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What Sales Teams Should Do to Prepare for the Next Recession

Harvard Business

In the 2001 recession, total sales for the S&P 500 declined by 9% from its pre-recession peak to its trough 18 months later—almost a year after the recession officially ended. We’ll focus here on what the sales organization should be doing now to prepare for the next recession, with an eye toward using new digital tools.

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The First Step to Fixing U.S. Manufacturing

Harvard Business

These returns were sustained by improvements in both profit margins and sales growth, and they were notably higher than those posted by large manufacturers headquartered in Western Europe, South Korea, Japan, and China. But now the situation has reached such a tipping point that larger U.S. manufacturers are taking notice.

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Fighting Uncertainty in Organizations, Including Matrix Ones

Epicflow

These could range from employee turnover, equipment malfunctions, or even seasonal variations in sales for businesses. “I was approached by a company to investigate why a very important project that should have taken one year actually took five years. Such insights lead to a reassessment of the benchmarks set for capacity.