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Looking Beyond Short Term Financial Metrics (Nigel Lake, Part 2 of 10)

Tom Spencer

Tom: Do you think that short term financial metrics are part of the problem in developing long term strategy? Nokia is a very good example of a company [that was dominated by this kind of myopia]. And then Apple comes along, and Nokia goes from being the biggest phone company in the world to not being a phone company.

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Getting Smart About Change Management

BCG

In fact, companies are expiring sooner than ever before: data suggests that one-third of all public companies will disappear within the next five years.1 Companies are facing a new reality, one of economic unpredictability, disruptive technology, globalization, and unprecedentedly fierce competition.

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Q&A: Looking Beyond Net Promoter Score

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Net Promoter Score (NPS) - which measures the likelihood of a customer to recommend a company a friend or a colleague - has provided businesses with a lot of benefits since it was first introduced by Fred Reichheld, Bain & Company, and Satmetrix in 2003.

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Seth's Blog: Measuring without measuring

Seth Godin Blog

A long book filled with short pieces from Fast Company and the blog. Member since 08/2003. And nervous parents and competitive kids everywhere embraced the metric, and stick with it, even after seeing (again and again) that all the SAT measures is how well you do on the SAT. The Book Depository (Free Worldwide Delivery).

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Seth's Blog: The brand is a story. But it's a story about you, not about.

Seth Godin Blog

A long book filled with short pieces from Fast Company and the blog. Member since 08/2003. In markets that aren't natural monopolies or where there are clear, agreed-upon metrics, how do we decide? The Book Depository (Free Worldwide Delivery). CEO READ (Bulk Orders). IN STORES: Indie Bookstores. International Links.

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The Ultimate Question 2.0 Book Review

Management Consulted

Our awesome intern Preeti is back to bring you her unbiased review of a very unique book: The Ultimate Question 2.0 – How Net Promoter Companies Thrive in a Customer Driven World , authored by Fred Reichheld (from Bain and Co.). Hello there! WHY READ IT? QUICK OVERVIEW. So what is the N e t P r o m o t e r S c o r e?

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LGBT Equality Consulting Firms in the US (2019)

QEmploy

It is especially important that we, as companies pay attention to the importance of inclusivity. According to the Corporate Equality Index 2O19, 47 Firms in the USA are rated as the top scoring companies in the field of Consultancy, who establish equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) employees. Bain & Company.