Tom Spencer

JULY 13, 2019

If you’re trying to get into consulting, it can be more than a little confusing trying to understand the various types of firms and their practices. In this post, you will learn about the 4 major types of consulting and the firms that are typically associated with them. Strategy Consulting. Implementation Consulting.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 23, 2018

Student consultants certainly mean well: for their CVs if not the organisations they consult to. But whether student consulting organisations deliver for clients or the students who take part is questionable. I finish with some questions prospective student consultants should ask themselves before starting any project.

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Jerry Fletcher

MARCH 27, 2021

For the majority of consultants who are solopreneurs the only chance they have is when they are comfortably esconced in bed with that special person. The loner brain dump This occurs when an expert consultant happens to be a solo in her/his practice, home life and social life. Consulting: [link] Speaking: [link].

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

MARCH 1, 2022

SME Strategy is a strategy consulting company that specializes in aligning teams around their vision, mission, values, goals and action plans. Learn more about how we can help align your team with our strategic planning and implementation services.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 6, 2015

ALVAREZ & MARSAL CONSULTING. But can you guess which firm was hired as their bankruptcy consultants? Recent years have been good for the firm, and they’ve jumped up the ladder in Vault’s Top 50 Consulting list and scooped up a hatful of awards. Turnaround and Restructuring. Regulatory and Risk Management.

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 2, 2017

Why do organisations hire consultants? If you are a junior consultant, knowing why your work is valuable is likely to make your job more meaningful. If you are a partner, knowing why your work is valuable is likely to help you sell consulting projects and make money for yourself and for the firm. Turnarounds.

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Management Consulted

JANUARY 25, 2016

ALIXPARTNERS CONSULTING. AlixPartners is an international business advisory firm based in Southfield, MI known for its work in corporate turnarounds, bankruptcy assignments and restructuring. What eventually came out of these good intentions were revolutionary concepts, some of which are now standard in consulting. Industries.

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

FTI CONSULTING INTERVIEWS & CULTURE. As consulting firms go, FTI Consulting is a newcomer – but at just over 30 years old, the firm has made impressive strides to become one of the most respected name in legal analysis and data-driven research to support major initiatives for law firms, banks and the majority of the Fortune 500.

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Markovitz Consulting

JANUARY 14, 2019

Last week , I wrote about how the unpredictability of “management by walking around” disrupts daily operations in an organization and leads to mura (unevenness), muri (overburden), and muda (waste). I consulted to an outdoor goods company whose warranty department got into trouble every summer. Next week: Batch Processing. Permalink

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Steve Shu Consulting

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Suppose you are trying to design a company whose strategy is to provide broadly accessible, lower-cost, optical glasses to customers within quick turnaround times of one hour. Turnaround times might be much longer. Consider a very stylized example. It may also require a wider geographic structure.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

Management consulting is a service industry that earns its keep by serving large organisations – corporate, non-profit and government. During economic downturns these prospective clients typically have less money, or more uncertain cash flows, and so are less likely to spend money on consulting services. (Source: Flickr ).

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Consultant Ninja

NOVEMBER 11, 2008

Consultant Ninja. Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. The other sector Im long on is turnaround consulting: 10-13-08. Posted by Consultant Ninja. I am a strategy consultant at.

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PM Alliance

JANUARY 27, 2023

Ensuring that technology resources are on hand during desk relocations can help address any glitches, particularly when checkerboard moves mean tight turnaround times. Your users are likely to consider these requests urgent. When the process is transparent, you’re far less likely to encounter pushback once the move day arrives.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

When the business landscape changes, how can you turnaround a failing company? Assuming this leads to successful refinancing, what should the strategy be to turnaround and save this iconic company? When faced with a broad turnaround question, it is important to ask a variety of questions to determine the source of the problem.

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Kates Kesler

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Recently, The Wall Street Journal reported on how Procter & Gamble’s CEO is under scrutiny by investors and the board for a stalling turnaround effort. P&G’s Stumbles Put CEO On Hot Seat for Turnaround. Most painfully, but all too common, this is occurring in the middle of a very difficult turnaround.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 2, 2015

Below we provide a selection of sample consulting case questions. Turnarounds. Assuming RadioShack averts bankruptcy and achieves a successful refinancing, what should the strategy be to turnaround and save this iconic company? (Source: Flickr ). Declining Profitability. Our client is eBay.

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The Management Centre

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Throughout our Project Management training programmes, we find out about the kinds of challenges that make for a worried Project Manager. Talk through options for communicating better, aiming to ensure the Project Sponsor has the right information at the right time and an agreed turnaround time. But fear not, you are not alone.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Quick Tips for Consulting to Small Organizations By Carter McNamara on October 26, 2011. Instead, I’ve been more successful with, e.g., ”turnaround specialist” or “business developer.” Translate This. Library Blogs Home.

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Jacq Hackett Consulting

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Being a solo consultant doesn’t mean you have to do everything yourself. Of course, you need to take responsibility for all the core consulting tasks – those tasks that require your high-level expertise, your thinking, your credibility. Website management. It’s quick – the turnaround time on jobs is impressive.

