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Lifehacks for New Management Consultants

Steve Shu Consulting

It’s been nearly twenty years since I started management consulting. Get airline status so that you can board planes as soon as possible (e.g., purchase airline credit card if necessary). Get briefed on the industry of your client as fast as possible; ask others what they did to come up to speed.

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Consultant Ninja: US Industries in a World of S**t: Management.

Consultant Ninja

Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. US Industries in a World of S**t. I was thinking about broken US industries this evening. For some reason, saying an industry is "broken" just doesnt do it justice.

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Book Review – “How the mighty fall” by Jim Collins

Tom Spencer

A fine example of a company that passed through the five stages of decline to ultimately collapse was the one popularly known as “the king of good times” – Kingfisher Airlines. Kingfisher Airlines, once known for its best in class service, on board meals, and staff courtesy fell from grace due to excessive arrogance.

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Achieving Startup Success via Product-Market Fit

Tom Spencer

That is, understanding key players in the industry who provide similar offerings to the same group of customers. For example, Southwest Airlines competes directly with Delta and American Airlines, but also competes with car travel because of its unique business model.

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Sustainable Aviation: Emerging Trends and Opportunities

Tom Spencer

This includes not only commercial airlines, but also cargo planes and military aircraft. Most commercial airlines contain two engines, while cargo planes and some military craft generally require four or more (common engines for these large-scale aerospace vehicles include PW JT9D-7R4G2 engines, GE CF6-80C2B1, or RR RB211-524D4 engines ).

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Consultant Ninja: On Selling Out: Management Consulting Blog

Consultant Ninja

Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. We were recently doing due diligence for a private equity client on a heavy industrial manufacturer they were considering buying. Management Consulting. On Selling Out.

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Consultant Ninja: Classic Consulting Quotes: Management.

Consultant Ninja

Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. Management Consulting. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Consultant Ninja. Tuesday, January 13, 2009. Classic Consulting Quotes. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Consulting.