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Continuous Development Will Change Organizations as Much as Agile Did

Harvard Business

GE famously implemented Lean methodologies throughout all of their divisions, helping reduce cycle time and better aligning their work with the customers’ needs, leading to then-CEO Jeff Immelt’s declaration that GE had transformed from a “classic conglomerate… to a 125-year-old startup.” Insight Center.

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Does Customer Prejudice Help Drive the Employment Gap Between White and Black Americans?

Harvard Business

A great deal of research — using methodologies such as resume studies and other models — has found that employer discrimination and prejudice plays a large role in creating this gap. Consumer discrimination in the labor market has not been extensively studied, but other research has borne this out. labor market.

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Positioning Yourself As The Expert — How To Develop A Consulting Voice That Clients Will Listen To with Ron Carucci: Podcast #21

Consulting Success

We left that firm in New York City in 2004 and started Navalent. Many consulting firms spend time writing about their methodologies or writing about their own case studies to self-promote. It’s a very crowded market out there. Our website, www.Navalent.com , got all kinds of resources, articles on our work, on our methodologies.

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ZS Associates Firm Profile

Management Consulted

Today’s emphasis is on ZS Associates (pronounced Zee S in the USA) – a premier boutique firm focused on sales force and marketing optimization. Founded in 1983 by Kellogg School of Management marketing professors Andris A. The firm is a strong niche player, distinguished in its speciality of sales and marketing consulting.

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Lots of Companies Still Have No Senior Executives Who Are Women

Harvard Business

Since 2004, the global tax, auditing, and advisory firm Grant Thornton has surveyed people around the globe — this year it interviewed more than 5,000 people from 36 countries — to track the progress women are (or are not) making into senior leadership roles in their companies. Methodology. That hasn’t happened.

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