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Does Effective Leadership Really Matter?

Organizational Talent Consulting

Compelling evidence indicates that leadership moderates company performance and results. But, maybe you feel the importance of effective leadership is often overstated and are somewhat skeptical of the real impact leadership has on a business. Great leaders achieve great results and create great company cultures.

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Why CEOs Can’t Dance Redux

Rick Conlow

Yet, their work cultures produce 85% disengaged employees. These means they are not good at one-on-one conversations, cultural sensitivity, listening, team building, managing their emotions, managing conflict, or communicating vision and strategy clearly. CEOs focus on data, facts, figures, and metrics.

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Job Hub: Uber Jobs and Culture

Management Consulted

Today we highlight tremendous business analyst and post-consulting leadership jobs at Uber. ———– History & Culture. The company prides itself on its innovative, forward-thinking culture, and believes that its work is a reflection of that culture. seven years of growth.

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Are You Setting the Right Trajectory?

Markovitz Consulting

A company I’ve worked with has long been frustrated by its lack of progress in creating a culture of continuous improvement. Our managers don’t nurture a culture of continuous improvement. What metrics are your competitors using? Consider these three problem statements: Only 1% of our green belts go on to do a second project.

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Learning from the factory/dealer divide

Seth Godin Blog

It’s a largely solved engineering problem. The difference comes down to management vs. leadership. Car dealers might try to measure the easy metrics of output (how many sold) but they’ve consistently failed at managing the improvised human interactions that car salespeople engage in. No one likes them.

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Why the Entire C-Suite Needs to Use the Same Metrics for Cyber Risk

Harvard Business

At the same time, members of the C-suite are measuring their potential impact using different metrics — financial, regulatory, technical, operational — leading to conflicting assessments. And the chief financial officer is looking at the potential financial impact.

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The Top 8 Undergrad Consulting Majors

Management Consulted

In addition, Economics degrees are highly theoretical – which often doesn’t equate to the very specific, actionable and data-driven consulting culture. You’ll need a sexy minor, some unique leadership experience or a great summer internship to stand out. Now granted, not all engineering degrees are created equal.