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Leading by Lending a Hand to Others

Harmonious Workplaces

The relationship between workers and their leaders can make or break the way organizations operate. Furthermore, workers reporting to their managers must feel they can reciprocate by reviewing their own work product and ethics and remaining open to feedback and learning. References Allas, T. & & Schaninger, B. 6 (8) Gallup.

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Impact of Data Analytics in Consulting

Tom Spencer

“Data scientists, fast computers, and advanced software are replacing traditional decision-making processes and disrupting tried-and trusted traditional consulting methodologies, with Big Data being one of the main forces of disruption” ( Tras, 2015 ). The words “big data” have become a “buzzword” in the business industry.

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Retail Bank Operational and Digital Leaders Reap the Rewards

BCG

BCG’s Retail-Banking Excellence benchmarking study (REBEX) profiles the operational and digital practices and performance of 20 of the world’s leading retail banks, a group of 40 institutions chosen for their size and the strength of their capabilities. At the heart of the benchmarking are core operational metrics.

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Eight Tech trends of 2015

freshminds

Technology is constantly influencing the way that businesses run in 2015. So let's deconstruct the Tech trends of 2015. Facebook ads and Google Adwords are big players for funnelling the products and services of the internet to potential customers. 1) Dimensional Marketing. 2) Chief Integration Officers (CIOs).

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Why Adding More Products Isn’t Always the Best Way to Grow

Harvard Business

They had to work in sequence, meaning they had to streamline the operation first — before they could launch their new growth effort. The underlying trouble had been McDonald’s working from an inside-out perspective: what fit with its current infrastructure and operations. The firm’s leaders, convinced the U.S.

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The Cambridge Group: Interviews & Culture

Management Consulted

In short, Kash subscribes to the philosophy that demand in the market should come first before a product or service is offered, instead of creating a product or offering a service and then trying to gin up demand. This includes market research, qualitative and quantitative analysis, as well as strategic product alteration and branding.

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Great Companies Obsess Over Productivity, Not Efficiency

Harvard Business

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.