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What is the difference between a quality of earnings adjustment and a debt-like adjustment

QoE: Normalizes EBITDA over the historical period (P&L items).

Debt-like: One-time costs incurred upon the transaction that decrease purchase price (Balance sheet items).

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What are some of the key workstreams of HR PMO?

PMO, Payroll, Total Rewards, HRIS, HR Ops, & Communications

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Employees at this large company (specializing in morning essentials) is on the verge of entering into a national collective bargaining agreement which would impact all of their 9,700 locations in the US. Setting a precedent for the industry

Starbucks

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Who is the firm's new Senior Partner

Paul Griggs

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How is turnover calculated?

Total terminations / average headcount over the period

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Understand a current & future state operating model, identifying key talent, spans & layers, and change management are all part of what process?

What is Organizational Design?

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Interest Rates have been high in Q1'24 causing an increase in restructuring and hampering M&A activity. Why do high interest rates impact M&A activity?

Increase the cost of borrowing and cause economic uncertainty (amongst many other factors)

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What is the lunch on learn on 3/7 about? How does it help deliver value to clients?

Quid: gives insights on employee sentiment using publicly available websites (indeed, glassdoor), allowing clients to understand Target's workforce compared to competitors.

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Typically, what is the only equity award in a public company that can be both vested and outstanding? How is the value of that award calculated?

Stock Option. Value = (Share Price - Strike Price) * # of outstanding shares

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Often conducted to evaluate the effects of the deal on the oraganization's people, processes and systems from Day One and beyond (typically done to understand what communications are needed)?

What is a Change Impact Assessment?

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Employer healthcare costs are expected to face the largest increase in health insurance costs in a decade this year. What is the projected cost increase for H&W insurance this year?

5.4% to 8.5%

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What country did Andrew Skor just come back from and what was he doing there?

India. Meeting our AC colleagues!

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