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Finance and HR: The Executive Partnership That Transformed a Company

Strategy+Business

Between them, they control the major sources of capital available to a company: human, financial, and often information technology. One such collaboration took place at McGraw-Hill Companies starting in 2011, between CHRO John Berisford and CFO Jack Callahan.

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Advisory Board Company Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

In 2007, The Advisory Board Company branched out again, launching membership programs in higher education. The Advisory Board Company acquired 360Fresh, a provider of clinical data analytics and ActiveStrategy, a performance improvement technology firm, in 2012. Modern Healthcare , Best Places to Work—2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009.

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IBM Consulting Interviews: Navigating the IBM GBS Maze

Management Consulted

Revenue: $20B+ (2011). These services focused on business management and information technology. Information Technology. This is for students with a varied educational background (not crazy-varied, but out-of-the-norm-yet-still-excellent varied). Enjoy the ride! KEY STATS FOR IBM GBS. Website: [link].

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How Mayo Clinic Is Simplifying Prenatal Care for Low-Risk Patients

Harvard Business

To address this problem, in 2011 a group at Mayo Clinic led by the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology launched an initiative to transform prenatal care from this medicalized model to an innovative wellness model. It allows patients to share their experiences and ask questions and get answers that can benefit the whole cohort.

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Good Management Predicts a Firm’s Success Better Than IT, R&D, or Even Employee Skills

Harvard Business

In fact, it matters as much or more than a number of other factors associated with successful businesses, like technology adoption. Large-scale data on management has been virtually nonexistent, at least until recently. Companies with higher management scores were also more likely to expand and less likely to go out of business.

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Robots Will Replace Doctors, Lawyers, and Other Professionals

Harvard Business

We conducted around 100 interviews, not with mainstream professionals but with leaders and new providers in eight professional fields: health, law, education, audit, tax, consulting, journalism, architecture, and divinity. Our focus was on what has actually been achieved at the cutting edge. Insight Center. The Automation Age.

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Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story

Management Consulted

In 2011, Oliver Wyman ranked 7th in Vault’s Consulting 50 (combining “best to work for” and overall prestige). Strategic Information Technology and Operations. They have served Global 1000 clients over the past 40 years. Corporate and Institutional Banking. Retail and Business Banking. Public Policy.