Let’s get right to the business.
I do not know exact English translation of this famous Russian wording. To make it worse, it has some strong language used. This abbreviation means “we were sitting, then discussing, then forgetting.” It is the worst outcome possible for any meeting, yet some of them end up like this.
Some few years ago I did not understand what this phrase means precisely. After all, business is business, and we are all grown up adults making money in our companies. What is the point in all these talks about the culture – just do your job.
BATNA stands for Best Alternative To No Agreement. It is what you are going to do if the agreement on the subject is impossible.
It is evident that better BATNA means a stronger position in the negotiations. You just care less whether you will reach the agreement and can live with the consequences of not achieving it.
Ukraine is famous for its leading positions in the outsourcing industry. Ukraine is the #1 in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) in regards to:
The US or Western Europe investors willing to run the business in Eastern Europe should consider a lot of things and undertake many risks.
Motivation. Some classical approaches don’t work here while others do. You can hardly expect organizational commitment, but people will greatly appreciate even minimum social package besides the salary. Stock option plan may not function well, but bonuses will be appreciated.
They say you can eliminate the middleman, but you cannot drop his function. It is how intermediaries found their place in our life. No matter where you look, you will find somebody willing to facilitate the process on your behalf and at your cost.
Differentiation is the key word for the marketing. Every single marketing manager knows and uses the “purple cow” concept nowadays. “How we are different from the competition” is the kind of a question many businesses keep asking themselves.
I receive tons of emails with dozens of offers each day. And this is not a spam. It is what I get after spam filters block 90% of unwanted emails.
How many projects took longer than initially planned? How many great intentions never turned into the actions and how many ideas did not succeed because of procrastination? We all procrastinate because it perfectly fits our nature. If there is an option to be sitting, no one will be staying, and when you can lie down, you won’t be sitting instead. Doubt that? How often were you watching TV on your legs? It is one part of it.
Have you ever fired somebody? Suppose there is a need to say goodbye to one of the employees. How do you do that? Below are some standard recommendations for doing this painful thing less painful.
First of all the reason does matter here. But let us presume that we are talking about some trivial cause, not a fraud, not theft.