MishTalk

JANUARY 11, 2014

Walmart, McDonalds Comparison To be fair, there is a major difference between McDonalds'' employees and Spaniards seeking jobs. Mike "Mish" Shedlock [link] Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management. The McDonalds'' employees demanding higher wages have jobs.

Comparison 78

Comparison Retail Education Transportation 78

Management Consulted

APRIL 27, 2014

A prospective management consultant without basic business understanding is like a camera tripod with 2 legs — it just won’t work out for you. Size its market. management consulting' We recommend a local coffeeshop, bookstore, or the like – a business with easy dynamics, easy-to-identify customers, etc. .

Development 205

Development Consulting Boston Consulting Group McKinsey 205

Kraft Kennedy

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Lawyers wanting a legal app upgraded, compatibility issues resulting from outdated software, a rollout of the latest release of Windows- these are the common scenarios that prompt Application Managers and IT professionals to review the interdependencies of the application stack unique to each law firm.

Software 52

Software Tools Comparison Operations 52

Harvard Business

JANUARY 3, 2017

Retailers such as ALDI and Walmart have used price to position themselves against traditional competitors in their markets, pinching margins all around. Financial asset managers have been out-price-cutting one another in exchange-traded funds in a bid to gain market share. Improving perception.

Retail 132

Retail Survey Bain Comparison 132

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

On the one hand, there are many anecdotes suggesting that pressures to manage earnings hold back investment. On the other hand, some of what is done in the name of managing for the long term may be unmonitored waste. Some companies have great ideas, great management teams, and compelling strategies.

McKinsey 119

McKinsey Cash Flow Comparison Methodologies 119

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Recognizing client’s needs for help managing IT operations and resources, IBM Vice President Robert M. Although it started as a tiny group, paling in comparison to the bohemoth revenues of the firm’s hardware sales, this group is now known as IBM Global Services (IGS) which is responsible for 50% of IBM’s revenue globally.

IBM GBS 203

IBM GBS Interviews Consulting Case Interview 203

Management Consulted

AUGUST 1, 2013

Oliver Wyman’s CEO, John Drzik, states that the long-term aspiration is to be recognized widely in the market as the gold standard in consulting. Since that time, it has become the fastest growing management consulting firm today. Wealth and Asset Management. They have served Global 1000 clients over the past 40 years.

Oliver Wyman 201

Oliver Wyman Interviews Mercer NERA Economic Consulting 201

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Managers want to understand how their teams contribute to the organization, and they want to identify high performers and potential leaders along the way. Specifically, traditional organizational reporting structures limit managers’ visibility into how their employees are influencing and contributing to other teams.

Leadership 132

Leadership Talent Deloitte Software 132

Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

The managers don't believe the teams need product owners, so the teams don't have POs. The managers think a Scrum Master can support at least four teams. The managers (often with the assistance of a consultancy) decided Scrum was the answer. However, the managers didn't define the problem(s) they want to solve.

Agile 142

Agile Management Comparison Productivity 142

Harvard Business

AUGUST 9, 2018

For the $262 billion luxury market, tapping into consumers’ fundamental need for respect or admiration from others is a very powerful tool. According to our findings , just published in the Journal of Marketing, political allegiances systematically predict consumers’ desire for luxury consumption, particularly for conservatives.

Marketing 70

Marketing Comparison Survey Study 70

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Most corporate strategists focus on finding ways to win in the market — that is, they look for sources of competitive advantage based on the customers they serve, the products they sell, the suppliers they use, and so on. The ability of a firm to push into a new market or compete using a tried-and-true strategy hangs in the balance.

Marketing 70

Marketing Intellectual Property Pharmaceuticals Government 70

Harvard Business

MARCH 16, 2018

People who study creativity and innovation talk a lot about the value of “recombination” — bringing existing ideas, practices, processes, or technologies together in new ways or applying them in fresh contexts or markets.

