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Consultant Ninja: The Secrecy of Management Consulting.

Consultant Ninja

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. So there you go. June 6, 2009 at 7:16 AM. Post a Comment.

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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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Responsibility and the power of ‘could have’

Seth Godin Blog

Saving a customer is ten times more efficient than finding a new one. If it costs an airline $1,000 of marketing and route development to acquire a first class business traveler, it’s worth at least $10,000 in customer service to keep one. ” There’s an alternative. ” Because it’s all true.

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Where Predictive Analytics Is Having the Biggest Impact

Harvard Business

The increased prediction accuracy, in turn, makes it possible to achieve large increases in operational efficiency — having the right inventory in the right locations. Advances in measurement technology increasingly allow offline firms to benefit from these types of gains through more efficient pricing. Predictive maintenance.

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How to Evaluate Your Marketing Team

Prudent Pedal

If you are a Productivity School firm, then your focus is on being the most efficient service deliverer (better, faster, cheaper) for your partners’ requests. Think Ritz Carlton, Southwest Airlines, or London’s Underground subway. Keep the trains clean and running on time.

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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. Companies can incorporate these skills into leadership training or coaching. Recent public scandals demonstrate what lack of humility can do in a public setting.

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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. Operators in the business units love hitting goals and finding new efficiencies. Three years later, many of these ambitious ventures will have quietly expired without an obituary.

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