This Week in Business Strategies

Oct. 19, 2020

In this week's business-building article, it's time to get innovative in business practices. Here's how other businesses have pivoted its normal practices and how to make sure yours is still moving forward.

Oct. 19, 2020—To better assist shop owners with their business-building tactics, Ratchet+Wrench has compiled of a short list of essential leadership material from some of its favorite sources. Here's a look at a few must-read articles from the past week.

Here's How One Retail Business Pivoted During COVID — Inc. 

Here's how a former travel retailer moved into the furniture realm.

How Silicon Valley Turned True Innovation into an Overhyped Delusion — Fast Company

A new book examines the cost of “innovation speak” and how exporting startup values to the rest of our economy is a dangerous proposition.

How Amazon Automated Work and Put Its People to Better Use — Harvard Business Review  

Its “Hands Off the Wheel” initiative proves that AI doesn’t have to replace employees.

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