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China's Use of Derivatives to Hide Capital Flight Comes Unglued; Reserves Fall by Record Amount; "Worthless" Certificates of Confiscation

MishTalk

May 22, 2008: 2008 Market Oracle : US Treasury Bonds Fast Becoming Certificates of Confiscation. The flattening of the yield curve will squeeze further the net margins of banks and ROA and ROI of insurers and non-bank financial firms, discouraging lending and risk taking. yield well below 2%, and perhaps below 1.5%

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Consultant Ninja: Another One Bites the Dust: Management.

Consultant Ninja

Whether helping non-profits in the Bay area or helping a start-up, there seems to be numerous opportunities, yet you have decided this option provides the highest ROI? Consultant Ninja, As someone who I respect and look to for advice on the world of management consulting, why do you stay in the industry if you do not feel the job rewarding?

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

Harvard Business

But those same managers have come to recognize that the ROI for enabling this development is enormous. When I launched my first company in 2008 (CarZen, acquired by Liberty Mutual), one of my first hires was a CTO. Hire to train. Here’s the good news: The new, bigger role of learning allows you to save money in hiring.

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Putting Humans at the Center of Health Care Innovation

Harvard Business

The Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation (CFI) was established in 2008, becoming the first healthcare innovation center to employ a team of in-house designers. This can result in favoring projects promising a quick ROI over riskier projects offering bigger impact in the long-term.

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Consultant Ninja: Dipping my toe in the health care debate.

Consultant Ninja

They also happen to be expensive, not because some greedy fat cat is out there, but because that high price justifies the ROI for the R&D in that product in the first place. There are thousands of different advanced treatment options that are quite good. Mandate low prices and those treatment options go away. Monday, July 27, 2009.

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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. The venturing process that I so admired was essentially dismantled, to be replaced by a numbers-driven group that went hunting for near-term success.

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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. Explaining ROI As a Business Consultant, it can be really difficult to explain what kind of return on investment a client will get. David Thexton, Founder of ConsultX.