Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

In the 2001 recession, total sales for the S&P 500 declined by 9% from its pre-recession peak to its trough 18 months later—almost a year after the recession officially ended. Prior to the past recession, both eventual winners and eventual losers in a group of 3,500 companies worldwide experienced double-digit growth rates.

Sales 40

Sales B2B Tools Software 40

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Last week we held an MC exclusive subscriber giveaway contest – entrants told us in 200 words or less how they became interested in consulting. What we didn’t expect was the diversity of responses! We wish we could have known more of the story behind how you came to articulate your personal mission, however.

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Consulting Case Interview Interviews Engineering 204

Harvard Business

MAY 15, 2018

Organizations need to be continually on the lookout for new market developments and competitive threats, identifying essential experts and nimbly forming and disbanding teams to help tackle those issues quickly. Employees assigned to the effort struggled to make time for the work. Insight Center. This story is not unique.

Agile 52

Agile How To Efficiency Groups 52

Harvard Business

JUNE 23, 2017

Many conversations about data and analytics (D&A) start by focusing on technology. When that happens, D&A initiatives can falter — not delivering the insights needed to drive the organization forward or inspiring confidence in the actions required to do so. Insight Center. Putting Data to Work.

Data 28

Data How To Enterprise Travel 28

Harvard Business

MARCH 9, 2018

The company created impressive digital capabilities, labeling itself a “digital industrial” company, embedding sensors into many products, building a huge new software platform for the Internet of Things, and transforming business models for its industrial offerings.

Industry 28

Industry Company Productivity Marketing 28

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

But should enterprise leadership teams also pursue cohesion? To explore this question, over the course of six years, we surveyed senior-most leadership teams 99 times at companies representing a variety of industries, including financial services, food and beverage, energy, technology, healthcare, and retail. Team processes.

Enterprise 28

Enterprise Culture Agile Leadership 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 3, 2014

One of the reasons analytics is working for the companies in this select group is because they tend to deploy analytics technologies and expertise across the breadth of the enterprise. Yes, these obstacles can seem daunting at first, but our experiences tell us that they are not insurmountable.

Enterprise 28

Enterprise Metrics Analysis Survey 28

Harvard Business

JANUARY 27, 2017

Computational autonomy requires that C-suites revisit the hows and whys of delegation. The most painful board conversations that I hear about machine learning revolve around how much power and authority super-smart software should have. “Does this mean that all our procurement bids will be determined by machine?

Enterprise 28

Enterprise Software Data Engineering 28

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 18, 2013

The history of IBM GBS is one of our very favorite business stories of all time, and one that reminds us that even the most enormous, boring and troubled companies can re-invent themselves. Howe created the IBM Consulting Group in 1992. IBM Global Business Services (GBS). IGS has 5 divisions/branches.

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IBM GBS Interviews Consulting Case Interview 203

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Theories and practices of management often spring from the opportunities created by new technologies. Client-server technology begat enterprise resource planning systems, and the consequent system-wide visibility that was required for what we call business process management (BPM). How organizations are changing.

Change Management 45

Change Management Management Software Productivity 45

Harvard Business

JUNE 6, 2018

Retail has been constantly reinventing itself, and participants race to keep up with what feels like a series of epic shifts in consumer preferences. Apparel brands are investing especially heavily in online shopping capabilities and introducing interactive features that complement apps and websites. Insight Center.

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Apparel Retail Fashion Sales 40

Consulting and Organizational Management

MAY 14, 2012

” NOTE: Most of what I have learned about Frederick Taylor I received from my long-time OD colleague, Marvin Wseibord, both in personal conversations and from his marvelous book, Productive Workplaces. This may be my writing, but it is Marv’s insights. No one in our long chain of OD ancestors is as controversial as Taylor.

Development 54

Development Efficiency Organizational Development Nonprofit 54

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Since its first incarnation in the late 1800s, KPMG’s story is one of continued and sustained growth. Though not as aggressive, creative or flamboyant as MBB or perhaps even its Big 4 competitors, KPMG is a huge force in the consulting market and not one to be taken lightly. Billion last year. KPMG CONSULTING HISTORY.

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Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 100

Management Consulted

APRIL 6, 2014

Here’s what we know – PwC is a survivor. Did we explain how long? PWC INTERVIEW AND CULTURE. PwC is an absolute behemoth – prestigious, mystical, and totally confusing to the outside observer. With each challenge, the firm grows stronger. PwC has a long and rich history. That’s right – 160+ years long.

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PricewaterhouseCoopers IBM GBS Case Interview Interviews 221