Fri.Jul 07, 2017

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What Does—and Does Not—Drive Biopharma Cost Performance

BCG

Article Friday, July 07, 2017 A new approach reveals that scale is the most important cost factor in biopharma, but one kind of scale stands out for its contribution to cost reduction.

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New Managers Should Focus on Helping Their Teams, Not Pleasing Their Bosses

Harvard Business

When I first became a manager — an unexpected promotion soon after taking a new job — I found myself feeling awkward about the fact that I had been elevated above my peers. Still, my team was in the middle of a complex first-time project, so I wanted to impress my boss with my handling of it. My immediate instinct was to make it no one’s problem but mine.

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What Does—and Does Not—Drive Biopharma Cost Performance

BCG

Article Friday, July 07, 2017 A new approach reveals that scale is the most important cost factor in biopharma, but one kind of scale stands out for its contribution to cost reduction.

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The More Senior Your Job Title, the More You Need to Keep a Journal

Harvard Business

For leaders assuming the CEO title for the first time, taking time to learn and think translates into early successes. But the problem is there’s little time to do either. Information comes at them more quickly, more people than ever before demand their time, and they’re told that the myriad decisions piled in front of them are all important.

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PowerPoint Best Practices for Creating Stellar Presentations

Mastering data visualization in PowerPoint will help accelerate your career because it positions you as someone who can present data that drives business decisions forward. think-cell's PowerPoint Best Practices eBook was created specifically for professionals aiming to master the art and science of data-driven storytelling. What’s inside: Practical Insights: Uncover valuable tips for crafting engaging and persuasive presentations.

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The rationality paradox

Seth Godin Blog

If you see yourself as an engineer, a scientist, or even a person of logic, then it's entirely possible that you work to make rational decisions, decisions that lead to the outcomes you seek. The paradox is that you might also believe that you do this all the time, and that others do it too. But a rational analysis shows that this is far from true. Almost every choice we make is subconscious.

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Wouldn’t You Love to Raise Your Prices?

Martinka Consulting

Not that it’s worth much, but I was an Econ major in undergraduate and grad school. I do remember Macro Economics 101 – supply, demand, and price elasticity (not sure how much more I remember). J. I mention this because of a recent Puget Sound Business Journal article that started with, “ Jody Hall has never cried more about work than she has since Seattle implemented the $15 minimum wage.”.

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Payrolls Bounce in June With Upward Revisions in April and May: Earnings Very Weak, May Revised Lower

MishTalk

Initial Reaction. Today’s establishment survey was a stronger than expected 222,000. Upward revisions added a net 47,000 jobs in April and May. In the household survey, employment fell by 233,000 in May and rose by 245,000 in June. The unemployment rate went up because the labor force rose more than employment. Despite the job increases, private earnings rose only 0.18 percent in June and that is from downward revisions in May.

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4 Change Risks and How to Overcome Them Conversation-by-Conversation

LSA Global

Our change management consulting experts suggest a new, simplified way to look at managing organizational change effectively. Think of the change process as one that occurs conversation-by-conversation. After all, aren’t most changes catalyzed through dialogue…productive discourse where ideas are exchanged and modified according to the influence of others?

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Financial “Collateral Damage” Highlights China’s and Fed’s Impossible Task

MishTalk

Variant Perception notes China Broad Credit Growth Slows to Zero. The side effect is a huge amount of collateral damage. (more…).

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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4 Change Risks and How to Overcome Them Conversation-by-Conversation

LSA Global

Our change management consulting experts suggest a new, simplified way to look at managing organizational change effectively. Think of the change process as one that occurs conversation-by-conversation. After all, aren’t most changes catalyzed through dialogue…productive discourse where ideas are exchanged and modified according to the influence of others?

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MSNBC Fake Drama: Timestamp Says Maddow’s Exclusive “Scoop” Story is Full of Holes

MishTalk

Just a bit ago, I mocked MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow for her convoluted allegation that Trump may have sent MSNBC fake documents implicating himself in regards to Russia. For details, please see Rachel Maddow Accuses Trump of Planting Fake Documents Implicating Trump. Glen Greenwald at The Intercept also challenges Maddow. Greenwald offers substantial evidence that Maddow’s event timeline is full of holes.

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Rachel Maddow Accuses Trump of Planting Fake Documents Implicating Trump

MishTalk

In one of the more bizarre conspiracy theories that I have ever heard of, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow accuses Trump (or someone acting for Trump) of planting fake evidence showing Trump’s collusion with Russia to steal the US election from Hillary. (more…).

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