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African Consumer Sentiment 2016: The Promise of New Markets

BCG

Focus Tuesday, June 21, 2016. A wide range of products and services have already found enthusiastic buyers. And certain products—like mobile phones—are a greater priority than food in some regions. But nothing could be further from the truth. If projections hold, Africa will have over 1.1

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Is Behavioral Economics Used in Business?

Steve Shu Consulting

This can include wanting to do holistic innovation that touches on service, products, and applications. I wrote a book, Inside Nudging: Implementing Behavioral Science Initiatives in 2016, mostly to help bridge the gap between science and the application in business.

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Is Stress Killing Productivity? Here's How Leaders Improve Efficiency & Wellbeing

Organizational Talent Consulting

It can be productive, motivating you to innovate, or draining, leading to burnout. Manufacturing organizations like General Motors report spending more on healthcare than they do on raw materials for their products. One emotion that often defines work is stress. Stress is an emotional contagion. Organizational Talent Consulting.

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12 Best Lessons Learned From 2016

Chad Barr

I would like to share my 12 best lessons learned from 2016 with you: Continued commitment to the creation of unique intellectual property. As this growth continues, more individuals and organizations are in need of our products, services and our transformational impact. Remove the toxicity in my life. Thinking and down time.

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Impact of Data Analytics in Consulting

Tom Spencer

Finding valuable insights: Structured and unstructured data sources can uncover patterns and relationships that reveal customer needs, expose system vulnerabilities and improve productivity and performance. Tailoring products to individual needs: Big data allows an organisation to narrowly segment customers.

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Why Technology Matters

BCG

Article Monday, October 03, 2016. This is the first in a series of articles on technology economics. More than a decade ago, writer Nicholas Carr caused a stir with a Harvard Business Review article titled “IT Doesn’t Matter.”

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Servant Leaders Achieve Extraordinary Results

Rick Conlow

Adam Grant, management researcher and professor at the Wharton School of Business, shows in his book Give and Take that servant leaders are more productive and more highly regarded by employees. In addition, research by Hoch, Bommer, Dulebohn & Wu (2016) showed an additional 12% gain in outcomes beyond other studies.