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I only know if I have some sort of standard for comparison. Many readers know that I’m 6’1″ tall… if my posture is perfect, I think tall thoughts and I stand on two tins of homemade, coconut dream bars. Is that tall? Short? MORE
percent which reflects an aircraft comparison with the Farnborough airshow in July last year. Monthly vs. Yearly The skew in aircraft orders made the year-over-year comparisons this month (yellow highlight) especially tough. MORE
Comparison and escalation are at the heart of what makes our culture work We've all encountered a tepid group, an audience that won't make noise, a bunch of disaffected students, or perhaps the distracted masses. Cat taught me this trick, which gives great insight into human nature. MORE
Each has pros and cons ( see attached comparison sheet ) but both work essentially the same. Tax season is probably the most important time for independent consultants to think like business owners. This especially means being smart about how we handle our money. MORE
Purchase : Your items for purchase are lower-price offerings, in comparison to a full-on consulting engagement. Content marketing is not some marketing fad. MORE
Most management consulting firms are privately held. They start off as partnerships and remain that way: McKinsey, Bain, BCG, Deloitte, E&Y, KPMG, PWC, AT Kearney, PA Consulting, LEK, Oliver Wyman. PRTM, Monitor and others were bought out. It takes a lot of … Continue reading → Consultant Accenture Booz Allen consulting firm Consulting Tools MORE
Last Friday, reader John told me the " street rate " for currency in Ukraine was not the reported 28 Hryvnias per US$ but rather on the order of 32 per US$. I asked John where he got his information. He replied, " from my sister who lives in Lviv ". Lviv is a beautiful city in Western Ukraine. MORE
For comparison purposed, a World Bank Report has the US at 1.3%, Japan at 1.5%, and Canada at 0.6%. An EU report out this month shows nonperforming loans were a staggering €1.092 trillion as of the end of 2016. The average non-performing rate in the EU is 5.1%, down from 5.7% in 2015. In contrast, Greece and Cyprus have NPL ratios of 46% and 45% respectively. Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Slovenia, and Romania all have NPL ratios between 10% and 20%. more…). MORE
What is the comparison for? And then ignore all comparisons that don't relate. The most important comparison, in fact, is comparing your work to what you're capable of. Without a doubt, there's someone taller than you, faster than you, cuter than you. MORE
However, that straight-up comparison is invalid for reasons discussed below. On Friday, the FRBNY Nowcast estimate for first quarter GDP dipped from 3.2% to 2.8%. That makes the spread between Nowcast and GDPNow 1.9 percentage points. First, let’s investigate Nowcast changes. more…). Economics MORE
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Ninety percent of the schools pale in comparison to schools around here. The week of Thanksgiving, I was working on our Rotary project in Antigua, which will be in February 2019. It’s the time of year for reflection, as in, what are we thankful for and I got to thinking about the difference between Antigua, a small, developing country and here (and even less developed, third world countries). I immediately came up with four items to compare. MORE
And it’s hard to avoid the massive marketing of this device and comparisons it to its closest competitor, the Samsung “Galaxy S9.”. Do you remember the early cell phones? The first one was made available to the public in 1984 (the year I started my business). It weighed an unimaginable 1.75 MORE
If he leads with his Mobile Onboarding Teardown at $1,200, and the offers were ascending in price, you would start to measure the following services compared to that smallest price — and they would look much bigger in comparison. MORE
Existing home sales bounced in April as expected. Compared to pre-recession totals, sales look weak, but compared to the last … Continue reading → Economics MORE
Comparison leads to frustration which sometimes leads to innovation. If a comparison isn't helping you get to where you're going, it's okay to ignore it A quick look at Yelp reviews will show you that NY restaurants are not quite as good as those in some suburbs. MORE
All the promises, explanations and asides in the world pale in comparison with what you do. Too often, we forget that jargon and narrative exist to help shape our actions, not to replace them. Words keep getting cheaper, which makes action more valuable than ever MORE
53 but that is based on easy comparisons and it also includes a big jump in oil prices which barely filtered through. Wholesale prices show continued weakness, especially services. The BLS reports PPI for Final Demand Declines 0.1% in March. Services and goods both decreased by 0.1%. Year-over-year prices are up by 2.3% more…). Economics MORE
