Tag: blog
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The Psychology of Winning: What Separates Successful Football Teams from the Rest
Football is not just a game of physical ability, but also a game of mental toughness, focus, and a winning attitude. Successful football teams know how to cultivate these qualities in their players, and the role of sports psychology has been critical in helping teams achieve success. However, this has not always been the case,…
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Why employee retention matters?
Most of us have experienced it—the company’s big talk about prioritizing employee retention, only to witness a wave of departures the very next day. Sweet words, but when they aren’t backed by actions, they mean nothing. In 2023, the struggle for retaining talent continues, with the infamous “Great Resignation” and “Silent Resignation” showing no signs…
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The only man who took on Stalin and lived to tell the tale -yep – Tito
Alright folks, grab your popcorn and buckle up because we are about to time travel to the era of Tito, the man who put a full stop to Stalin’s killing spree with just a letter. He wrote to Stalin: Stop sending assassins, we have already caught six, because I will have to send one and…
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Mending the Great Divide: Five Bold Steps to Unite Sales and Product Teams in SaaS Companies
Every SaaS company has had its share of the old “broken telephone” scenario – sales reps, eager to fulfill customer needs, communicate a whirlwind of requests to the product team, who in turn, feel like they’re chasing phantom needs, leading to a product that misses the mark. How do we overcome this problem? How do…
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From Cubicle to Corner Office: An Unconventional Guide for First-Time Managers
Greetings confused people! Or should I say “managers-in-training?” My name is Risto and I am here to guide you through the tumultuous terrain of first-time management. I know the view is quite scary from up here, isn’t it? Suddenly, you’ve swapped your comfortable workstation for a creaky office chair, and you’re staring down the barrel…
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Laconic Phrases: A Powerful Tool for Business Communication
For those of us in sales, we’re often prone to being quite chatty – it’s the nature of the beast, after all. We’re there to convince potential customers to invest in our products or services, and, obviously, a silent salesperson doesn’t sell much of anything, right? Well, in the words of the great Lee Corso,…
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Vodocha a brief History – The Belasica Battle
Once upon a time in the year 969, Milno was a bustling diocesan hub, but oh, how things were about to change! To the west, the legendary Macedonian medieval state was slowly coming to life, thanks to the mighty Tsar Samuel. The centuries-old dream of a new Macedonian Kingdom was now a thrilling reality, and…
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Vodocha – a not-so-brief history 2
In the previous part, we stopped when the Romans took over the village, however, we will not dwell on it for long as the Roman rule will not be long-lived. The most important traces of their presence live in the archaeological site behind the monastery. It is there they left proof of just how much…
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Vodocha – (a not so) brief history 1
Nested on the banks of the river Vodocha and the sleepy hills of Mount Elenica, one of the three mountains of the Strumica valley is the small village of Vodocha. Nowadays, there is rarely any smoke coming out of the desolate chimneys of the eighty houses that will not strike you either as charming or…
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Поговорки и идиоми – втор дел
нигде не го бере – be on pins and needles / be at aloss / be on tenterhooks Налет да биде! / Налет да се Стори! – Damn it! / Blast it! / Hang it! бес си бараше, два си најде – from the frying pan, into the fire /out of the frying pan, (and)…