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Australia's Alleged Conservatives Surrender to Unions; GM Australia vs. GM US; Currency Madness Everywhere

MishTalk

When these protected companies and industries cave in to unions, these new wages and working conditions become the benchmark and these wages flow onto every other sector. Looking for madness? Baggage handlers for QANTAS earn up to $85k per annum. It is not sustainable and the repercussions are being felt right now.

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Prince Michael of Liechtenstein Warns "QE a Sign of Helplessness, Will Not Reach Economy"; Prince Michael vs. Martin Wolf

MishTalk

This situation has been exacerbated by the fact that government pension schemes are insufficiently financed. Wolf : So the ECB has decided to purchase €60bn of assets a month until at least September 2016. The crucial point is that the ECB has set a benchmark against which cessation of the programme must now be justified.

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What the Best Transformational Leaders Do

Harvard Business

How have the firm’s growth, profits, and stock performance compared to a relevant benchmark (NASDAQ for a tech company, for example, or DAX Index for a German firm) during the transformation period? How effectively has the company adapted its legacy business to change and disruption, giving it new life? Financial performance.

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Fighting Uncertainty in Organizations, Including Matrix Ones

Epicflow

Beyond just time, buffers can cover finances, manpower, and more. By regularly monitoring the consumption of these buffers – whether they pertain to time, resources, or finances – organizations can derive real-time insights into the health and progress of their projects. Eli Schragenheim (2016).