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Key Team Rituals to Improve Alignment at Work

LSA Global

Do you always begin meetings a certain way, celebrate wins with a traditional team lunch, or give bonuses at each five-year work anniversary? Benchmark your new employee onboarding practices here. And Bain & Co. reports that that almost 90 percent of executives are dissatisfied with meetings at their company.

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Management Consulting versus Investment Banking

Management Consulted

At the Big 3 (Bain, Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey), you can expect travel 50-75% of the time. Finally, you have constant client interaction which develops “client skills” – from managing client teams to running meetings to learning how to navigate different corporate environments. 2) Heavy team interaction.

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Archstone Consulting Culture and Interview Tips

Management Consulted

While originally founded as an independent strategic firm, Archstone Consulting was acquired by leading enterprise benchmarking firm The Hackett Group in 2009. However, while your co-workers may be industry experts and overall nice people, the office culture at Archstone Consulting is limited when compared to a firm like Bain.

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The Greatest Barriers to Growth, According to Executives

Harvard Business

After seeing this data presented, the CEO left the meeting committed to reversing course. Eighty-five percent of executives say that the greatest barriers to achieving their growth objectives lie inside their own four walls, according to research by Bain & Company. Speed is measurable and can be benchmarked.

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Consultant Ninja: Another Casualty of the Financial Crises.

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. I think a more interesting graph would show each fund against a respective benchmark (e.g., skip to main | skip to sidebar. Consultant Ninja. Monday, June 22, 2009.

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What Sales Teams Should Do to Prepare for the Next Recession

Harvard Business

Our recent benchmarking of nearly 900 B2B companies underscores the importance of these tools. After deploying this and other digital tools, the company’s sales team doubled its rate of scheduling a first meeting with a prospective customer. Detect and reinforce effective behaviors. Raise the game in pricing.

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