The “Nuit Debout” (Up All Night) movement in France spread from the Place de la République (Republic Square) to prime … Continue reading → Economics MORE
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The Internet and digital tools such as advanced search engines, review sites, price comparison apps, and social media platforms have changed how consumers make purchasing decisions. And the traditional means through which companies built up loyalty -- points and perks programs and advertising -- are no longer as effective as they once were. MORE
To use the comparison that my Excellent! It sort of makes sense, right? You, as a consultant née freelancer, solve an expensive problem for your clients. The more businesses you market to, the more prospects you should be able to reach. The more prospects you reach, the more you’ll be able to sell, and the more money you’ll make. Therefore, it makes sense to market yourself to A S M A N Y B U S I N E S S E S as possible, and. right? Not quite. MORE
For comparison purposes, Nowcast was at 2.9% For the first quarter, the initial GDPNow forecast was 2.3% on January 30, 2017. The GDPNow forecast spiked quickly to 3.4% then crashed to a final estimate of 0.2% on April 27. on February 3, the closest date to the initial GDPNow forecast. The final Nowcast estimate was 2.7%. The advance GDP estimate from the BEA was 0.7%. Thus the Nowcast was two full percentage points too high. In contrast, GDPNow was in the ballpark but 0.5 MORE
38 My friend Ben de Haldevang and I spent a fair bit of time over the spring and summer of 2016 talking to a number of Asian senior executives, across several sectors, about their views on how Asian business practices, decisionmaking, and organizations worked in comparison to those in the west. A first for iROAM (inarticulate Ramblings of a Management Consultant)! I have asked my co-inteviewer to give his perspective on the interviews we conducted. MORE
The post Olympic medals: apples-to-apples comparison appeared first on Consultant's Mind. Who doesn’t love the Olympics? It’s a chance to see the world’s best compete in a safe environment, free from politicians’ rhetoric and jingoism. MORE
Look no further than the gas pumps to see the extraordinary, often nonsensical, choices made by shoppers reacting to comparisons. Prominent signs proclaim each brand’s current price per gallon, making it easy to compare among alternatives. MORE
Walmart, McDonalds Comparison To be fair, there is a major difference between McDonalds'' employees and Spaniards seeking jobs. In contrast to McDonalds'' workers in the US demanding $15 an hour wages, Almost half of young Spaniards accept any job, anywhere, despite low salary 48.6% of Spaniards aged 18 to 24 said they would accept any job, anywhere and even with a low income. felt very or fairly likely to have to work on what is available, 61.7% MORE
Since customers rarely leave their homes without their mobile phones, it''s easy to research an item and make comparisons while still in the store. The concept of showrooming has become ingrained in customers'' shopping habits. MORE
Following that comparison, I present my reasons why all the expected hikes are not coming. On December 14, right before the FOMC decision I took a snapshot of rate hike odds and posted them in Fed Hikes Today, Then What? Today, we compare the before vs. the after, the latter is from Friday, December 16. more…). Economics MORE
37 We call those temporal comparison evaluations. We call those social comparison evaluations. Our findings demonstrate that employees consider temporal comparison evaluations to be fairer than social comparison evaluations. After they finished their task, in one condition their manager provided evaluations that compared their performance from round two to their performance from round one; temporal comparison evaluations. HBR STAFF/Schreiber Sons/nypl. MORE
In addition to allowing country-by-country comparisons, it includes regional rankings. MORE
If you help a client make an extra $1 million in profit this year, charging “only” $100,000 is quite reasonable in comparison. When I was a child in school, I was taught that if you work hard, you would be successful. If you did your homework, you would get better grades. If you practiced your sport regularly, you improved and got better results. While there is definitely a relationship between hard work and better results, the relationship is not a perfect one. MORE
Highlighting this number is a next-level insight because it sets up comparisons for the client about how they are able to compete in another market and whether 6% sounds feasible to them. MORE
Case Shiller 20-City Index Year-over-year comparisons have held stable at 5% in spite of month-over-month declining prices because of easy comparisons. Year-over-year comparisons will be increasingly difficult in the upcoming months. MORE
In a recent example, he revealed that the prospect was controlling the conversation and appeared to have the upper hand with pricing since he was comparison shopping. MORE
