MishTalk
JUNE 23, 2017
New home sales bounced this month towards the top end of the Econoday range of estimates. A bounce was widely expected after last month’s 11.4% contraction. The big surprise was a surge in median sales price. (more…).
Consultants' Consultant
JUNE 23, 2017
Consultants Consultant: This post about the death of data science supports my long held belief that the softer skills (influence, negotiation, managing yourself, your ability to make no feel like yes, all the things I collect info about here) are your differentiator as a technical expert. Here’s some research indicating that those with soft skills, social skills, […].
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MishTalk
JUNE 23, 2017
The Chicago City Wire has a projection regarding pensions that matches my prior projections: Chicago’s police pension fund will be broke in 2021. (more…).
Martinka Consulting
JUNE 23, 2017
One of my sons convinced me to (finally) signup for Amazon Prime Photos, which Amazon defines as, “ Secure unlimited photo storage and enhanced search and organization features in Amazon Drive for you and the members of your Family Vault.” In other words, a great place to backup and store all your digital pictures, and it’s included in the annual Prime fee.
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MishTalk
JUNE 23, 2017
In light of the highly-touted strength in new home sales with prices at record highs , one might have expected US Treasury yields to soar. Let’s take a look at what did happen. (more…).
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MishTalk
JUNE 23, 2017
The absurd hysteria over Russia continues today from yours and my favorite Russia-hysteria promotion site: the Washington Post. (more…).
Harvard Business
JUNE 23, 2017
Mr. Smith was ready to be discharged home after his laryngectomy, an extensive operation that removes a patient’s throat due to cancer. In the opinion of Dr. Lu-Myers, he was a capable man who had passed his physical and occupational therapy evaluations with flying colors. Mr. Smith had fulfilled the doctor’s list of clinical discharge criteria, and she was eager to send him home.
LSA Global
JUNE 23, 2017
Succession planning best practices help talent leaders know where high potential talent resides in the organization and how to best engage and retain them for when it matters most. When it comes to succession planning, “hope” is not a talent management strategy. The right talent to move a strategy forward rarely just appears when needed.
Harvard Business
JUNE 23, 2017
Many conversations about data and analytics (D&A) start by focusing on technology. Having the right tools is critically important, but too often executives overlook or underestimate the significance of the people and organizational components required to build a successful D&A function. When that happens, D&A initiatives can falter — not delivering the insights needed to drive the organization forward or inspiring confidence in the actions required to do so.
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Leadership Vision Consulting
JUNE 23, 2017
Leadership Vision will be hosting our second, Summer Strengths Conversation on Monday, June 26 at 12:10 PM (CST). We will pose this question: Am I a Good Team Member? Join us as we dive into this important topic. The post Summer Strengths Series #2: Am I a Good Team Member? appeared first on Leadership Vision.
Harvard Business
JUNE 23, 2017
News this week that Uber’s CEO was stepping down likely was not a surprise to those who have been following the company in the headlines. In our work over many years, we have learned enough to know that you have to be on the inside of any company to have the full picture of what went wrong and how. But we do know from our research that rapidly growing companies — especially unicorns like Uber — face a high risk of stumbling.
Harvard Business
JUNE 23, 2017
Steven Moore for HBR. Why does a salesperson lose a sale? It’s a question I’ve studied for years, as part of the win-loss analysis research I conduct. There’s a tendency to assume that the salesperson lost because their product was inferior in some way. However, in the majority of interviews buyers rank all the feature sets of the competing products as being roughly equal.
Harvard Business
JUNE 23, 2017
Behavioral economists know well the power of instant gratification and overoptimism that too often lead to poor decisions — like reaching for an extra slice of cake or putting off the dreaded morning run. The behavioral biases play out in a simple paradox: People overconsume health care but underconsume prevention, and insurers or taxpayers are left with the bill.
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