Kates Kesler

APRIL 7, 2022

Work and decisions often become centralized at a corporate level for a variety of good reasons – to drive common strategy and policy, to consolidate work for efficiency and scale, to leverage scarce talent through centers of expertise. It typically is a set of roles at the center and dedicated or aligned roles in the operating units.

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Agile Enterprise Metrics Talent 65

LSA Global

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

“Change” Has Changed Over three-quarters of CEOs acknowledge that their organizations need reinvention to compete for customers and talent. Research by Accenture found that upskilling your people as you undertake a transformation triples the value of the change initiative. A misaligned culture will derail any desired change effort.

Management 36

Management How To Accenture Culture 36

Management Consulted

JULY 2, 2017

And with Bain’s globally-recognized social culture, Vault ranked Bain as the Best Place to Work in 2015. As one of the oldest and most storied cities in North America, Boston is full of historic sites and leading cultural institutions which the employees and their families enjoy on holidays or weekends.

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Oliver Wyman Mercer Consulting Deloitte 72

1 to 1

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

For Shelly Swanback, who joined TTEC Engage as CEO in May, creating a culture of empowerment isn’t just part of her job – it’s a passion. Most notably, she launched and built Accenture Digital into a global digital transformation powerhouse with more than $20 billion in annual revenue in just seven years.

Leadership 26

Leadership Talent Accenture Culture 26

Management Consulted

JANUARY 20, 2014

BearingPoint Interview and Culture. However, today BearingPoint is emerging as a player in the operations and technology scene, especially in Europe, and has re-established an impressive growth trajectory. Read on to discover interesting nuances of culture and competence that are unique to the global consulting firm. Industries.

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BearingPoint Interviews Oliver Wyman Capgemini 139

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

The office is incredibly diverse, with some of the best talent from 35+ countries and folks that speak 29 languages. The culture is really crisp with very intelligent people around; in fact, some of the “best” longest-standing McKinseyites in the world are in NYC and McKinsey has significant support staff in the office as well.

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Consulting Deloitte Bain McKinsey 157

Harvard Business

JUNE 6, 2018

I just took my company through an acquisition and found that even the smallest operational change can have a significant negative impact on both employees and customers. Maintaining quality customer experience, we found, requires a mix of expert individuals and operational processes. Sponsored by Accenture Strategy.

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Operations Culture Deloitte Accenture 31

Harvard Business

JULY 5, 2016

It might be an earnings boost, where the post-acquisition company continues to operate independently while increasing the value of the parent company. It might be to buy talent. Sponsored by Accenture. But, like bolting on capabilities, bolt-on talent doesn’t work, either. Insight Center. No strategy is static.

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Software Education Construction Culture 29

Harvard Business

MAY 3, 2016

For many business leaders — 85%, according to a recent Accenture survey — such open innovation is critical to their strategic plans. They focused on the entrepreneurial talent, not the technology. Create an “operating architecture” that facilitates quick responses to potential challenges.

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Intellectual Property Talent Groups Accenture 28

Harvard Business

MAY 18, 2018

Organizations, processes, and cultures will be integrated for weeks and months after the organizations come together, causing disruption and uncertainty. Sponsored by Accenture Strategy. It makes the culture too risk averse and squelches momentum. Competing in the Future. How to make your company more nimble and responsive.

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Agile Efficiency Culture Trends 53

Harvard Business

MAY 16, 2018

Sponsored by Accenture Strategy. While Cruise is a far cry from old-line auto manufacturing, GM saw in it an opportunity to advance its own capabilities in autonomous vehicles by acquiring talent and technology that would have taken too long to develop organically. No operational integration is necessary. Insight Center.

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Company Retail Insurance Insurance 28

Harvard Business

JULY 14, 2016

Such a high failure rate isn’t surprising, as leaders are trying to create entirely new competencies and wedge them into an organization with strong legacy cultures and operating models. Sponsored by Accenture. Is this a digital upgrade or a digital transformation? Insight Center. How Digital Business Models Are Changing.

