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3 Tactics for Accelerating Company Performance Despite an Economic Downturn

Organizational Talent Consulting

Only operating in the short term or taking too much risk and gambling on one specific future are frequent traps leaders fall into when facing economic uncertainty. In the following video, Dr. Chermack provides an overview of the process using a small business case study. Performance Accelerator 1: Scenario Planning. Chermack, T.

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Advisory Board Company Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

The Advisory Board Company is perhaps best known for its membership platform which provides information, research and tools specifically targeted to companies pursuing operational and strategic organization improvement in the U.S. Cost and operations. Modern Healthcare , Best Places to Work—2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009.

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The Right Way to Spend Your Innovation Budget

Harvard Business

We’ve come to these conclusions after completing case study analyses of a range of companies, including Nokia, Kodak, Borders, Amazon, Apple, and Xerox. Yet Nokia hung on to the Symbian operating system despite knowing its weaknesses in the eyes of the consumer. Together, these companies have spent billions on innovation.

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9 Out of 10 People Are Willing to Earn Less Money to Do More-Meaningful Work

Harvard Business

“Meaning is the new money, an HBR article argued in 2011. Often, the people “in the trenches” (retail floor clerks, assembly line workers) have valuable insights into how operations can be improved. increase in annual operating profits. increase in annual operating profits.

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Unnecessary Surgeries? You Bet! Doctors Treat Patients as ATMs; US Healthcare System Explained in Six Succinct Points

MishTalk

The Washington Post reports Spinal fusions serve as case study for debate over when certain surgeries are necessary. More than 465,000 spinal fusions were performed in the United States in 2011, according to government data, and some experts say that a portion of them — perhaps as many as half — were performed without good reason.

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IBM Consulting Interviews: Navigating the IBM GBS Maze

Management Consulted

Revenue: $20B+ (2011). Recognizing client’s needs for help managing IT operations and resources, IBM Vice President Robert M. During this same year, IBM introduced Business Recovery Services as a formal business offering for customers, enabling them to continue operations in the event of an unplanned outage or disaster.

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Organizational Fitness for Growth: Five Insights for CEOs

Kates Kesler

CEO Frans van Houten began an aggressive change process in 2011 to move power back to the regional business units. PepsiCo is a $65B food and beverage giant, with a dozen global brands, operating in 190 countries. PepsiCo is also a case study in the vertical health of the organization: getting to the right number of layers.

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