październik 17th, 2014
The Ukrainian crisis has had major repercussions all over the globe, including western sanctions aimed at Russia that were devised as a means to stop Putin from supporting the pro-Russia rebels in the Eastern Ukraine. These sanctions were met with Putin’s swift counter-action: a massive ban on various fresh foods imports from the Western Europe and the US into Russia. At a glance, however, it seems that even despite Putin’s self-imposed food sanctions, Russians still love their president. More than that, they feel that the government-imposed restrictions on imports from the West will be a blessing for their ailing economy in the long run.
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październik 6th, 2014
One of the most significant animation companies in recent years is definitely Pixar. Everyone can recognise its iconic logo of a desk lamp – called Luxo Jr. after an early short film.
Now the company’s CEO, Ed Catmull has written a book not only about how the company came about, but also how Pixar manages to keep above the competition. It turns out that Pixar has honed a way of getting everyone in the company motivated and involved in the projects.
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wrzesień 29th, 2014
The news of the incredibly successful IPO of a relative newcomer to the global market, the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, has rocked the markets from New York to Moscow. The ripple effects of such a large stock exchange bomb may be felt for years to come, and not all of them may be equally positive to all involved…
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sierpień 28th, 2014
Working for just an hour a week, from any device you choose, for a company that has no headquarters of any kind – sounds crazy, but also good, right? It should. The way things are going, that’s the kind of workplace you’ll start seeing a lot of over the next ten years. The change and the new type of working culture are now referred to as „workshifting”. But is workshifting all it’s cracked up to be? And what will become of all the people who already put in countless hours of hard graft at their offices? Read further to see just how ready you are to enter the brave new world of a workshifted workplace.
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sierpień 27th, 2014
Executives who travel overseas to meet clients have several options at their disposal. They could fly business class with an established airline, gathering mile-points on the way. But what high-level management craves is a private jet to shuttle important employees to and from their destinations in far-flung corners of the continent.
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