#Business Alignment

[random-xpressions]

Work when you're bored, rest when you're tired. That's the millionaire mindset. Make no mistake of confining yourself to schedules or routines. Keep an energy radar and monitor it well. Deals are closed when there's a surplus energy flow. Somehow people miss the esoteric side of doing trade. Everything is about movement and action. An invisible channel is created when your mind, body and soul is focused on something which opens unimaginable pathways to the very psyches of your target market. A secret tunnel is built subconsciously without both parties even realizing what just happened behind the scenes. Abundance is all out there. How you connect to it is the real talent. Passion, zeal, enthusiasm - these are precisely what unlocks earthly treasures. But when you find a sluggishness setting in, then learn to withdraw gracefully and wait for the high tidal force of energy to hit your shores once again. Throw the fishing nets into the sea when there's a storm!

Random Xpressions

[littlebellesmama]

SBR vs ABR: How Strategic and Annual Business Reviews Drive Your Company Forward

When you’re running or managing a business, there’s a constant need to check how things are going, whether you’re moving in the right direction, and what you should do next. Business reviews help with exactly that. But not all reviews are the same. You may have heard terms like SBR (Strategic Business Review), ABR (Annual Business Review), QBR (Quarterly Business Review), and MBR (Monthly…

[goodoldbandit]

Developing a Winning IT Strategy: Aligning IT with Business Goals.

Sanjay Kumar Mohindroo Sanjay Kumar Mohindroo. skm.stayingalive.in Learn how to develop a winning IT strategy that aligns seamlessly with business goals, enabling innovation, efficiency, and competitive advantage. The Power of Strategic IT Alignment In today’s fast-paced business environment, technology is more than an enabler; it’s a driver of growth, innovation, and competitive advantage.…

[garymdm]

Data-Driven Decisions: From Chaos to Clarity

“You are not entitled to your opinion. You are entitled to your informed opinion. No one is entitled to be ignorant.” Harlan Ellison The quote by science fiction author Harlan Ellison perfectly captures the essence of data-driven decision making: ditch the uninformed opinion and embrace the power of knowledge. In today’s data-rich world, effective decision-making hinges on our ability to…

[superbat-lmao]

Jason travels to an alternate universe where Bruce only cares about being Batman. He took in each of his kids to serve the mission, not be his children.

Now, faced with alternate versions of his family, Jason has to grapple with the fact that his Bruce does care, that he is his father. Because the man in front of him now, trying to send him home, isn’t even close.

[itcsssolutionandstaffing]

Enterprise architecture is a strategic approach that aligns with business goals, processes, and technology to achieve a cohesive and efficient structure. We have got you covered with your IT solution needs!

[cctinsleybaxter]

The left is on board with 'the general public isn't willing to go up against millionaires and billionaires because they hope deep down that they themselves might one day be wealthy, ' but within leftist circles I'm constantly seeing and knowing people who're unwilling to go up against copyright law or making media completely free, and I swear to god it's because they hope they themselves might one day be full-time big-name artists who would be "robbed" by such a system

[lotsofdreamb0ats]

kakyoin and his parents are a really weird and underdiscussed part of stardust crusaders. on the watsonian level, there are multiple interpretations you could have of this, and i think its an interesting show of fanon for a character that is pretty beholden to fanon interpretations.

a fairly common consensus i've seen about kakyoin's parents are that they were abusive or at least maliciously negligent.

for the record, i am totally cool with this! kakyoin's family really isn't elaborated on in canon and you can take his subtleties a lot of ways. whether its whump for whumps sake or projection, people are free to interpret the empty holes however they wish.

that being said, i've found myself... idk. not opposed, but disinterested in that take, because the view of kakyoin and his family presented by canon feels way more interesting to me. here's my take & discussion on it!

