Confessions of a Consultant

OCTOBER 21, 2018

Back in my GE days, the Finance Director was skeptical about the merits of the HR function which he labeled the ‘Health and Happiness Department.’ Develop a robust HR Plan — superior to anything done historically — that addresses real business issues. Benchmarking. Ensuring HR adds real Value. It was a great put down.

Benchmarking 40

Benchmarking Development Case Interview Sports 40

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Throughout the research, Korn Ferry used our best-in-class CEO benchmark, which comprises typical scores for CEOs (virtually all male) who are in the 99th percentile of work engagement, as a touchstone to highlight similarities and underscore differences for the women in the study. Some women expressed frustration about the delay.

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Interviews Benchmarking Case Interview Talent 28

1 to 1

JULY 29, 2022

“Oftentimes, the user experience developed by a company for its customers overlooks critical components of the underlying intents the customer wants resolved through their customer experience (CX),” says Ravi Bharadwaj, executive director of corporate strategy at TTEC. “By

Data 29

Data Apparel Automotive Balance Sheet 29

MishTalk

APRIL 27, 2015

Greece’s outspoken finance minister Yanis Varoufakis has been sidelined after three months of fruitless talks with international creditors to unlock €7.2bn in bailout funds, heartening investors and sparking a rally on the Athens stock market. Yields on Greece’s benchmark 10-year bonds were down a full percentage point at 11.4

Finance 28

Finance Benchmarking Government Education 28

Tom Spencer

MAY 31, 2012

Nous service lines include business strategy, public policy, leadership & people development, organisational capability, and information management & technology. Pacific Strategy Partners deploys low leveraged teams to provide clients with Strategy Development, Operational Improvement, and Transaction Support. Oliver Wyman.

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Oliver Wyman Strategy Strategy Strategy& 122

1 to 1

MARCH 21, 2023

So often, we design something that works for HR or finance or technology and guess what? For healthcare, Feaster said timely intelligence around frequency of patient visits, communications channels with highest engagement, and other benchmarks can provide cues to guide next moves to enhance the experience.

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Report Healthcare Airlines Trends 26

Tom Spencer

MAY 15, 2014

Nous service lines include business strategy, public policy, leadership & people development, organisational capability, and information management & technology. Pacific Strategy Partners develops practical solutions by deploying low leveraged teams guided by deep Director expertise. Pacific Strategy Partners.

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Oliver Wyman Strategy Strategy Strategy& 76

MishTalk

JANUARY 24, 2014

Investors are losing confidence in some of the biggest developing nations, extending the currency-market rout triggered last year when the Fed first signaled it would scale back stimulus. Turkey’s central bank refrained from raising benchmark rates this week, fueling concern that it will be difficult to finance current-account deficits.

Marketing 78

Marketing Policies Government Financial 78

Management Consulted

JUNE 1, 2009

Did you produce good work in your most recent job – what results did you show, what skills did you develop, what responsibilities did you handle. You may be lucky to work with a strong strategy team, but you can bet that the operating/finance/administrative folks you interface with will be much more variable along the capability scale.

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Consulting Management Recruiting Recruitment 113

MishTalk

JULY 6, 2015

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index added 2.41 The latest move by China came in a commitment from the People’s Bank of China providing liquidity for state-backed margin lender China Securities Finance Corp after a weekend meeting of the State Council, China’s cabinet, which was chaired by Premier Li Keqiang. per cent at open.

Marketing 28

Marketing Banking Finance System 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 10, 2017

One reason for the paltry performance is that while other business areas, like sales or finance, are considered to be core functions, innovation is often considered to be something that’s “nice to have” rather than essential. And there’s a fundamental conflict between innovation and optimizing an existing operation.

ROI 28

ROI Operations Enterprise Research 28

Harvard Business

APRIL 24, 2017

Thus, the development of an informal coalition saved the organization and political activities, in this case, were a force for good. Conversely, if the brokers are doing more harm than good, you can try to isolate them by developing a counter-narrative and strengthening connections with other networks.

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Guidelines Advertising Groups Examples 50

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 18, 2016

This sweeping development known as “common ownership” – the same firms owning the competing firms in the same industry – is relatively new. On average, common ownership concentration has almost doubled in the last 20 years in the construction, manufacturing, finance, and services sectors.

Research 28

Research Industry Benchmarking Airlines 28

MishTalk

JULY 11, 2014

In addition, official statistics may underestimate intangible investment (spending on research and development, training, etc), which has been gaining importance in serviced-based economies. Financing problems of non-financial corporations in EMEs can also feed into the banking system. Financial cycles differ from business cycles.

Balance Sheet 74

Balance Sheet Financial Banking Policies 74

Harvard Business

MAY 8, 2017

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? ” They Develop a Road Map Before Disruption Takes Hold. Financial performance.

Methodologies 52

Methodologies Culture Metrics Company 52

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Leaders with a passion for developing employees’ skills, and those who understand the need to transfer knowledge among generations of workers, know how important it is to link in-house education to strategic planning. Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders. Behave as if developing and retaining knowledge is truly important.

Development 28

Development Education Engineering Benchmarking 28

Epicflow

JANUARY 12, 2024

Check out our selection of events for project/resource managers, business leaders, and industry professionals, which will provide you with valuable insights into recent trends and challenges, networking opportunities, and contribute to your professional development. June, 13-14, Cracow, Poland ACE! This year’s event will embrace two tracks.

Industry 52

Industry Automotive Pharmaceuticals Management 52

Confessions of a Consultant

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

Final Countdown: For this final blog I’ve taken the liberty to select two topics (a) Improving your personal performance (b) developing a highly productive organisation. You benchmark best practices, stealing ideas shamelessly from clients and competitors. 28 degrees, with a slight breeze coming in off the Rio Formosa.

Engineering 40

Engineering Benchmarking Course Productivity 40

Epicflow

OCTOBER 16, 2023

“When Dr. Goldratt came to me and asked, ‘Eli, how long will it take you to develop a new feature’, I hesitated. Beyond just time, buffers can cover finances, manpower, and more. TOC has fully developed methodologies for determining the right location of buffers in projects as well as in manufacturing.

Resources 52

Resources System Tools Management 52

Harvard Business

JUNE 25, 2018

Sustainable Development Goals forecast to generate market opportunities of over $12 trillion a year by 2030 (and that’s considered a conservative estimate). Worse, we have conspicuously failed to benchmark progress across these options, on the basis of their real-world impact and performance.

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System Financial Benchmarking Report 39

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Today, we see growing interest in new business benchmarks and in potential breakthrough materials and forms of energy. One way to expand your thinking is to look to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, whose time horizon is 2030; think of them as a purchase order from the future. The Moral Frame.

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Resources Financial Energy Benchmarking 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 5, 2017

To set an aspirational but realistic target, we created a benchmark that combines the best attributes of these advanced digital nations. Second, with the benchmark as a composite, no single nation achieves it and yet each of the five countries’ progress toward the ideal can be assessed in terms of performance against the benchmark.

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Benchmarking Government Policies Case Study 35