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Contents contributed and discussions participated by Rebecca Lurie

Rebecca Lurie

Onondaga Nation - People of the Hills - 1 views

  • respect and thanksgiving for nature.
  • They're not in the reality business; they're in business.
  • outsourced your pollution
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  • influence their thinking
  • you not only outsourced your work and your company,
  • their reality is Wall Street. That's their reality. It is real, but it doesn't deal with the forces of nature.
  • extracting it at tremendous rates with no perception of consequences.
  • stockholder.
  • the ones that really determine what the direction of the corporation is going to go.
  • idea of private property.
  • hat's was people power did that. Germany didn't want it, East Germany didn't want it, nobody wanted it. People wanted it, and nothing could stop them. Once they get in a move in that direction they become a force. It's very difficult -- it's not a manageable force -- and that's why leadership is so vital and important.
  • eadership and the control factor for human beings, in particular, is moral. If you don't have moral law you don't have any law. If there's no moral law, you don't have any.
  • you have to understand about nature and natural law is
  • no mercy to this law.
  • you don't understand that law and you don't abide by that law, you will suffer the consequence.
  • You lead by action.
  • we personify these elements to bring our people closer to them so they have more respect.
Rebecca Lurie

The US fashion industry: A supply chain review - 0 views

  • These plans are usually based on strategic alliances and are taking over the responsibilities of buyers.
  • The buyers have tremendous power in representing the chain to the vendors and are responsible for a large portion of the chain's profit. Since the buyer's performance evaluation criterion (and his or her bonus) is the total profitability (total margins) of the apparel lines he or she buys (which depends on the purchase cost, the initial selling price, the subsequent mark-downs and the units sold under each price point), it is in the buyer's interest to ensure that she buys the right items generating the best financial results for the chain as a whole.
  • controlled by a budget set by the merchandise manager
Rebecca Lurie

Why I love and hate having a smartphone - The Oatmeal - 0 views

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    the technology keeps us linked.  Way for fashion buyers to see what people are looking for and what they want to buy in the fashion world
Rebecca Lurie

The Power of Concentration - NYTimes.com - 0 views

  • shown to improve connectivity inside our brain’s attentional networks, as well as between attentional and medial frontal regions
  • make us better able to switch between tasks and monitor our own attention, but it is indicative of more effective overall management of our finite attentional resources.
Rebecca Lurie

Mindfulness Requires Practice and Purpose - NYTimes.com - 1 views

  • spend less time worrying about the future or fretting about the past.
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      with being a fashion buyer you always have to look in the future in order to get a head start on what fashions people may find appealing. 
  • Mindfulness may not be the answer to every ill. But it may be the answer to some.
  • feel more focused and more connected to yourself and others.
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  • It sounds simple, but it’s not, because it so goes against the grain of how most of us think and operate.
  • mindfulness can “create a world where you experience depth, meaning and connectedness. You see joy and sadness more fully and settle more deeply into an authentic way of being.”
Rebecca Lurie

Buyer Job Information | National Careers Service - 0 views

  • ability to recognise future trends.
  • need to be able to think about what people might want. You’ll also need excellent communication skills.
  • a clear understanding of the customers they are buying for, the prices they are willing to pay and the likely demand for products.
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The Mindful Way Through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness - John D.... - 0 views

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    (look at page 48 first paragraph) 
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The Role of The Ethical Fashion Buyer and Stylist | Sustainable FashionSustainable Fashion - 0 views

  •  Fashion buyers must be imaginative, creative, perceptive and objective kind of people. They need to be self-assured, persuasive and prepared to take risks.
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      With mindfulness you do use your imagination in different ways.  (possible relation with this field) 
  • One issue that concerns me is the time-sensitive issue in the fashion world.
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How to Become a Buyer - 0 views

  • good multitasker.
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      Interesting fact because in all of the readings about mindfulness it says that multitasking leads to a lot of stress.
  • mix both my analytical and creative sides.
  • if you want to be a buyer you need to start as an Assistant Buyer and work your way up.
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  • SS: What are the downsides and how do you de-stress? EP: It can be demanding, stressful, and there are definitely some late nights at the office! I de-stress by watching TV, reading books and blogs, being with friends, and shopping!
Rebecca Lurie

