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Leading Management Principles of the World’s Top Shipbuilders

Epicflow

The State of Project Management 2018 survey by Wellingtone reveals a harsh truth — dissatisfaction with the current level of project management maturity in organizations all over the world is higher than a year ago. To improve their project management practices, C-levels at HHI developed a sustainable management policy.

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Are We Sending the Right Message?

Markovitz Consulting

The latest issue of the Spring 2018 AME Target magazine excerpts some mind-boggling—and depressing—data from LNS Research about continuous improvement. As you can see in the chart below (copied from the magazine), fully 44% of responders said that ROI justifications are a key operational challenge in making improvements.

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Front-Line To C-Suite | Inside The Heart and Mind of Former Disney COO and Experience Steward Jim MacPhee

Consulting Matters

Today, I'm chatting with one of my favorite executives of all time, Jim MacPhee, recently retired Chief Operating Officer and self-proclaimed Experience Steward for Walt Disney World Parks and Resorts. Next steps: Buy Jim's new book if you need to develop your Circle of Influence, get in balance, and lean into time-tested leadership guidance.

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Oil’s Boom-and-Bust Cycle May Be Over. Here’s Why

Harvard Business

could become the world’s largest oil producer in 2018, surpassing Saudi Arabia and Russia. output comes from fracking operations that have cut costs dramatically since slumping prices in 2014 forced dozens of companies into bankruptcy. Analysts have predicted that U.S. How did we get here, and what does it mean for the industry?

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Impact of Data Analytics in Consulting

Tom Spencer

Over time, it has become a necessity for the consulting industry to develop frameworks to address critical business problems with the help of big data. The first company to identify emerging demand trends and tailor its operations to delivery can quickly establish itself as the go-to source for particular goods or services” ( EY, 2016 ).

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Cybersecurity 101: How to defend against cyber-attacks

Tom Spencer

Cybersecurity Ventures, a US research firm, predicts that cyber-attacks “will cost the world $6 trillion annually by 2021, up from $3 trillion in 2015” ( PwC, 2018 ). When developers discover a bug in a software program or operating system, cybercriminals have a window of opportunity to exploit the vulnerability before it is fixed.

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Interested in going to Japan with me?

Markovitz Consulting

I’m excited to announce that I’ll be joining the Japan Executive Development Mission to Japan from October 7-13, 2018 as guest faculty and facilitator. Honsha’s missions to Japan include executives and practitioners from a variety of industries, ranging from healthcare to airport operations to manufacturing and many others.