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Challenges, Opportunities & Future of Offline Retail during and after covid 19 lockdown time What we should do and know as offline retailer ·        Tourism and retail will be the most badly hit segments (as per economist) is it true? o    Yes it is true based on all the current surveys published §   People will prefer health food made in home, get to gather will be less thus business will be effected ·          How the premises will be maintained in covid 19 to be highlighted §   We need to tilt our business modules a bit and show it to customer that how health challenges will be taken cared §   Disposable money saved form tourism will be used somewhere else so we will have more money on hand domestically   o    Rent is big part in retail how that to be managed? §   Discuss with landlord and request them to not charge for the lockdown period ...

Role of Change Agent in Organizational Development & Change Change agents are the persons who initiate change and  manage change in the organizations. They are specialized  in theory and practice of managing changes. The change agent may be a member of organization or an outsider such as a consultant. An internal agent very well knows the organization and have ability, knowledge and experience of directing people for changes. But, internal agent is removed from regular duties to concentrate on the transition. However, external agents view the organization from the system point of view and is much affected by the organization norms.  Top managers also prefer hiring specialized consultant change  agents as they can offer more objective prospective than insiders. External experts are, however, not well aware of the desires and attributes of the employees, therefore, the changes suggested by them are generally resisted by the employees. Change agents hav...

Imagine if the Beatles sang, “She appreciates you”. Imagine if Steve Jobs said “Apple is just a job, I don’t care much about it”. Imagine if Richard Branson said “I don’t want to risk losing money, it’s too dangerous”. We’d all be living in a world with less role models, and yes… a little less love. With more markets and more competition, business owners and startup founders try to out-do each other with the next big idea or product. There’s so much struggle to succeed that it becomes difficult to see the forest for the trees. So the only thing that will keep you going, in the darkest or brightest of days is the   love of it all . However, a desire to succeed isn’t enough. Knowing what to do with success when you finally get it is equally as important. 1. Have the 3 components of passion the what   is the work you are passionate about. It could be art, selling or writing code. Yet to be a successful you must also embrace the bad stuff – the pitching, the b...