Real Estate 28

Real Estate Course Operations Accenture 28

Harvard Business

JULY 22, 2016

Sponsored by Accenture. For most organizations, this is the least risky option, and a good middle road, despite the fact that many traditional organizations often see digital network operators as threats rather than allies. Even if you use a ready-made system, you need to have the internal talent to use it wisely.

Real Estate 28

Real Estate Talent System Tools 28

Harvard Business

MARCH 31, 2017

Sponsored by Accenture. Focus on the talent. Both American Express and P&G have long been known for their talent management approaches, and their work with analysts and data scientists is no exception. Insight Center. The Age of AI. How it will impact business, industry, and society. Augmentation, not automation.

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System Data Advertising Tools 28

Harvard Business

MAY 15, 2018

However, these cross-functional groups often bump up against misaligned incentives, hierarchical decision-making, and cultural rigidities, causing progress to stall or action to not be taken at all. Sponsored by Accenture Strategy. This story is not unique. Insight Center. Competing in the Future. High performing organizations are 2.5

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Agile How To Efficiency Groups 50

Harvard Business

JUNE 23, 2017

Sponsored by Accenture. Cultural resistance can also become a bigger obstacle than anticipated. We’ve observed that it’s often because they are not supported by the right organizational structure and talent and are not aligned with the business strategy. Insight Center. Putting Data to Work.

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Data How To Enterprise Travel 28

Harvard Business

JANUARY 27, 2017

At some of the world’s most successful enterprises — Google, Netflix, Amazon, Alibaba, Facebook — autonomous algorithms, not talented managers, increasingly get the last word. CEOs need to clarify when talented humans must defer to algorithmic judgment. But that future’s already arrived. That’s hard.

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Enterprise Software Data Engineering 28

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 3, 2012

While I was working with them, the focus of my PhD gradually shifted toward how economic integration and various factors (domestic, international, political, economic) have impacted Japanese companies’ corporate strategy and operations over the past couple of decades. However, this was not the only reason why I went into consulting head on.

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Consulting Case Interview Interviews Engineering 204

CaseInterview.com

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Accenture, Oliver Wyman. Culture : Is the work environment healthy or toxic? It has an academic culture focused on continuous improvement.Intellectual rigor and factual analysis skills are vital components of success, as is a can-do attitude with an optimistic focus. Hours are long, and the culture can be demanding.

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Oliver Wyman Boston Consulting Group Consulting Bain 81

QEmploy

JUNE 28, 2019

This idea needs to be implemented not only from a social point of view but also from a cultural aspect. Policies that contribute to workforce equity and inclusion create equal opportunity for all employees and a diverse talent acquisition as a result. The firms show commitment to diversity and cultural competency.

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Consulting Boston Consulting Group Policies Accenture 71

Harvard Business

AUGUST 7, 2017

For instance, Goldcorp, the global mining company, recently partnered with Accenture to help knit together an ecosystem of large and small IoT suppliers to co-develop a connected mine in Cerro Negro, Nicaragua. They Update Their Talent Management Strategies. ” There are several strategies that can be used to develop IoT talent.

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ROI Operations Talent Accenture 28

Harvard Business

MAY 24, 2018

Ostensibly, young companies are “acqui-hired” more for their best people than for any real interest in their products, services, or ongoing operations. Talent acquisition is acqui-hiring’s main purpose, say innovation pundits — everything else matters less. Sponsored by Accenture Strategy.

Enterprise 28

Enterprise Talent How To Agile 28

Harvard Business

MAY 25, 2018

Sponsored by Accenture Strategy. Google (along with its parent, Alphabet) is known for importing talent through acquisition—and Google is a very prolific acquirer. These new organizations are likely to operate quite differently from traditional corporations. Insight Center. Competing in the Future.

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Insurance Insurance Accenture Bain 28

Management Consulted

APRIL 6, 2014

PWC INTERVIEW AND CULTURE. While PwC is a global brand in the professional services industry, each member firm in various locations around the world are locally owned and operated and subject to the laws of their geographic jurisdictions (which makes sense, because some countries require this of accounting firms). Industries.

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PricewaterhouseCoopers IBM GBS Case Interview Interviews 221