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Leadership Tip #11: Substitute the Word Trust for Empower

Johanna Rothman

Why do managers persist in demanding teams use a “standard” board, or use “standard” metrics, such as velocity? Which Policies and Procedures Govern Which Decisions? Several years ago, I worked with a client who said, “If you want to get reimbursed for your travel, you must only take taxis.”

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What is consulting?

Tom Spencer

When people think of consultants, they tend to visualize professionally suited employees, degrees from the best schools, high pay-checks and fancy travel stories. For this reason, strategy consultants generally carry out work assigned by top managers, like CxOs, directors and senior managers. Which cities should it prioritize? Conclusion.

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Coronavirus: Analysis, Conclusions & Takeaways

CaseInterview.com

Fatality Rate % x # of Patients = Total # of Deaths Example 1: If 10% of people die x 100 patients = 10 deaths Example 2: If 1% of people die x 1 billion patients = 10 million deaths The key metric that is overlooked by a lot of people is how many patients there will be as the virus progresses. It’s known as R0 (pronounced R-nought).

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Is More Effective Training the Answer?

LSA Global

Some blame low morale (TSA ranked 303 rd out of 305 government agencies in 2016). Like most performance issues, the answer to improvements in TSA screening most likely contains a combination of actions related to clear goals/roles/processes, improved technology, better trained employees and aligned performance metrics and rewards.

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The Most Attractive Cities to Move to for Work

Harvard Business

For the financial metrics, AIRINC maintains their own international salary data base that captures location-specific salary levels for professional talent. The financial metrics are aggregated to calculate the net purchasing power of a typical salary in each city, and then converted to a common currency to allow comparison among cities.

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6 Steps to Make Your Strategic Plan Really Strategic

Harvard Business

No, KPMG targets large corporates and big government. For example, KPMG only hires staff who are qualified to offer services for large corporate and big government customers. ” Metrics were developed to monitor these, and targets were set before moving on. Your strategic plan can’t be all things to all customers.

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4 Ways CEOs Can Conquer Short-Termism

Harvard Business

Great stories are credible, simple, consistent, and use both financial and nonfinancial metrics to link a long-term vision and firm values with a distinctive business strategy and focused operational priorities. And the beauty was that it became a self-governing system. Essential to the story is the company’s purpose.

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