Comparisons with industry peers no longer define customer expectations. Article Thursday, December 08, 2016. For insurers that are considering a digital transformation of their business, technology is at the heart of the endeavor. MORE
When selecting a vendor to provide training curriculum within the organization, consider the following criteria to enable comparisons between various training vendors: Content: How robust and complete is the content? How practical and usable is the content for participants once they complete the workshop? Can content be customized to be relevant to the organization? What [.]. The post Criteria for Selecting a Training Vendor appeared first on Gina Abudi. MORE
Not the obvious similarities on the surface, but the deep comparisons, the resonant influences, the patterns that a trained insider sees. The problem is that marketers often force the comparison, because we're so eager to get people to do Y, our Y, the Y we have in hand. MORE
Remember, even your higher rate will be cheaper in comparison.) ID 46944176 © Dundja | Dreamstime. It takes practice to quote your consulting billing rate with confidence. The tactics in this article will help if you bill by the hour or by the day. MORE
Your network is extremely different when you consult in comparison to when you’re working for someone.” — Emma Sharley. How to build up your portfolio, keep your momentum going, and find the critical work-life balance. MORE
However, those ratings pale in comparison to the negativity in French politics. The favorability ratings of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are the worst ever in US politics. more…). Economics MORE
43 All it means is that when people begin to measure themselves only in comparison to others ("How did I rank?") You can't have insiders unless you have outsiders. And you can't have winners unless you have losers. That doesn't mean that you're required to create insiders and winners. MORE
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NOVEMBER 2, 2015
Most management consulting firms are privately held. They start off as partnerships and remain that way: McKinsey, Bain, BCG, Deloitte, E&Y, KPMG, PWC, AT Kearney, PA Consulting, LEK, Oliver Wyman. PRTM, Monitor and others were bought out. It takes a lot of … Continue reading → Consultant Accenture Booz Allen consulting firm Consulting Tools
Consultants Mind
FEBRUARY 25, 2018
The post Olympic medals: apples-to-apples comparison appeared first on Consultant's Mind. Who doesn’t love the Olympics? It’s a chance to see the world’s best compete in a safe environment, free from politicians’ rhetoric and jingoism.
Seth Godin Blog
JULY 6, 2015
Comparison and escalation are at the heart of what makes our culture work We've all encountered a tepid group, an audience that won't make noise, a bunch of disaffected students, or perhaps the distracted masses. Cat taught me this trick, which gives great insight into human nature.
MishTalk
FEBRUARY 24, 2015
Last Friday, reader John told me the " street rate " for currency in Ukraine was not the reported 28 Hryvnias per US$ but rather on the order of 32 per US$. I asked John where he got his information. He replied, " from my sister who lives in Lviv ". Lviv is a beautiful city in Western Ukraine.
MishTalk
APRIL 11, 2016
The “Nuit Debout” (Up All Night) movement in France spread from the Place de la République (Republic Square) to prime … Continue reading → Economics
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MAY 20, 2016
Existing home sales bounced in April as expected. Compared to pre-recession totals, sales look weak, but compared to the last … Continue reading → Economics
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David A Fields
DECEMBER 21, 2016
I only know if I have some sort of standard for comparison. Many readers know that I’m 6’1″ tall… if my posture is perfect, I think tall thoughts and I stand on two tins of homemade, coconut dream bars. Is that tall? Short?
David A Fields
SEPTEMBER 10, 2014
Look no further than the gas pumps to see the extraordinary, often nonsensical, choices made by shoppers reacting to comparisons. Prominent signs proclaim each brand’s current price per gallon, making it easy to compare among alternatives.
MishTalk
OCTOBER 17, 2016
However, those ratings pale in comparison to the negativity in French politics. The favorability ratings of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are the worst ever in US politics. more…). Economics
Seth Godin Blog
JANUARY 13, 2017
All the promises, explanations and asides in the world pale in comparison with what you do. Too often, we forget that jargon and narrative exist to help shape our actions, not to replace them. Words keep getting cheaper, which makes action more valuable than ever
Successful Independent Consulting
SEPTEMBER 16, 2017
Remember, even your higher rate will be cheaper in comparison.) ID 46944176 © Dundja | Dreamstime. It takes practice to quote your consulting billing rate with confidence. The tactics in this article will help if you bill by the hour or by the day.
