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Fighting Uncertainty in Organizations, Including Matrix Ones

Epicflow

Eli’s innovative approaches and insights continue inspiring professionals and organizations worldwide to achieve operational excellence. Such flexibility not only allows for real-time optimization but also leads to more efficient resource management. Albert Ponsteen is a seasoned TOC expert, mentored by Eli Schragenheim.

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Executives on Demand: What are part-time CEOs and why does every business need one?

SkillQuo

billion in revenue in 2009. For example, your SMB may handle many of your company’s finances independently and a part-time or on demand CFO could step in and assist you in your financial plans, operations, and processing, implement new solutions and strategies and help you provide for the future. An example: Marketing.

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Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story

Management Consulted

After building a successful model in financial services, Oliver Wyman expanded to offer pure strategy consulting services to non-financial services groups and now has 2 internal divisions that operate relatively independently. Strategic Information Technology and Operations. Oliver Wyman became own firm again. Mercer buys Oliver Wyman.

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The 3 Essential Jobs That Most Retention Programs Ignore

Harvard Business

For example, in 2009 professors Brian Becker, Mark Huselid, and Richard Beatty estimated that in most companies less than 15% of jobs are what they call strategic positions and said management should focus “disproportionate investments” on finding A players for those jobs. High-potential future leaders. So how do you keep them?

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What Platforms Do Differently than Traditional Businesses

Harvard Business

They operate platforms that make it easy and efficient for participants to connect and exchange value. Westfield Malls operates shopping malls that help retailers and shoppers to get together. Unlike traditional businesses, they don’t buy inputs, make stuff, and sell it. And it’s not just these humongous companies.

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How the Great Recession Changed Banking

Harvard Business

The Great Recession of 2007 to 2009 was under way. Investment banks now spend an average of $300,000 per year on these functions per “front office” employee who works with clients, such as sales and trading personnel. Layoffs, particularly in sales and trading, have accompanied lower profits. Lehman Brothers toppled.

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How to Quantify Sustainability’s Impact on Your Bottom Line

Harvard Business

For slaughterhouses and retailers (Brazilian operations), we also projected positive benefits: $20 million to $120 million (0.01% to 0.1% Despite these strictures, the Brazilian operations of McDonald’s and Carrefour reaped similar types of benefits as the slaughterhouses — $12.5 of revenues). million (0.01% to 0.6%