article thumbnail

Why Technology Matters

BCG

Article Monday, October 03, 2016. In this series of articles, we challenge the conventional wisdom that the powerful effects of technology aren’t visible in economic metrics. The use of proprietary metrics such as “technology intensity” to make the most of technology lies at the heart of creating what we call technology advantage.

Metrics 111
article thumbnail

The Most (and Least) Empathetic Companies, 2016

Harvard Business

As the newly released 2016 Empathy Index demonstrates, empathy, which is about understanding our emotional impact on others and making change as a result, is more important to a successful business than it has ever been, correlating to growth, productivity, and earnings per employee. This year we added a carbon metric.

Company 28
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Why the Technology Economy Matters

BCG

Article Wednesday, October 12, 2016. See “Why Technology Matters,” BCG article, September 2016.) See “Why Technology Matters,” BCG article, September 2016.) Technology intensity is a proprietary metric that analyzes technology spending relative to a company’s and an industry’s revenues and to their operating expenses.).

Metrics 40
article thumbnail

How to Reach the Technology Economics Frontier

BCG

Article Wednesday, October 19, 2016. In the first two articles in this series, we explored the strong relationships among technology spending, corporate profits, GDP, and productivity. In the first two articles in this series, we explored the strong relationships among technology spending, corporate profits, GDP, and productivity.

How To 40
article thumbnail

Why Character Matters in Leadership

Organizational Talent Consulting

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. McMahon, B.,

article thumbnail

Friday Fusion: August 21, 2020

Tsavo Neal

Here’s the resume format I used to earn my first job in tech as a product manager in 20 days — as a History major, nonetheless! Tsavo Neal Consulting – Founder & Digital Marketing Consultant (OCT 2016 – PRESENT). Freelance – Web Designer (JAN 2014 – SEPT 2016). What are the best formats for a resume?

Resumes 78
article thumbnail

Transformational Leadership: Changing Culture to Fuel Financial Success

Organizational Talent Consulting

A global survey of over 5000 CEOs revealed that greater than 60 percent of organizations anticipate introducing new products or services to fuel their growth. Company cultures centered on efficiency thinking have flooded the marketplace with low-cost, widely available products and resulted in tremendous waste and social issues (Brown, 2009).

Culture 52