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Alvarez & Marsal Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

This Firm Profile started as an email from Sean, asking if we could write on Alvarez & Marsal, “The Turnaround Guys”. The firm’s first turnaround client was the household brand, Timex Corporation. Turnaround and Restructuring. Well, Sean, thanks for asking so nicely – today is your lucky day! Practice Areas.

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Case Study: Can You Fix a Toxic Culture Without Firing People?

Harvard Business

She’d gone to Arkansas to review operational plans and financial projections for the rest of the year with the team on the ground. FB Holdings had made it through the financial crisis of 2008 without losing money—but the climate control systems divisions, a Tier 1 automotive supplier, had not fared as well.

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How to Get on the Shortlist for the C-Suite

Harvard Business

Every organization has a slightly different framework of expected experience, but I like to look at this through the lens of strategy and operations. Likewise, I know numerous chief HR officers who have done tours in business, operations, HR, and elsewhere. Most companies have a distinct culture.

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The Mistakes PE Firms Make When They Pick CEOs for Portfolio Companies

Harvard Business

When a private equity firm adds a new company to its portfolio, analysts rigorously size up its financial, operational, and competitive condition. He quickly recognized that he had to institute a new strategy and culture. From 2008 to 2015 SCA’s revenue rose 88% (from $690 million to $1.3 And it has continued to this day.

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