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Consultant Ninja: Classic Consulting Quotes. (Chapter 4, Part 1.

Consultant Ninja

Thursday, September 4, 2008. In front of him is a pile of resumes, culled off of monster.com, of people who currently or recently worked at a particular division of a major CPG company, on behalf of the client, another competing CPG company in the same market. thats like what, 7% of sales or something, right?". Newer Post.

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Consultant Ninja: Classic Consulting Quotes (Chapter 4, Part II.

Consultant Ninja

Tuesday, September 9, 2008. Timmy, the 21-year old analyst from Carnegie Mellon, has nearly exhausted his list of resumes to call. Timmys exuberant calling of dozens of currently employed people in the sales organization of a major CPG has been detected. Tuesday, September 9, 2008. Timmy calls Bob Johnson, his manager.

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Coronavirus: Leadership during a Crisis

CaseInterview.com

There was the Great Recession in 2008. My guidance has usually been in the context of a client seeing major drops in sales, engaging in layoffs, and redirecting the team in a productive direction (as opposed to being paralyzed by fear or working on their resumes). They will also tell everyone else, "Hey, sales are down 50%.”.

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EU officials Give Greece Three Days to Deliver Reforms or Face

MishTalk

The lenders are unhappy with progress Greece has made towards reforming its public sector, a senior euro zone official involved in the negotiations said, while another said they might suspend an inspection visit they resumed on Monday. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108). September 2008 (140).

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Hay Group Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

In 2005, the Hay Group was asked to provide the research for Chief Executive Magazine’s “Best Companies for Leaders” In 2008, “Senior Leadership Teams” an article written by Hay Group staff members was published by Harvard Business School Press. Enterprise sales effectiveness. Leadership transformation. Talent management.

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ZS Associates Firm Profile

Management Consulted

Today’s emphasis is on ZS Associates (pronounced Zee S in the USA) – a premier boutique firm focused on sales force and marketing optimization. Upon realizing that their findings were highly applicable to the problems of sales force sizing and resource allocation, they decided to investigate further. sales force teams.

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Why consulting?

Management Consulted

” “I was working in a wine shop during my undergrad and started to realize that I was able to close more sales by being a trusted advisor to my client rather than acting like a sales rep. We offer resume editing and interview prep. That’s how I become interested in consulting.” Email us for info!