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How to Support Employees’ Learning Goals While Getting Day-to-Day Stuff Done

Harvard Business

Sales isn’t what you do. Nearly every manager who has reported to me has questioned the wisdom of spending time building talent when there are immediate business goals. But those same managers have come to recognize that the ROI for enabling this development is enormous. You’re not a data scientist. Hire to train.

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To Reduce Complexity in Your Company, Start with Pen and Paper

Harvard Business

In one, a star researcher said that he was leaving as there was no space for creativity anymore, as the company squeezed budgets and eliminated roles without a clear ROI. I like to look at variables in 4 columns: Outcomes (what you are trying to achieve, as in sales). I start by making a model of the business.

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Profit Leakage Calculator: Diagnose How Much Profit a Business is Losing

ConsultX

This algorithm has been developed since 2008 and has been constantly improved with the input of over 500 consultants working with 15,000+ businesses. Printable report. The calculator produces a printable report that can be offered as a deliverable, included in a proposal or used as a part of an improvement plan.

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Organizational Fitness for Growth: Five Insights for CEOs

Kates Kesler

Country P&Ls would be replaced with simpler, sales-oriented measures. Duplication of functional staff would be removed from the country level, especially financial analysts who were not longer needed to massage the once complex P&L reporting process. 3: Kill Old P&L Units (Before they Kill Your Company).

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