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Rebranding ADEI for the Culture Wars

UPD Consulting

When I founded UPD in 2005, the mission was simple: help build better, higher performing, and more resilient organizations. 2005 was an interesting year. 2005 was an interesting year. A new site called YouTube had just been launched. Brad and Angelina were the focus of the tabloids. Times have changed.

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Spain Household Income Drops 10% to 2005 Level

MishTalk

Those touting the "recovery" in Spain need to step back and ponder this headline story translated from Libre Mercado : household income falls 10% and back to 2005 levels. Mike "Mish" Shedlock [link] Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management. compared the previous year.

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China Services PMI Lowest Since 2005 as Housing Slumps; Manufacturing Expands

MishTalk

An interesting divergence is underway in China with manufacturing in expansion while the service sector is at the lowest reading since November 2005 according to HSBC China Composite PMI HSBC China Composite PMI™ data (which covers both manufacturing and services) signalled a third consecutive monthly expansion of Chinese business activity in July.

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How Tony’s Chocolonely Created a Purpose-Driven (and Profitable) Supply Chain

Harvard Business

In this article, the authors look at the experience of Tony’s Chocolonely, a Dutch chocolate brand founded in 2005, which set itself a mission to sell 100% slavery-free chocolate. In the cocoa industry, for example, the average farmer cultivates between three and five hectares to earn less than two dollars a day.

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Servant Leaders Achieve Extraordinary Results

Rick Conlow

Consequently, 82% of managers fail and 85% of employees are sadly disengaged worldwide. Adam Grant, management researcher and professor at the Wharton School of Business, shows in his book Give and Take that servant leaders are more productive and more highly regarded by employees. Servant Leaders are Better than Great.

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Back to the Basics in Leadership and Life with former EVP of Operations for the Walt Disney World Resort Lee Cockerell

Consulting Matters

Lee is not just a great leader; he also turned his leadership success into a highly profitable leadership and management training business, so he's got some best practices on how he stands out in the market and wins clients. In this episode, you'll hear: How Lee evolved as a leader by shedding defensiveness and operating in trust.

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Is Consulting More Than Giving Advice?

Tom Spencer

Every year strategy consulting firms and agencies that specialise in executive business management and the “maximising shareholder value” approach receive billions of dollars for their services (Management Consulting, 2020). Are consulting firms about more than just advising management? Hierarchy of Consulting Purposes.