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Don’t Be Tyrannized by Old Metrics

Harvard Business

While effective metrics are essential for focusing attention and achieving results, they can also overpower better sense. Most industries cower to a few central metrics, the yardsticks that define the winners and losers. Metrics tried and proven over years become a guide to what’s important, driving resource allocation.

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The most attractive consulting market in the world

The Source

Its standout industries include financial services and manufacturing—and automotive in particular—and these are not only performing well at the moment, but look set to remain buoyant going into 2019. That’s particularly the case with regard to implementation work, as clients continue work on digital transformation initiatives.

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What the Companies on the Right Side of the Digital Business Divide Have in Common

Harvard Business

billion, including most major firms in the manufacturing, consumer packaged goods, financial services, and retail industries. Within the core business, digital technologies are fundamentally changing the way Honeywell creates and captures value for its industrial customers through new efficiencies and services that unlock new value.

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Elon Musk’s Unusual Compensation Plan Isn’t Really About Compensation at All

Harvard Business

When I presented that thesis to a room of executives, including in the automotive industry, four years ago, most of them said that this scenario is at best 20 years away, that “Tesla would never be able to produce a solid car,” and that “Lyft and Uber are just for Millennials.” Tesla’s future is uncertain.

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BTS Group Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

With a constantly expanding field of practice areas, BTS is on its way to being a major player in the consulting industry. Industries. Aerospace and Automotive. Industrial Equipment. Round three is a 45 minute PowerPoint presentation including a SWOT analysis and other metrics for a company of your choosing.

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You Don’t Have to Be a Software Company to Think Like One

Harvard Business

You’re competing against platforms like Uber in transportation, Google in automotive, Airbnb in hospitality, LinkedIn in recruiting, Netflix in television, and the list goes on. Key performance metrics, such as “intent to return,” driven by expensive tickets and long lines, were worsening.

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Top Consulting Firms

CaseInterview.com

Prestige : How much influence does the consulting firm carry in the industry? It has consistently been the #1 most valued brand in the consulting industry and is associated with cutting-edge strategic approaches. It was known for a concierge business model: one client per industry, letting it maximize value per client.