Tom Spencer

MAY 31, 2012

in Management Consulting. Bain operates in 47 offices across 30 countries. In Ausralia, Bain operates out of Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. Founded in 1963 by Bruce Henderson, BCG operates in more than 75 offices worldwide. In Australia, BCG operates out of Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and Perth. Helpful Links.

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MishTalk

MAY 29, 2014

30,580 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 37-2011 2,324.0 29,990 General and operations managers 11-1021 1,972.7 53,400 Accountants and auditors 13-2011 1,275.4 25,990 Management analysts 13-1111 718.7 30,580 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 37-2011 2,324.0

Education 75

Education Retail Software Sales 75

Martinka Consulting

APRIL 26, 2019

Record number of small business sales in 2018! PriceWaterhouseCoopers – Two-thirds of companies with sales of $5,000,000 to $50,000,000 will change hands in the next 10 years (2011). Magazine – 65-75% of small companies in the US – some 10 million – likely hang up a “for sale” sign in the next 10 years (2015).

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Marketing PricewaterhouseCoopers Cash Flow Banking 40

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 14, 2018

These relationships can create efficient new sales channels and powerful feedback mechanisms or unlock entirely new business models. Alternatively, the company can operate in stealth mode by targeting customer segments that have been poorly served or ignored by traditional distributors.

Strategy 32

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Insurance 32

MishTalk

JULY 14, 2013

Until June 1, Sareb had managed to sell 700 properties (550 in the first 3 months). Clearly the pace of sales is very far below the business plan. With estimated operating costs of 1.7 With estimated operating costs of 1.7 Strategist News : Best Business Blogs 2011. -->. 2011-12-20: Capital Account.

Banking 76

Banking Analysis Trends Real Estate 76

Management Consulted

AUGUST 1, 2013

In 2011, Oliver Wyman ranked 7th in Vault’s Consulting 50 (combining “best to work for” and overall prestige). Since that time, it has become the fastest growing management consulting firm today. Lippincott, focused on brand management, serves major clients including AOL, Citigroup, Wal-Mart, and McDonald’s.

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Oliver Wyman Interviews Mercer NERA Economic Consulting 201

Martinka Consulting

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

I recently put out a notice to my network about a friend and client looking for an operations manager for his manufacturing business. When the economy sucks (think 2009-2011) too many buyers are overly defensive (and maybe they should be). Timing is everything but don’t try to micro-manage the timing process.

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Management Consulted

APRIL 6, 2014

An ERP system is an enterprise business management software program that organizes and tracks large company’s resources (cash, raw materials, production capacity, etc.) and status of financial commitments – commitments like sales orders, purchase orders, payroll, inventory, shipping, and taxes.

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PricewaterhouseCoopers IBM GBS Case Interview Interviews 221

MishTalk

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Alcatel mainly builds and develops telecommunications networks and related equipment for network operators - such as Verizon or AT&T - and other enterprise customers. Alcatel has only reported one year of profit since the merger, in 2011, ending every other year in the red. In 2012, Alcatel swung to a full-year net loss of 1.2

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Company Government Telecommunications Operations 69

Harvard Business

MAY 23, 2018

As part of this research, we conducted 120 interviews, including nine with board members and 19 with top managers. Recall that Nokia dominated the mobile and smartphone markets in 2007-2008 when Apple launched the iPhone and Google the Android operating system. Practice #1: Increase trust by defining new conversational norms.

Strategy 28

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Analysis 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 6, 2016

The post-scandal scrutiny of Wells Fargo’s culture has so far focused on the high-pressure sales environment that drove employees to create as many as two million fake accounts. The bank has since fired 5,300 employees for the illegal behavior and eliminated retail bank sales goals entirely. But the fallout is far from over.

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Leadership Banking Ethics Culture 32

Management Consulted

AUGUST 28, 2013

Revenue: $1.3B+ (2011). Booz, who could very well possibly be considered the father of management consulting as a career. It is one of the original “white-shoe” firms, accredited with being the origination of the management consulting profession. Program Management. Operations and Logistics. Information Technology.

