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Front-Line To C-Suite | Inside The Heart and Mind of Former Disney COO and Experience Steward Jim MacPhee

Consulting Matters

In the spring of 2002, Jim returned to Walt Disney World® , and in 2004 was promoted to Vice President of Park Operations Development, Optimization, and Standardization. Links: Download my free guide on how to clarify and own your unique position in the crowded consulting and coaching market: [link].

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Bank of Canada Announces Tools Including -0.5 Interest Rates; Loonie Sinks to 2004 Low; Right Tool at the Right Time

MishTalk

US Dollar vs. Canadian Dollar Monthly The USD vs. the Loonie is back to a high last seen in May of 2004. Poloz also said the central bank is now ‘confident’ Canada’s financial markets could function in a negative rate environment, where banks would be charged for deposits, rather than being paid interest as is conventional. “

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Great Corporate Strategies Thrive on the Right Amount of Tension

Harvard Business

After expending considerable effort on formulating a strategy, most executives would like to see their company’s strategic plans fully executed. However, compliance with the strategy doesn’t necessarily correlate directly to performance. The Gap Between Strategy and Execution. The Gap Between Strategy and Execution.

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Fed a Creature of Financial Markets; The Draghi PUT; Global Crisis Coming Up

MishTalk

Creature of Financial Markets Stephen Roach, former Chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia and the firm's chief economist, blasts the Greenspan Fed, the Bernanke Fed, and the Yellen Fed in his latest post The Perils of Fed Gradualism. A majority of financial market participants applaud this strategy. In fact, it is a dangerous mistake.

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Reshoring Myth Explodes: Ofshoring Opaces Onshoring Every Year Since 2004 Except 2011

MishTalk

labor market in manufacturing and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), if ratified by the U.S. consumer market, the stable political and economic environment, and the benefit of tapping into America engineering skills and manufacturing know-how are main draws. Congress, will likely further weaken the case for reshoring in 2016.

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Reshoring Myth Explodes: Offshoring Outpaces Onshoring Every Year Since 2004 Except 2011

MishTalk

labor market in manufacturing and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), if ratified by the U.S. consumer market, the stable political and economic environment, and the benefit of tapping into America engineering skills and manufacturing know-how are main draws. Congress, will likely further weaken the case for reshoring in 2016.

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A few thoughts on the “Fair Ticketing Act”

Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

The secondary market is a much different beast than it was than when I started in 2004. It means that there is more room for bad actors to operate in bad faith and to do harm to both sides of the market: the primary and the secondary. Like the situation with Live Nation, what do you hear about? Only the bad stuff, mostly.