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List: Global Strategy Firms 2013

Tom Spencer

List of Global Strategy Firms in 2013. Maybe not, but seeing as Sydney is at the other end of the earth you would expect a truly global strategy firm to have an office there (if you want to see a list of purely Aussie strategy firms for 2013, click here ). In 2008, Booz separated its operations from the U.S. A fair litmus test?

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Why Adding More Products Isn’t Always the Best Way to Grow

Harvard Business

They had to work in sequence, meaning they had to streamline the operation first — before they could launch their new growth effort. The underlying trouble had been McDonald’s working from an inside-out perspective: what fit with its current infrastructure and operations.

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Leading by Lending a Hand to Others

Harmonious Workplaces

The relationship between workers and their leaders can make or break the way organizations operate. Servant Leadership: The Road to Positive Outcomes As detailed in “A Systematic Literature Review of Servant Leadership Theory in Organizational Contexts” (Parris & Peachey, 2013), servant leadership can positively affect work groups.

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Our Physical World Has Changed: Augmented Reality in Tourism

Tom Spencer

Augmented reality operates by transforming data and analytics into information and images which are overlaid on the real world. In 2013, Volkswagen debuted the MARTA App (Mobile Augmented Reality Technical Assistance) which gives technicians step-by-step repair instructions. Reading Time: 3 minutes. Augmented Reality and Strategy.

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Using IoT Data to Understand How Your Products Perform

Harvard Business

The companies with the greatest value from IoT to date are the best at dealing with how products are performing for customers. Of course, every company eventually gets the truth about how its products and services are performing for customers. Operations in a Connected World. The call center logs customer complaints.

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9 Signs It's Time to Hire an Outside Consultant

Tom Spencer

by Tom Spencer on June 16, 2013 · 1 comment  Â·  Image Source. If you are looking to add new products to your portfolio or broaden your service offerings, a business consultant can facilitate the transition. Perhaps your productivity is low. Or, maybe some of your operations are causing you to leak money.

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How to Build Organizational Commitment

Organizational Talent Consulting

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. Increased revenue. Increased employee retention.

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