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freshminds

MARCH 5, 2018

Different industries need to test different skills and therefore depending on whether you’re applying to management consultancies, strategy consultancies or investment banking, your case study will be slightly different. Strategy Consulting : tend to use “strategic” type case studies (more details below).

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

List of strategy consulting firms in Hong Kong 2011. in Management Consulting. List of strategy consulting firms in Hong Kong. Boston Consulting Group. Deloitte Consulting. Navigant Consulting. OC&C Strategy Consultants. Roland Berger Strategy Consultants. Alvarez & Marsal.

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ConsultX

AUGUST 10, 2021

Our list of highly recommended books to help you succeed as a consultant. A one-stop turnaround plan, Conquer the Chaos lays out a complete path to make your business run smoothly and provide you with the freedom you desire. Small business consultant and author Michael E. But take heart! Conquer the Chaos shows you how.

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 3, 2011

List of strategy consulting firms in London 2011. in Management Consulting. List of strategy consulting firms in London. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting. Boston Consulting Group. Cambridge Strategic Management Group. Cedar Management Consulting. Celerant Consulting.

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Jacq Hackett Consulting

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Being a solo consultant doesn’t mean you have to do everything yourself. Of course, you need to take responsibility for all the core consulting tasks – those tasks that require your high-level expertise, your thinking, your credibility. Website management. It’s quick – the turnaround time on jobs is impressive.

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Markovitz Consulting

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

John Shook describes how within the constellation of GM plants, the Fremont plant went from worst to first in quality in one year, with a 180-degree turnaround in culture, all while keeping the same workers. (In In fact, the only people let go were from management ranks.) I pointed this out to the plant manager last week.

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Asamby Consulting

JANUARY 4, 2023

Modern cashflow management tools make this exercise easy. Benefits include a favorable cost structure, easier access to talent and potentially quicker turnaround / longer coverage of business hours (e.g., In this economic climate, it remains critical for small business to stay on top of their cash flow. A spreadsheet will do as well.

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Management Consulted

JUNE 14, 2015

SEABURY GROUP CONSULTING. Today, we’re going to be looking at the consulting arm of aviation specialists Seabury Group. As part of a group that’s focused on Aviation, Aerospace and Defence, you won’t be at all surprised to find out that consulting at Seabury Group falls fairly and squarely within the realms of boutique consulting.

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Management Consulted

MARCH 29, 2015

Today we get a sneak peek into a former McKinsey consultant’s first year of life at the firm. Because of this, we sat down with consulting veteran Lisa Bright (who is now part of the MC interview coaching team!) We hope you enjoy this great insider post – useful for all aspiring consultants! That was typical.

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Progressus

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Many pro services firms still use fragmented systems or analog methods like spreadsheets to manage projects. It prevents you from generating reliable cash-flow forecasts and makes it incredibly difficult to manage resources. This feature allows project managers to plan and manage project schedules effectively.

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Prudent Pedal

JANUARY 28, 2020

If you’re a managing partner, practice leader, sales leader, or chief administrative officer in a professional services firm, you probably have responsibility for “managing” marketing. If this is you, you may be feeling a little uneasy as we approach that dreaded time of the year for most managers—annual reviews.

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Peter Stark

JUNE 9, 2020

Leaders and managers are one in the same, ie, managers are leaders and leaders are managers. Although the goal of a manager is to be the leader, in reality, we work with some managers who only have the power of their title. If this was really true, I’m not qualified to lead this consulting firm.

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Martinka Consulting

AUGUST 11, 2014

I like to say (especially to business buyers with stars in their eyes) that, “turnarounds make headlines because they are rare.” Here are five: Great people with depth of management, above average compensation (to attract better employees), and a good culture. If you’re the owner of one of these, congratulations.

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Martinka Consulting

JANUARY 8, 2022

If you want to control the deal look for a turnaround business and roll the dice. Especially when the number two customer, about 25%, had been brought over two or three years prior when the company hired their general manager from a competitor. Do customers like the company or the general manager? Make yourself expendable.

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Business Consulting Agency

JANUARY 23, 2024

In this article, we delve into the significance of steering clear of costly errors and highlight how working with business consultants, seasoned professionals who don’t guess but draw from their extensive experience, can substantially improve results. Avoiding costly business mistakes with consultants is smart business.

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Markovitz Consulting

JULY 11, 2017

He describes his “shock and awe” approach (my terminology) in his excellent book The Lean Turnaround , where he takes the company through several week-long kaizen events. To be sure, there is some up front training, but the emphasis is on starting the lean journey with kaizen events.

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 26, 2019

It is an approach I developed that is tailored for answering these questions in job interviews for management consulting, as well as interviews for senior executive positions in industry. It can be used by candidates to prepare concise and powerful answers to commonly asked consulting resume questions. E nd-Result.

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Martinka Consulting

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

The July 29, 2015 edition of the Wall Street Journal featured an article titled, “The Cost of Germany’s Graying Managers.” Once stagnation hits it may not be a turnaround but it sure is a fixer-upper, and that is something all sellers need to avoid. Coasting owner, vibrant buyer, and now a thriving business.

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