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

Harvard Business

However, Hayek didn’t push training on them. From 2008 to 2015 SCA’s revenue rose 88% (from $690 million to $1.3 He quickly recognized that he had to institute a new strategy and culture. He offered development opportunities to those who were short on the skills needed to execute the strategy.

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Reflecting on David Garvin’s Imprint on Management

Harvard Business

I’ll fast-forward through the next decade, when Garvin, trained in operations, helped to answer the question much of America was obsessed with at the time: How Japanese automakers could make higher-quality, more-reliable cars than Americans, while charging less for them.