In the second, they were asked to perform a visual search using number matrices.

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In Obama we have a Nobel Peace Prize-winning maestro of targeted killings and disposition matrices.

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Drop all the business plan preparation, endless crunching of historical numbers, multi-tabbed Excel spreadsheets and Powerpoint matrices.

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Technology ecosystems are complex matrices of cross-wired businesses, and the major examples sharply differ from each other.

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The growth share matrix started a fashion for matrices among management consultants.

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Program a basic linear algebra library (matrices, vectors, multiplication).

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To the rescue have come a plethora of scientific processes aimed to guide the hapless leader: defined competencies, performance criteria, psychometric assessments, structured feedback, bell curves, 4-quadrant matrices, 9-box grids, circumplexes, weightings and ratings.

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