Engineering 124

Engineering Comparison Study Software 124

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 3, 2012

market for latex condoms. Recently, Mayer Laboratories sued Church and Dwight, Trojan’s parent company, for illegally monopolizing the market. Then, one day, I fortunately came across the Management Consulted website. ” I started dating the Management Consulted website and began loving it. It was like “Oh!!

Consulting 204

Consulting Case Interview Interviews Engineering 204

Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

By comparison, rivals Amazon and Wal-Mart have continuously adapted and maintain a significant competitive advantage in pricing these products due to scale. Rather than attempt to compete with pre-existing rivals, RadioShack needs to carve out a new niche in the consumer electronics market that celebrates the pioneers and the mavericks.

Turnaround 111

Turnaround Case Interview Comparison Interviews 111

Harvard Business

JUNE 2, 2016

The message for managers is clear: this is the way to outcompete your business rivals; these are the traits that will bring you and your company commercial victory. Good management is not like a competitive sport. Good management is not like a competitive sport. Why sports metaphors are damaging.

Sports 70

Sports Management Resources Culture 70

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

BLS Unemployment Rate Not Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rate Comparison BLS: 7.0% Mike "Mish" Shedlock [link] Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.'

Comparison 75

Comparison Data Report Management 75

Harvard Business

MAY 6, 2016

Four hundred seventy-one companies in the S&P 500 bought back stock last year, and 372 companies expanded their dividends — actions undertaken in spite of the need to invest heavily to keep up with global market changes. Today, four out of five S&P 500 companies use a three-year performance period in their long-term incentives.

Management 70

Management Cash Flow Government Financial 70

Harvard Business

APRIL 24, 2017

Yet they involve significant risks in selection, pricing, and integration, and markets often respond negatively to their announcements. We examined this issue and published our findings in a recent paper in the Strategic Management Journal. At some level, it appears that markets hold high expectations for these firms to grow.

Comparison 106

Comparison Marketing Research Journal 106

Tom Spencer

MARCH 14, 2021

Launching a management consulting career is a daunting task due to the competitive nature of the profession. There is also a large pool of applicants for managing consulting jobs in the developing world and few firms that are actually hiring. Although explanations for this vary, the infographic below highlights the situation.

Development 88

Development Consulting Cover Letters Recruiting 88

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

This percentage, called the employment ratio, has been described by economist Paul Ashworth as the “best measure of labor market conditions.” The Great Recession hit the jobs market in January 2008. Lucci may have left out the Wisconsin comparison, but his associate Paul Kersey didn''t. percent in December 2013.

Comparison 75

Comparison Government System Policies 75

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 17, 2018

At the industry level they include (a) the extent of AI diffusion in economies; (b) the build-up of corporate profit; and (c) labor market dynamics. It took several decades for steam to drive the rollout of railways services and create a large market of exchanges in the United States. Why do laggards not jump into AI?

Cash Flow 127

Cash Flow McKinsey Retail Survey 127

Harvard Business

JUNE 28, 2016

Companies can also rent their business applications (for accounting and finance, human resource management, marketing and sales, collaboration, project management, and so forth) on-demand from companies like Microsoft, Salesforce.com, Workday, Hubspot, Yammer, Dropbox, Basecamp and others.

Construction 120

Construction Airlines Data Travel 120

MishTalk

MAY 18, 2014

This post shows the first set, a comparison of April 2008 to April 2014. Mike "Mish" Shedlock [link] Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction.

Comparison 78

Comparison Groups Management Strategy& 78

Harvard Business

JUNE 21, 2017

The survey results show that no single management skill stands out above the rest. Respondents indicated that founders need to be management jacks-of-all-trades, so to speak. The non-MBA founders shared the view that it is very important for future leaders of technology ventures to build a wide range of management skills.

Engineering 136

Engineering Survey Finance Recruiting 136

MishTalk

DECEMBER 1, 2013

For Comparison purposes, California public debt is $96 billion and Detroit debt was $18 billion. Meanwhile, the government is burdened by staggering debt, spawning comparisons to bankrupt Detroit and forcing lawmakers to severely slash pensions, cut government jobs and raise taxes in a furious effort to avert default.

