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Your Strategic Plans Probably Aren’t Strategic, or Even Plans

Harvard Business

At the start of my public seminars on strategic planning I ask attendees, who rank from board members and CEOs to middle management, to write down an example of a strategy on a sheet of paper. Let’s go back to our seminar list and take one of the responses: “achieve $100m net revenue.”

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Duke University undergrad prepares for BCG Interview Superday

Management Consulted

So what made you choose Duke for that weekend seminar as opposed to a different school, and what do you think about it? Okay, so could you just say I’m an economics major, could you just restate that, yeah, I’m an economics major, I love it, I love econ and finance. And there’s still company operations.

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Happy customers are closer than they appear

1 to 1

We also have finance classes and sales seminars to help people stay as sharp as they can on their skills. BJ: We have certainly adjusted our workforce to meet that when possible, but you know, our core business is retail operations, and we have to be available when the customers are available.

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Big Brother Français; Don't.

MishTalk

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. It did not take too long to discover that France operates its own "Big Brother" network gathering systems after demanding explanations from the US. Dollar Collapse News on the Dollar's Death Spiral. Minyanville Business and Market News.

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2024 Events for Project Managers, Business Leaders, and Industry Professionals

Epicflow

2024 Healthcare Project Delivery Conference January, 30-31, San Diego, USA This year’s conference will focus on implementing developments in procurement, design, financing, and O&M in healthcare projects. The program of the event includes seminars, interactive panel sessions, workshops, and networking opportunities.

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How to Launch a Working Parents’ Support Group in Your Organization

Harvard Business

Maybe there’s an email chain through which new parents in the marketing department swap out gently used baby gear, and maybe Mary over in finance has a reputation as an “on top of it” mom — and ends up mentoring and informally coaching a disproportionate number of colleagues as a result. Use resources on hand.

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