Tom Spencer

JUNE 13, 2021

In management consulting and many other sectors, people spend a lot of time creating PowerPoint slides as it has become the basis for communicating, both internally and externally. The matrix framework is frequently used in strategy cases to illustrate what needs to be done to turn the company around with key strategic choices.

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Harvard Business

MAY 17, 2018

Sponsored by Accenture Strategy. The people analytics team was surprised — as was finance team in that country, which had no reason to benchmark themselves against other countries and had no idea that they were such a bright spot. Insight Center. Competing in the Future. How to make your company more nimble and responsive.

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1 to 1

MARCH 21, 2023

These three individuals from very different walks of life represent just a sampling of the roster of prominent speakers taking the stage at the X4 Summit, the experience management conference hosted by Qualtrics earlier this montha. Empathy is the term of the day,” said Johnny Taylor, CEO of the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM).

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 23, 2023

Division X productivity is decreasing), methods for solving the problem (e.g., … by benchmarking industry best practices), or proposed solutions (e.g., … by employing more staff). Lastly, trim the diagram to ensure a manageable workload. Without these, you won’t have a clear understanding of the scale of the problem to be solved.

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Management Consulted

JUNE 1, 2009

International Management Consulting 101 – we discuss what it’s like to work in an overseas management consulting office. Points and Per Se: Management Consulting Perks – discover the non-salary benefits of a life in strategy consulting, including laptops, expense accounts, and Starwood points.

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MishTalk

MARCH 10, 2014

Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether traders distorted prices for options and exchange-traded funds by rigging benchmark currency rates, according to two people with knowledge of the matter, Bloomberg News reported today. More than 20 traders from banks including Deutsche Bank AG, Citigroup Inc. (C)

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MishTalk

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

This was certainly a strange report. Revisions November nonfarm payroll employment was revised from +353,000 to +423,000 December nonfarm payroll employment was revised from +252,000 to +329,000 With these revisions, employment gains in November and December were 147,000 higher than previously reported. Let''s look at this another way.

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MishTalk

MARCH 3, 2014

Russia Intervenes in Currency Markets to Stabilize Ruble Bloomberg reports Ruble Plunges to Record as Bank Rossii Seen Selling $10 Billion. percent against the dollar today, more than any other currency tracked by Bloomberg, while the benchmark Micex stock index plunged more than 11 percent and benchmark bond yields soared. “So

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Kudos to Bloomberg writers Christine Idzelis and Craig Torres for placing blame precisely where it belongs in their report Fed Bubble Bursts in $550 Billion of Energy Debt. cents in September, according to Trace, the bond-price reporting system of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. Research firm CreditSights Inc.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 6, 2012

IN A RECENT article by Bloomberg Businessweek , assistant managing editor Brian Bremmer reports that investigators in America, Canada, Japan, the UK, and the EU are trying to determine whether a handful of brokers and traders have manipulated LIBOR. by Tom Spencer on March 6, 2012 · 4 comments  ·  Image Source.

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MishTalk

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

The benchmark revision incorporates a large non-economic change that resulted from a reclassification of 466,000 jobs from private households (out of scope by CES definition) to services for the elderly and disabled (in scope for CES). Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. to 6.6% - Household Survey U-6 unemployment: -0.4

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 23, 2013

The New York Times reports China Rates Approach Crisis Levels Despite Central Bank Measures. China Bans Words "Cash Crunch" Last Friday, the Financial Times reported China presses media to tone down cash crunch story. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.'

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MishTalk

OCTOBER 25, 2014

Bloomberg reports China Home-Price Drop Spreads as Easing Doesn’t Halt Fall. Home sales in September jumped 40 percent from August, the biggest increase this year, according to Bloomberg News calculations, based on a government report earlier this week. And what a ridiculous campaign it was. New-home prices fell 0.7

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MishTalk

AUGUST 28, 2014

Black Market Record Low Bloomberg reports Venezuela’s Black Market Bolivar Slides to Record Low. Venezuela’s benchmark dollar bonds due in 2027 fell 0.44 Mike "Mish" Shedlock [link] Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management. cent at 12:37 a.m. in New York to 79.01

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

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. That’s absurd. It doesn’t come from mimicry.

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Peter Stark

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

Our 2019 Employee Opinion Survey Benchmarks are telling us that communication continues to be a challenge for leaders. When employees are asked in Employee Opinion Surveys if communication flows effectively from upper management to employees, only 63 percent responded positively. What Medium Will Best Deliver the Message?

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MishTalk

OCTOBER 16, 2014

Retail sales reports on Wednesday have me thinking about the strength of the economy, commercial construction, jobs, and profit margins. The Wall Street Journal reports U.S. Similarly, Bloomberg reports Weaker Retail Sales Signal Smaller Spending Boost. Let''s start with a look at retail sales. economist at RBS Securities Inc.

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MishTalk

NOVEMBER 27, 2014

Western Canada Select, the Canadian benchmark, has lost more than a third of its value since June, in step with declines for West Texas Intermediate and the international gauge Brent. Mike "Mish" Shedlock [link] Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management.

