Harmonious Workplaces

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Everywhere you look online during the 2023 holiday season, you’ll see three things: A ridiculous amount of ads for products you don’t need or want… but might buy anyway. Delaying hiring or RIFs (reduction in force) means existing staff may be overburdened, which can lead to burnout, decreased productivity, and attrition in the new year.

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Harmonious Workplaces

JANUARY 25, 2024

Merging insights from leading consulting firm McKinsey, academic journals, and contemporary cultural references like Ted Lasso , this blog explores the multifaceted nature of leadership to which many, if not most, organizations may wish to aspire. International Journal of Business and Social Science, Vol. McKinsey & Company.

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Markovitz Consulting

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The Wall Street Journal recently wrote about Larry Culp’s efforts to turn around faltering General Electric. As the WSJ explains: " Hoshin Kanri holds that all workers should understand the company’s strategy and how their role can contribute to it, enabling feedback and improvement to come up from lower levels." Consider hoshin kanri.

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Operations Journal Metrics Finance 100

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 18, 2023

Marketing consultants advise companies on marketing strategies and campaigns. The field allows consultants to express their ideas in a way that directly impacts brands, products, and consumers. In this article, we will examine 5 strategies that you can adopt to increase your chances of success.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MAY 8, 2023

Businesses need leaders able to take action amid economic uncertainty and operate effectively in a digital workplace with a diverse workforce. Evidence suggests that selfless love increases leader and follower commitment, yielding enhanced intrinsic motivation that amplifies workforce and business strategy alignment. Becchetti, L.,

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Leadership Journal Pharmaceuticals Study 68

Organizational Talent Consulting

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

There is no serious debate that well-designed organizations with clear organizational strategies influence desired behaviors, culture, and performance. Numerous studies identify failure as often tied to misalignment between the organization and its operational environment. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 29 (7), 923-947.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Reactive workforce reductions, burn-the-furniture cost-cutting, and spray-and-pray strategies out of desperation have historically led to considerable losses. Only operating in the short term or taking too much risk and gambling on one specific future are frequent traps leaders fall into when facing economic uncertainty.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Reflection facilitates learning, provides perspective on self-limiting beliefs when used purposefully, and improves productivity. Evidence suggests spending 15 minutes a day improves productivity by as much as 23% more than those without reflection time. International Journal of Educational Management, 15(3), 119-124.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JULY 24, 2023

The proven benefits of innovation include: increased competitive advantage improved operational productivity reduced costs and increased revenue improved commercial value enhanced problem-solving One modern innovation that is impressive to watch is SpaceX's reusable Falcon 9 (watch the video below). Kollmann, T., Stöckmann, C., &

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Before the iPhone was introduced, in 2007, Nokia was the dominant mobile phone maker with a clearly stated purpose — “Connecting people” — and an aggressive strategy for sustaining market dominance. Nokia was so immersed in executing its strategy that it lost sight of its purpose. Insight Center.

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Martinka Consulting

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

I hadn’t thought about this in way-too-many years until I saw a headline in the Wall Street Journal on July 26 that said, “Supply Chains Pinch School Menus.” They must now look at the supply chain, the suppliers, how they get the product, etc. Just like almost every other business these days.

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Transportation Journal Operations Productivity 40

Organizational Talent Consulting

AUGUST 15, 2022

Studies have linked higher levels of organizational commitment with: Increased employee productivity. Decreased operating costs. Studies have demonstrated that satisfied employees are more productive, have higher retention rates increase company revenue, and lower costs. Journal of Nursing Management , 18 (5), 582–591.

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Martinka Consulting

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Those who read this memo regularly know I pull a lot of my content from the headlines so when I saw the Wall Street Journal’s August 16, 2021 Journal Report on The New Workplace it felt like a cornucopia of content. For business operators, buyers, and sellers the labor market is, or should be, the number one issue.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MARCH 14, 2022

Increased operational complexities associated with disruptive changes in the workplace make the importance of good leadership habits essential. Also, in a global study of more than 100 workplace improvement strategies, fair and accurate informal feedback had the most significant positive impact on employee performance and engagement.

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Management Consulted

APRIL 27, 2014

Although there are several things, here are 2 key ones: First, you will learn different aspects of the business — everything from product development to sales to customer relations — and have some experience in each area. – and perhaps more importantly, you will have firsthand experience in business strategy. . Size its market.

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1 to 1

JULY 7, 2022

While supply chain issues, labor shortages, inflation, and a potential COVID-19 resurgence continue to complicate operations and business decisions, companies are charging ahead with plans for a busy season. Like other online mattress companies, Nolah Mattress’ customers can’t go to a physical store to try out its products.

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Martinka Consulting

OCTOBER 23, 2019

The Wall Street Journal and others recently reported about an accounting expert who had predicted the Madoff Ponzi scheme and recently went after GE for what he said are their deceptive accounting practices (of course, GE responded this person didn’t know what he was talking about).

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Martinka Consulting

AUGUST 11, 2014

Systems in place that increase productivity and can be implemented by numerous people (no dependency on one tech person, one machine operator, etc.). Speaking of dependencies, the day-to-day operations are not dependent on the owner. The owner can spend their time on strategy, vision, and solidifying customer relationships.

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MishTalk

NOVEMBER 21, 2015

So even as rig counts collapsed, production is barely off the highs, at a price that isn't even profitable. Oil Patch Problems The Wall Street Journal explains Low Crude Prices Catch Up With the U.S. But the recent drop toward $40 a barrel and below puts even the most efficient operators in a bind.

