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Consultant Ninja: Signs of Crunch Time: Management Consulting Blog

Consultant Ninja

Tuesday, February 17, 2009. Countdown metric unit shrinking. ["96 February 17, 2009 at 11:25 AM. February 17, 2009 at 6:00 PM. Tuesday, February 17, 2009. Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman.

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Uber Shows How Not to Apply Behavioral Economics

Harvard Business

In a paper published in 2009 , Alex Haynes and colleagues examined the use and effectiveness of checklists in eight hospitals in eight cities in the Unites States. Another example I often give concerns the use of fuel- and carbon-efficient flight practices in the airline industry. following the introduction of checklists.