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Apr 2023
14m 22s

Visualize Profits With Precision, Not Pl...

HUGH MACARTHUR, BAIN & COMPANY
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Too many business leaders lack a clear and granular understanding of profitability, but a few organizations are visualizing profits in startling detail. 
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