Management Consulted

DECEMBER 6, 2015

This Firm Profile started as an email from Sean, asking if we could write on Alvarez & Marsal, “The Turnaround Guys”. The firm’s first turnaround client was the household brand, Timex Corporation. Turnaround and Restructuring. ALVAREZ & MARSAL CULTURE. ALVAREZ & MARSAL KEY STATS. Practice Areas. Tax Advisory.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Turnaround Case Interview 100

Management Consulted

JUNE 14, 2015

Founded in 1995 by former Bain consultants and headquartered in New York City, they focus on developing airline strategy and implementing major operational turnaround. SEABURY GROUP CULTURE. In fact, in terms of firms we profile, they are truly one of the new kids on the block.

Groups 100

Groups Interviews Culture Case Interview 100

Martinka Consulting

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

The July 29, 2015 edition of the Wall Street Journal featured an article titled, “The Cost of Germany’s Graying Managers.” When the son took over the business they shed operations that were half of their sales and staff. My final example (from the article) is about the Brockhaus Group.

Small Business 40

Small Business Turnaround Journal Sales 40

Harvard Business

AUGUST 9, 2016

From 1996 to 2015, the number of publicly traded companies in the United States alone dropped nearly 50%. These buy outs shifted agency from owners to managers; “corporate raiders” worked with high-yield debt to fund these turnarounds. Leaders were driven by short-term profits and rapid action to flip the organization.

Talent 28

Talent Real Estate Financial Operations 28

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

When a private equity firm adds a new company to its portfolio, analysts rigorously size up its financial, operational, and competitive condition. He quickly recognized that he had to institute a new strategy and culture. From 2008 to 2015 SCA’s revenue rose 88% (from $690 million to $1.3 And it has continued to this day.

Company 28

Company Engineering Turnaround System 28

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 22, 2016

In the end, a combination of unattainable objectives, an environment that lacked transparency, and a culture where failure was not perceived to be a viable option, led some VA administrators and clinic staff to manipulate data to make it appear as though the wait time goal was being achieved.

Culture 28

Culture Leadership Resources Healthcare 28

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Great stories are credible, simple, consistent, and use both financial and nonfinancial metrics to link a long-term vision and firm values with a distinctive business strategy and focused operational priorities. They operated with a both/and mindset, seeking to deliver on immediate goals in a way that also built a sustainable future.

Metrics 32

Metrics Study Financial Operations 32