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Consulting Matters
JANUARY 13, 2018
Purchase : Your items for purchase are lower-price offerings, in comparison to a full-on consulting engagement. Content marketing is not some marketing fad.
Successful Independent Consulting
MARCH 4, 2017
Each has pros and cons ( see attached comparison sheet ) but both work essentially the same. Tax season is probably the most important time for independent consultants to think like business owners. This especially means being smart about how we handle our money.
MishTalk
DECEMBER 17, 2016
Following that comparison, I present my reasons why all the expected hikes are not coming. On December 14, right before the FOMC decision I took a snapshot of rate hike odds and posted them in Fed Hikes Today, Then What? Today, we compare the before vs. the after, the latter is from Friday, December 16. more…). Economics
Seth Godin Blog
NOVEMBER 15, 2017
All it means is that when people begin to measure themselves only in comparison to others ("How did I rank?") You can't have insiders unless you have outsiders. And you can't have winners unless you have losers. That doesn't mean that you're required to create insiders and winners.
Tsavo Neal
JANUARY 19, 2018
If he leads with his Mobile Onboarding Teardown at $1,200, and the offers were ascending in price, you would start to measure the following services compared to that smallest price — and they would look much bigger in comparison.
Seth Godin Blog
AUGUST 11, 2015
What is the comparison for? And then ignore all comparisons that don't relate. The most important comparison, in fact, is comparing your work to what you're capable of. Without a doubt, there's someone taller than you, faster than you, cuter than you.
Strategy+Business
OCTOBER 9, 2016
The Internet and digital tools such as advanced search engines, review sites, price comparison apps, and social media platforms have changed how consumers make purchasing decisions. And the traditional means through which companies built up loyalty -- points and perks programs and advertising -- are no longer as effective as they once were.
MishTalk
APRIL 13, 2017
but that is based on easy comparisons and it also includes a big jump in oil prices which barely filtered through. Wholesale prices show continued weakness, especially services. The BLS reports PPI for Final Demand Declines 0.1% in March. Services and goods both decreased by 0.1%. Year-over-year prices are up by 2.3% more…). Economics
MishTalk
MARCH 18, 2017
However, that straight-up comparison is invalid for reasons discussed below. On Friday, the FRBNY Nowcast estimate for first quarter GDP dipped from 3.2% to 2.8%. That makes the spread between Nowcast and GDPNow 1.9 percentage points. First, let’s investigate Nowcast changes. more…). Economics
Martinka Consulting
JANUARY 16, 2019
Ninety percent of the schools pale in comparison to schools around here. The week of Thanksgiving, I was working on our Rotary project in Antigua, which will be in February 2019. It’s the time of year for reflection, as in, what are we thankful for and I got to thinking about the difference between Antigua, a small, developing country and here (and even less developed, third world countries). I immediately came up with four items to compare.
The More Clients Blog
MARCH 19, 2018
And it’s hard to avoid the massive marketing of this device and comparisons it to its closest competitor, the Samsung “Galaxy S9.”. Do you remember the early cell phones? The first one was made available to the public in 1984 (the year I started my business). It weighed an unimaginable 1.75
Free Agent CFO
MAY 10, 2018
In a recent example, he revealed that the prospect was controlling the conversation and appeared to have the upper hand with pricing since he was comparison shopping.
Kai Davis
OCTOBER 3, 2018
To use the comparison that my Excellent! It sort of makes sense, right? You, as a consultant née freelancer, solve an expensive problem for your clients. The more businesses you market to, the more prospects you should be able to reach. The more prospects you reach, the more you’ll be able to sell, and the more money you’ll make. Therefore, it makes sense to market yourself to A S M A N Y B U S I N E S S E S as possible, and. right? Not quite.
Seth Godin Blog
AUGUST 15, 2015
Not the obvious similarities on the surface, but the deep comparisons, the resonant influences, the patterns that a trained insider sees. The problem is that marketers often force the comparison, because we're so eager to get people to do Y, our Y, the Y we have in hand.
