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It’s Not “Time Management.” It’s Lean.

Markovitz Consulting

In the space of two weeks, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal both ran articles on the productivity benefits of reduced work hours. Not to be outdone, NPR reported that Microsoft Japan moved to a four-day workweek this summer while increasing productivity by 40%. There’s certainly some truth to that argument.

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What is digital currency?

Tom Spencer

Since the advent of Bitcoin in 2008, digital currency has been a growing trend and a growing area of interest for consultants, businesses, fintech investors, central banks, and governments. This also includes Bitcoin (created in 2008) and Ethereum (created in 2015). Reading Time: 6 minutes. What is the value of digital currency?

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Consultant Ninja: Dipping my toe in the health care debate.

Consultant Ninja

I fail to see the logic that the government will be more efficient at building operational structures than the private sector. They also happen to be expensive, not because some greedy fat cat is out there, but because that high price justifies the ROI for the R&D in that product in the first place. Posted by Consultant Ninja.

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Consultant Ninja: Health Care is Not a Right: Management.

Consultant Ninja

I do not necessarily agree with nationalized healthcare, but would assert that productive discussion of the issue must be based on specific arguments about what is effective, fair, and affordable for the nation. Like all investments, I find this health insurance bill as a temporary fix for something much much larger. Anonymous said.

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Consultant Ninja: Who is to blame for the mortgage crisis.

Consultant Ninja

Friday, October 3, 2008. November 29, 2008 at 10:06 PM. Friday, October 3, 2008. 2010-Present: Off the road 2009 Stats: Airline Miles: 24,902 Nights away from home: 73 (of 216: 34% of nights) AMEX Charges: $21,220 2008 Stats: Airline miles: 87,589 Nights away from home: 159 (of 365: 43.6% Productivity. (6).

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Consultant Ninja: A Simple Question about the Credit Markets.

Consultant Ninja

Isnt also true that providing funds to the sick banks also insures they dont go under? I think this approach is more efficient because it reduces transaction related costs and provides a gain sharing program which is mutually beneficial for all parties. Productivity. (6). April 1, 2009 at 1:14 AM. Consultant Insider. Analysis.

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We Can’t Study Short-Termism Without the Right Metrics

Harvard Business

However, firms can efficiently increase margin growth without much revenue growth by managing to squeeze out their fixed costs to service the same level of output. So this measure may mislabel efficient companies as myopic. One way to gauge this is in how a firm treats its workforce in bad times.

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