Organizational Talent Consulting

MAY 15, 2023

Evidence from workplace studies on the benefits of character suggests that leaders with high character scores outperform others on company performance metrics. Leadership character is shown to align the leader-follower relationship, increasing both leader and follower productivity, effectiveness, and creativity. Claar, V.V.,

Leadership 78

Leadership Journal Development Survey 78

Organizational Talent Consulting

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Compelling evidence indicates that leadership moderates company performance and results. Great leaders achieve great results and create great company cultures. This same study then looked at the leadership effectiveness scores of the top and bottom performing 10% of companies.

Leadership 52

Leadership Journal Study Research 52

Kates Kesler

JULY 2, 2015

The economic recovery of 2010-2015 has triggered a number of high-profile mergers, but even more break-ups and spin-offs among large global companies, particularly those based in the US. Have conglomerates and diversified companies under-performed because of failures in enterprise strategy?

Enterprise 50

Enterprise Operations Agile Metrics 50

Harvard Business

JULY 11, 2017

Companies acquire to accelerate their overall strategy and digital transformation, as Publicis Groupe did when it acquired Sapient for $3.7 billion in 2014 to help it make the leap from a traditional advertising company to a digital one. How the best companies get up to speed. Let’s start with financing the deal.

Company 28

Company Finance Advertising Tools 28

Harvard Business

JUNE 30, 2017

What company would spend thousands — or even millions — of dollars, year in and year out, without knowing the return? In a 2014 survey , 55% of executives said a major constraint to investing in training was that they did not know how to measure success. When it comes to training and workforce development, lots of them.

Training 34

Training Training ROI Metrics 34

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

More large companies means the gains are distributed more broadly than would be the case with just a few—but that domestic competition can be ferocious. A survey we conducted of companies in seven countries also brought its share of surprises. In the United States, 68% stayed put, and in the United Kingdom it was as many as 76%.

Comparison 28

Comparison Research Productivity Policies 28

Harvard Business

MARCH 31, 2017

After all, if you’re trying to sell a product or strategy, you need to be able to demonstrate that it is both practical and high margin. ” If you’re unable to contribute to a discussion on the company’s performance, you’re unlikely to advance. ” Focus on key metrics. Play with numbers.

Finance 28

Finance Balance Sheet How To Metrics 28

Harvard Business

MAY 8, 2017

Companies that claim to be “transforming” seem to be everywhere. Whereas most business lists analyze companies by traditional metrics such as revenue or by subjective assessments such as “innovativeness,” our ranking evaluates the ability of leaders to strategically reposition the firm.

Methodologies 49

Methodologies Culture Metrics Company 49

MishTalk

JANUARY 21, 2014

Economist Andy Xie has an interesting article in CaixinOnline that contains his views on 2014. The global economy is unlikely to accelerate in 2014. Abenomics is likely to fizzle out in 2014. Today''s information technology allows a multinational company to position research, marketing, finance and managerial jobs to anywhere.

Information Technology 74

Information Technology Information Technology Financial Policies 74

Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

So I just started really getting training for and looking for opportunities in project management in the media space, and after about a year-and-a-half of just building up the skill set necessary to get one of those roles, I landed a job for a small production company here in Atlanta. But years get scary for companies.

Consulting 125

Consulting Resumes Bain Recruiting 125

Harvard Business

APRIL 19, 2016

When customers need help, they expect companies to offer it quickly and through multiple social media channels — but most companies aren’t set up to do that. But marketing managers simply are not trained to deal with questions or complaints about service, product performance, or other nonmarketing requests.

Media 28

Media Marketing Software Efficiency 28

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Companies are always looking for the best ways to assess the potential of employees. The people the model identifies as those with the most promise are often the ones a company will invest in through additional training and talent development programs. But are these measurement methods still valid?

Leadership 35

Leadership Talent Software Deloitte 35

Harvard Business

JUNE 1, 2017

Google has a more complete picture of the consumer than any other company, because it knows when consumers view ads in Google Search, Gmail, YouTube, Google Maps, and Android apps. The company claims it will be able to track about 70% of all credit and debit card transactions and link them to online consumer behavior. Insight Center.

Advertising 28

Advertising Retail Data Accenture 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Yet executives are often reluctant to place sustainability core to their company’s business strategy in the mistaken belief that the costs outweigh the benefits. We exclude companies with a traditional CSR program that supports employee volunteering in the community – this does not by itself qualify as sustainability.

