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The Lockdown Unlocks Real Work

Markovitz Consulting

Recent research from the Boston Consulting Group confirms that employees can do better work when they’re liberated from much of the bureaucratic cruft that passes for daily management. Low-value travel? Peter Drucker once quipped that, “Much of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to work.”

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Management Consulting versus Investment Banking

Management Consulted

I seriously considered sales & trading (in fact, I spent a summer at Credit Suisse First Boston in NY), and was tempted to continue in that line of work post-graduation. Banking salaries average 50-100% higher than consulting salaries , with the difference increasingly significant as your seniority increases.

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Management Consulting

CaseInterview.com

Deciding on the Approach to Take Most consultants have specific approaches they take towards solving client problems. This may involve traveling to the client’s site to collect data, interview employees, and examine daily operations. Boston Consulting Group The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) is another top consulting firm.

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Study Says by 2030 1/4th of Miles Driven will be Driverless

MishTalk

A convergence of three trends – Ride Sharing, Autonomous Driving, and Vehicle Electrification—will offer big-city dwellers cheap, convenient transportation, transforming the automotive industry, says a report by the Boston Consulting group. Dealers will be less relevant as fleets make up a much bigger portion of sales.

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L.E.K. Strategy Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Starting his consulting career at Boston Consulting Group in 1976, he joined Bain in 1980, becoming a partner in 1981 and then leaving to form L.E.K. Marketing & Sales. Aviation & Travel. CONSULTING CULTURE . With regard to travel requirements, L.E.K If you look closely at L.E.K.,

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IBM Consulting Interviews: Navigating the IBM GBS Maze

Management Consulted

Howe created the IBM Consulting Group in 1992. Although it started as a tiny group, paling in comparison to the bohemoth revenues of the firm’s hardware sales, this group is now known as IBM Global Services (IGS) which is responsible for 50% of IBM’s revenue globally. Marketing Sales & Service.

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Top 10 Consulting Firms In New York

Management Consulted

The Boston Consulting Group. BCG has a strong presence in the New York, Boston and New Jersey regions – almost as strong as McKinsey. A few dozen consultants working in technology for the financial service industry are based at the Broadway office. The office at NYC has grown quite a bit the past ~7 years.