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B2B Salespeople Need to Act More Like Travel Agents

Harvard Business

Consider what’s happened with travel: With the explosion of internet travel sites in the 2000s, consumers took charge of their own travel, and travel agencies hemorrhaged business. According to the travel and leisure marketing firm MMGY, the use of travel agents increased by 50% from 2014 to 2015.

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Why an Innovation Culture Matters

Organizational Talent Consulting

Space travel alone is challenging, but reusing a rocket by landing it on a drone ship takes the complexity to another level. References: BCG. Benchmarking in the process of creating a culture of innovation in hotel companies. The proven benefits of innovation include: increased competitive advantage. improved commercial value.

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3 Steps to Cultivate an Innovation Culture

Organizational Talent Consulting

Space travel alone is challenging, but reusing a rocket by landing it on a drone ship takes the complexity to another level. References: Beswick, C., Benchmarking in the process of creating a culture of innovation in hotel companies. Bishop, D., & & Geraghty, J. Kogan Page, Limited. Organizational Talent Consulting.

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Wearable Technology in Healthcare

Tom Spencer

If medical wearables are able to meet important clinical benchmarks and become FDA approved, then the insurance and healthcare industries will quickly move to create a billing system for medical-grade wearables. His free moments are spent traveling and enjoying sporting events with his wife and daughter. Image: Pixabay.

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Archstone Consulting Culture and Interview Tips

Management Consulted

While originally founded as an independent strategic firm, Archstone Consulting was acquired by leading enterprise benchmarking firm The Hackett Group in 2009. You will be traveling quite a bit (up to 80%) but there is availability for mentorship when you are in the office.

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8 Ways to Torpedo Trust

Peter Stark

Our research shows that when we compare the survey results of the Best of the Best organizations to the Overall Benchmark organizations, employees in the Best of the Best organizations rate their senior leaders 22.0 Were they really referring to taking the company’s money or property and using it for personal use? Apparently, yes!

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Reflections on 2013; What's Important, What's Not? What's Ahead?

MishTalk

Before the housing crash, people referred to Greenspan as " The Maestro ". The closely tracked benchmark index rose 29.6%, a mega-move that will be reflected in much fatter retirement account balances when investors rip open their statements in coming weeks." Stay an extra day and golf or travel. The broad U.S.