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Australia's Alleged Conservatives Surrender to Unions; GM Australia vs. GM US; Currency Madness Everywhere

MishTalk

When these protected companies and industries cave in to unions, these new wages and working conditions become the benchmark and these wages flow onto every other sector. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. Looking for madness? How did GM U.S

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Prince Michael of Liechtenstein Warns "QE a Sign of Helplessness, Will Not Reach Economy"; Prince Michael vs. Martin Wolf

MishTalk

This situation has been exacerbated by the fact that government pension schemes are insufficiently financed. Wolf : So the ECB has decided to purchase €60bn of assets a month until at least September 2016. The crucial point is that the ECB has set a benchmark against which cessation of the programme must now be justified.

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What the Best Transformational Leaders Do

Harvard Business

In a study of S&P 500 and Global 500 firms, our team found that those leading the most successful transformations, creating new offerings and business models to push into new growth markets, share common characteristics and strategies. Financial performance. The same was true of Adobe’s Shantanu Narayen.

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Fighting Uncertainty in Organizations, Including Matrix Ones

Epicflow

The problem is that the intended outcomes and commitments to the market might be negatively affected, harming the reputation of the organization. But combine that with a minor delay in raw material delivery and throw in a sudden but not surprising market fluctuation, and you have a perfect storm. Adaptive planning becomes crucial here.