December, 2011

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We need you to lead us - Tom Spencer consulting blog

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'Home. About. Book Shop. Archive. Definitions. Helpful Links. Quotes. Subscribe. We need you to lead us. by Tom Spencer on December 14, 2011 · 0 comments  ·  Image Source. in Leadership. You too can put a ding in the universe. THERE are three simple steps to being a visionary leader. That’s it. Just three simple steps. To be a visionary leader, you need to: 1) Learn from everyone, 2) Follow no one, and. 3) Look for patterns.

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Consultant ? What's Your Natural Approach to Gathering and - Free.

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'Library. Translate This. Home. A. A. A. Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Library Blogs Home. This Blogs Home. Guest Writer Submissions. Policies. To Subscribe to a Blog. About. Feedback. Consultant — What’s Your Natural Approach to Gathering and Processing Information? By Carter McNamara on December 10, 2011.

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Leadership Lessons from Zombies - Henman Performance

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'Home. About Linda. Client List. Newsletter. Executive blog Contact Us. Leadership Lessons from Zombies. by Linda Henman on December 30, 2011. Sometime in the past two years, perhaps while I was distracted by the vampire craze, zombies started presenting a more menacing presence. Scores of television programs, movies, and books have seemingly sprung from nowhere to teach us to survive a zombie attack.

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Aftermath of Bank Bailouts: More Risk - Strategy+Business

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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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Reporting from Israel 2011

Chad Barr

My wife and I have just concluded spending a remarkable week in Israel and are on our way now for a week in Barcelona. But before we get to Spain, let me share this great week in Israel with you thorough my photos and videos: We arrived Israel in the evening and after a quick stop at our hotel in Tel-Aviv, we decided to take a ride and dine at one of our favorite places, the Abulafia restaurant in Yafo.

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Are you creating remarkable products? - Tom Spencer consulting blog

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'Home. About. Book Shop. Archive. Definitions. Helpful Links. Quotes. Subscribe. Are you creating remarkable products? by Tom Spencer on December 15, 2011 · 0 comments. in Business Strategy. REMARKABLE products are products that are worth making a remark about. Case in point, the latest version of the NAO humanoid robot. Earlier editions have been sold to researchers for more than $14,600.

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Interest rate on 10 year government bonds

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'Home. About. Book Shop. Archive. Definitions. Helpful Links. Quotes. Subscribe. Interest rate on 10 year government bonds. by Tom Spencer on December 13, 2011 · 1 comment  ·  Image Source. in Economics. A picture says a thousand words. BACK IN 1995, which country had the second highest 10 year government bond yield? As Europe’s third largest economy, Italy is too big to bail out.

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January 17th, 2012 #OWS - Tom Spencer consulting blog

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'Home. About. Book Shop. Archive. Definitions. Helpful Links. Quotes. Subscribe. January 17th, 2012 #OWS. by Tom Spencer on December 11, 2011 · 0 comments. in Leadership. Things just escalated. LEADERSHIP has been described as the process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task ( Chemers 1997 ).

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US Unemployment Rate Drops: good news?

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'Home. About. Book Shop. Archive. Definitions. Helpful Links. Quotes. Subscribe. US Unemployment Rate Drops: good news? by Tom Spencer on December 9, 2011 · 0 comments  ·  Image Source. in Economics. Recent improvements in the unemployment rate have come from people dropping out of labour force. THE unemployment rate in the US has dipped to its lowest level in more than 2 years (source: NYT ).

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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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Death to Pennies - Tom Spencer consulting blog

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'Home. About. Book Shop. Archive. Definitions. Helpful Links. Quotes. Subscribe. Death to Pennies. by Tom Spencer on December 5, 2011 · 0 comments. in Economics. Inflation erodes the value of real currency. ECONOMISTS tend to favour a small positive rate of inflation , and there are 4 reasons why this makes sense: Labour market flexibility: inflation allows relative real wages to adjust even if nominal wages do not move.

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Life moves pretty fast - Tom Spencer consulting blog

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'Home. About. Book Shop. Archive. Definitions. Helpful Links. Quotes. Subscribe. Life moves pretty fast. by Tom Spencer on December 6, 2011 · 0 comments. in Management Consulting. Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it ~ Ferris Bueller. THE FRENETIC pace of daily life in Ho Chi Minh City combined with incredible time lapse photography produce a short video that gives you pause for thought (hat tip to Mike Maier for the video).

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Business Lessons from Christmas Shoppers - Henman Performance

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'Home. About Linda. Client List. Newsletter. Executive blog Contact Us. Business Lessons from Christmas Shoppers. by Linda Henman on December 5, 2011. Last year my friend, Debbie, was dating a man named Bill. As any smart boyfriend would do, he asked Debbie what she wanted for Christmas. She told him she’d like a new sweater and then showed him the kind of thing she had in mind.

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Revolting and Seeing Red - Henman Performance

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'Home. About Linda. Client List. Newsletter. Executive blog Contact Us. Revolting and Seeing Red. by Linda Henman on December 2, 2011. There “they” go again, changing something that was just fine to start with, but this mistake may have been short-lived. Coca-Cola Co. plans to switch back to its time-honored red can just one month after rolling out the snow-white animal can the company introduced for the holidays.

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Savings Consultants Are Needed in Today's Market More Than Ever

Savings Consultants are needed in today’s market more than ever. With an increase in expenses, businesses are looking for opportunities to save. Often unknown to businesses are savings in expense reduction, specialized tax savings, specialized savings including medical underpayments, health benefits cost reduction, zero cost processing, and more. Blue Coast Savings, with over 20 years in business, assists Savings Consultants in helping these companies move toward more profitable businesses.

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What Can You Do Better? - Strategy+Business

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Kim Jong Il ? farewell and good riddance

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'Home. About. Book Shop. Archive. Definitions. Helpful Links. Quotes. Subscribe. Kim Jong Il – farewell and good riddance. by Tom Spencer on December 20, 2011 · 1 comment  ·  Image Source. in Leadership. Too soon? WHEN someone dies it is cruel to make jokes at their expense immediately thereafter. However, not just any crackpot loony has the ability to single handedly plunge an entire nation into abject poverty.

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Understanding Michael Porter: The Essential Guide to Competition.

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'Home. About. Book Shop. Archive. Definitions. Helpful Links. Quotes. Subscribe. Understanding Michael Porter: The Essential Guide to Competition and Strategy. by Tom Spencer on December 17, 2011 · 1 comment. in Business Strategy. MICHAEL Porter is the thought leader in the field of business strategy. He has single-handedly shaped the way in which the world’s top business leaders think about competitive strategy and success.

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Monkey Economy - Tom Spencer consulting blog

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'Home. About. Book Shop. Archive. Definitions. Helpful Links. Quotes. Subscribe. Monkey Economy. by Tom Spencer on December 7, 2011 · 0 comments. in Economics. Monkeys learn to use money – what can we learn? ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR of Economics Keith Chen taught a bunch of monkeys to use money. What he discovered was that not only could the monkeys learn to understand the value of money and how to use it, they were also very good at changing their consumption behaviour when prices chang

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TOOLS and METHODOLOGIES for developing DECISION SUPPORT PACKAGES

This White Paper targets opportunities for Management to develop proficiency in the Decision Framing and Analyses element of input to Decision, & Risk Analyses for Major Project Funding Decisions.