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Mergers & Acquisitions: Strategy

Tom Spencer

MERGERS have had a ubiquitous presence in the news recently as leaders in the airline , publishing , and telecommunications industries have taken steps to consolidate. Clarifying why your client wishes to undertake the acquisition is a good place to begin, both in a case interview and in a real-life consulting engagement.

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Seabury Group Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Founded in 1995 by former Bain consultants and headquartered in New York City, they focus on developing airline strategy and implementing major operational turnaround. In fact, one of our interview coaches, Michael Hecht, used to work for The Seabury Group and now works for Delta Airlines as a member of their Skymiles team.

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How Companies Can Champion Sustainable Development

Harvard Business

Given political climates around the world and a new wariness around international cooperation, the private sector could find itself in the hot seat: trying to pick up the slack on big issues from climate change to sustainable development. The problem is that the private sector is not easily organized to create or bolster public goods.

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Sample Consulting Case Questions

Tom Spencer

Below we provide a selection of sample consulting case questions. Your client is a low-cost airline headquartered in Philadelphia with frequent service to cities along the East Coast of the United States. They want to develop a growth strategy for the next five years. (Source: Flickr ). Declining Profitability. Growth Strategy.

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Wrap Up Post from Issues Management Workshop at #CPRS2014

Melissa Agnes

Today’s reality is that no matter where an issue – but especially a crisis – originates, it will develop an online presence. There are two reasons that made “United Breaks Guitars” a crisis for United Airlines, rather than an issue: Remember! It doesn’t. An issue is an issue and a crisis is a crisis.

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Why consulting?

Management Consulted

The prize for best answer was a FREE Consulting Case Bank and The Consulting Bible 3rd edition – a HUGE giveaway – so we weren’t surprised when we heard from so many of you. As we were looking through your responses, we realized you were answering as if you were in an interview – and that’s smart.

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6 Steps to Make Your Strategic Plan Really Strategic

Harvard Business

I’ll let you in on the six-step technique I have developed over many years, working with clients and in teaching my public seminars on strategic planning. ” Take the case of a recent client of mine, an architectural firm. ” Metrics were developed to monitor these, and targets were set before moving on.