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Consultant Ninja: When "hedging" is just speculation (part 2.

Consultant Ninja

Chris and JonM rightly chastised my previous post on Uniteds Fuel Hedging strategy. Unfortunately they locked them in at level that guarantees an operating loss. 2) United appears to have done minimal hedging through 2006 & 2007, only launching on a massive hedging action in 2008. I am a strategy consultant at.

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Consultant Ninja: Consultants = Big Strategy, Little Execution. Client.

Consultant Ninja

Consultants = Big Strategy, Little Execution. Client Needs = Little Strategy, Big Execution. But rarely at a strategy consulting firm do we help the client to execute. My response was that if the strategies arent implemented, its a worthless strategy, and thats our fault. Friday, June 26, 2009. at 9:53 AM.

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3 Tactics for Accelerating Company Performance Despite an Economic Downturn

Organizational Talent Consulting

Reactive workforce reductions, burn-the-furniture cost-cutting, and spray-and-pray strategies out of desperation have historically led to considerable losses. Only operating in the short term or taking too much risk and gambling on one specific future are frequent traps leaders fall into when facing economic uncertainty.

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Consultant Ninja: When "hedging" is just speculation: Management.

Consultant Ninja

Uniteds fuel hedging strategy has all the marks of some smooth-talking consultants or bankers. In both 2008 and 2007, an increase in jet fuel prices was the primary reason for higher mainline and United Express fuel expense and aircraft fuel cost per gallon, as highlighted in the table below. billion in 2008. Presentation Zen.

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

Consultant Ninja

Wednesday, December 10, 2008. In my years of being involved with MBA recruiting, Ive never been able to hire a former special forces operator, but Ive been dying to come up with the right reason. December 10, 2008 at 11:56 AM. Wednesday, December 10, 2008. I am a strategy consultant at. Presentation Zen.

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Consultant Ninja: Whither art thou Marakon: Management.

Consultant Ninja

Can anyone from Marakon weigh in and explain whats happening inside its "operating subsidiaries"? The Chapter 11 proceeding does not include the Companys operating subsidiaries, including its consulting subsidiary, and their operations will not be affected. I am a strategy consultant at. Presentation Zen.

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Consultant Ninja: Stupid XP Fix (aka wasting time until Holiday Time.

Consultant Ninja

Tuesday, December 23, 2008. Theres no value in pointing out the idiocy of a super-advanced productivity-increasing operating system that forces the user to wait 5 seconds to delete a file. Tuesday, December 23, 2008. I am a strategy consultant at. Presentation Zen. Oh yeah, fixes to Windows XP. Xperience XP.