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3 Tactics for Accelerating Company Performance Despite an Economic Downturn

Organizational Talent Consulting

Implementation typically involves experimentation, analyzing the existing strategies, and creative experiential learning exercises. Without a good implementation strategy and effective implementation, scenario planning is nothing more than an intellectual exercise. 2009, July 22). Beatty, K. & Dinwoodie, D.

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Consultant Ninja: The Secrecy of Management Consulting.

Consultant Ninja

Thursday, June 4, 2009. Scientists/Professors/Engineers Research is shared publicly, published papers, conferences, teaching universities Military Officers Army War College, joint training exercises, officer exchange programs, published books Auditors/Accountants FAS rulings, journals, filings with the SEC. June 5, 2009 at 9:09 AM.

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The Tragic Crash of Flight AF447 Shows the Unlikely but Catastrophic Consequences of Automation

Harvard Business

The tragic crash of Air France 447 (AF447) in 2009 sent shock waves around the world. A simulation exercise after the accident demonstrated that with no pilot inputs, AF447 would have remained at its cruise altitude following the autopilot disconnection. Seconds before impact, Bonin can be heard saying, “This can’t be true.”

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Transformational Leadership: Changing Culture to Fuel Financial Success

Organizational Talent Consulting

Company cultures centered on efficiency thinking have flooded the marketplace with low-cost, widely available products and resulted in tremendous waste and social issues (Brown, 2009). Leaders should exercise caution and approach the change thoughtfully or risk being seen as the problem. References: Bartlett, R. McGraw-Hill.

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The Former Head of the CIA on Managing the Hunt for Bin Laden

Harvard Business

But when we arrived at Langley in early 2009, there were no solid leads on Bin Laden’s whereabouts. The hunt for Bin Laden from 2009–2010 yielded many lessons about managing a large, complex organization that is focused on varied missions under intense pressure. The trail had gone cold.

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Research: Arab Inventors Make the U.S. More Innovative

Harvard Business

innovation system, we ran an exercise matching Arabic first names with international patent applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). In the five-year period from 2009 to 2013, there were 8,786 U.S. putting logistical conveniences ahead of merit, efficiency, and effectiveness. innovation. tech companies.