Tom Spencer

MARCH 21, 2020

Working from Home Your Organisation’s most Productive, Happy and Profitable Year. I am a Change Management Consultant working with leaders around the world on change initiatives, and in this blog, I focus on the positive impact the situation could have on workplace behaviour. Take the Chinese company CTRIP as data point #1.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 1, 2017

Business leaders often think of “efficiency” and “productivity” as synonyms, two sides of the same coin. When it comes to strategy, however, efficiency and productivity are very different. At first glance, the definition of productivity appears remarkably similar. Let me explain.

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Henman Performance Executive

JANUARY 7, 2015

In an ideal world, crisis management begins long before a crisis actually occurs—in a calm and objective environment in which no one is physically or metaphorically bleeding. Product tampering. Which operations people, legal minds, marketing professionals, and public relations experts will need to participate? Economic changes.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JULY 24, 2023

The proven benefits of innovation include: increased competitive advantage improved operational productivity reduced costs and increased revenue improved commercial value enhanced problem-solving One modern innovation that is impressive to watch is SpaceX's reusable Falcon 9 (watch the video below). References: Beswick, C.,

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Management Consulted

APRIL 2, 2017

The firm’s main capabilities include: actuarial, business & organization transformation, digital, marketing and sales, operations & technology, risk management, and strategy & value sourcing. By far, the firm pulls in the most revenues in the region, earning $1.3B Roland Berger.

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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. The “global operating model” (GOM) is the means to manage this complexity, this tension, this need for both leverage and agility.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JUNE 12, 2023

Leaders need to be able to operate within and upon the business. 3 Organizational Culture Company Examples Organizations with strong organizational cultures are defined by having their culture deeply rooted in how they operate. The Journal of Product Innovation Management, 30 (4), 763-781. References: Büschgens, T.,

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Management Consulted

MAY 7, 2017

Vault recognized Bain as the “Best place to work in 2015” in the entire U.S. McKinsey’s Bay Area operation consists of two offices: San Francisco and Silicon Valley. 2 on Fortune Magazine’s 2015 list of the “Top 100 Consulting Companies to Work for.” The firm was ranked No.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 9, 2015

OC&C Strategy Consultants Chief Executive: Chehab Wahby (Worldwide Managing Partner). This firm was birthed out of the frustration they both felt with their employer, who they believed devoted too much time to operational issues while neglecting strategic analysis. Operational Strategy. Practice Areas . Industries .

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BCG

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Jim Whitehurst is the president and CEO of Red Hat, the world’s leading provider of open-source enterprise IT products and services. With a background in business development, finance, and global operations, Whitehurst has a reputation for helping companies flourish—even in the most challenging of times.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Reflection facilitates learning, provides perspective on self-limiting beliefs when used purposefully, and improves productivity. Evidence suggests spending 15 minutes a day improves productivity by as much as 23% more than those without reflection time. International Journal of Educational Management, 15(3), 119-124.

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Kates Kesler

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

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. Studying these companies up close is productive. As organization designers this trend intrigues us. To view a recording of the webinar, click here.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 8, 2016

This post provides you with a high level comparison of management consulting and investment banking. Management consultants assist organisations by providing advice to address specific problems and to improve organisational performance. People in the “sales and trading” division buy and sell financial products.

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MishTalk

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

For example, please consider this Reuters September 2014 headline: France Breaks 2015 Deficit-Cutting Promise. The Agreement France agreed to cut its budget deficit to 3% by 2015. billion) in revenues in 2015, enabling him to cut the budget deficit next year to 4.1%. of gross domestic product this year, up from 4.1%

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 1, 2022

While electric vehicles are already replacing conventional automobiles, no electric aircraft is ready for large scale commercial production that can usher in a sustainable revolution in aerospace. management consulting firms) produce high levels of carbon dioxide emissions that cannot otherwise be reduced. Carbon Credits. Other Trends.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

OCTOBER 30, 2023

No productive conflict? In the book Leading Change, renowned change management thought leader John Kotter identified that overcoming complacency to change requires a sense of urgency. Numerous scientific studies link creative visualization to improved performance, goal achievement, and stress management. No aligned goals?

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Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

Founded in 1983 by Kellogg School of Management marketing professors Andris A. In 1982, Andy presented his and Prabha’s mathematical models for sales force sizing and territory alignment to the Pharmaceutical Management Science Association (PMSA), using an early Apple computer to display sales territories on-site.

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MishTalk

JULY 17, 2015

I did so on January 31, in Canada in Recession, US Will Follow in 2015. The question of whether Canada slipped into a recession in the first half of 2015 may depend on our definition of “recession.” Mike "Mish" Shedlock [link] Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MAY 8, 2023

Businesses need leaders able to take action amid economic uncertainty and operate effectively in a digital workplace with a diverse workforce. Studies reveal that a servant leadership style improves employee productivity and creativity. Productivity, wages, and intrinsic motivations. Journal of Leadership Studies , 7(3), 18-40.

