MishTalk

JANUARY 18, 2016

On September 30, 2008, the SEC and the FASB issued a joint clarification regarding the implementation of fair value accounting in cases where a market is disorderly or inactive. Section 132 of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, which passed on October 3, 2008, restated the SEC's authority to suspend the application of FAS 157.

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Energy Banking Journal Report 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Consider Tesla: before Elon Musk became CEO in 2008, the electric car company had delivered fewer than 200 cars and was running out of cash. The recent cases of Tesla, Papa John’s, and CBS exemplify this: all three companies benefitted from the brightness of their star CEOs.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Over a period of years, every GE senior manager would learn the lean startup methodology, and GE would be the showcase for how modern companies use entrepreneurial management to transform culture and drive long-term growth. Everything is on the table,” Flannery said on a conference call to discuss quarterly earnings.

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Balance Sheet Financial Journal Company 28

MishTalk

MARCH 12, 2015

Debt matters - $30 Trillion – up $9 trillion since 2008 Debt is 200-300% of GDP counting Shadow Banks. Orange and lemon groves turn to useless, vacant housing Property 20% of GDP and tracking negative (sales and pricing). China''s total debt has sprouted from 153 percent of gross domestic product in 2008 to 282 percent today.

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Banking Government Video Sales 28

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

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. sales force teams. Where did ZS Associates begin, and what are they known for?

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Case Interview Interviews Sales Pharmaceuticals 100

Consulting Success

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

We’re a management consulting firm that focuses on helping organizations across a spectrum of change issues. We used to think, “We’ll pay $20,000 to go into a conference and it will result in work.” For most of those large firms, an add-on is, “Can we get a change management person in here and on the team too?

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Consulting Company Sales System 100

MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Last week, three different measures of consumer confidence came out: University of Michigan: Consumer Sentiment Conference Board: Consumer Confidence Level Gallup: Economic Confidence Index Claim of Importance Bloomberg states " Consumer sentiment is directly related to the strength of consumer spending." states and the District of Columbia."

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Survey Conference Report Comparison 28

Harvard Business

MARCH 27, 2017

They reflect attempts by managers and employees to get work done within the confines of prescribed structures, processes, and norms. When Brazilian investment firm 3G Capital acquired Anheuser-Busch in 2008 to form AB InBev, it dramatically reduced the number of executives involved in making key decisions.

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Meeting Sales Culture Productivity 28

MishTalk

MARCH 21, 2017

warned profit may grow less than anticipated only a few months ago, the latest sign that automakers’ heavy discounting and aggressive use of leasing to boost sales has created a supply glut hurting lenders and rental-car companies. Used Car Prices Plunge Most in Any Month Since 2008, Only 2nd February Decline in 20 Years.

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Financial System Real Estate Sales 49

Harvard Business

JANUARY 5, 2017

But in the last two contests in which Hillary Clinton has participated, the 2008 primary and the 2016 election, she won on most of these metrics — and lost the elections. Once a “connected” product draws in users, those users effectively become the sales force. Rowling, sales rose to over one million.

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Media Advertising Metrics Productivity 34

MishTalk

JANUARY 3, 2014

Trillion Yuan in Audit The Washington Post notes "Local debt now equals about 33 percent of China’s gross domestic product, up from about 10 percent in 2008 and almost nothing in 1997." Assets in exchange-traded products backed by gold fell 33 percent to the lowest since 2009 amid sales by billionaires George Soros and John Paulson."

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