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Inside a Fortune 500 Boardroom

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In contrast, my favorite boardroom belonged to a clothing retail chain in California during the Great Recession of 2008. If you know finance, especially the finance of retail businesses, that’s nearly impossible. The company had suffered a 40% drop in sales. but was still profitable!

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Consultant Ninja: What to put on a consulting resume (part 3 of a.

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. Wednesday, December 10, 2008. December 10, 2008 at 11:56 AM. Wednesday, December 10, 2008. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Consultant Ninja. Post a Comment.

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Strategy and general business consulting firms in Australia

Tom Spencer

Founded in Chicago in 1926, McKinsey remains one of the world’s most prestigious consulting firms. It is worth noting that, as at May 2012, McKinsey continues to receive negative publicity due to the ongoing Rajat Gupta insider trading scandal. McKinsey operates in 98 locations worldwide. [Last Updated: 31 May 2012].

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Consultant Ninja: The Curious Case of Equity Private, Part II.

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. Additionally, it seems that her stint at DealBreaker, finance snark-central, has come to an end. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Consultant Ninja. Tuesday, September 1, 2009.

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List: Global Strategy Firms 2013

Tom Spencer

Founded in Chicago in 1926, McKinsey is arguably the world’s most prestigious consulting firm. McKinsey has 102 offices worldwide including Sydney, Singapore, Hong Kong, Bombay, Johannesburg, London, Toronto, New York, and San Francisco. In 2008, Booz separated its operations from the U.S. The firms are: Bain. Consulting.

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The Paths of Consultancy

Tom Spencer

Rice began her career as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company before serving in the Clinton administration, eventually moving her way up to being the United States Ambassador to the United Nations. Over to the political spectrum, top politicians such as Mitt Romney and Susan Rice started as consultants.

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Consultant Ninja: Whither art thou Marakon: Management.

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. NEW YORK -- Marakon, the international management consultancy and Integrated Finance Limited (IFL), a financial advisory firm, are merging. skip to main | skip to sidebar.