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FTI Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

FTI expanded into investigation and research capabilities as well as turnaround, restructuring, bankruptcy and forensic accounting with the moves. That sort of growth is impossible to ignore, and in 2009 FTI Consulting was listed as 1 of 100 fastest growing U.S. Restructuring/Turnaround Services. companies by Fortune Magazine.

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4 Ways CEOs Can Conquer Short-Termism

Harvard Business

The quickest way to spring the short-term trap is to set overly ambitious targets — the kind that make the CEO a hero with investors in the short term, but threaten the long-term plan by, for instance, skimping on scheduled maintenance, cutting R&D investment, and shrinking travel and training budgets.

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A Transformation Is Underway at U.S. Veterans Affairs. We Got an Inside Look.

Harvard Business

Obama nominated Robert McDonald , an Army veteran and experienced executive who had honed his leadership skills during a 33-year career at Proctor and Gamble, to attempt the difficult turnaround. On July 30, 2014, exactly 13 months after retiring as P&G’s Chairman and CEO, McDonald was sworn in as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

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