Tom Spencer

JULY 21, 2018

During one of my internships I worked on a due diligence project, which involved conducting market research to help a PE firm decide whether to acquire a major stake in a joint venture owned by one of the largest telecom companies in Asia. This allows them to value the target company and determine a bid price.

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LSA Global

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

According to research by Forbes and McKinsey: 58% of new people managers said they did not attend any management training programs prior to taking on the new role. 98% of new people managers feel they would benefit from new manager training. Can your managers co-create a compelling future vision and plan with their teams?

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Harvard Business

JULY 25, 2017

But our research suggests that a better way to manage low-wage workers in developing economies is to invest in them, which is good for both worker welfare and the company’s bottom line. In July 2013 we implemented a randomized controlled trial in five factory units in Bangalore operated by Shahi Exports Pvt.

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Asamby Consulting

JANUARY 27, 2022

Methods to Build Team Cohesion Employees are crucial for a business to operate successfully. It is suggested that one of the reasons for employees to stay with the company is because of team cohesion. If the person cannot manage their time or work within a team, they may not be successful in the workplace.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

It is the notion that, as a company gets bigger, it is able to achieve cost savings through its “scale” or the size of its operations. In the software startup world, “to scale up” means to “get big fast.”. In economics, economists talk about “economies of scale.”

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Harvard Business

JUNE 18, 2018

Six years ago, Harvard’s Michael Porter and FSG’s Mark Kramer made the bold statement that shared value — the idea that the purpose of a company is to achieve both shareholder profit and social purpose — would “reinvent capitalism.” It must be woven into a company’s operational fabric.

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Harvard Business

JULY 26, 2018

On March 25 mighty Uber bowed out of Southeast Asia by selling its operation in several countries to local rival Grab. In 2016 the company sold its China operation to Didi Chuxing because of the fierce competitiveness of the local player. We respect the hyper-local culture in places we operate,” Tan said.

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LSA Global

JUNE 15, 2017

Companies with higher levels of employee engagement report 18% greater productivity, 12% higher customer satisfaction and 51% less voluntary turnover. Companies with lower levels of employee engagement report 12% lower profits, 19% lower operating income and 28% lower earnings per share. The Research.

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1 to 1

MARCH 21, 2022

Research from Prudential showed that one in three workers don’t want to work for a company that requires them to be 100% in-office. As a part of its Virtual First initiative, the file sharing company embraced a non-linear workday approach. In fact, they may rather leave than work for an organization that requires so. TTEC’s Retain 2.0

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Tom Spencer

MAY 27, 2017

Thanks to technological advancements, this is now very cost effective with companies like Process Street or SweetProcess specialising in standardising operating procedures. Document processes and repetitive tasks, whether they are back office or client facing. Every successful business is bigger than any staff member, even the owner.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 26, 2016

It’s a common complaint among top executives: “I’m spending all my time managing trivial and tactical problems, and I don’t have time to get to the big-picture stuff.” Having risen through the supply chain ranks, she spent most of her time reacting to operational missteps and customer complaints.

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Harvard Business

JULY 4, 2016

Managers operate at the center of a complex web of customers, external partners, and internal stakeholders. In an analysis my company commissioned from Microsoft Workplace Analytics , data collected from calendar and email information across a broad range of organizations showed that makers have an average of 15.5

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Harvard Business

MARCH 29, 2018

In study after study for over a decade, operations researchers have found that retailers understaff during peak hours. Sales in stores with more stable scheduling increased by 7%, an impressive number in an industry in which companies work hard to achieve increases of 1–2%. The results were striking. We hope not.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 10, 2016

But the earlier arrivals were a bit bemused by their colleagues, who apparently operated in a different time zone. Although this may sound like a simple holiday anecdote, when different cultural definitions of “on time” spill over to professional projects, people’s reactions can be less than jovial.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 21, 2017

One client in San Francisco who works with a fast-growing tech company shared that she gets up at 4 a.m. I responded that even if it is the norm for this company’s culture — and potentially many others — it is not acceptable universally, nor should it be. “Is this normal?” ” she asked me.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 18, 2016

Here are some example objectives from different types of meetings we’ve run recently: Board meeting: Provide Board input as Management formulates the new five-year strategy. Finalize the operating model for strategic governance. Agree on the topics and timing for additional Board input into the current planning cycle.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 30, 2017

At the same time, managers need to continue to motivate employees who fear their jobs being replaced by robots. Amazon may be the most successfully automated company in the world. Everything from its supply chain to its customer relationship management are optimized through its use of big data and artificial intelligence.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Sometimes it’s been across oceans and time zones (we are a military family), and sometimes it’s been across town (the office was short on space; I was a slave to my children’s schedules; the whole operation was virtual). Use the time you save on commuting to read a good book. Here’s my advice.

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Harvard Business

JULY 29, 2016

And how do you overcome the fact that so many companies only allow you to talk to HR and confirm the most basic information? If Richard was hired, he was going to work remotely at least part of the time, and several team members wanted to learn more about Richard’s time management and organizational skills.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 23, 2017

If you’d like your comment to be considered for publication, please be sure to include your full name, company or university affiliation, and email address. “I don’t know what he said to them during the operation, but from then on, they wanted to talk only with him, and they acted like I was an enemy.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Just imagine the operational demand if primary care providers also had to actively monitor their patients’ health data between office visits. This is a paradoxical result of the payment scheme, since the remote process increases screening rates, preserves vision, and insurance companies are rated on their ability to serve this need.

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