Tom Spencer

AUGUST 3, 2019

Associate Product Manager (APM) positions are well known in Silicon Valley as rotational, mentorship-focused programs designed to accelerate the careers of young aspiring product managers. These alumni have gone on to become VCs, founders, and product leaders, in addition to starting APM programs at companies like Salesforce.

Productivity 60

Productivity How To Recruiting Recruitment 60

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Add in speeches, training programs, TV programs, online-products, coaches, yoga, and the like, self-help is a $10 billion industry per year , and that’s just in the U.S. Myth 2: We get better by benchmarking ourselves against others. Why New Personal Productivity Efforts Don’t Stick. It accounts for about 2.5%

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Benchmarking Comparison Research Sports 43

Tom Spencer

JULY 28, 2018

Medical device companies are catching on to the financial potential of these devices and are beginning to add medical wearables to their product lines. A secondary, yet important, difference is the detailed safety and regulatory standards that must be adhered to for all medical wearables in comparison to their consumer counterparts.

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Healthcare Insurance Insurance Data 74

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 10, 2018

But the comparison at least provides a benchmark. Likewise, frequently changing work schedules may disrupt precarious travel arrangements for otherwise productive workers. Are there similar programs that could be developed for lower-wage workers as well?

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Research Transportation Management Benchmarking 41

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

What these stories underscore is that our digital evolution and our productive use of new technologies rests on how well we can build digital trust. We wanted to calibrate trust holistically so we could measure it and develop global comparisons. But is it possible to measure digital trust and compare it across countries?

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 10, 2018

Mainstream software companies are beginning to hold “ data mirrors ” up to their customers, allowing scoring and benchmarking of their customers’ strategies. One of its business units, Fieldglass, provides insights and benchmarks to customers on external workforce management.

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Benchmarking Software B2B Comparison 28

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 8, 2016

But so is the trepidation: as with all new “products,” there is potential for misuse. An appropriate first benchmark for evaluating the effect of using algorithms is the existing system – the predictions and decisions already being made by humans. The enthusiasm is well-placed. This is not some lucky happenstance.

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