2015 Culture Strategy Turnaround 
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.
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.
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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.” Given his age, family situation, and inattention to company culture the price he received was about half of what it would have been (had he acted earlier). Conclusion.
Martinka Consulting
JULY 6, 2015
On May 4, 2015 a Wall Street Journal article discussed the Japanese company Suntory and its 2014 acquisition of Jim Beam. Sears was in the headlines because they are running out of cash as their turnaround is failing. Hitting that goal won’t be easy. The above two paragraphs make my point about where was the common sense.
Harvard Business
MARCH 12, 2018
Developing what we call an “M&A strategy for talent” is one way to overcome this. Volvo’s turnaround over the last decade offers a great example. But it’s also true for more traditional M&A, where CHROs are too often sidelined, rather than being central to driving strategy.
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.
Harvard Business
SEPTEMBER 6, 2016
Building alignment and commitment to the firm’s strategy (in particular, by emphasizing empathy as much as urgency). Selectively developing top team members to accomplish the strategy. He quickly recognized that he had to institute a new strategy and culture. Too many CEOs fall short of these skills.
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