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It’s Not “Time Management.” It’s Lean.

Markovitz Consulting

Indeed, a recent survey by the Society of Human Resource Management indicates that fifteen percent of companies offer a 32-hour workweek. Unfortunately, companies in the lean community don’t seem to take much note of, or try to copy these experiments, probably because the benefits aren’t reflected on the income statement or balance sheet.

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Bank Valuation: Understanding Key Ratios and Metrics

Tom Spencer

Profitability ratios Net interest margin (NIM) Efficiency ratio Return on assets (ROA) Fee income to total income Return on equity (ROE) Dividend payout ratio Total shareholder return (TSR) 1.1 All else being equal, a higher ROA is better as it indicates stronger profitability and more efficient asset utilization.

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Consultant Ninja: A Simple Question about the Credit Markets.

Consultant Ninja

Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. I think this approach is more efficient because it reduces transaction related costs and provides a gain sharing program which is mutually beneficial for all parties.

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Where I Think “Agile” is Headed, Part 2: Where Does Management Fit?

Johanna Rothman

This post is about how management fits into agile approaches. Too often, managers think “agile” is for others, specifically teams of people. Teams need to figure out how to manage their WIP, collaborate with the customer, and deliver something small every day. That's a cultural change to self-managing teams.

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A New Way to Think About Office Lighting

Harvard Business

Advancements in control technology have unlocked the ability to monitor, manage, and control LEDs remotely, which is a critical (and until now missing) element in enabling an as-a-service contract. When LEDs are paired with smart controls, the new “as-a-service” model becomes a realistic possibility. How It Works.

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How to Improve Your Finance Skills (Even If You Hate Numbers)

Harvard Business

See More Videos > See More Videos > Tackle the balance sheet. “Take an interest in the balance sheet and then do the due diligence to understand it,” he says. “There are four ratios common in every company: profitability, leverage, liquidity, and operational efficiency,” he says.

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Why Apple Is Getting into the Energy Business

Harvard Business

Many companies are already in markets where “demand-response” contracts enable them to sell the right to manage a portion of their power use, allowing them to be paid for reducing their energy during hours when the spot price of power is high. In traditional EE, one simply replaced device A with more-efficient device B.

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