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Consultant Ninja: When "hedging" is just speculation (part 2.

Consultant Ninja

Thursday, March 5, 2009. In other words, they got off the avgas variation train at a specific time; that itself, to me, is a speculative move. Thursday, March 5, 2009. Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman.

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Consultant Ninja: It started at dinner near a shipyard.: Management.

Consultant Ninja

Friday, July 17, 2009. We began discussing the term "Client Service," which was used extensively during training, but never truly defined. July 17, 2009 at 1:14 PM. July 17, 2009 at 1:57 PM. July 17, 2009 at 2:01 PM. " July 17, 2009 at 4:43 PM. July 17, 2009 at 11:56 PM. July 18, 2009 at 6:01 AM.

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Consultant Ninja: The Secrecy of Management Consulting.

Consultant Ninja

Thursday, June 4, 2009. Scientists/Professors/Engineers Research is shared publicly, published papers, conferences, teaching universities Military Officers Army War College, joint training exercises, officer exchange programs, published books Auditors/Accountants FAS rulings, journals, filings with the SEC. June 5, 2009 at 9:09 AM.

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Consultant Ninja: Booz & Company consultant-ese: Management.

Consultant Ninja

All too often we receive renumeration from world renowned enterprises for our broad reaching exotic linguistic constructions, creating internal incentives for the production of voluminous manuals and reports. :-) You must have Black Belt Sensei training! Looking forward to reading your other posts. March 1, 2011 at 9:23 AM. Post a Comment.

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Research: When the Economy Is Good, Employers Demand Fewer Credentials

Harvard Business

However, after 2009, despite employers reporting an increasing number of vacancies, the unemployment rate hardly budged, resulting in an outward shift in the Beveridge Curve that persisted through the end of 2017. domestic labor force each year between 2009 and 2012. Explaining the Rise and Fall of Skill Requirements.

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Clayton Christensen on Disruptive Innovation

Tom Spencer

Narrative Science, a company that trains computers to write news stories, has created software which can turn raw data into narrative stories. If you enjoyed this post, get email updates (its free). Leave a Comment Now. Tom Spencer. May 3, 2012 at 10:08 am. A fascinating current example of disruptive innovation.

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Companies Like United Need to Cultivate Good Judgment, and Free Their Employees to Use It

Harvard Business

United Airlines is pledging to train its workers better to ensure that “ employees are prepared and empowered to put our customers first ” in the wake of a video showing a passenger being dragged from a plane. The 2009 case highlights the ability of consumers to talk back to corporations and just how fast viral content spreads.

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