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Interviews Culture Company Case Interview 181

MishTalk

OCTOBER 25, 2015

Rising vacancy rates and plummeting rents are increasingly common in Chinese malls and department stores, despite official data showing a sharp rebound in retail sales that helped the world's second-largest economy beat expectations in the third quarter. Major listed mall operators are also feeling the pain. That's the banks' problem."

Cash Flow 28

Cash Flow Retail Real Estate Deloitte 28

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

While the years up to 2002 were a time of growth for the firm, 2003 to 2011 brought a whole new meaning to the word “expansion”. The end of 2011 witnessed a new FTI Consulting emerge with clients in a wider range of industries and with dramatically expanded areas of expertise. Records management. Interim Management.

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Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 100

SkillQuo

AUGUST 16, 2017

These individuals range from executives with proven company records to interim managers, and these so called ‘supertemps’ have established their position as useful personnel. McKinsey research in 2011 found that 58% of U.S. So how big is the ‘supertemp’ phenomenon in business today?

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SMB Enterprise Talent Efficiency 60

MishTalk

MARCH 4, 2015

The board threatened brokers who list sales prices. Self-Serving Hypocrites Suppress Data Please consider Toronto Real Estate Board Demands Brokers Halt Online Sales Stats. The broker feels Canadians should have access to sales information online. realty websites publicly post home sales history online. Sales declining?

Real Estate 28

Real Estate Sales Data Operations 28

Harvard Business

AUGUST 3, 2018

Yet Nokia hung on to the Symbian operating system despite knowing its weaknesses in the eyes of the consumer. Nokia did have resources to develop a new operating system, but chose to stick with Symbian. Apple kept 30% of the sales made by outside developers. As a result, Nokia became less and less able to create new value.

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System Development Resources Case Study 38

Kates Kesler

JUNE 11, 2014

The organizational barriers to profitable growth are foreseeable and can be managed. A decade of centralizing global product and brand management in Amsterdam had largely denigrated the field-based commercial organizations around the world into order-takers, while the global business units migrated further away from customers and consumers.

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Apparel Healthcare Enterprise Chemicals 82

MishTalk

JANUARY 2, 2014

The latest improvement in overall operating conditions was underpinned by solid and accelerated growth in the Netherlands, Germany, Ireland and Italy, while Austria continued to expand at a robust clip despite the rate of increase easing slightly since November. in December, up from 51.6

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1 to 1

JUNE 13, 2013

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Media Advertising Trends Sales 40

Consulting and Organizational Management

OCTOBER 15, 2011

As a Consultant, Know When You’re Giving Away Too Much By Carter McNamara on October 15, 2011. It helps the client know the true costs in successfully operating his or her organization. ” Is it decreased employee turnover, increased profit or successful operation of a technical system? This Blogs Home.

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Consulting Organizational Development Guidelines Nonprofit 98

Harvard Business

MAY 18, 2018

” By detailing out how to orchestrate complex interdependencies such as customers, competitors, operations, logistics, marketing, and sales, writing a plan first appears to schedule out actions and strengthen the link between actions and performance for the new venture. ”, “Where do we want to get to?”,

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Research Operations Study Marketing 32

Consulting and Organizational Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Challenging Our Own Mental Models and Our Growth as Consultants (Part 2 of 3) By Jim Smith on February 25, 2011. You would extend your physical and mental antennae to not miss a cue that might be a clue as to how to operate successfully as a stranger in a strange land. Career Management. Crisis Management. Read more.].

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Organizational Development Nonprofit Ethics Development 58

Harvard Business

JANUARY 12, 2017

But the move to SaaS comes with considerable challenges: Firms will need to change their structure , sales culture, and incentives , and convince existing as well as new customers of the new offering’s value. increase in stock price on the announcement day.

