COVID-19 and Cognitive Dissonance: The Rush to Propagate Work From Home Shift

The COVID-19 pandemic shattered most of the norms. It affected our personal, family life, and above all our work habits. In other words, it has disrupted our lives and exposed fractures in every possible system. At the same time, it offers a unique reset button and opportunity to re-think our most fundamental working system of nine-to-five (9-5) working days. It is safe to say, this pandemic has encouraged most people and institutions to endorse and foster the idea of Work From Home.

6 Questions to Re-Think: What ought to be done in post COVID-19?

The year 2020 is a critical juncture in our lives. At this point, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic created a new norm for our current and future existence. This new norm, in one way or another, is a paradigm shift that redefines our current and future ways of lives. This shift affects everyone including individuals, societies, governments, Read more about 6 Questions to Re-Think: What ought to be done in post COVID-19?[…]

17 Tips for the Successful Business Negotiators:

  Negotiation is inevitable, in both business transactions and disputes. There are different kinds of negotiation strategies and tactics. Often negotiation requires adversarial and sometime problem-solving and win-win approaches. When business negotiators haggle over who gets how much of the pie, hard-bargaining strategy can lead to ruin. Sometimes business deals blow up, relationships fall apart Read more about 17 Tips for the Successful Business Negotiators:[…]

Power of Strategic Planning

  Strategic planning is critical to business success. Strategic planning is different from classic in-house business planning. It involves variety of elements including vision, mission and outside-of-the-box thinking. Strategic planning describes where you want your company to go, not necessarily how you’re going to get there. However, like all other “travel plans,” without knowing where you Read more about Power of Strategic Planning[…]

Strategic Business Interactions in Contemporary Diverse Global World

  Strategic global businesses and trades communications have occurred throughout history, but the contemporary situation is a relatively new phenomenon on the world stage. The world has become more complex and interdependent than ever. At the same time, the nature of many businesses has become both local and global oriented active. At the positive part Read more about Strategic Business Interactions in Contemporary Diverse Global World[…]

Outlook of Mergers & Acquisitions Activity in 2016

  Our analysis indicate that mergers and acquisitions activity will continue to be interesting throughout 2016. 2015 was truly a record year for mergers and acquisitions. Fueled by buoyant stock markets, cash-rich corporate balance sheets and continued access to cheap financing, M&A activity soared last year. This has fueled skepticism as to whether the historic run Read more about Outlook of Mergers & Acquisitions Activity in 2016[…]