Tom Spencer

JANUARY 8, 2022

The demand from top consulting firms for experienced hires has been growing and it has reached a peak during the pandemic for three reasons: There is a limited pool of MBA candidates, which means firms do not meet their recruitment targets by simply fishing in the MBA pond. Experienced hire opportunities are more erratic. Interview process.

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Recruiting Recruitment Case Interview Consulting 88

LSA Global

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

What Salespeople Want from a Kickoff Meeting. Do you have the right talent to execute your sales plan? Talent gaps could be caused by anything from their attitude, their activity level, their aptitude, or their fit. Do you know how to design an effective sales kickoff? What would make your sales kickoff high performing?

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Sales How To Bain Methodologies 36

Rick Conlow

MAY 31, 2023

Employees may struggle to perform their tasks or meet deadlines due to a lack of information or coordination, leading to poor attitudes. Managers may need to intervene, hold meetings, or engage in mediation processes to resolve conflicts. Increased costs of conflict resolution: Poor teamwork often leads to conflicts within the team.

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Training Training Leadership Resources 99

LSA Global

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Whereas once L&D was an often a neglected and underfunded arm of Human Resources, the L&D function plays a much broader role today as it adapts to meet the changing needs of their organizations. Successful organizations have learned how to design the right L&D strategy. We know that the same is true with training strategies.

Strategy 28

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Company 28

LSA Global

APRIL 11, 2017

Bain & Company reported that managers, for instance, spend an average of 8 hours per week (one full day!) We think you have to take into account your own workplace culture and how the problem of email overload could be most effectively handled in your particular situation and with respect to your specific talent management strategies.

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Culture Bain Talent Meeting 41

LSA Global

AUGUST 8, 2019

Your mission to build a high performing team requires that you develop your talent in the best way to meet your short- and long-term goals. According to Bain & Company, about 15% of all employees on average are what you could consider both high performing and high potential. But training alone won’t do the trick.

Bain 28

Bain Culture Talent Research 28

LSA Global

AUGUST 8, 2019

Your mission to build a high performing team requires that you develop your talent in the best way to meet your short- and long-term goals. According to Bain & Company, about 15% of all employees on average are what you could consider both high performing and high potential. But training alone won’t do the trick.

Bain 28

Bain Culture Talent Research 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 27, 2017

In a recent survey , Bain & Company found that just 2% of companies are successful in achieving their sustainability goals. However, like many of the companies surveyed by Bain, we were unsure how to connect our strategic vision around sustainability with meaningful operational changes. Simone Golob/Getty Images.

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Company Strategy Strategy Strategy& 48

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

In research for our book, Time, Talent and Energy, my co-author Michael Mankins and I found that such investments do indeed pay off: The top-quartile companies in our study unlocked 40% more productive power in their workforce through better practices in time, talent and energy management.

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Agile Energy Productivity Talent 53

Asamby Consulting

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Large consulting firms Well known big consulting firms include the Big Fours and other strategic consultancies such as PwC, KPMG, EY, Deloitte, McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group and Bain & Company to name a few. However, you may still find a small consulting firm to meet your needs.

Consulting 52

Consulting Financial Boston Consulting Group Operations 52

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

According to Bain & Company’s analysis, activist investors are now the fastest-growing class of institutional investors—and more than 75% of their demands involve nominating or replacing directors on boards. How much more scrutiny do boards of directors face these days? When Home Depot slipped to last among U.S.

Company 28

Company Bain Talent Research 28

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

Promotions are dependent on how quickly you meet functional competencies and skill requirements set out for you by the powers that be. FTI is a large firm with a good reputation and the opportunity to work with some extremely talented individuals who are experts in their field. Key Learning Courses are: New Employee Orientation.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 100

Harvard Business

JULY 19, 2017

At Bain & Company, we do not believe that companies should try to use agile methods everywhere. The group started by meeting every Monday for an hour or two, but found the pace of decision making too slow. Create small, talent-rich teams working outside the hierarchy to address your most important priorities.

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Agile How To Enterprise Metrics 28

CaseInterview.com

APRIL 30, 2019

The fact that you made it past the first round indicates you most likely do have natural talent and skills to get an offer. Then a Bain first round that afternoon. Find a way to network your way to meeting existing McKinsey consultants. I remember one week where I had a McKinsey interview (first round) on Monday morning.

