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LA Commission Studies Pension Crisis, Recommends New Commission; Bankruptcy Inevitable

MishTalk

The Los Angeles 2020 Commission studied amongst other things the sorry state of LA''s pension mess. In a case of can-kicking extraordinaire, its recommendation was to appoint another commission to further study the problem. The first part of the report was released in December. The inevitable is "bankruptcy".

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The Secrets of Retail’s Repeat Top Performers

BCG

In 2016, The Boston Consulting Group conducted its annual study of total shareholder return (TSR) of nearly 1,620 publicly traded companies in 28 industries. The industry ranked eighth overall and fourth among the five consumer industries studied. Ninety-four of the companies were in the retail industry.

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Casual Apparel Outperforms High-End Fashion

BCG

In 2016, as in past years, BCG conducted its annual study of total shareholder return (TSR) of 1,620 publicly traded companies in 28 industries. The industry ranked tenth overall and last among the five consumer industries in the study. Thirty-nine of those companies are in fashion and luxury.

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3 Reasons to Invest in A Leadership Development Program

Organizational Talent Consulting

Here are a few ways that well-equipped leadership makes a difference in the workplace: Team Performance Several research studies have investigated the connection between the leader and business performance. Evidence from numerous studies repeatedly confirms the vital importance of company culture on business results.

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Women Thrive as Independent Consultants

Comatch

To find out, COMATCH conducted a study analyzing 220,000 data points stemming from our everyday business activities and surveyed our consultant network. One UK study shared that despite the female headcount within consulting improving by 190% in recent years, the industry overall has seen its gender balance become 5% less equal.

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The Growing Business of Helping Customers Slow Down

Harvard Business

Witness the rising popularity of yoga and wellness retreats (one of fastest growing sectors of the tourism industry), the slow food movement, and the spreading popularity of digital detoxes: time away from tech devices. In our study, some respondents left their work phones at home, or they connected to Wi-Fi only in the evenings.

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The Real Challenge to Turkey’s Economy Isn’t Terrorism

Harvard Business

Terrorism impacts tourism, but not for as long as you might think. It generally takes a country about 13 months to recover fully from a terrorist attack, according to the World Travel and Tourism Council. The country is suffering from a substantial decline in tourism ( down 23% compared to the first five months of 2015 ).

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