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Governments Should Be Effective, Not Efficient

Harvard Business

President-elect Donald Trump’s recently announced Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by business leaders Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, is creating ripples in Washington.

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Leadership Tip #13: For Innovation, Remove at Least One Policy or Procedure a Week

Johanna Rothman

Some managers wanted to prevent Bad Things from happening in the organization, so they added policies or procedures. However, the policies and procedures increase friction and make it harder to get the Right Things done. It's time to start removing some of those policies and procedures. Yet, the policies and procedures remain.

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Minimum Efficient Scale

CaseInterview.com

Today, I want to introduce you to (or perhaps remind you of) the concept of the minimum efficient scale. For example, Amazon is able to process and deliver its customers’ orders very efficiently because of its “scale.”. The concept of “minimum efficient scale” is less well known and is a less-used term. Minimum efficient scale.

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Why Law Firms Need IT Policies

Kraft Kennedy

Why Law Firms Need IT Policies Is it okay to store your password on a post it note on your computer monitor in your personal office? In o rder to appreciate why law firms need IT policies, i t’s important to first identify their purpose. Is it acceptable to use your family computer to access your firm’s work product?

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How to Navigate Revenue and Expense Management: Competitive Insights for Financial Success

Speaker: Hilary Akhaabi, PhD - Founder, Chief Financial & Operations Officer at Go Africa Global

Effective Cash Flow Management 🔑 Learn strategies to manage your cash flow efficiently, ensuring liquidity and financial stability. Managing and Enforcing Expense Policies 📊 Understand how to develop and enforce company expense policies that promote financial discipline and cost-efficiency.

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Quote Your Consulting Billing Rate with Confidence

Successful Independent Consulting

As a business owner, right now make up your mind that it is your policy not to discount your rate. Somehow when a client suggests a discount it’s easier to say no when you use the word policy. “As As a matter of policy, I don’t discount my rates,” or “It’s my policy not to discount rates.”

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Emergence of Formal Behavioral Insights Teams and Initiatives

Steve Shu Consulting

Although still early, behavioral insights and the application of behavioral economics principles have been going global in the public policy space. For example, Opower tapped into a great market using software-as-a-service and a behavioral efficiency model for saving energy.

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