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Overcome or Be Outclassed

Stay in business long enough and you'll run into a setback. Something won't go as planned. You'll pay too much, sell too little, lose that big account. Sooner or later, one thing or another isn't going to go your way. And that's okay. We think of setbacks as a bad thing. Obviously, it's not good.…
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Collaborate or Perish

Any college professor can tell you the expression is actually "Publish or perish," but universities do tout themselves as collaborative environments ripe for encouraging a sharing of knowledge and ideas.  What they aren't always so good at sharing are their resources. Most of the time it's not because individual departments are selfish, they simply don't…
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The 5 Day Rule

You've heard of the 5 second rule. If food falls on the floor you can still eat it as long as you pick up before 5 seconds passes. Conversely, that means that if you let it lay there for more than 5 seconds you have to throw it away.  All new purchases should be subject…
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Major in Inventory Management

University employees have a lot on their plates. They are responsible for educating the next generation while trying to keep faculty, staff, alumni, parents and students all happy. Plus professors are under pressure to publish and oversee student projects. Add to that the need to keep track of various items that are constantly be borrowed…
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