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From Zero to $300,000 in 18 Months — An Interview with Organizational Development Consultant Betsy Jordyn – Episode 2

Consulting Success

She is an organizational development and strategy consultant who previously worked with Walt Disney World. Her clients also include JCPenney, United Airlines, Hilton Vacations, and many others. Are you wired to become an Organizational Development consultant? Regardless of size, all companies all have the same basic issues.

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The Barriers to Recruiting and Employing Digital Talent

Harvard Business

But it’s particularly difficult for large, traditional firms , especially those which operate in consolidated, non-growth industries (think pulp and paper, steel, airlines) and which are often located away from the metropolitan areas where data scientists live. There were no processes in place to share the learning.

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Sustainable Aviation: Emerging Trends and Opportunities

Tom Spencer

These include offsetting greenhouse gas production by purchasing carbon credits, investing in more efficient gas turbine engines, using sustainable aviation fuel, and manufacturing with novel materials and 3D printing methods. This includes not only commercial airlines, but also cargo planes and military aircraft. The Aviation Market.

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The Real Power of Platforms Is Helping People Self-Organize

Harvard Business

Airline operations are a huge optimization challenge. There are hundreds of planes, thousands of pilots, flight attendants, mechanics, and ground crews that must be properly deployed for the system to work efficiently. Even a PhD would have to admit at the beauty of that efficiency. How does Uber handle the holiday crunch?

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The Stage Where Most Innovation Projects Fail

Harvard Business

Among those that have met that fate in recent months are initiatives at Target, Alaska Airlines, Coca-Cola, the New York Times, and Chubb. April Bertram, a business development director who works on a startup inside of GOJO, the Ohio-based maker of Purell, talks about letting business unit leaders design “guard rails.”

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Consultant Ninja: Health Care is Not a Right: Management.

Consultant Ninja

As a developed nation, ethically we should find a measure to care for those who are incapable of caring from themselves. This process restricts efficient uses of health services and buries cost. Healthcare is tricky because it's also related to the right of equal opportunities for everyone.I I would recommend this book. Analysis.

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Research: When Being a Humble Leader Backfires

Harvard Business

Take United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz, whose initial response to the violent removal of a fare-paying passenger from one of the company’s planes led to a public backlash. Develop your humility. Recent public scandals demonstrate what lack of humility can do in a public setting.

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