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How to Be More Productive Without Burning Out

Harvard Business

According to a 2008 survey , the vast majority of professionals (94%) worked 50 hours or more a week, and almost half worked more than 65 hours a week. Intrigued by the possibility of a way out of the burnout cycle, a coworker (Colin) and I started meeting every other week to discuss productivity. The same is true for productivity.

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Winning Isn’t Everything: The Art of Playing Well

Tom Spencer

One example of a company that embodies Porter’s approach is Patagonia, an outdoor clothing company, which is committed to creating high-quality products as well as protecting the environment. They have a program called Common Threads [pdf], which encourages customers to recycle their clothes.

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

Harvard Business

I have worked on research that has found that a strong company culture is associated with lower levels of myopic decision making, better productivity, and innovation. For instance, Home Depot, despite a painful housing market–led recession, retained most of its hourly workers and their benefits in 2008–2009.

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What You Need to Know About Globalization’s Radical New Phase

BCG

For instance, the growth of global gross domestic product (GDP)—one of the traditional metrics of globalization—fell from a high of 6% in the 1960s to 3% in 2015. To succeed in this new era, companies need to think about globalization in a different way, using different metrics, and devise a new framework to develop winning strategies.

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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. Great leaders achieve great results and create great company cultures. Dhar, U., & & Mishra, P. Journal of Management Research, 1(4), 254.

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Consultant Ninja: Signs of Crunch Time: Management Consulting Blog

Consultant Ninja

Countdown metric unit shrinking. ["96 All positive precursor signs of hyper-productivity. 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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Keynes Is Dead, Abenomics Fizzles, US Fails to Reach Escape Velocity, Stimulus Fatigue

MishTalk

The 2008 crisis prompted a pause. In the decade before the 2008 financial crisis, trade was driving growth. Multinational companies were fanning out to diversify their production bases and markets. After the 2008 crisis, all big economies, mainly China and the United States, pursued serious stimulus.