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Productivity Energy Case Interview Transportation 28

Harvard Business

JUNE 23, 2016

While technology can certainly improve operational performance, the idea that it can replace a sound strategy is a dangerous delusion. Rather the focus of this new digital effort seems to be on automating the production process to cut costs and then upselling readers to higher margin video content. The Downside of Data.

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Martinka Consulting

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

By being larger you can reduce most or all of the following: Customers Employees Management abilities Product Owner. More customers over your expanded revenue base, more employees, deeper management, less product concentration, and most importantly, there’s more talent to take a load off the owner. The icing – the top three.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

APRIL 18, 2022

Selfless love is proven to enhance organizational com [link] mitment, productivity, job performance, and emotional well-being. Using data enables organizations to optimize operations leading to reduced costs and increased revenue. Journal of Political Economy. The International Journal of Servant-Leadership, 12 (1), 337-370.

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Martinka Consulting

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

On July 30, 2018 the Wall Street Journal had a front-page article titled, “ Employers Eager to Hire Try a New Policy: ‘No Experience Necessary. ’” This is a big swing from the post-Great Recession era when talent was abundant, and employers could be fussy. The tech firms get this with all the amenities they offer on and off campus.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

After all, no company wants to become the next brand on the front page of the Wall Street Journal or have their executives testify in front of Congress. While security executives have a reputation for stymieing operations and product development with the burdens of technical operations, their role is actually to enable business.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MARCH 28, 2022

Emotional intelligence helps you build better relationships, reduce workplace stress, create productive conflict and improve employee retention. Executive Coaching Example: A leader from one part of the world was assigned to take on operations in another in one organization. Journal of Applied Psychology, 95(1), 54-78.

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1 to 1

MARCH 21, 2023

The event, held live after a three-year hiatus, is so named because it focuses on the four pillars of experience management: customer, employee, brand, and product experience. airline in 2022 by the Wall Street Journal , which scores airlines on seven operations and customer metrics. “We she told Customer Strategist Journal.

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Jerry Fletcher

JUNE 6, 2020

For some it is like writing a journal. That list, which includes suspects, prospects and customers, is becoming the basis of valuation for companies that operate digitally. . The magic is in devising strategies with this capability to build a business, a brand and a life of joy…automatically. Blogs vs Newsletters.

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Marketing Consulting Engineering Media 59

Martinka Consulting

APRIL 26, 2019

Wall Street Journal – The greatest transfer of wealth in history will occur in this country over the next decade; an estimated $10 trillion is expected to change hands, and much of this wealth is tied up in family businesses. Synergistic product line firm. Contract manufacturer (of your product). Supplier’s company.

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MishTalk

OCTOBER 3, 2015

Autonomous taxis will operate in test mode next year with a goal of full production by 2020. Robot Taxis Image Image: Miho Inada/The Wall Street Journal Note the car still has a steering wheel. It's just a test, but it won't take five years for live operation. The future has arrived, at least in Japan. But here we are.

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Management Consulted

MARCH 26, 2017

Although historically not known for consulting services (unless you were consulting – ahem, lobbying – government officials), strategy, operations, and even tech consulting have exploded inside and outside the Beltway in the last 10 years. – Washington, DC.

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Consultant Ninja

MARCH 23, 2009

The longer I am in business, the more allergic I am becoming to business gurus and journals (Tom Peters, Gary Hamel, HBR, McK Quarterly, etc). The investment bank still operates as FBR Capital Markets. It is probably better explained by decent execution of a decent strategy during a REALLY GREAT time to be in finance.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

In a recently published paper in the Academy of Management Journal , we explore how major business corporations translate the grand challenge of climate change into strategies, policies, and practices over an extended period of time. Each of these five companies were at the leading edge of corporate engagement with this issue.

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Energy Case Interview Insurance Insurance 28

Emerson Consulting Group

APRIL 4, 2019

In a world filled with tweets, ever-breaking news, a thousand TV channels and podcasts galore, is there any point to toiling away at an article, then seeking a journal or magazine willing to publish it? From there, the production stage of publishing a book will complete the job, e.g., editing, cover design, printing, etc.

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LSA Global

APRIL 1, 2021

To determine whether Richard has done this successfully in a way that makes sense for your unique sales strategy and culture, use the Responsibility Drill Down technique. We had to convince the CEO, CFO, and operations manager that our product was superior to two competitors.”. Journal of Applied Psychology, Vol.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

In the traditional model of electricity generation, large power plants produce power at a centralized location, which operates at a considerable distance from the points of consumption. And firms operating in more competitive markets incurred approximately $600M higher cost of self-disruption than those in less competitive markets.

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MishTalk

APRIL 26, 2014

Ukraine forces barricade the rebel stronghold of Slavyansk Russia Issues Downbeat Economic Statement The World Politics Journal notes Russia’s central bank issues a downbeat statement on the Russian economy. The key principle in the antiterrorist operation?.?.?.?is The Russian economy expanded 1.3

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Harvard Business

APRIL 6, 2017

Similarly, Facebook doesn’t specialize in purveying journalism, even though almost every news company posts articles on Facebook. ” Vanity metrics are methods of measuring ROI that make product-builders feel good (or make them look good to funders), but don’t ultimately lead to awesome products. Siegler at G.V.,

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