O texto é sobre a cultura nas empresas mas pensei logo nos engenheiros sociais que proliferam neste país: políticos, comentadores e jornalistas que querem construir um país novo com homens novos e uma cultura importada sabe-se lá de onde:My CTO. https://t.co/ijWwD65j6Z— Vasco Leal Figueira (@vlfig) March 4, 2016
"Cargo "Cult"ure: Imitation can be Suicide"BINGO!!!
"The Jeep Mud Masks "contain exactly what a true offroad adventurer is missing in the city: 100 percent real dirt, as an expression of the desire to escape the daily grind and search for new adventures far off the beaten track,""Uma brincadeira...
"By 2045 one-third of the workforce could be self-employedConseguem imaginar como muitos deputados classificariam estas afirmações?
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The most important change is that people are finding a way to keep working in a meaningful way beyond the traditional retirement age
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70% of the people who have become self-employed during the past three years are over 50 years old
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The personal finance industry (banks) is decades out of date in accommodating these changes
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Profound changes in the way we work are far outstripping the the ability of political parties to respond
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1/ We have to become better at finding customers and handling our personal finances
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2/ we have to understand that we don’t live in a world of employers and employees any more
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3/ We have to understand the world of running a business better because we are going to run one, however small, at one time or another
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We are so attached to the idea of getting and keeping a job that we don’t grasp the scale and speed of changes with which work is changing
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Many of the people who become self-employed are in effect under-employed. They are working fewer hours than the they would like
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The drivers that have not been understood: the shift to services means much less predictability than in manufacturing
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The growing service industries need flexible labour. The shrinking ones are based on predictability and fixed labor
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Work is getting more creative. In creative and cultural industries it is normal for people to work for themselves and not for an employer."
"Ao contrário da ciência clássica, a economia é uma ciência que depende do tempo, tal como no futebol, o que é verdade hoje amanhã é mentira. O que é verdade numa época fica obsoleto no momento seguinte."
"Some protozoa infect the brain of their host, shaping its behavior in ways most suited to the pathogen, even if it leads to the suicide of the host"Recordar o paralelismo que faço entre a biologia e a economia.
"A Têxtil Nortenha, que chegou a empregar mais de mil pessoas e a facturar perto de 50 milhões de euros, dobrou o cabo das tormentas do sector e passou a dedicar-se em exclusivo à exportação. Tem 100 trabalhadores e facturou 9,5 milhões de euros no ano passado."Vamos simplificar e usar mil pessoas para uma facturação de 50 milhões de euros: facturação por trabalhador de 50 000 euros.
"The reality is that the Internet has done more than create the potential for simple price comparison – it has unshackled shoppers from the tyranny of ‘one size fits all’. Shoppers are free break up their shop and spend their time and money where they get value. The discounter may happily supply those categories that the shopper cares little for, an online specialist perhaps to pick up something unique and interesting, and a high street specialist for a category where expertize and service are desired.E a sua empresa em que campeonato está?
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What is both challenging and exciting about this for the consumer goods and retail businesses is that this won’t be the same for everyone. Over simplifications such as ‘shoppers are driven by price’ are simply not good enough and not true. Shoppers are people, and are far more complex. Price might be all I care about when it comes to buying shampoo, but for coffee I’m a little more discerning, for example. But some of my colleagues would be the exact opposite. The challenge for consumer marketers, shopper marketers and trade marketers is to recognize this. Not to try and be all things to every shopper, however. Rather, to focus on the consumers that are key. To focus on the shoppers that will be key to driving future sales and profit, and to build an understanding of how these target shoppers use different channels for different categories. Generic models and generalizations simply won’t help your brand or store win."
"Sobre a “fórmula Lego”, o Financial Times (FT) dá a receita: pega-se num quilo de plástico que custa menos que um dólar, transforma-se em conjuntos de peças baseadas na saga Star Wars ou Hobbit e apresenta-se depois o produto ao consumidor final, por aproximadamente 75 dólares por quilo."
"Denmark’s Lego A/S reported a 31% increase in full-year net profit on strong revenue growth,Parece uma trajectória à la Apple.
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The closely held toy maker said net profit came to 9.2 billion Danish kroner in 2015 ($1.34 billion), compared with 7.0 billion kroner in 2014. Revenue jumped 25% to 35.8 billion kroner, while operating profit grew 26% to 12.2 billion kroner.
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Mattel's 2015 revenue fell 5% from the previous year, and the company posted a 26% decline in its net profit to $369.4 million."
"“We give you the strength of metal for the cost of plastics,”É claro que as impressoras 3D de hoje não vão acabar já amanhâ com a injecção, o ponto aqui é entrar e começar a brincar.
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The printer costs $5,000 and is being used by at least one automotive manufacturer to make parts for the machines that make cars
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“Our long-term goal is to replace injection molding,”"
"António Nogueira Leite reafirmou os objectivos do Fórum Oceano, que quer dinamizar a indústria do mar em Portugal, tendo apontado "a legislação excessiva" como um dos principais constrangimentos para o crescimento da economia do mar."Trecho retirado de "Nogueira Leite: "França é um exemplo" para a indústria do mar portuguesa"
"Too many salespeople confine themselves to an established budget. Think return-on-investment, make it a financial decision and not a product decision. That’s how the CEO or CFO view their decision. If you have a profit angle, they want to hear it. If you have a product story, they will defer to others.Efeitos de 2ª ordem.
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There is a good chance that a fat, dumb and happy incumbent is not paying attention to the economics of their customer’s business. What is happening with their topline growth? What are the trends? What are the keys to their growth strategies? Are they growing their business profitably? Are they efficient and growing operating margins at desired levels? How would your total solution drive revenue growth so critical to executive management? The more you know about these issues, the stronger your message will be as you gain the attention of the economic decision makers. If you answer these questions, you will positon yourself as a salesperson there to solve problems, someone who is focused on profitability.
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Of course, you need to understand how your “total solution” will impact profitability."
"Special discounts and price promotions - two standard forms of price cuts - are an everyday occurrence in retail , but they seem to occur with increasing frequency and depth. In recent years, promotions accounted for 50 % of beer sales in one of the world’s largest beer markets. Just two years later, some 70% of all beer sales at the retail level came on special offer, with discounts as high as 50 %. Whether driven by opportunity or perceived necessity, this is clear evidence that managers think that aggressive prices help their business. But is this really true?"Entretanto, assistimos ao crescimento da cerveja artesanal, mais cara:
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