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Martinka Consulting

APRIL 26, 2019

Magazine – 65-75% of small companies in the US – some 10 million – likely hang up a “for sale” sign in the next 10 years (2015). Axial – 66% of businesses with employees are owned by baby boomers (2015). Notice the same predictions from 2008-2015? Synergistic product line firm. Their average age of retirement is 67.

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 16, 2016

However, the firm operates in five main practice areas: Assessments, Business Acumen, Leadership Development, Sales Training, and Strategy Execution. 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.

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Management Consulted

MARCH 28, 2016

From this noble seed came a company that birthed management consulting as we know it. One of Booz Allen Hamilton’s finest moments from the early years was in the 1950s when Time Magazine dubbed it “the world’s largest, most prestigious management consulting firm.” Acquisition & Program Management.

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Comatch

MAY 16, 2022

It is often also a management decision to be proactive and become a competitive company that spends resources wisely to build shareholder value in the long run. Green finance is becoming increasingly dominant, as long-term investors see environmental risk management as a fundamental success factor in securing long-term returns.

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MishTalk

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

Hi Mish, As you were expecting, France did not manage to get as much tax revenue as expected by the government. Five days after the downgrade of France by Standard & Poor''s, a ministerial meeting was called to control of public expenditure from 2015 to 2017. Reader Lionel writes. Total revenues were €5.5 Spending Up €3.3

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Activists launched 159 campaigns in 2015 focused on shareholder value maximization, nearly double the 88 that were launched the year before. Now, you will have to translate your strategic thinking into a value creation plan that your management team and board will embrace.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

“Productivity isn’t everything, but in the long run it is almost everything,” wrote Paul Krugman more than 20 years ago. Productivity in most developed economies has been anemic. During much of this time, it has been shareholders, not workers, who have reaped the benefits of higher productivity.

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MishTalk

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

HSBC China Manufacturing PMI The HSBC China Manufacturing PMI shows Chinese Operating Conditions Deteriorate Fractionally in January. Chinese manufacturers saw a fractional deterioration in operating conditions at the start of 2015. After adjusting for seasonal factors, the HSBC Purchasing Managers’ Index™ (PMI™) posted at 49.7

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Harvard Business

APRIL 6, 2016

The latest nuclear reactor designs, promising higher safety, longer operating life, and lower operating costs, cost up to $25 billion after factoring in the huge budget overruns. The common idea behind these models is that the company does not have to be the (full) owner of the asset to be its (sole) operator.

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BCG

APRIL 7, 2016

Between 2010 and 2015, they collectively generated a TSR of 19% per year—more than doubling their investors’ money in four years. In addition, many management teams consolidated smaller players or acquired products to cut costs and offset revenue lost to generics. Consider the top 15 biopharma companies. per year.

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Management Consulted

MAY 21, 2015

From this innovative and noble seed came a company that birthed management consulting as we know it. One of their finest moments in the early years was when Time magazine dubbed the firm, “the world’s largest, most prestigious management consulting firm”, at the end of the 1950s. Acquisition & Program Management.

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

All of the 500+ BCGers in New York will be moving to the spacious office location; a birdie told us that the consultants at the New York office helped design the office space for the new location because their current Managing Partner said “People should be the author of their own space” – classic BCG creativity at work. .

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

In contrast, 70% of respondents think their boards have effective processes for staying current on the company; 69% for compliance; 66% for financial planning; and 55% for risk management — although we should note that managing risks is a crucial consideration when pursuing innovation.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 22, 2016

But gains in financial operations? That may require people to change the batteries, but it will also eliminate gas delivery and gas production jobs. Everything Rosy but Healthcare Curiously, the following chart from the report makes everything look rosy except healthcare. I don't accept that chart, at least for the implied reasons.

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BCG

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Notable successes emerged in 2015, showing that value creation is possible and signaling important opportunities for many companies in the years ahead. In 2015, unlike in other years during the industry’s sluggish recovery from the Great Recession, M&A activity was not a route to value creation.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 11, 2018

I believe the smartest choice — one that will help them compete against online retailers like Amazon — is to create a better experience for customers and to achieve operational excellence in stores. Creating a great customer experience and achieving operational excellence both require a capable and motivated workforce.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Data contributes not only to brand equity, but to what constitutes product and service delivery in globally connected and hyper-competitive markets. Using the same formula, Apple’s intangible assets in 2014 were $280 billion — or almost twice the value of its 2015 calculation.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JULY 17, 2023

The leadership challenge is to figure out the best way to manage the formation of a blended new shared culture. UNDERSTANDING THE LOCAL CULTURAL CONTEXT Today many industries and organizations operate on a global scale. A healthy culture promotes productive conflict, team member participation, and team engagement.

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