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Back in the 1950s, Canadian psychiatrist Eric Berne developed a psychoanalytical paradigm called Transactional Analysis. The theory intends to evaluate human behavior at various levels of social transactions. Here, individuals are segmented into different ego states based on their needs and conduct. Different approaches were also defined to attend them...

With the price of Bitcoin going parabolic during 2017, the underlying technology, blockchain, has been a hot topic this year too. For those unaware, a blockchain is an ever-growing list of information which is cryptographically secured. They behave like a database only they require no trust from those using the...

A strong mind allows us to maintain focus, keep calm and do our best work; even when times get tough. Reflect for a moment on the ways in which your mind impacts on your ability to deliver outstanding service to your customers.  How well do you respond to challenging customers...

Years ago, before I hired a sales team, I would personally take, and make all our company’s sales calls. On one memorable afternoon I received a call from a prospect - and after some initial pleasantries, I asked how I could help. The gentlemen replied: “I just read in the...

When preparing for an interview, people usually concentrate on the tough question they might be asked and the responses they will give. Before you get the opportunity to answer the questions, all the eyes will be on you. Everyone in the interview panel will be evaluating if you fit the...

Business Process Outsourcing, shortened to BPO, is a way through which a lot of companies have made impressive improvements in their methods in order to make the following of these methods much easier. Companies who use BPOs do so because of the three main, important reasons. They are: For lowering...

Princeton, Harvard, Stanford, and MIT make it into top four in Times Higher Education rankings for physical sciences. Princeton University is the world's top university for studying physics, according to the latest THE Rankings for physical sciences subjects 2018, while Harvard, which was first last year, is now 2nd. The...

Scientists are perhaps the most prominent people in the world today. With that, we share with you just some of the greatest modern scientists that we regard as having most profoundly influenced our world. Who are the top scientists, the most forward-thinking and advanced scientific minds, in the world today?...

For nearly 15 consecutive years, Gisele Bundchen held the number 1 spot as the world's highest paid supermodel. Kendall Jenner, half-sister of Kim Kardashian-West, has knocked Gisele off the top spot for the first time since 2002, bringing in $22 million, as compared to Bundchen's $17.5 million, according to Forbes....

What a Product Portfolio Manager Does? A product manager handles a portfolio consisting of existing and new product categories (Exhibit 1). Exhibit 1: Role of a Product Portfolio Manager The main focus while managing existing products is on cost optimization, margins improvement and customer perceived value enhancements to meet the...