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MishTalk

APRIL 26, 2014

On Friday, April 25th, Russia’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 7.5 Russian Markets Have Worst Week Since Crimea as S&P Cuts Rating Bloomberg reports Russian Markets Have Worst Week Since Crimea as S&P Cuts Rating. per cent, giving higher inflation risks as a reason behind its decision.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Bain & Company reported that most change programs fail. The executive team asks staff and hired consultants to identify what needs to change in order to achieve their shift in strategy—whether it’s to cut costs, boost growth or adapt to new market challenges. Benchmarks reached deserve celebration. Most Change Programs Fail.

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MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Bloomberg discussed Bill Gross''s view in a report Treasury Yields Reach Highest Since 2011 on Bets Fed to Taper QE. Pacific Investment Management Co.’s Here it is: " Pacific Investment Management Co.’s s Bill Gross, manager of the world’s. benchmark lending rates at almost zero. ". Gross’s View. Did you catch it?

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Harvard Business

JULY 14, 2017

Retailers like Walmart and Macy’s manage a supply chain, buying and reselling their own inventory. Let’s see what happens when we connect them rather than manage them — that is, focus on the links rather than the nodes. We normally think of people as something to be managed. Human capital. Intellectual capital.

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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

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MishTalk

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

Walmart Processes 10 Million Transactions in 4 Hours The New York Times reports Exhausted Shoppers Head Home, Replaced by the Next Wave. Over all, online sales were up nearly 10 percent over last year by Black Friday afternoon, according to IBM Digital Analytics Benchmark. Here is a sampling of the news. On Friday at 8 a.m.

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MishTalk

APRIL 14, 2015

The WAll Street Journal reports Tumbling Interest Rates in Europe Leaves Some Banks Owing Money on Loans to Borrowers. Bankers in Italy said they are awaiting guidance from their local banking association, because loan contracts don’t include any clause on what happens if benchmark rates go below zero. It has already happened in Spain.

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MishTalk

OCTOBER 1, 2014

There was a sharp sell-off in the benchmark Merval stock index after Mr Fábrega’s departure was announced. Another Devaluation Coming Up On September 5, the Wall Street Journal reported Argentina Moves to Limit Dollar Purchases. Benchmark deposit rates are at 21%, while inflation is widely believed to be nearly 40%.

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MishTalk

OCTOBER 15, 2014

Pain Trade Blooberg reports Biggest Pain Trade Gives 37% Loss to Bond Bears Getting It Wrong. The move is in part driven by traders covering their short bets, according to Jack Flaherty, an investment manager at GAM USA Inc. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.'

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MishTalk

JANUARY 24, 2014

Emerging Market Contagion Spreads Bloomberg reports Contagion Spreads in Emerging Markets as Crises Grow The worst selloff in emerging-market currencies in five years is beginning to reveal the extent of the fallout from the Federal Reserve’s tapering of monetary stimulus, compounded by political and financial instability.

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MishTalk

MARCH 20, 2015

Futures Suggest No Rate Hike Until December Please consider Yellen Sends Odds of Any Rate Increase Below 50% Until December " The likelihood that policy makers will lift their benchmark rate from near zero in September fell to 39 percent from 55 percent on Tuesday, according to calculations by Bloomberg using federal fund futures contracts.

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MishTalk

AUGUST 24, 2015

Panic Grips Emerging Markets Bloomberg reports Panic Grips Emerging-Market VIX in Biggest Jump on Record The rout in markets from China to South Africa triggered a record jump in a gauge of options prices on developing-nation stocks as investors purchased contracts to protect against future declines. in New York.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 23, 2014

France-Germany Yield Spread Widens Bloomberg reports France-Germany Yield Spread Widens as French Growth Trails Peers The extra yield investors demand to hold France’s 10-year debt over similar-maturity German bonds increased for a third day on signs the French recovery is trailing its regional peers. in December.

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MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Bill Gurley, partner at Silicon Valley-based investor Benchmark, sounded the horn of doom on Monday warning that “Silicon Valley as a whole or that the venture-capital community or startup community is taking on an excessive amount of risk right now.” Record S&P 500 Masks 47% of Nasdaq Mired in Bear Market Speculation is running rampant.

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MishTalk

APRIL 1, 2015

China Margin Debt Soars to 1 Trillion Yuan Bloomberg reports Shanghai Traders Make Trillion-Yuan Stock Bet With Borrowed Cash. The city’s benchmark index has surged 86 percent during that time, more than any of the world’s major stock gauges. It’s like a two-edged sword,” said Wu Kan, a money manager at Dragon Life Insurance Co.

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MishTalk

MARCH 3, 2015

Markit has new reports out today on service activity in China and Japan. Because the reports are diffusion indices that give no weighting to the size of the companies reporting, one must look at these reports with a broad brush. Nonetheless, Bloomberg reports PBOC Seen Cutting Again as China’s Economy Slows, Survey Shows.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 15, 2014

My recent reports on Malaysia , Thailand , the Philippines , and Indonesia show that the entire region is caught up in a massive bubble, and Singapore is benefiting from this bubble by acting as ASEAN’s financial center. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.'

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MishTalk

JANUARY 12, 2015

Bloomberg reports Iron Ore Holdings at China’s Ports Drop Below 100 Million Tons. About 71 percent of the port inventories are owned by mills and the remainder belongs to traders, Steelhome said in the report. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction.

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MishTalk

AUGUST 30, 2015

even as government buying drove China’s benchmark index to a 10 percent rally in the final two days of last week. Equities on mainland bourses traded at a median of 53 times reported earnings last week. Mike "Mish" Shedlock Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management.

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