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More wives head for work
They are the reluctant breadwinners: Women who wanted to stay home until their income suddenly became critical to the well-being of their families. In some cases, they are increasing their hours to keep the bills paid and others are taking up employment for the first time as their husbands struggle to find work. With the anemic recovery keeping the job outlook uncertain, the accelerated gender shift is likely to stick, creating new challenges for U.S. families. Full article.
Strategy Means Knowing Your Bandwidth
One key element of strategy that is critical for all businesses—but particularly for smaller or early-stage companies—is the issue of choice, i.e. deciding on an area of focus: What you do and don’t, what products or services you offer and what you don’t, and to which customer segments. It is important that you do not try to be all things to all people, as that just doesn’t work. There are, however, several questions you can ask yourself to be sure you are making appropriate choices. Full Article.
