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We Interviewed 57 Female CEOs to Find Out How More Women Can Get to the Top

Harvard Business

We then conducted a series of in-depth individual interviews, delving into pivotal experiences in their personal history and career progression, and using Korn Ferry’s executive online assessment to measure key personality traits and drivers that had an impact. In essence, the women worked harder and longer to get to the same place.

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Welcome All Future Management Consultants – Favorite Posts, Link Roundup, and Reader Questions

Management Consulted

Everything from recruiting to lifestyle, daily work to client relationships. Berkeley undergrad who received Navigant and FTI Consulting offers – our interviewee shares insights on recruiting from a large public university , and his thoughts on the relative merits of Navigant Consulting and FTI Consulting. Favorite recent posts.

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Management Consulting versus Investment Banking

Management Consulted

The cons of investment banking – the long hours, the repetitive and unengaging nature of the work, the lack of non-finance exit opportunities – mattered far more to me than a 6-figure salary. This expertise may be as broad as “operations turnaround” and as specific as “benchmarking for insurance companies.”

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HR’s Role in Building High Performance Organizations

Confessions of a Consultant

Back in my GE days, the Finance Director was skeptical about the merits of the HR function which he labeled the ‘Health and Happiness Department.’ Devise a semi-structured interview format and ask the customers what they want from you. Benchmarking. The Devil looked at her and smiled: “Yesterday we were recruiting.