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Bank Valuation: Understanding Key Ratios and Metrics

Tom Spencer

Efficiency ratio The efficiency ratio measures effective cost management and operational efficiency, and is defined as non-interest expenses divided by revenue. Some important considerations include: industry and peer comparisons, historical performance analysis, market conditions, and macroeconomic factors.

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Self-assessment is critical to continuous improvement

Tom Spencer

Your manager recently told you that you did a good job on a project. You can start to develop a benchmark by considering the collective reasoning of those attending the same presentation as well as your own initial opinions. Video with audio is the best, but if all you can manage is audio that is much better than nothing.

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Quote Your Consulting Billing Rate with Confidence

Successful Independent Consulting

Benchmark so you know your rate is reasonable. Talk with other consultants, do a web search on typical management consulting rates in your city or state, and/or try converting your employee salary to an hourly rate. Remember, even your higher rate will be cheaper in comparison.) There are lots of ways to do this.

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Research: Hiring Managers Are Biased Against People with Longer Commutes

Harvard Business

But the comparison at least provides a benchmark. Recently on a radio show discussing my research, a former suburban hiring manager called in to echo this sentiment: “We had a difficult time finding applicants for our low-level clerical positions because those applicants lived in the city.

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BCG Potential Test Copy

CaseInterview.com

This test allows BCG to test candidates using the same test giving them a better comparison tool for evaluating candidate performance. This tool compares your math accuracy and speed to other CaseInterview.com members and to my own test results as benchmark. What is the format of this Test? We’ll never spam you or share your email.

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BCG Potential Test

CaseInterview.com

This test allows BCG to test candidates using the same test giving them a better comparison tool for evaluating candidate performance. This tool compares your math accuracy and speed to other CaseInterview.com members and to my own test results as benchmark. What is the format of this Test? Read Our Privacy Policy.

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4 Self-Improvement Myths That May Be Holding You Back

Harvard Business

A recent report in the Journal of Management noted that of nearly 25,000 academic articles on performance, only a fraction include what psychologists call within person variance , which describes ranges, such as that between individuals’ top, average and worst performances. If the path is generally up, all’s good.