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Why you need a COO or operations manager

Asamby Consulting

Why you need a COO or Operations Manager. Either their operations have grown quite a bit or they are in the midst of growing. Many founders and CEOs ask us this question: Do I need an operations manager? But there are a few questions: Why is it necessary to hire an operations person? We answer with a resounding yes.

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

Harvard Business

Prior studies have two common methodological limitations. We found that any type of leadership change will result in short-term adverse impacts on a firm’s operational efficiency, but outsider CEOs experienced a clear advantage in productivity gains. Finally, we looked for a large enough set of organizations. Enter the U.S.

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Pay your team right: A comprehensive guide to compensation

Asamby Consulting

That question becomes especially important when you operate in multiple locations. Equity In addition to comparing your salary with other companies, the internal comparison matters as much. Very common in sales roles, the commission is a percentage of some form of transaction that the employee gets. Check out our privacy policy.

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A.T. Kearney Interview & Culture

Management Consulted

Now known to be THE best sourcing, procurement and operations consulting firm in the world, A.T. Marketing & Sales. Operations. Kearney works collaboratively with companies to transform their operations in order to gain unprecedented competitive advantage. KEARNEY INTERVIEW AND CULTURE. Ivan Francis Jr.

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Zero-Based Budgeting Is Not a Wonder Diet for Companies

Harvard Business

In comparison to other methods (such as Six Sigma or activity-based costing), ZBB typically does not address operational excellence in core processes (marketing, sales, supply chain, procurement, manufacturing) or fundamental cost drivers such as portfolio complexity, organizational complexity, customer complaints, and quality issues.

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Why consulting?

Management Consulted

While I was working with them, the focus of my PhD gradually shifted toward how economic integration and various factors (domestic, international, political, economic) have impacted Japanese companies’ corporate strategy and operations over the past couple of decades. That’s how I become interested in consulting.”