Harvard Business

JUNE 26, 2018

She’d hoped to escape from work for the morning, but as the founder and CEO of 2 Proud Pups, a maker of all-natural dog care products, she didn’t have much free time. Existing products had touted their cleaning power, but their ingredient lists were long and full of nasty-sounding chemicals that irritated the dogs’ skin.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 12, 2016

Leadership development represents a huge and growing investment for most organizations. In past years leadership development has always been treated as a discretionary expense or even a luxury, and therefore something that could be pared down or eliminated in hard economic times. One experiment generated a 2.6%

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Development Leadership Operations Efficiency 28

Melissa Agnes

AUGUST 5, 2014

Every semester, I give a guest lecture to Eric Chandler’s NYU PR & SM Continuing Education Course. Eric has designed the course to provide his students with practical learning. Develop a response plan and a response flow chart to use if any of the risks materialize. If it does, on to a new idea.

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Marketing Case Study Case Studies Course 91

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

Once you master these tactics, you’ll be much better equipped for any and every case study that gets thrown your way. It may be required of you in a sizing question or in a case study, but no matter what, you won’t get into a top consulting firm if you can’t demonstrate acuity with math. 1 – Mental Math.

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Case Interview Interviews Case Study Case Studies 100

Women in Consulting

AUGUST 14, 2014

In doing so they need to overcome several obstacles: • They don’t want to appear to be “selling.”. • They typically don’t “make news.”. • They often work with people on a personal and confidential level, making case studies and success stories difficult, if not impossible. Develop an effective website.

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Marketing Case Study Case Studies Video 97

Epicflow

JANUARY 31, 2023

Becoming a competent and sought-after project manager is impossible without constant professional development. At the same time, the amount of information in any domain is unprecedentedly huge – courses, books, education websites, blogs, etc. The edition will be helpful for both beginners and seasoned project managers.

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Management Handbook Case Study Case Studies 11

Harvard Business

AUGUST 16, 2018

Although his one-on-one meetings with these reports, which involved progress reviews, motivation, and coaching, were highly productive, his monthly team meetings weren’t. Catherine, a senior marketing director leading a cross-functional product development team at the same company, provides a contrasting case study.

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Turnaround Talent Groups Meeting 33

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 11, 2015

In this job I managed investigator initiated clinical trials, scientific messaging and key opinion leader development. I work in the area of therapeutic/vaccine development for the Department of Defense (DoD). Thus, the DoD will contract with companies to develop novel therapeutics and vaccines specific to the service member’s needs.

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Interviews Consulting Government Case Interview 100

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Buell is faculty chair of the HBS Executive Education course Transforming Customer Experiences , which explores how service leaders can create distinctive and sustainable service organizations that “turn customers into raving fans and employees into dedicated stewards of the mission.”

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Education Methodologies Case Study Case Studies 29

Harvard Business

MAY 22, 2017

“If you look at things you do over the course of your day, from internal meetings with colleagues to clients calls, almost all of your interactions involve some form of selling.” Think about ways you can “work together in collaboration to improve a product, service, or idea.” Stay calm and don’t brag.

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Sales How To Case Study Case Studies 73

Harvard Business

MARCH 24, 2017

Managers who can’t seem to pick a course of action — or who constantly change their minds – can be maddening. “Don’t spill your guts,” and, of course, don’t complain. It’s bad for your internal reputation and long-term career development. Do you have any ideas?”

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How To Case Study Case Studies Productivity 32

Kai Davis

JANUARY 11, 2018

” Email marketing is great because it gives you an avenue to develop and build a trusting relationship with prospects who aren’t ready to work with you today but will be ready to work with you in a few weeks or months. Free Email Courses, building them and marketing them. Develop the habit of writing and hitting send.

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Marketing Consulting Exercises Case Study 75

Harvard Business

AUGUST 31, 2018

Developing a diverse leadership pipeline can benefit companies in all sectors. To increase diversity at senior executive levels, more must be known about one group in particular: women of color in midlevel leadership, who successfully developed and progressed beyond individual contributor and first-line management.

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Management Leadership Culture Development 39

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 2, 2016

Specializing in economic, financial and market analysis, specifically for cases in litigation, Cornerstone Research touts itself as the one player major law firms turn to when navigating the obstacle course that is the American and European legal systems. Consumer Fraud and Product Liability. Case Studies.

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Interviews Research Culture Case Interview 100

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Depending on what you’re working on, “pay attention to where you feel comfortable and where you are most productive,” and frame your request around that. Instead, talk to your boss “about how you will be more productive” in a new space. Can I go across the street to work at the coffee shop to do this work?

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Conference Case Study Case Studies Study 41

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 3, 2016

” Of course, your first step as a manager should be to avoid hiring toxic people in the first place , but once they’re on your team, it can be hard to get rid of them. “You might meet with them and ask how they’re doing — at work, at home, and with their career development,” suggests Porath.

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Management How To Case Study Case Studies 46

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

That’s valuable information, of course, but it shines no light on the problem of how to respond to potentially threatening innovation that has yet to generate a dominant new business model. We validated our quantitative approach by reviewing several case studies of U.S. and international electric utilities.

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Company Research Software Operations 28

Tsavo Neal

MARCH 20, 2019

If you don’t have a lead generating website, take my course on how to write and design one. Later on, once you’ve developed a library of useful content, you won’t need to do this manually. Develop the habits, and your website traffic will increase. As a consultant, your expertise is your product.

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Consulting Marketing Sales Tools 101

Harvard Business

JUNE 20, 2017

Dr. Reddy’s: A Movement-Minded Case Study. Over the course of several months, the Dr. Reddy’s team worked with IDEO to learn about the needs of everyone, from shop floor workers to scientists, external partners, and investors. Product packaging was redesigned to be more user-friendly and increase adherence.

