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ZS Associates Firm Profile

Management Consulted

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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Does Effective Leadership Really Matter?

Organizational Talent Consulting

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. times greater financial returns than market averages. & Lord, R. Journal of Management, 14(3), 453-464. Collins, J. HarperBusiness.

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Grossly Distorted Procedures: Mish Proposal to Raise GDP Calculation

MishTalk

One of the reasons I ask is the latest push by countries to include prostitution and drugs sales in GDP calculations. Italy : Cocaine Sales to Boost Italian GDP in Boon for Budget. Methodological changes, such as counting weapons as an "investment" represents 1.55 That''s cumulative, not additive.

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The Best Approach to Decision Making Combines Data and Managers’ Expertise

Harvard Business

Data is now the critical tool for managing many corporate functions, including marketing, pricing, supply chain, operations, and more. Furthermore, the predictive models created by big data methodologies do not incorporate the manager’s unique knowledge of the business. But is the pendulum starting to swing too far? .”

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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. Digital players wield outsize market power. Digital markets are uneven.

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The Mindset That Wins Consulting Work With Fortune 500 Companies with Mindy Millward: Podcast #24

Consulting Success

In this episode, we are discussing the importance of maintaining a long-term strategy and vision for your marketing and networking. Listen to the podcast here: Long-term strategies in marketing and networking offer the greatest rewards for the most successful consultants. I’m delighted to have her join me today.

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Why GE’s Jeff Immelt Lost His Job: Disruption and Activist Investors

Harvard Business

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. During Immelt’s tenure, GE’s stock market value fell by about half. Innovation at GE was on a roll.