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Why We Shouldn’t Worry About the Declining Number of Public Companies

Harvard Business

Furthermore, doing IPO is not only an expensive proposition, it also consumes managerial time and energy. The aggregate market capitalization of listed companies keeps increasing , unemployment remains manageable, and U.S. retains its leadership in technological progress.

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How Digital Technology Is Changing Farming in Africa

Harvard Business

For example, aerial images from satellites or drones, weather forecasts, and soil sensors are making it possible to manage crop growth in real time. UjuziKilimo , a Kenyan startup, uses big data and analytic capabilities to transform farmers into a knowledge-based community, with the goal of improving productivity through precision insights.

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Could Your Business Use an Advisory Board?

IMC USA

If retired, outsiders may lack the energy to productively serve your board. But if your business needs perspective, bringing in some outside professional assistance can help solve persistent problems and introduce new ideas into your company’s knowledge base. Use the Pluses.

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Using the Right Performance Metrics: Watch out for P&Ls

Kates Kesler

Historically, P&L’s attached to each line of business (LOB) led to siloed offerings that focused management energy on individual profit targets. As an example, we recently worked with a healthcare company that contains product/service lines of business (LOB’s). Note, each leader is still responsible for one LOB.

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How To Get The Attention Of Top Executives: The “Sidestep” Method

Tsavo Neal

Instead, they rely on a small army of advisors who provide specialized knowledge based on their qualifications, experience, and skills. These “influencers” need to stay up to date on the issues that affect their area of expertise, so that they can offer good advice and answer probing questions, from senior management.

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5 Benefits of Internal Strategy vs Consulting

Tom Spencer

years in management consulting, I transitioned to a Fortune 50 US company in an internal strategy role. However, extensive energy can be spent learning the political dynamics, internal processes, and even standard operating procedures for software tools. He previously worked in a major management consulting firm.

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So, you’ve built a new capability, but no one uses it! What gives?

Kates Kesler

Cari should focus her energy on a few high value linkages where collaboration between her group and others will build credibility and momentum. Even if using the capability may save time, it requires an upfront investment of energy by the new adopters. The right connections have to be designed, however.