[meta headcanon-ing below the cut]

from a very young age, kakyoin is an extremely private & emotionally isolated person. this is a trait he has developed from years of feeling like explaining himself to anyone was a futile juncture because no one would believe or understand him, not even his own parents.

when kakyoin's teacher informs his mother abt his lack of desire to make friends, mrs. kakyoin (at least in the anime; cant attest to the manga) shows concern and almost... futility towards the situation. it isn't that the other students don't want to befriend noriaki. rather, noriaki doesn't want to befriend them.

we actually see a similar sentiment in holly, at least through subtext. holly is not wholly unconcerned by jotaro, but she is overly accepting of his poor behavior and struggles to acknowledge her son's flaws. holly views jotaro as younger and less in control of his behavior than he is to the point of willful ignorance.

kakyoin, meanwhile, is in a constant fight with himself over "letting" DIO manipulate and brainwash him. kakyoin is often victim-blaming towards himself -- he is weak and should've known better, should have never let his fear consume him, should have never lost control of himself and given it to DIO.

(dubiously canon material ahead, but shining diamond's demonic heartbreak is vital to my interpretation of kakyoin. treat this as you will.)

kakyoin is at his most distressed and personally tormented when he feels weak and vulnerable. he laments this weakness in himself -- immaturity, he calls it, although that is a translation -- and says no one is to blame for what DIO did unto him except himself.

and all of this, if you continue treating this version of events as canon, is with the added layer that kakyoin was literally protecting his 8-year-old cousin (ryoko-chan <3) while fighting DIO.

(as a side, hierophant green's lesser used powers (notably utilized while kakyoin has a fleshbud and almost never again) involve extreme control and precision. he is quite literally shown to puppet others from the inside using hierophant while operating his own body as well. kakyoin himself says no one can understand him without hierophant green; it isn't farfetched to say hierophant green's abilities reflect its user.)

all of this to say: i don't believe kakyoin's family was abusive in the traditional sense. i think kakyoin is the adultified child to jotaro's infantilized one.

i don't doubt kakyoin loves his parents, but it stands to reason that -- like jotaro with holly, if not more so -- there isn't a respect for his parents authority. adultified children often develop a lack of trust in the people and agencies that are supposed to protect them, like parents or teachers.

if kakyoin has felt like he could only trust himself and hierophant green his entire life, how is he supposed to seek support or protection from his parents? i honestly don't think he would. with hierophant at his side, it's easier (less disappointing) to uphold himself to this extreme standard of strength and maturity than be vulnerable with anyone.

noriaki's mother and father have eachother. noriaki has no one.

(taken from kakyoin's character profile, which you can see in full here.)

based on the flashback, i personally believe kakyoin's parents just... left him to his own devices. if noriaki doesn't want to make friends, it wouldn't be right to push him, is it? he's independent, well-mannered, an excellent student. responsible, trustworthy, far from a delinquent. so isn't it better to accept their son as he is?

even if they're not sure who he is?

as kakyoin is all shattered parts, crumpled against a water tower with a hole in his stomach halfway across the world, he looks at the clock and thinks of his parents.

...but not in search of comfort.

seeing as this is the first and only time kakyoin's parents are mentioned, i honestly wonder if kakyoin just... didn't mention them at all. if he didn't call attention, save the odd comment about being a student, to his age. to the immaturity he's so ashamed of.

(again from kakyoin's character profile.)

kakyoin went on this fifty-day journey to egypt without even consulting his parents, who earnestly believe he ran away from home and are worried to death about him.

and kakyoin KNEW they would worry, and then he knows he is dying, and all he can manage is thoughts of them sleeping and an apology. he doesn't regret going on the journey. even as he's dying, 17-year-old noriaki kakyoin treats his own demise as a necessary loss. in kakyoin's mind, life is something he could (should) wager for those he cares about, and thinking of those who care about him in return isn't enough to convince kakyoin otherwise.

all of this to say, i think kakyoin and jotaro are two sides of the same coin.

[magnolia-sunrise]

i wonder if you look both ways when you cross my mind

[anbaisai]

Art fight looks fun but every year I just don't have time 😭💔 I do have old OCs but I'd rather redraw their refs before participating which will take... forever 💀

[midnightrings]

Honestly, one of the things that annoy me the most in fandom spaces is when people can’t distinguish between their personal preferences/wishes/headcanons and what the writer’s actual intention was.

