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Sometimes Doing the Right Thing Involves Risk

Harmonious Workplaces

Leaders striving for a better workplace may suffer consequences In a recent post on LinkedIn from the Business & Management Consultants open group, a contributor posted, “A manager who challenges the boss and stands up for their team, despite risking their own career, is a true leader.” I complied; he didn’t.

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Examples of Organizations Who Have Top Business Training Programs

Clarity Consultants

Many companies are already operating with lean staff, due to high attrition rates and not replacing staff, not to mention downsizing as a result of a difficult economy. In this kind of environment, focusing on worker retention and cross training to make existing workers more efficient makes a lot of sense. McKinsey & Company.

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Pilot Pulls Wrong Throttle, Kills 43; Tennessee Train Crash Releases Toxic Fumes, 5,000 Evacuated; Robot-Preventable Accidents

MishTalk

Improper training of a Taiwan pilot took the lives of 43 people in February. The ASC’s report also showed that Captain Liao Jian-zong, who was at the controls, had failed simulator training in May 2014, in part because he had insufficient knowledge of how to deal with an engine flame-out on take-off.

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The Consulting Value Proposition

Tom Spencer

Consultants can provide management with the expertise needed to address specific business problems. An example from 2014 occurred when McKinsey poached two partners from AlixPartners, one of the world’s best-known restructuring firms. Consultants can assist management by providing independent advice. Expert Knowledge.

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The Power of Simulation-Based Learning

LSA Global

Do Not Underestimate the Power of Simulation-Based Learning Simulation-based learning operates on the principle that you cannot learn to swim by just reading a book. Victims, passengers, and patients are protected from unnecessary risks while learners build the knowledge, skills, and attitudes they will need to operate successfully.

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AlixPartners Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

As such, AlixPArtners is known for being packed full of industry and consulting experts and the firm’s managing directors have been called upon by several leading publications such as Bloomberg, WSJ, the Financial Times, CNBC, and Fox Business. Information Management. 2014: “Woman of the Year in Restructuring.”

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Alvarez & Marsal Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

One of the things we really love to do here at Management Consulted is answer the questions you have for us. After this first success came a string of high-profile engagements in which Alvarez & Marsal provided advisory and crisis management services to troubled and underperforming entities. Regulatory and Risk Management.