Study 28

Study Efficiency Productivity Operations 28

Seth Godin Blog

JUNE 1, 2013

Death and Taxes, 2014. Death and Taxes, 2014. Essential reading about remarkable products and services. A long book filled with short pieces from Fast Company and the blog. And this department has no incentive to fix this interaction, because 'annoying' is not a metric that the bosses have decided to measure.

Metrics 46

Metrics Industry Marketing Retail 46

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 17, 2017

One recent global research survey of employee assistance programs found that, combined, employee anxiety, stress, and depression accounted for over 80% of all emotional health cases in 2014, compared with 55% in 2012. Conversely, companies may be allowed and even encouraged to share enterprise analytics to assist coaches and therapists.

Enterprise 31

Enterprise Data Ethics Emotional Intelligence 31

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Their goal was to help entrepreneurs and those inside established companies adopt a new approach, “one better suited to high-potential projects whose prospects are uncertain at the start.” McGrath recalls the painful experience of working with a big chemical company that wanted to diversify its business.

Benchmarking 29

Benchmarking Methodologies Apparel Company 29

Seth Godin Blog

APRIL 14, 2013

Death and Taxes, 2014. Death and Taxes, 2014. Essential reading about remarkable products and services. A long book filled with short pieces from Fast Company and the blog. In markets that aren't natural monopolies or where there are clear, agreed-upon metrics, how do we decide? The sophisticates. Stoogecraft.

Metrics 55

Metrics Marketing Retail Industry 55

Harvard Business

JUNE 13, 2016

Nearly half a million people have died, a number driven mainly by prescription opioid overdoses In 2014, more people died in the U.S. Meanwhile, the amount of prescription opioids sold by pharmaceutical companies has quadrupled, despite no proliferation in the amount of reported pain.

Pharmaceuticals 28

Pharmaceuticals Sales Marketing Industry 28

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

That’s why when we initiated the Cities Changing Diabetes program in 2014, we set out to put a spotlight on urban diabetes. As a company whose specialism for almost 100 years has been diabetes, we are uniquely positioned to help lead the battle against this disease.

System 29

System Culture Tools Examples 29

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

US GDP Slow-Down File this one in the " If I am wrong, I am at least in good company category ". The inequality and low salary to GDP base simply can’t produce enough domestic consumption anywhere for the middle class to be able to afford the products the stock market listed companies produce.

Energy 28

Energy Data Metrics Marketing 28

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Companies deliver superior results when executives manage for long-term value creation and resist pressure from analysts and investors to focus excessively on meeting Wall Street’s quarterly earnings expectations. We’ve seen companies such as Unilever, AT&T, and Amazon succeed by sticking resolutely to a long-term view.

Management 28

Management Metrics Financial Company 28

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

In 2001 the list of companies with the highest market caps was dominated by blue chips. Refounders are leaders who, despite not having started the company, think with the mindset of a founder. When Nadella took over the CEO role in 2014, he immediately began refocusing the company on growth. Embrace Productive Failure.

Management 28

Management Enterprise Metrics Efficiency 28

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 16, 2016

BTS has acquired seven companies in the last eleven years, expanding their practice areas with every move. In 2005, they acquired Strategic Management Group, Inc; a collection of investment companies with holdings in healthcare and biotech as well as other areas. Household Products. Cable Companies. Industrial Equipment.

Groups 100

Groups Interviews Culture Case Interview 100

Kates Kesler

JUNE 11, 2014

Learning from Big Companies. We recently completed a study for the CEO of a very well known, global sports-apparel brand company. He wanted to challenge his team, as part of the strategic talent review process, to think about whether or not the company’s organizational architecture was suited to its growth plan to double in size.

Apparel 82

Apparel Healthcare Enterprise Chemicals 82

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

For most of us, it seems pretty simple: when we ship the product or launch the service. And as the world continues to digitize and almost every product and service becomes more driven by (or at least integrated with) software, this need grows even stronger. Our goal might be to sell more of our products online.

Management 28

Management System Software Productivity 28

CaseInterview.com

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

While it sometimes seems that everyone wants to get into the top 3 strategy consulting firms McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), and Bain & Company (Bain), also known as MBB , it's worth noting that there are several other top consulting firms that can give a career a real boost. Boston Consulting Group, Bain & Company.

Oliver Wyman 81

Oliver Wyman Boston Consulting Group Consulting Bain 81