Case Interview 40

Case Interview Interviews McKinsey Mercer 40

Management Consulted

MAY 22, 2016

The firm is small and internally loyal – poaching talent from one group to haul it over to another is frowned upon. Generally, weekly meetings with your manager are available and the atmosphere is collegial; many current and ex-employees reference how smart and friendly the people are that they have worked with at Archstone Consulting.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 100

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

In fact, management consultancy Bain & Co. Not seeking CEOs who value talent development. But CEOs at the best-run PE-owned firms we’ve worked with emphasize both recruiting and talent development. He held them accountable for meeting sizable improvements, but he also supported the team during challenging periods.

Company 28

Company Engineering Turnaround System 28

Harvard Business

MAY 24, 2017

According to Bain’s Macro Trends Group, the global supply of capital stands at nearly 10 times global GDP. In contrast, today’s scarcest resource is your human capital, as measured by the time, talent and energy of your workforce. Difference-making talent is also scarce. Energy, too, is difficult to come by.

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Management Company Balance Sheet Talent 53

CaseInterview.com

JUNE 13, 2019

The top three consulting firms — McKinsey, Bain, and BCG — have acceptance rates of less than five percent during any given year. Tell everyone who you are trying to meet and why. Remember that top tier firms want only the best talent, which is part of the reason why they recruit from brand name schools.

Case Interview 53

Case Interview Cover Letters Interviews Resumes 53

Harvard Business

MARCH 13, 2017

Organizations waste too much time - see how Bain helps them manage it like money in this 10-minute video slide deck. Now his inbox collects fewer than 40 daily emails, and meetings are more focused and efficient. Related Video. Your Scarcest Resource. To download a customizable version, visit the Visual Library.

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How To Energy Operations Bain 49

CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

It was a mind-numbingly dull experience in terms of the menial tasks I was assigned, but I got to meet some great people, learn about how an investment bank functions, and build up my financial literacy. For the full time cycle, I applied to more firms: McKinsey, Bain, BCG, Deloitte, and Booz. This too was crucial in my readiness.

Case Interview 40

Case Interview McKinsey Interviews Bain 40

LSA Global

APRIL 16, 2021

Then align your sales and service teams to meet their needs while never taking them for granted. Consequently, their sales teams needed to identify and win more new customers to meet growth targets. But beware; McKinsey reports that 50 percent of new product launches do not meet their targets.

Sales 36

Sales B2B Training Training 36

Harvard Business

APRIL 25, 2017

See More Videos > See More Videos > To understand what makes a leader inspirational, Bain & Company launched a new research program , starting with a survey of 2,000 people. In one highly visible moment, he applauded Mark Fields (who would eventually become his successor) for admitting to a failure in an executive meeting.

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How To Culture Video Survey 53

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

A lot of people have generic PowerPoint knowledge, but it’s incredibly rare for us to meet someone who could rock a McKinsey quality PowerPoint without hours and hours of babysitting. A McKinsey presentation is unique in its own way , in the same way that Bain, BCG, Deloitte, Oliver Wyman, Booz & Co and KPMG etc. Why is that?

Consulting 100

Consulting Oliver Wyman Case Interview Interviews 100

Harvard Business

JULY 12, 2016

They schedule lots of meetings. This implies that there is a cost of adding a new process, a new piece of analysis, a new meeting—and customers ultimately bear this cost. In one shocking study, my Bain colleagues discovered that just supporting a single weekly meeting was costing one large company 300,000 hours a year.

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Energy How To Meeting Analysis 28

CaseInterview.com

AUGUST 12, 2019

When I got an offer from them originally, I had a chance to meet a lot of the people. The other observation I made is that those who did the best in the cases I gave (most of whom ended up a few weeks later with Bain & McKinsey offers) were those who prepared the most. LEK is a great firm. It is not a lot of time.

Interviews 40

Interviews Case Interview Consulting Video 40

Harvard Business

MAY 17, 2016

The key product and customer jobs no longer attracted the best talent. After seeing this data presented, the CEO left the meeting committed to reversing course. One simple way to maintain speed as your company grows is by having fewer, higher impact meetings. It’s a common story in business today.

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Bain Meeting Company Pharmaceuticals 36