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Does Effective Leadership Really Matter?

Organizational Talent Consulting

Given the lack of a standard definition for leadership and seemingly contradictory evidence, it is no surprise you may feel skeptical. A controlled study involving leaders across different markets found a positive correlation between the leader's effectiveness and employee retention, sales, margin, labor costs, and net profit.

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60 Countries’ Digital Competitiveness, Indexed

Harvard Business

Cross-border flows of digitally transmitted data have grown manifold, accounting for more than one-third of the increase in global GDP in 2014, even as the free-flow of goods and services and cross-border capital have ebbed in the aftermath of the 2008 recession. We always urge you to read the methodology carefully.

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Why consulting?

Management Consulted

” “I was working in a wine shop during my undergrad and started to realize that I was able to close more sales by being a trusted advisor to my client rather than acting like a sales rep. I go to Harvard, so alumni conversations definitely helped spark my interest in the field, too.”