Tom Spencer

JUNE 23, 2018

This may include discrete projects completed at arms length, such as due diligence on a transaction, or turnaround projects where consultants are embedded within an organisation. At my previous management consulting firm, student consulting clubs are informally known as the “kiss of death” by recruiters. Image: Pexels.

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Consulting Case Interview Turnaround Analysis 88

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Senior executives tend to be shielded from organizational problems and data; they are given limited and filtered information about their operations, employees, and customers. This is easier for some people than for others, so you should actively recruit or promote at least two or three people who will serve as important counterpoints.

How To 28

How To Banking Turnaround Meeting 28

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Our study of the actions and impact of 411 leaders of UK academies found that only 62 of them managed their turnaround successfully and sustainably transformed their school. We studied them over eight years, using 64 investment and 24 performance variables to identify what they did, when they did it, and the impact they had.

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Research Study Education Recruiting 28

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

When a private equity firm adds a new company to its portfolio, analysts rigorously size up its financial, operational, and competitive condition. Being a quick study is not the same as being a deep thinker. But CEOs at the best-run PE-owned firms we’ve worked with emphasize both recruiting and talent development.

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Company Engineering Turnaround System 28

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Throughout the research, Korn Ferry used our best-in-class CEO benchmark, which comprises typical scores for CEOs (virtually all male) who are in the 99th percentile of work engagement, as a touchstone to highlight similarities and underscore differences for the women in the study. Women could be ready for the CEO role sooner.

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Interviews Benchmarking Case Interview Talent 28

Harvard Business

MAY 20, 2016

To illustrate how this all plays out on a larger scale in real companies, here are two mini case studies from businesses we’ve worked with. The New York headquarters housed over a third of its workforce, including developers, the sales team, operations, and leadership.

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