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Transitioning from Management Consulting to Corporate Strategy/M&A – the Interview Process

Tom Spencer

Many management consultants hardly complete two or three years in their jobs before they realize that there’s more to life than consulting. Interviews. Helping the organization to identify and manage strategic uncertainty. In terms of the interview process it followed the following steps: HR interview (fit).

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Why HR Should Have a Seat at the Crisis Management Table

Melissa Agnes

But while external communications are typically top of mind in a crisis (at least for the organizations with a mindset on communication), there is an equally important stakeholder group that is often overlooked when it comes to crisis management: the internal stakeholders. The importance of internal crisis communications. This is critical.

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What It Takes to Become a Great Product Manager

Harvard Business

Because I teach a course on Product Management at Harvard Business School, I am routinely asked “what is the role of a Product Manager?” ” The role of a Product Manager (PM) is often referred to as the “CEO of the Product.” Emotional Intelligence (EQ). Running design sprints.

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How to Know If Someone Is Ready to Be a Manager

Harvard Business

When you’re hiring a new manager, the stakes are high. You need someone who can effectively lead people, manage a budget, liaise with upper management — and, usually, do it all from day one. Would you hire or promote a star player into a management role if they’ve never managed anyone?

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What Self-Awareness Really Is (and How to Cultivate It)

Harvard Business

Self-awareness seems to have become the latest management buzzword — and for good reason. Conducting in depth interviews with 50 people who’d dramatically improved their self-awareness to learn about the key actions that helped them get there, as well as their beliefs and practices. Take Jeremiah, a marketing manager.

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Optimists Are Better at Finding New Jobs

Harvard Business

But unhappiness actually serves a crucial function, signaling the need for change, prompting us to switch companies or fields, or even just motivating us to secretly update our resume at home (just in case). Optimism is also helpful during the interview process, making candidates appear more likeable and capable.

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Younger and Older Executives Need Different Things from Coaching

Harvard Business

Our data included executives’ scores on personality and emotional intelligence assessments, interviews with their managers and HR, and our case notes. In each case, one of us served as the executive coach and worked with the executive to set their individual goals.