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Vol. 5 Issue 1

Your Competitors’ Supply Chains are Changing: How AI Can Transform Your Business

By Taylor Thompson     Spending on artificial intelligence (AI) in business operations worldwide is projected to increase by almost five times from 2019 to 2023.[1] Collectively, businesses across the world will spend an estimated $10.8 billion on investments in AI in 2023. These investments will make your competitors’ supply chains faster, more efficient, and increasingly agile. The question is simple: will you be willing … Continue reading Your Competitors’ Supply Chains are Changing: How AI Can Transform Your Business

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Religion in the Workplace: Inclusion, Freedom, and Morale

Author: Kassidy Acker Interviewer: Hannah Laudie   Diversity in the workplace is a huge priority for today’s corporations. It is no secret that by fostering a diverse workplace, the business will have a variety of perspectives, creativity, and a greater global impact.  Organizations with diverse and inclusive cultures are six times more likely to be innovative, six times more likely to anticipate change and respond … Continue reading Religion in the Workplace: Inclusion, Freedom, and Morale

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Customizing the Customer Experience

Stephen Johnatakis Williams March 5, 2021   Almost three years after JoAnn and her family last experienced the magic of Disneyland, she still remembers the ecstasy that lit up her children’s faces as they entered and participated in the attractions at the theme park of their dreams. Paul, her husband, remembers the anticipation that built up over the preceding weeks as their children reminisced over … Continue reading Customizing the Customer Experience

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Podcast Review: Katherine Wright on Perfectionism

Katherine Wright (Electrical Engineering Student) on Perfectionism from 7/27/20   By Abbie Anderson   “One student scored between 48 and 52 percent. It was you.”   No BYU student wants to see this message. For many BYU students it is a familiar one, though—seen while hovering the cursor over the lowest bar in the histogram showing the grade distribution of a recent exam on Learning … Continue reading Podcast Review: Katherine Wright on Perfectionism

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Book Review: Extreme Ownership

The Extreme Side of Business             This book will leave you wanting more. In their novel “Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win”, Jocko Willink and Leif Babin recount their first-hand leadership experiences as Navy Seal during the conflict in Iraq following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. In these high-pressure situations on the battlefield, a leader’s decision often determines the outcome … Continue reading Book Review: Extreme Ownership

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Man vs. Robot: Weapons Against Automation

By: Talmage Lamb   A world war is approaching. This time, the enemy is unlike any to come before it. There will be no borders or territories, no prisoners of war or atomic bombs; instead, battle scenes will look closer to a Marvel Avengers movie than to an actual war. The enemy won’t have a dictator or king; in fact, if anyone should be blamed … Continue reading Man vs. Robot: Weapons Against Automation

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Where Accounting Meets Crimefighting: A more exciting career option for accounting students

By Kord Thomas   Every accounting student is familiar with the glazed-over eyes of their friends and family members when the student starts to talk about their major. The uninterested expression comes as the friend or family member envisions a life of solitude and tax returns in some windowless back office. Many students share the worry that they will be relegated to that same fate; … Continue reading Where Accounting Meets Crimefighting: A more exciting career option for accounting students

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Why Good Grammar Remains Relevant (& Why the Workforce Needs Better Writers)

By Bryn Greenhalgh Congrats! You’re a new college graduate eyeing your dream job. Your résumé is impressive, albeit a bit wordy. And you’re confident you can step up your email game. But even with your innate interviewing talent, your job offers have been less than thrilling lately. Now more than ever, you’re ready to enter the workforce and prove your worth. What could be missing? … Continue reading Why Good Grammar Remains Relevant (& Why the Workforce Needs Better Writers)

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A Recipe for Success in Microenterprises

By Rebecca Rasmussen   Did you know that in 2014, according to the Association of Enterprise Opportunity, microenterprises constituted 92% of all companies in the United States?1   U.S. Companies (Green) Microenterprises     (Blue) Other Companies Since then, the number of microenterprises has continued to increase, largely because of specialty websites like Etsy and Amazon Handmade. According to E. Mitchell Church from Coastal Carolina University … Continue reading A Recipe for Success in Microenterprises

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Vulnerable Leadership: Breaking Down Walls to Build Up Firms

Gabrielle E. Gordon   According to the Harvard Business Review, 58% of employees trust strangers more than their bosses.[1] In a corporate leadership sense, keeping up with the Joneses has caused leaders across companies to lose authenticity. Vulnerability is a vital leadership trait that increases company trust and profitability. Leaders can increase in vulnerability as they delegate authority, express emotion, and share mistakes.   Trust … Continue reading Vulnerable Leadership: Breaking Down Walls to Build Up Firms

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