th Avenue!

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Management, Marketing, New York City, Store Design, Zara

Zara, the Inditex Group’s most popular fashion retailer, opened its new 3000sqm store with a big celebration party which attracted the press. Zara takes a pass on traditional advertising. Before you’ll see an ad of Zara’s new summer collection, you’ll see a Zara store! Since it is almost the only marketing tool Zara uses, the location of their stores is the key to their success.

So what better location to choose than the most famous fashion street in the world?

Zara’s new store in NYC is nothing like any of their other stores all over the world.  Pablo Isla, president of parent group Inditex, about the new store design:

It is one that is much more focused on the boutique element, with lots of different boutiques within the store —a very smart store, very transparent and very welcoming. It’s a very different concept, but it’s definitely Zara.

Fast Fashion – Advantages and Disadvantages

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Business, Customer Service, Fast fashion, International, Management, Marketing, Store Design

Fast Fashion, as the name suggests, is contemporary fashion trend that appears in the market at a point and vanishes off within a short period of time and also takes a little time to be produced. But how far is it beneficial? What are advantages and disadvantages that Zara has in comparison to its competitors? The following article deals with these queries and the disadvantages of fast fashion.