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☆ 8 reasons your grocery bill is sky-high right now - and what you can do about it
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-17 | by ( Rena Goldman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Flashy store signs, the size of carts, and even where you find the eggs and milk all contribute to getting customers to spend more. Sale signs at the entranceFlashy sale signs not only draw you in, but they also create what's called positive pricing, according to Edward Fox, professor of marketing at SMU Cox School of Business. People who prefer to buy items on sale will buy more when a product is on sale, which works to the retailer's advantage, said Fox. Enticing endcap displaysEndcap displays with seasonal or sale items are meant to distract you. And read the fine print on sale signs.

☆ Half of your employees are 'quiet quitting' and destroying morale. An MBA professor shares the 5 most effective ways to save a team's culture and output.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Brooke Vuckovic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

She says that quiet quitting isn't a new phenomenon but it can be very harmful to company culture and morale. One of the best ways to fight quiet quitting is to focus on your "star players" instead, she says. What is new, however, is the not-so-quiet part of quiet quitting: quiet quitters are increasingly announcing their status proudly on social media, thanks largely to a TikTok video on the subject that went viral. Now, it is estimated that quiet quitters make up 50% of the US workforce. Don't "quiet fire"It's tempting to fight fire with fire — or silence, in this case, with withdrawing — but try to resist that.

☆ How to get a job at McKinsey, BCG, Bain, or Accenture, according to 3 headhunters for these top management consulting firms
▼ + stars: | 2020-06-23 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

The top management consulting firms — which include McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Bain & Company, and Accenture — are notoriously tough to break into. Insider asked Smith and two other recruiters for management consulting on their top tips for breaking into the ranks of McKinsey, BCG, Bain, and Accenture. "We've noticed that more consulting firms are expanding beyond MBA degrees and into other advanced degrees to fill their post-graduate classes." Stokes added that candidates can leverage the international piece of the tripod by keeping in mind that McKinsey, BCG, Bain, and Accenture have offices worldwide. You can see samples of case interviews for McKinsey, BCG, Bain, and Accenture here.

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