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Productivity Now: A Call to Action for US Manufacturers

BCG

Productivity growth—output growth that exceeds the growth of the workforce and capital employed—has been the lifeblood of the US manufacturing sector for much of the recent past. From 1972 through 2010, the sector’s output more than doubled, while its workforce decreased by more than 30%. Focus Wednesday, December 14, 2016.

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Is Behavioral Economics Used in Business?

Steve Shu Consulting

Back in 2010, I was part of a team that started one of the early behavioral finance centers with one of the investment manufacturing firms in the United States. This can include wanting to do holistic innovation that touches on service, products, and applications.

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Want a Data-Driven Organization? Start with Your Talent Strategy

Organizational Talent Consulting

How Data Maturity and Product Analytics Improve Digital Experiences and Business Outcomes. It uses a talent competence scale rating from basic to advanced. Once you can visualize the organization's analytical talent structure, capacity, and capability, it is easier to leverage talent strengths and address opportunities. Daholstrom, P.,

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Gmail Dead in China, All Google Products Blocked; Reserve Currency Silliness Review

MishTalk

Google clashed with Beijing in 2010 after the company decided to stop censoring its Internet search results in China. Google data showed Gmail appeared to have been walled off starting Friday. Google spokesman Taj Meadows acknowledged the drop in traffic and said Monday that “there’s nothing wrong on our end.”

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Deep Dive into Customer Segmentation (Part 1 of 2)

Tom Spencer

Determining appropriate product pricing (e.g. Prioritizing new product development efforts. Choosing specific product features. This form of segmentation is widely used since specific products often cater to individual needs relating to at least one demographic element. brick-and-mortar vs online).

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Designing Strategic Organizations: The New Work of Executives and HR (Kesler and Kates, People & Strategy, 2010)

Kates Kesler

People & Strategy, 2010. Innovation in process as well as product. Greg Kesler and Amy Kates. We long have been fascinated by the overlap between leadership and organization development. Changing business models and the need to manage a portfolio of varied business models.

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What's Servant Leadership?

Organizational Talent Consulting

Studies reveal that a servant leadership style improves employee productivity and creativity. Employees are more likely to provide constructive criticism and engage in productive conflict without fear of exclusion or retaliation. Productivity, wages, and intrinsic motivations. The future of leadership in learning organizations.