Buyer (fashion) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

  • gotiate prices and details of delivery with the supplier.
  • can determine the optimum cost price which they should expect to pay.
  • The buyers want to buy the garments at the lowest possible price
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  • interact frequently with other departments within the company to get advice.
  • iscuss ideas with the merchandising, marketing, and quality control departments.
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      Fashion Buyers have to work with almost every department in the fashion industry. 
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Fashion Marketing - Tony Hines, Margaret Bruce - Google Books - 0 views

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    look at the conclusion 
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Energizing Yourself - Time Management Training From MindTools.com - 0 views

  • reach for a tall glass of water.
  • For example, caffeine can cause anxiety, while high-sugar fruit drinks may give a short-term energy boost that's followed by deeper fatigue.
  • ight (similar to sunlight) can make you feel more alert.
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  • hange of surroundings, even for a short time, increases your energy levels.
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Can You Build a Better Brain? - Newsweek and The Daily Beast - 0 views

  • evealing the mechanisms of cognition.
  • but the number of rigorous, well-designed studies that will stand the test of time is much smaller,”
  • Greater cognitive capacity comes from having more neurons or synapses, higher levels of neurogenesis (the creation of new neurons, especially in the memory-forming hippocampus),
Rebecca Lurie

Fashion Buyers Tap Business Smarts - WSJ.com - 0 views

  • look for clothing, sometimes several seasons ahead of time, which will eventually be sold in stores.
  • spent doing retail analysis and communicating with store associates and managers about how to make smart purchasing decisions and minimize marked-down inventory.
  • spend long hours working while on business trips, though tacking on extras days to sightsee abroad
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  • build relationships with designers who can set their retail outlets apart.
  • learn about looks a year before they hit stores and have the power to bring those pieces to the sales floor,
  • specially stressful in this economy because people want to buy merchandise on sale."
  • Each level typically takes one or two years to climb. After five to seven years experience, buyers can become divisional merchandise managers, overseeing a group of buyers.
Rebecca Lurie

To-Do Lists - Time Management Training from MindTools.com with FREE template! - 0 views

  • prioritizing tasks, you plan the order in which you'll do them, so that you can tell what needs your immediate attention, and what you can leave until later.
  • To-Do Lists are essential if you're going to beat work overload.
  • allocating priorities from A (very important, or very urgent) to F (unimportant, or not at all urgent).
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  • imply work your way through it in order
  • in a sales-type role, a good way to motivate yourself is to keep your To-Do List relatively short, and aim to complete it every day.
  • Or, imagine you're in a sales role and have a long list of people who you need to talk to. You write out a list of everyone you need to call and every client you need to see, and start prioritizing.
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Effective Listening - 0 views

  • Not asking for clarification when you know that you do not understand.
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      people do this everyday.  Shouldn't be afraid to ask for clarification. 
  • also genuinely interested in understanding what the other person is thinking, feeling, wanting or what the message means,
  • we don’t address the appropriate elements we will not be very effective, and can actually make the situation worse.
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  • When we listen effectively we understand what the person is thinking and/or feeling from the other person’s own perspective.
  • we must be actively involved in the communication process, and not just listening passively.
  • helps identify areas of agreement so the areas of disagreement are put in perspective and are diminished rather than magnified.
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      important note for being a person who has to work with other people in different companies.  
  • Use eye contact and listening body language. Avoid looking at your watch or at other people or activities around the room. Face and lean toward the speaker and nod your head, as it is appropriate. Be careful about crossing your arms and appearing closed or critical.
  • selects the method or code which he/she believes will effectively deliver the message
Rebecca Lurie

The Zen of floating - The Week - 0 views

  • were frightened of contracting HIV from infected water in float-tank centers. The business dried up.
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      Even when a product is doing great in sales, it can plummet because of a specific even that changes everyones view.
  • creativity in artists.
  • brain's focus from its dominant to its non-dominant hemisphere
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  • can improve
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