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Culture Company Enterprise Leadership 53

Harvard Business

MARCH 31, 2017

After all, if you’re trying to sell a product or strategy, you need to be able to demonstrate that it is both practical and high margin. Of course, there are also myriad books and reference guides on the topic. Case Study #1: Partner with a colleague in finance and experiment with numbers.

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Finance Balance Sheet How To Metrics 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Case Study #1: Be thoughtful about how you position yourself to the hiring manager. Lauren, who had several years of professional experience, a background in development, and a degree in business, was out of a job. “I told the hiring manager that I had a very firm grasp of those products,” she says.

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Case Interview How To Interviews Case Study 38

Harvard Business

JULY 1, 2016

How do you develop an effective relationship with your manager when the person filling that role keeps shifting? Even in the best professional situations, you shouldn’t “rely on your boss for all of your development needs,” says Claman. Case Study #1: Accommodate your new boss and stay in touch with your old one.

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Energy Case Interview Case Study Case Studies 34

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

” Ideally the points will crop up “organically” during the course of your discussion, “but if you get to the end of the conversation, and they haven’t emerged say something like, ‘Before we leave, there are few things I want to make sure I mention.’” “The camaraderie develops naturally.”

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How To Case Interview Interviews Meeting 28

Tsavo Neal

JANUARY 20, 2022

Fabian purchased my book Productize Yourself: The Consultant’s Guide To Attracting Clients Through Your Website to help him write, design, and market his consulting website. The site is the place where I direct potential clients to read case studies, show my expertise, tell my story and invite them to engage with me in a conversation.

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Consulting Case Study Case Studies Media 167

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

” There are real risks involved in not distributing the workload in an equitable way, says Julie Morgenstern, productivity expert and author of Never Check E-Mail in the Morning. And, who needs development and in what areas?” The goal is that “over the course of the year, it all balances out.”

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Talent Case Study Case Studies Management 28

Harvard Business

JULY 15, 2016

As a manager, your goal is to keep your team engaged, productive, motivated, and happy. When a bright, talented employee is eager to move up but isn’t quite equipped to do so, one of the most powerful things you can say is, “‘I believe in you’ — if you genuinely mean it, of course,” Weintraub says.

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Case Study Case Studies Sales Company 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 17, 2016

’” The good news is that, “people can develop their capacity to lead,” says Linda Hill, professor at Harvard Business School and the coauthor of Being the Boss: The 3 Imperatives for Becoming a Great Leader. “It’s your job to help other people develop.” ” Principles to Remember.

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Management Engineering Leadership Case Study 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 10, 2016

How should you establish a positive, productive working relationship with your new manager? “The best course is somewhere in between.” You can also make it clear that you’re eager and willing to help with any goals they are beginning to develop. Case Study #1: Adapt to the boss’s communication style.

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How To Case Study Case Studies Emotional Intelligence 28

Markovitz Consulting

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Do product developers every transpose style codes or prices in a product spec sheet? Not literally, of course. Read about how Fujitsu Services in the UK did terrific work with lean thinking in a call center (full case study here , and more digestible summary here. Are orders ever misfiled?

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Engineering Benchmarking Meeting Case Study 133

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 2, 2016

.” It progresses to being viewed as an employee deserving of “interesting and challenging assignments,” and finally as an employee that your manager, “wants to invest in and develop because he thinks you have a bright future.” Case Study #2: Show your boss you have her back and be receptive to feedback.

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How To Case Study Case Studies Management 28

Harvard Business

JANUARY 29, 2018

Show your manager that “you’re working hard to develop someone else,” he says. Case Study #1: Create a “ resume of accomplishments” to bolster your argument. Case Study #2: Ask at the right time and request specific feedback. ” Consider timing. Be patient.

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How To Handbook Resumes Metrics 28

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

’” Of course, you can’t control how the other person will behave. Case Study #1: Ask for clarity. Crystal Oakman, a program manager in the IT department of a large production company, started working on an enterprise-wide project a few months ago. Case Study #2: Decide how far to push.

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How To Case Study Case Studies Software 28

Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 30, 2019

However, the main message you should take away from this article is that case interviews in other sectors really are very similar to the consulting interviews from which they are derived. Of course, there are some differences which you do need to be aware of, and I will run through them below.

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Case Interview Interviews Consulting Case Study 78

Management Consulted

MAY 17, 2015

To glean a common thread from these three objectives, consultants get paid to increase productivity. Quite simply, the business that’s paying your firm for your brain’s processing power would like some cold hard facts to run with before making major course changes with millions on the line. 2) Decreased costs. 2 – Priorities.

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Consulting Case Study Case Studies Engineering 100

Tsavo Neal

JANUARY 25, 2018

You can download my free high-converting Consultant Homepage Template that comes with my free email course on how to build a system for getting more consulting clients online. Creating a video course. Launching a free email course. Case studies. Selling productized consulting. Creating a Video Course.

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Consulting Advertising Case Interview Conference 68

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 23, 2015

I recently had the good fortune to talk briefly with Mike Meredith who is a Director at 2020 Delivery, and leads the firm’s people development function. If people have a desire to develop a functional model or understand how hospitals really work we allow people to pursue particular interests. Tom: What is 2020 Delivery’s travel model?

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Cover Letters Recruiting Recruitment Case Interview 60

Tsavo Neal

APRIL 27, 2017

81% of management consulting firms list attracting & developing new business as their #1 challenge. Tweet this “Attract & develop new business” is a fancy way of turning leads into paying clients. Source: Small Business B2B Call to Action Study. Something as simple as a mini-course would do as well.

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