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The Productivity Booster You Have in Your Pocket, But Probably Don’t Use

Harvard Business

The idea that this software will genuinely save us time and increase our productivity is not yet taken seriously by business people or the general public. Though different manufacturers describe their products differently, there’s a substantial commonality: Change settings: “Turn on airplane mode,” or “Find my phone.”

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Consultant Ninja: Information Visualization Irony: Management.

Consultant Ninja

Saturday, September 19, 2009. It resulted in me giving them an hour long talk on "expectations" September 19, 2009 at 1:45 PM. Saturday, September 19, 2009. Productivity. (6). Information Visualization Irony. I wouldnt let a 22-year old analyst get away with publishing a chart like this. What stupidity.

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

Consultant Ninja

Monday, July 27, 2009. I fail to see the logic that the government will be more efficient at building operational structures than the private sector. July 27, 2009 at 9:55 PM. July 27, 2009 at 10:43 PM. July 27, 2009 at 11:21 PM. July 28, 2009 at 12:08 AM. July 28, 2009 at 4:29 AM. at 8:21 PM.

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Consultant Ninja: Health Care is Not a Right: Management.

Consultant Ninja

Friday, July 31, 2009. I do not necessarily agree with nationalized healthcare, but would assert that productive discussion of the issue must be based on specific arguments about what is effective, fair, and affordable for the nation. July 31, 2009 at 12:50 PM. July 31, 2009 at 3:42 PM. August 3, 2009 at 1:10 PM.

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Lettuce Bot - Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis

MishTalk

On the Salinas Valley farm, entrepreneurs with Mountain View-based startup Blue River Technology are trying to show that the Lettuce Bot can not only replace two dozen workers, but also improve production. food system - particularly fruit and vegetable production - depends on immigrants more than any other sector of the U.S.

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Understanding the Costs and Causes of Employee Turnover

Tom Spencer

Retention efforts are especially important after the two-year mark because it can take up to two years for a new employee to reach a similar level of productivity as an existing staff member. This indicates that the employee has gotten up to speed with tasks, built working relationships with teammates, and has become a productive contributor.

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Japan Tells Firms "Stop Sitting on Cash", Ignore the Lack of Customers

MishTalk

Okumas clients "are not investing, not even to raise efficiency, so we are not investing either," he says. Heres a simple question: What happens to prices when more products are produced in the face of falling or static demand? 2009-12-09 Tech Ticker. 2009-10-30 King World News. 2009-05-15: My Speech at Google.