Love the little corner of the internet that is the santhony fandom (and I know that some of them don’t like to hear this) but I hate when people try to argue that Anthony and Siena should’ve ended up together and that breaking them up at the end of the season makes their entire storyline pointless. It was never about them overcoming societal boundaries. The whole purpose of their storyline was for Anthony to end the season at rock bottom. It was not meant to advance beyond that.

That doesn’t mean you can’t wish that they had been endgame – and I love exploring a possible happy ending in fics myself – but claiming that the writing screwed them over is not only wrong, but imo diminishes their entire story.

Siena was literally begging Anthony to let her go, because she couldn’t deal with his shit anymore. And yes, Anthony worked on himself and grew throughout the season, but the moment Siena rejected him, he immediately reverted to his old ways and decided that love had no place in his life. That is not the reaction of an emotionally mature man. He was very clearly not ready for Siena and Siena was probably better off without him. And that’s fine. Love isn’t always enough. And while societal expectations obviously played a huge role here, their storyline is also incredibly character-driven. They made their own choices. There was no external force separating them. Their entire storyline is shaped by the decisions they make, and trying to erase that essentially means erasing who they are as characters.

There’s nothing wrong with talking about how they could’ve made things work – but that’s only possible when you can acknowledge why they didn’t work out in canon to begin with.

[genjyoandgojyoandhakkai]

The modern!Crow AU no one asked for. Especially not me.

Compliance Department Viago is a menace, and I blame this monstrosity on @gatesofminrathous and this post by the always funny @rookanis-de-riva

unbeta'd, mistakes are from the last 2 hours of my life laughing at my keyboard

800 words

Viago de Riva loved his job. Senior Vice President of Corporate Resource Optimization & Workforce Strategy. It was a mouthful - he allowed employees of his department to lovingly call themselves CROWS, but only internally. Viago had worked for Advanced Negotiation & Tactical International Vacancy Alignment (A.N.T.I.V.A.) for twenty-five glorious years, and every department he’d ever worked in was the better for it. Viago’s organizational skills were legendary, and though many of his coworkers flinched when they saw him coming, Viago recognized grudging respect when he saw it. 

This particular Monday marked the kickoff of internal compliance undertaking season; Viago’s favorite time of year. He had circled in on the desk blotter calendar, with the letters ICU written in precise block script, diagonally centered. Viago sat at his desk in his top-floor corner office of ANTIVA HQ (the furthest corner from the front door, but a corner office nonetheless), tapping his long fingers impatiently on his mousepad. The time was 7:04 in the morning. 

“Arthik,” Viago called softly, knowing his assistant would hear him regardless. 

“Boss?” Arthik leaned back in his chair, cracking the door to Viago’s office open a little wider. He pulled the vertical blinds open wider, offering Viago a view of Arthik’s desk space and the open office beyond. “What’s up?”

Viago steepled his fingers, elbows placed on the corners of his calendar. “Do you know what today is?” 

“ICU,” Arthik replied without missing a beat. “We’re deploying the email campaign at 8:30 this morning, just as planned.”

Viago’s satisfied smile was all the confirmation Arthik would get. He’d lasted eight months as Viago’s assistant and was familiar with recognition for a job well done by now. 

“Coffee?” Viago inquired, but Arthik had turned away to look at a new face, mostly hidden behind a double-stacked tier of Karasu Kafe carryout cups from the cafe downstairs.

Viago knew it was a new face because:

He didn’t recognize the hair that went with it

Coffee was due at 7, and 7:05 was unacceptable

HR had informed him there was a new hire starting this week, and the hiring of said person was not negotiable, nor did he have insight into the hiring process.

“De Riva?” a melodious voice asked. “This is the 5th floor, exec suite T, correct?”

“You’ve got the right place,” Arthik said kindly. “Are you the new guy?”

Before the hair could respond, Viago intoned, “Send them in, please.” He needed to see the miscreant himself. 

The coffee cups made their way into Viago’s office, followed by the shiny white hair of their bearer. Viago watched with (internal) mild amusement and (mostly) withheld judgment as the person shifted their stack of cups and placed them on the chair just inside the door. 

