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(Value Stream) Map Your Way to a Better Post-Covid Future

Markovitz Consulting

But if you want to thrive in the post-COVID world, you’ve got to start working on operational improvements now. Here are three examples of how their maps have helped them see into their processes more clearly and make changes to become more efficient. Design may not be important in industrial equipment, but it’s everything in fashion.

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Combatting COVID-19 in Emerging Markets

Tom Spencer

Figure 1: Consumer confidence in meeting financial obligations (Source: Boston Consulting Group ). A survey carried out by McKinsey & Company in South Africa in April 2020 revealed that 52% of SMEs that had a pessimistic economic outlook were considering closing down parts of their business or reducing their operating capacity.

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4 Autopsies of Big Change Management Failures

LSA Global

Borders began as a standard bricks-and-mortar bookstore in Michigan in 1971 and grew to employ almost 20,000 workers before it ceased operations in 2011. Yes, the “old fashioned” bookstores all struggle to compete with online book sales but Borders had additional challenges they failed to meet. What do you think?

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Embracing Digital Change Requires a Clear Strategic Focus - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM DXC TECHNOLOGY

Harvard Business

Without building on the basis of a digital operating model, there is no way to ensure alignment among a company’s digital initiatives. Operational excellence, customer intimacy, or product leadership — successful companies excel in one dimension and perform well in the others. Digital transformation requires new strengths.

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15 Best Business Podcasts for Independent Consultants

Tsavo Neal

We discuss what actually works in generating business, from writing books to organizing events to old-fashioned relationship building. We discuss concepts to help listeners advance their strategy, operations and implementation skills, enhance their critical thinking ability and build their executive presence.

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Joint Ventures Reduce the Risk of Major Capital Investments

Harvard Business

In many industries, the capital required to build an asset of minimum efficient scale is growing. The latest nuclear reactor designs, promising higher safety, longer operating life, and lower operating costs, cost up to $25 billion after factoring in the huge budget overruns. Model 1: Virtual operator.

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A Blueprint for Digital Companies’ Financial Reporting

Harvard Business

It failed to meet its revenue and subscriber growth targets. Investors, therefore, look not just for reported revenues but for drivers behind the revenues, especially because digital companies’ operating activities often differ from their revenue-generating activities. What caused this slump?