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CEOs Can’t Fight The Fed, But You Can Do These Things To Weather The Coming Storm

Chief Executive

John Deere is reducing its fixed costs and using outsourcing, etc. to make more costs variable). Continue to innovate to improve productivity—focus on product and process improvements to increase revenues with your given team. Lower your breakeven point (e.g., Don’t give up the innovation mindset.

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Managing Increased Costs and Margins In an Inflated World

Zenefits

Some common strategies to start this process include ensuring your pricing is consistent with the current market conditions or increasing efficiency through process improvement. Managing inflating costs can be difficult for companies, particularly with high fixed costs like infrastructure or manufacturing.

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