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Why you need a COO or operations manager

Asamby Consulting

The Operations Manager's is usually not as wide or as deep, focusing on a more specific task, either on methodological or functional level. A potential candidate must have methodological experience, e.g. has set up a process documentation for other companies before. Examples are sales operations or revenue ops.

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Pay your team right: A comprehensive guide to compensation

Asamby Consulting

The effect of baby boomers retiring, for some industries accelerated by COVID-19 has led to a dramatic shift in the employment market. Next to effective recruiting, getting compensation right is one of the most important tools to position your company well in the market. For a sales role, the commission might be 0.5%

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A Study of Hospitals Found That Outsider CEOs Make Their Organizations More Productive in the Long Run

Harvard Business

Inside candidates, often groomed by their predecessors, bring firm-, market-, and industry-specific knowledge that outsiders might take years to acquire. Prior studies have two common methodological limitations. Using a 3-to-1 matching of hospitals with no change as a comparison, we analyzed 1,640 firms in all.

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Sentiment Measures vs. Retail Spending: Clueless Clues and Random Noise

MishTalk

Survey Methodology How many people does the conference board survey each month? Supposedly that's all it takes to determine car sales, job prospects, economic slowing, home purchases, etc. US consumers care about the Chinese stock market and Greece? Inflation expectations are steady at 5.1 percent which is soft for this reading.

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A.T. Kearney Interview & Culture

Management Consulted

Marketing & Sales. Each company faces substantial challenges in the every evolving face of marketing due to consumer trends and industry dynamics. Kearney aims to provide support for companies by helping them stay ahead of new market developments and positioning them to capture new opportunities. Online Store.

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Zero-Based Budgeting Is Not a Wonder Diet for Companies

Harvard Business

ZBB’s resurgence is further fueled by the uncertain markets hindering many companies’ efforts to attract fresh capital, as we see venture capital and private equity funds increasingly pushing ZBB on their portfolio companies, in the hope of securing a more rapid and profitable exit on their investments.

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Case Study: Should an Algorithm Tell You Who to Promote?

Harvard Business

As a VP of sales and marketing for Becker-Birnbaum International, a global consumer products company, Aliyah knew she needed a talented marketing director to support her division’s portfolio of 34 products. “I’m sorry I’m so late,” Ed said, looking a little discombobulated.