15 Surprising Things Productive People Do Differently

We all know someone who always seems to get things done. They’re always ahead of the game, never miss a deadline, and somehow manage to maintain a social life and a sense of humor. What’s their secret? It turns out, there are quite a few things that productive people do differently than the rest of…

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2019 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data Integration Tools

2019 Gartner Magic Quadrant According to Gartner, “The data integration tool market continues to mature, with increased focus on big data integration, cloud data integration, streaming data integration and operationalizing data lakes. Data integration tool vendors must address new deployment models, data types and requirements to remain competitive.” In other words, the data integration tool…

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Berlin’s Confounding Productivity Gap

“The researchers found that two factors have the biggest effect on a region’s success (read, high productivity per worker): the younger and more educated its population, the higher the productivity. Other factors, such as population density and proximity to other economically dynamic regions, proved far less important.” Source

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Higher wages key to higher productivity

“In fact, one of the greatest capitalist entrepreneurs of all time, Henry Ford, instinctively grasped this truth when he famously declared, “There is one rule for the industrialist and that is: Make the best quality of goods possible at the lowest cost possible, paying the highest wages possible. It is not the employer who pays…

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OECD Compendium of Productivity Indicators 2019

This report presents a comprehensive overview of recent and longer-term trends in productivity levels and growth in OECD countries, accession countries, key partners and some G20 countries. An introductory chapter features an analysis of latest developments in productivity, employment and wages. OECD Compendium of Productivity Indicators 2019

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The Virtuous Cycle of Productivity

U.S. first quarter productivity strongest since 2014; labour costs drop Higher productivity compensate higher wages, increasing workers skills, company profits, and consumer spending. “Compared to the first quarter of 2018, productivity increased at a rate of 2.4 percent, the best performance since the third quarter of 2010.” “The strong pace of productivity suppressed growth in…

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