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The Lockdown Unlocks Real Work

Markovitz Consulting

Low-value travel? By now it’s practically a business fable, but when Alan Mulally took the reins at Ford in 2006, senior management actually had “meetings week”—five days each month in which executives held non-stop meetings. Long commutes? Four-hour meetings? Elaborately defined, documented, and monitored processes and procedures?

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Carl the Robot Bartender Mixes Drinks and Chats With Customers

MishTalk

Hes handy with a shot glass and customers travel from far and wide to admire him at work. December 2006 (29). November 2006 (20). October 2006 (17). September 2006 (20). August 2006 (37). July 2006 (27). June 2006 (26). May 2006 (21). April 2006 (21). March 2006 (24).

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Hypocrites and Bullies Speak on "The Importance of Trust"

MishTalk

Mike Rogers, told he “absolutely” thinks that one of the countries will give Snowden travel documents. December 2006 (29). November 2006 (20). October 2006 (17). September 2006 (20). August 2006 (37). July 2006 (27). June 2006 (26). May 2006 (21). April 2006 (21).

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: US Consumer Spending.

MishTalk

However, consumer spending has remained basically at that level since -- in the face of what are normally positive seasonal factors such as warmer weather, home improvement projects, and spring and summer travel. December 2006 (29). November 2006 (20). October 2006 (17). September 2006 (20). August 2006 (37).

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3 Steps to Cultivate an Innovation Culture

Organizational Talent Consulting

Space travel alone is challenging, but reusing a rocket by landing it on a drone ship takes the complexity to another level. A financial services company engaged in investment banking and capital markets estimated the customer benefit of the Space X Falcon 9 reusable rocket. References: Beswick, C., Bishop, D., & & Geraghty, J.

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Ukraine Central Bank Imposes 6-Day Waiting Period on Foreign Currency Purchases; Capital Controls Hit Ukraine in Effort to Halt Money Exodus

MishTalk

and the European Union discuss potential aid, Yanukovych traveled to the opening ceremony of the Sochi Olympics. billion in January, the lowest since 2006, from $20.4 Ukraine’s political crisis, in its third month, is rocking the country’s currency as reserves are stretched too thin to finance a record current-account deficit.

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A.T. Kearney Interview & Culture

Management Consulted

The firm was temporarily acquired by Electronic Data Systems (EDS) in 1995 but was bought back by partners in 2006, just in time for the company’s 80th anniversary. 2006 – A.T. 2006 – A.T. Since its management buyout in 2006, A.T. Transportation & Travel. 1935 – Tom Kearney becomes managing partner.