Management Consulted

OCTOBER 3, 2012

As we were looking through your responses, we realized you were answering as if you were in an interview – and that’s smart. These days, it pays to practice being in “interview mode” so you’re ready for the real thing – whether it’s networking with a neighbor at Starbucks or sitting in the hot seat.

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Consulting Case Interview Interviews Engineering 204

MishTalk

JANUARY 24, 2014

Argentina Institutes 50% Tax on Internet Purchases; Emerging Market Contagion Spreads; Argentina, Venezuela, Turkey Roundup Yesterday, Argentina devalued the Peso hoping to halt further declines in its currency reserves. Markets had seen this coming as charts of the Peso vs. the US dollar show. The 5-year decline is over 50%.

Marketing 78

Marketing Policies Government Financial 78

Management Consulted

JULY 15, 2015

Besides some of the traditional benefits that most employers offer, like 401K and stock options, some of the additional Virgin perks are pretty cool – like being able to fly for free on their airlines, subsidized cost of other Virgin company services like mobile service, railway service, gym memberships, etc.

Groups 100

Groups Culture Interviews Travel 100

Management Consulted

APRIL 24, 2016

However, when the war was over, the abundance of used military planes inundated the commercial market and sent many aircraft producing companies into financial tailspins. By adding airmail planes to its fleet, in addition to servicing the rapidly expanding market for commercial airlines, Boeing saw sustained post-war success.

Culture 100

Culture Interviews Recruiting Recruitment 100

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Our surveys, research and extensive interviews suggest that this sense of mission fades first and fastest at the upper and middle layers of the company as they become diluted with professional managers. Professional managers tend to worry most about stakeholders somewhere in their own office. .” Then they go back to selling.

Sales 28

Sales Energy Company Strategy 28

Confessions of a Consultant

AUGUST 6, 2017

I’ve admired Ray for many years and was doubly delighted when he was recently announced as the interim CEO of the airline, having been promoted from the role of HR Director. My lunch-buddy was making the point that this just wouldn’t happen in finance or marketing. But was he correct? It’s definitely not about who you know.

Engineering 45

Engineering Finance Case Interview Survey 45

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 16, 2018

How Bad is Airline Service, Really? Youngme and Mihir welcome their colleague Ryan Buell to discuss whether airlines deserve their reputation for terrible customer service. Youngme Moon interviews Eugene Soltes, who talks about “Why They Do It: Inside the Mind of the White Collar Criminal.” Download this podcast.

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Retail Airlines Media Culture 51