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Does Effective Leadership Really Matter?

Organizational Talent Consulting

While working with a large Forbes Top 25 Private Company, we quantified the value of leadership using internal key business metrics and various cognitive and behavioral leader assessments. times greater financial returns than market averages. Dhar, U., & & Mishra, P. Leadership effectiveness: A study of constituent factors.

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Putting the 'Customer' in 'Service Optimization' - Think customers.

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If You Think Downsizing Might Save Your Company, Think Again

Harvard Business

During the Great Recession of 2008, companies around the world downsized their workforces. American firms alone laid off more than 8 million workers from the end of 2008 to the middle of 2010. Proponents of downsizing argue that it is an effective strategy, with benefits such as increased performance and sales.

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Facebook's Influence on Interactive Loyalty - Think customers: The.

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Organizational Fitness for Growth: Five Insights for CEOs

Kates Kesler

The pressure on large companies in today’s equity markets is enormous, with expectations they will continue to produce outsized returns as PE ratios climb daily. The strategy worked until growth slowed in both developed and developing markets. Country and Market Units (P&L, and some infrastructure).

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Earnings "Beat the Street" Manipulation Underway as Profit Warnings Mount

MishTalk

Key Metrics Earnings Growth: For Q115, year-over-year earnings for the S&P 500 are projected to decline by 4.6%. Earnings Scorecard: Of the 16 companies that have reported earnings to date for Q1 2015, 14 have reported earnings above the mean estimate and 10 have reported sales above the mean estimate. average and the 10-year (14.1)

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How Nokia Embraced the Emotional Side of Strategy

Harvard Business

Recall that Nokia dominated the mobile and smartphone markets in 2007-2008 when Apple launched the iPhone and Google the Android operating system. But after a few discussions, it looked reasonable, specifically in terms of the financial metrics.”