Harvard Business
MARCH 22, 2018
We call those temporal comparison evaluations. We call those social comparison evaluations. Our findings demonstrate that employees consider temporal comparison evaluations to be fairer than social comparison evaluations. After they finished their task, in one condition their manager provided evaluations that compared their performance from round two to their performance from round one; temporal comparison evaluations. HBR STAFF/Schreiber Sons/nypl.
MishTalk
JULY 28, 2017
For comparison purposed, a World Bank Report has the US at 1.3%, Japan at 1.5%, and Canada at 0.6%. An EU report out this month shows nonperforming loans were a staggering €1.092 trillion as of the end of 2016. The average non-performing rate in the EU is 5.1%, down from 5.7% in 2015. In contrast, Greece and Cyprus have NPL ratios of 46% and 45% respectively. Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Slovenia, and Romania all have NPL ratios between 10% and 20%. more…).
CaseInterview.com
JULY 18, 2018
If you help a client make an extra $1 million in profit this year, charging “only” $100,000 is quite reasonable in comparison. When I was a child in school, I was taught that if you work hard, you would be successful. If you did your homework, you would get better grades. If you practiced your sport regularly, you improved and got better results. While there is definitely a relationship between hard work and better results, the relationship is not a perfect one.
Consulting Success
FEBRUARY 26, 2018
Your network is extremely different when you consult in comparison to when you’re working for someone.” — Emma Sharley. How to build up your portfolio, keep your momentum going, and find the critical work-life balance.
Tom Spencer
JANUARY 5, 2019
Highlighting this number is a next-level insight because it sets up comparisons for the client about how they are able to compete in another market and whether 6% sounds feasible to them.
MishTalk
SEPTEMBER 29, 2015
Case Shiller 20-City Index Year-over-year comparisons have held stable at 5% in spite of month-over-month declining prices because of easy comparisons. Year-over-year comparisons will be increasingly difficult in the upcoming months.
Seth Godin Blog
APRIL 17, 2017
Comparison leads to frustration which sometimes leads to innovation. If a comparison isn't helping you get to where you're going, it's okay to ignore it A quick look at Yelp reviews will show you that NY restaurants are not quite as good as those in some suburbs.
MishTalk
MAY 5, 2017
For comparison purposes, Nowcast was at 2.9% For the first quarter, the initial GDPNow forecast was 2.3% on January 30, 2017. The GDPNow forecast spiked quickly to 3.4% then crashed to a final estimate of 0.2% on April 27. on February 3, the closest date to the initial GDPNow forecast. The final Nowcast estimate was 2.7%. The advance GDP estimate from the BEA was 0.7%. Thus the Nowcast was two full percentage points too high. In contrast, GDPNow was in the ballpark but 0.5
1 to 1
AUGUST 15, 2013
Since customers rarely leave their homes without their mobile phones, it''s easy to research an item and make comparisons while still in the store. The concept of showrooming has become ingrained in customers'' shopping habits.
MishTalk
AUGUST 26, 2015
percent which reflects an aircraft comparison with the Farnborough airshow in July last year. Monthly vs. Yearly The skew in aircraft orders made the year-over-year comparisons this month (yellow highlight) especially tough.
McKinsey
MARCH 1, 2017
In addition to allowing country-by-country comparisons, it includes regional rankings.
Ben de Haldevang
MARCH 21, 2017
My friend Ben de Haldevang and I spent a fair bit of time over the spring and summer of 2016 talking to a number of Asian senior executives, across several sectors, about their views on how Asian business practices, decisionmaking, and organizations worked in comparison to those in the west. A first for iROAM (inarticulate Ramblings of a Management Consultant)! I have asked my co-inteviewer to give his perspective on the interviews we conducted.
Gina Abudi
JANUARY 15, 2015
When selecting a vendor to provide training curriculum within the organization, consider the following criteria to enable comparisons between various training vendors: Content: How robust and complete is the content? How practical and usable is the content for participants once they complete the workshop? Can content be customized to be relevant to the organization? What [.]. The post Criteria for Selecting a Training Vendor appeared first on Gina Abudi.
BCG
DECEMBER 8, 2016
Comparisons with industry peers no longer define customer expectations. Article Thursday, December 08, 2016. For insurers that are considering a digital transformation of their business, technology is at the heart of the endeavor.
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