As the year winds down, many leaders find themselves in a familiar ritual: closing the books, reviewing revenue targets, and drafting ambitious financial goals for the year ahead. These practices are ...

Chaitanya Indukuri is a product manager in analytics and insights at Deutsche Bank and is based out of New York City. Every business leader focuses on improving their organization's performance.

More and more companies, government agencies, educational institutions and philanthropic organizations are today in the grip of a new phenomenon. I’ve termed it “metric fixation.” The key components ...

Benchmarking is an organizational tool to drive continuous improvements using best practices. This can translate into increased efficiency and create competitive advantages. Performance metrics ...

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Buying unnecessary inventory costs your business money. Conversely, inadequate inventory can lose sales. Accountants and analysts have developed a number of metrics for judging how efficiently your ...

More and more companies, government agencies, educational institutions, and philanthropic organizations are today in the grip of a new phenomenon. I’ve termed it “metric fixation.” The key components ...

Let’s say the CEO of your company asks you a simple question: "How are we doing?" Your answer, of course, depends on your department. If you lead sales, you’ll show pipeline and revenue growth. If you ...