Company 28

Company Software Sales Study 28

Harvard Business

MARCH 12, 2018

” Whether in marketing or sales, it often feels like jobs are contingent on external circumstances, the whims of executives, strategic pivots, and shareholder demands. The brand lacked identity and the books for the previous year showed a decline in net sales and a dive in profits.

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Sports Company Exercises Fashion 28

1 to 1

JUNE 11, 2013

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Telecommunications 44

Telecommunications Media Advertising Trends 44

Henman Performance Executive

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

by Linda Henman on February 23, 2011. sales slump ever, posting its second straight year of declining sales. Without one, you will diffuse resources, enable individual units of the organization to operate in silos, create conflicting tactics, and confuse customers, suppliers, financiers, and employees—just as Wal-Mart did.

Journal 28

Journal Fashion Sales Retail 28

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Today more companies are operating in knowledge and service economies. They’re not just fulfilling basic needs; they’re aiming to fulfill every need, providing conveniences like meals and gyms, and competing to be the best places to work (from 1984 through 2011, those that won outperformed their peers on stock returns by 2.3%

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Company Engineering Survey Groups 53

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 21, 2016

These require sophisticated, sustainability-based management. This can disrupt a firm’s ability to operate on schedule and budget. ” Improving risk management. ” Improving risk management. On the contrary, academic research and business experience point to quite the opposite.

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Study Efficiency Productivity Operations 28

1 to 1

JUNE 11, 2013

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Media 37

Media Advertising Trends Video 37

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 30, 2017

In his Harvard Business Review article summing up his tenure, Immelt recalls that the two things that influenced him most were Marc Andreessen’s 2011 Wall Street Journal article “ Why Software Is Eating the World ” and Eric Ries’s book The Lean Startup. Increase operating margins to 18% (by cutting expenses).

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Balance Sheet Financial Journal Company 28

Henman Performance Executive

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Therefore, the sale of sheep to individuals and the renting of sheep herds has defined a new industry. As you look at your strategy for 2011, ask yourself if you have fallen victim to the “gotta get some sheep” syndrome. Crisis Management. Talent Management. What” should always trump “who.” Advice for Consultants.

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Journal Talent Exercises Survey 28

MishTalk

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Operating revenue decreased 15.9 My personal belief is the trucking industry needs to realize production of goods will have ups and downs,” Satish Jindel, principal of SJ Consulting , which closely tracks industry pricing, told Logistics Management. That has spread to the truckload side as well. percent to $182.5 percent to $160.7

Balance Sheet 28

Balance Sheet Banking Study Policies 28

Harvard Business

JUNE 12, 2018

This kind of competition often drives consolidation mergers, in which two firms combine their production and sales. The DOJ opposed the 2011 merger that AT&T and T-Mobile wanted because it feared that the merger would threaten the role of T-Mobile as a disruptive “ un-carrier ” in the telecom industry.

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Company Airlines Industry Automotive 28

Harvard Business

MAY 28, 2018

Notably tech firms acquired an average 250 tech companies annually between 2002 and 2011 and 350 in the years since. Second, companies are attempting to pick up talent they suspect they cannot recruit directly – often as a catalyst to a broader digital transformation, or as a challenge to their existing IT operations.

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Company Talent Accenture Transportation 28

Harvard Business

MAY 4, 2016

Hiring managers will see what you have done — and can do for them. He’s building a bridge between challenges he’s met in the past and challenges the hiring manager is currently facing: “Build start-ups’ commercial infrastructures from the ground up—driving long-term growth and profitability.

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Resumes Interviews Cover Letters Recruiting 28

Harvard Business

MAY 8, 2017

We see an interesting pattern across the professionally managed companies, those whose CEOs were hired by the board. Today AWS accounts for just 10% of Amazon’s $150 billion in revenue, but generates close to $1 billion in quarterly operating profit. These CEOs are what we call “insider outsiders.”

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Methodologies Culture Metrics Company 49