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Save Lives vs. Save the Economy

CaseInterview.com

Prior to 2008, the financial sector grew way beyond enabling the rest of the economy. The investment banking sector became so big, so powerful, and so profitable that it started recruiting talent out of other industries. In the months after the stock market crash of 2008, many of those rocket scientists were laid off.

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How to Work Together When You Don’t Agree

Organizational Talent Consulting

The cost of unproductive conflict The distinction between productive and unproductive conflict lies in the importance of the issue and the amount of energy you put into it. The next time you start feeling the temperature of the conversation rising, remember avoiding conflict takes time and energy. References: Behfar, K. Peterson, R.

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Main Risks of Aerospace Engineering Projects: How to Implement Wise Risk Management into Your Organization

Epicflow

For example, currently, the A&D industry is facing increasing geopolitical and economic uncertainty as a result of the Russia-Ukraine war, energy and raw materials challenges due to the sanctions imposed on Russia, inflation rate, etc. Talent management. . Volatility in the geopolitical and economic environment. . Dawson, Scott.

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The 3 Essential Jobs That Most Retention Programs Ignore

Harvard Business

But over and over again in our three decades of experience as talent development and retention specialists, we’ve seen that companies consistently overlook half of them. Consider the example of Ecolab, a $13 billion global company that provides water, hygiene, and energy technologies and services that protect people and vital resources.

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A Simple Way to Test Your Company’s Strategic Alignment

Harvard Business

It also leads to a more positive work climate, above-average staff engagement, a strong commitment to values and few(er) energy-sapping turf wars and in-fighting. The result is a company that becomes less and less capable over time as customers move on and talented employees depart for new pastures.

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Why consulting?

Management Consulted

With this goal as motivation, consulting has enabled me to work with incredibly talented and interesting people as they form teams to deliver products and services that improve lives and careers, and at the same time help these people and those around them feel positive about their daily work.” Hence I entered consulting.

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How to Be an Inspiring Leader

Harvard Business

For example, an organization that makes its money out-marketing the competition isn’t likely to be inspired by a leader whose best talent is cost management. We found that the same is true of leaders: They must be spiky, not well-rounded, and those “spikes” must be relevant to the way that the company creates value.

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