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Case Study: Innovating The Fast-Casual Restaurant Experience

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In 2011, the executives at Bertucci''s, a 30-year-old restaurant chain in the US Mid-Atlantic and New England regions, faced a big problem: The restaurant had become nearly invisible to younger generations of diners. There’s more… To read the rest of this blog posting click here or visit www.1to1Media.com/weblog. 1to1Media.com/weblog.

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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. Implementation typically involves experimentation, analyzing the existing strategies, and creative experiential learning exercises. It is easy to find out what doesn't work.

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What follows after the Eureka Moment: Consulting for Innovation Start-ups

Tom Spencer

Innovation start-ups are a practical starting point for familiarising yourself with the industry, since they rarely have the budgets for hiring major strategy firms, and therefore often welcome volunteer consultants. Copycats and Patenting Strategy. There are two weaknesses to such a strategy.

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4 Steps to Improving Your Strategic Thinking Passion and Proficiency

Organizational Talent Consulting

Also, followers who are excluded from strategic planning lack buy-in to organizational strategies and quickly become confused about the company's direction and disengaged. Leveraging multiple perspectives enhances strategic thinking , creativity, engagement, and strategy quality. The office of strategy management. Bartell, R.

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Advisory Board Company Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

The Advisory Board Company also acquired the revenue management software company Concuity, and the year after, 2011, the firm acquired Cielo MedSolutions, an ambulatory patient registry software provider, and PivotHealth, a physician practice management firm. Modern Healthcare , Best Places to Work—2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009.

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Make Effective Execution the Darling of Your Strategy

Henman Performance Executive

Make Effective Execution the Darling of Your Strategy. by Linda Henman on April 11, 2011. He had a clear strategy, but he initially failed in execution because he didn’t seek the voice of the customer. . They are lyrical case studies of what can go wrong when we lose sight of priorities. Client List. Newsletter.

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IMS Consulting Group (IMS Health) Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

After having provided consulting services for their clients under the IMS Health umbrella for a while, it was high time for them to segment the consultancy services out into a different arm – thus IMS Consulting Group was born in 2011. Consumer – as – payer strategies. Market access strategies, market prioritization.

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