Comparison 78

Comparison Government Sales Management 78

MishTalk

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Social Security is not that difficult a problem in theory (at least in comparison to Medicare), except for the politics of it all. link] Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management. Demographics Says Path is Unsustainable. Raise retirement age.

Comparison 74

Comparison Trends System Management 74

Women in Consulting

MAY 4, 2015

Spiceworks (www.spiceworks.com), a social network that connects marketers with IT buyers, recently held an “Unplugged” panel discussion in Mountain View, CA in which three IT professionals shared what they want from marketers. Translated: They do not want to be bothered by marketing or salespeople until they are ready to engage.

Marketing 48

Marketing Video Comparison Media 48

The Fearless Marketer

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

It is more likely true if the management gives full buy-in to the program. • So, I believe that the baseline for marketing all professional services and programs is to be honest and to communicate the context of your claims. But when it comes to marketing professional services, this is a very dangerous path that can lead to ruin.

Comparison 118

Comparison Case Study Case Studies Methodologies 118

MishTalk

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

An alarming credit boom in China could trigger a global financial crisis that would make the one in 2008 look mild by comparison, says old gloomy eyes, Marc Faber. “If link] Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management. It Can''t Be Done.

Comparison 75

Comparison Banking Enterprise Financial 75

MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

However, I will suggest that many such comparisons that I have seen are invalid. Thus, all such comparisons are totally invalid. Easy Comparisons. I worked in a grocery store as the night-manager for several years in high school and college. Gasoline is also an easy comparison. Keep up the good work, Mel.

Comparison 66

Comparison Sales Government Engineering 66

Harvard Business

APRIL 24, 2017

That may sound like a lot, but it pales in comparison to the amount spent on cyber security, airport screening, or border security. and the global community can manage them. As Bill Gates warned at the Munich Security Conference, millions of lives are at risk and the economic consequences pale in comparison to other global threats.

Government 107

Government Comparison Research Pharmaceuticals 107

MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

In The Morning After; Price Discovery is Zero; PUT on the Bond Market? Doug Short has a comparison using different deflators, including the Alternate-CP I from John Williams'' Shadowstats. The stock market is back to previous highs, but the real economy sure isn''t. Is Inflation Really Under 2%? Real median incomes are down 7.3%

Comparison 77

Comparison Data Study Marketing 77

MishTalk

DECEMBER 28, 2014

For comparison purposes, the yield on 10-Year US notes is 2.25%. Mike "Mish" Shedlock [link] Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction.

Comparison 68

Comparison Government Policies Report 68

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

That''s what one hedge fund manager believes. I don''t think so, and neither does Tortus Capital hedge fund manager David Salanic. Portuguese bondholders are at the mercy of that market. Other than target 2 imbalances (debt owed to other countries), Spain appeared at least as bad in most of the comparison charts.

Finance 78

Finance Comparison Banking Analysis 78

Harvard Business

APRIL 12, 2017

China is already the largest market for robots in the world, based on volume. They will need to find ways to embrace the opportunity for their economies to benefit from the productivity growth potential that automation offers, putting in place policies to encourage investment and market incentives to encourage innovation.

Productivity 136

Productivity Policies Engineering Software 136

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Many managers are missing digital signals that could help them better compete. Armed with a hypothesis that the stock market was undervaluing digital, we sought to create the largest known repository of digital data on U.S. You should compare this number to your company’s actual market share. Southwest has 13% of the U.S.

Metrics 79

Metrics Airlines Comparison Methodologies 79

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Efficiency ratio The efficiency ratio measures effective cost management and operational efficiency, and is defined as non-interest expenses divided by revenue. It’s also important to note that TSR is influenced by various factors beyond a bank’s direct control, such as market conditions, industry trends, and investor sentiment.

Metrics 88

Metrics Banking Balance Sheet Efficiency 88