“Good morning, Mr. Viago de Riva!” the person chirped. 

They wore a velvet suit jacket, shiny satin slacks that didn’t reach their ankles, and colorful socks with sneakers. A clear violation of the ANTIVAn dress code, if Viago had ever seen one. 

“It is morning,” Viago said dryly, trying not to make eye contact.

“I’m Aydenne de Riva, no relation, but isn’t that weird?” Viago didn’t have a chance to process this odd coincidence, because the Aydenne kept speaking. “I’m your new seasonal intern temp-to-hire shadow, and today’s my first day!”

Viago’s jaw dropped. This...Aydenne...with that suit...in his department? Shadowing him? He’d thought the hiring was for a replacement for Arthik, who seemed to show more frequent signs of interest in other roles.

“Leave the coffee. Arthik will show you where to go.” Viago turned his chair to face the wall, as clear a dismissal as he could give, with so little time to prepare himself for this news. 

There was no sound of a subordinate exiting in an orderly fashion with their eight little coffees (which clashed unpleasantly with Viago’s aroma diffuser in the corner). Viago waited five more seconds in case the newcomer was unclear as to their directive. 

“Mr. Viago?” the beautiful voice asked, sounding unsure. 

Just great. Viago now faced the predicament of turning to address this person once more, or waiting to see if they would finally understand what was being asked of them.

Power plays on a new hire’s first morning, before 8 AM? 

Viago allowed a hint of his arctic annoyance to creep into his tone. “I trust you know which one of us is Arthik?” 

“I...yes?” the newbie said uncertainly. 

“C’mere, Rookie, I’ll take you around the office and show you to a desk you can use,” Arthik said helpfully, if belatedly. 

“Arthik. Please ensure the...Rookie reviews the employee handbook and signs off on their compliance training before you start with the tour.” Viago needed this eyesore to understand what the rules were before they knew which cubicle the headhunters kept their peanut butter and cracker stash in. 

“My name is Aydenne,” the Rookie said. “I use he/him pronouns, if that helps.”

“I use Excel whenever possible, but it’s nice to meet you,” Viago responded crisply. “Hand me my coffee, if you please, and close the door behind you. It’s an important morning, and I have much to do.” 

I truly and honestly enjoyed this and it's going to live in my WIP bin because I think I'd commit to a whole story or series about them 🤣 writing about a hapless new hire and their dramatic manager in corporate hell is certainly a topic close to home lolol

[amygdalae]

Are you on testosterone? Or just chest dysphoria?

im not on T (ive thought abt going on low doses but idk if i need the expenditure) but yea i get real bad chest dysphoria

[lokean-18]

✿ Black/Afro Turigirl/Girlgay

This flag is exclusive to black/afro descent people who identify as turigirl/girlfag but other people of colors can use it.

❁ POC Turigirl/Gaygirl

This flag completely inclusive to any Person of color identifying as turigirl/girlfag in some way.

Turigirl discribe any identity who in some way identifies as a girl/woman but feel gay/queer attraction for men.By example:

𖤓 GNC men who like to be called "girl" for gender nonconformity,

𖤓 Trans Men and Transmascs reclaiming being called a "girl"

𖤓 Transfem Gays reclaiming being called a "girl"

𖤓 Multigender Gay people using "Turi" for their “Masc side" and "Girl" for their "Fem side"

𖤓 Trans Women who don't feel misgendered by the term "Gay" and/or feels like their attraction to men is still queer

𖤓 She/Her gays reclaiming being called a "girl"

𖤓 Intersex people for obvious reason

𖤓GNC women who feel queer attraction for men

𖤓 Cistrans adjacent individuals

(I mostly made this flag bc turigirl are ignored in general so If anyone wants to use the flag just credit later but I don’t really care,everyone concerned can use it)

[gomzdrawfr]

[spirithunterfamily]

Hey there, spirit fam!! Do ya'll have a favorite type of unatural?? And what type of unatural do you hate most of all??

Well, it's certainly impressive for the younger ones to be this interested in spirits that way.

K*-fi