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Joel Lister-Barker

Joel Lister-Barker leads client services at CompanySights. Joel has been a research and benchmarking professional for the last 10 years, most recently as an Associate Director in the Strategy and Transactions team at EY-Parthenon.

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Joel Lister-Barker

Finance FTEs per $1B in Revenue: Benchmarking Guide [2025]

M&A Synergies Benchmarking Guide: Types, Techniques, and Best Practices

The Complete Guide to Operational Due Diligence (ODD)

What is Benchmark Analysis? The Step-by-Step Guide For Beginners

Workforce Benchmarking: The CompanySights Advantage at the Big 4

Headcount Benchmarking: How Many People Do I Need in the Procurement Function?

Headcount Benchmarking: A Detailed Guide to the Information Technology (IT) Function

Employee Benchmarking: How Many People Do I Need in the Sales Function?

Headcount Benchmarking: How Many People Do You Need in the Marketing Function?

Headcount Benchmarking: The Beginners Guide to Marketing Team Size Benchmarks

Employee Benchmarking: Tips, Strategies, and Best Practices in 2025

PE Executive Compensation: How Much Should You Pay Each Chief in 2025?

The CFO Guide For 2025: How Many People Do You Need in Each Function (Including Finance)?

The Ideal HR to Employee Ratio for Your Business

Headcount Benchmarks: The Top Five Ratios for Benchmarking Your Workforce in 2025

FTE Benchmarks: Five Key Benchmarking Metrics to Assess Your Workforce

The HR Handbook For 2025: How Many People Do You Need in Each Function (Including Human Resources)?

Headcount Benchmarking: The Complete Guide to Human Resources (HR) Team Size Benchmarks

Headcount Benchmarking: A Beginner's Guide To Finance Team Size Benchmarks

Organizational Development Guide: Definition, Levers and Process

Executive Compensation: The Complete Guide for Private Equity Backed Companies

Competitive Benchmarking in 2025: Best Practice Guide

9 Strategic Planning Models and Tools in 2025

Unlock the Power of Data with Benchmarks by Industry

10 Cost Cutting Strategies for Your Business

Cost Benchmarks for Finance Leaders: How to Measure Your Workforce Efficiency with 3 Examples

Headcount Benchmarks for HR Leaders: The 3 HR Metrics to Measure in 2025 with Examples

Human Resources Management: What is HR Benchmarking? [Including 3 Examples]

Value Creation: How to Use Benchmarking Data (Including 3 Examples)

Business Benchmarking: The 3 Key Risks That You Need to Know

HR KPIs: 24 Metrics to Measure In 2025

Rightsizing Ratios: Three Headcount Metrics That You Need To Benchmark In 2025

What is Headcount Budgeting? All You Need to Know to Get Started

Human Resource Metrics: The Five Key HR Metrics That You Need to Know In 2025

What are Cost Benchmarks? The Ultimate Guide For Finance Professionals

People Planning in 2025: How to Build a Data-Driven Workforce Plan

Private Data vs Public Data: How to Calibrate the Difference

10 Organizational Structure Questions to Ask Before Starting Organization Design

Benchmarking Explained: What is Benchmark Data?

Functional Benchmarking: Alternatives to APQC and Gartner in 2025

What is Benchmarking in Business? Different Types, Purposes and Benefits of Benchmarking

Business Optimization Explained: How to Increase Efficiency and Optimize Business Processes

Crafting a Data-Driven Target Operating Model: Step-by-Step Guide

Workforce Planning: Top 10 Most Important HR Metrics You Need to Track

Rightsizing vs Downsizing in HR: What is the Difference?

Functional Benchmarking: Your Go-To Resource For Improved Operational Efficiency

Types of Synergies in Mergers and Acquisitions (with Examples)

Workforce Reduction: Tools, Tips And Best Practices

Employee Ratios: The Top 3 Metrics You Should Know in 2025

Striking the Balance: Quality Service and Efficient Headcount in Customer Support

The FTE Benchmarking Handbook: Tips, Strategies, and Best Practices

Revenue per Employee: A Key Benchmarking Metric for Businesses [2025]

FTE Benchmarking: Finance Best Practices

The Complete Guide to Headcount Benchmarking

Headcount vs FTE Benchmarks: What is the Difference?

5 Reasons Why Consultants Use Benchmarks (And Why You Should Too)