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It’s Not “Time Management.” It’s Lean.

Markovitz Consulting

Of course, software firm 37 Signals has been operating four-day work weeks over the summer since 2008. Unfortunately, companies in the lean community don’t seem to take much note of, or try to copy these experiments, probably because the benefits aren’t reflected on the income statement or balance sheet.

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How Business Intelligence Aids Business Decision Making

Tom Spencer

Consider a company operating in the retail industry, which has a large assortment of different products in its inventory and a dozen stores. This reduces assets on the balance sheet and increases expenses on the income statement, resulting in a decrease in net profit.

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Human Resources Management – How to Get Started

Tom Spencer

Human resource teams are critical to the growth of a company since employees typically represent both the biggest operating expense and largest off-balance sheet asset for most businesses. Check to see if your organization has an internal education program that can offer free courses and certifications.

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ECB Now a Hedge Fund; €1T Bazooka; ECB Promotes Euro Carry Trade; Draghi Has it Backwards

MishTalk

Question: Mr Draghi, you said that the new measures and the TLTROs will have a sizeable impact on your balance sheet. You have the TLTROs which are going to unfold over several operations over two years initially, then two more years. Please consider an ECB Press Conference Q&A (not available when I commented yesterday).

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The Importance of Business Acumen for High Performance

LSA Global

We believe that employees need to better understand the key factors that affect a company’s operations and financial strength to improve decision-making and strategy execution. Take a financial acumen course , do online research, or invest in a textbook on the subject. Operating income. Operating Expenses. Cash flow.

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Reader Question: Does the.

MishTalk

Reader Question: Does the Fed Balance Sheet Properly Reflect QE Announcements? The feds balance sheet doesnt reflect it. The balance sheet was up $720 billion from Aug 1, 2012 to Aug 1, 2013 ($309B in treasuries and $393B in MBS) but that is only $60B per month. Feds Balance Sheet. QE History.

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The Cantillon Effect

Tom Spencer

The Cantillon Effect is not commonly taught in undergraduate economics courses. Of course, if an economy could grow faster than debt levels forever then the game could be prolonged indefinitely. In 2020, the Fed has galloped over the precipice, increasing its balance sheet by around $2.8 But this tends not to happen.

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