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Cornerstone Research Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Many former employees go on to programs in business, finance, economics and law. The second round interview is structured the same as the first, only the case will be more involved (think profitability cases and econometric questions). Case Studies. MBA programs? Not quite as much. CORNERSTONE RESEARCH LINKS.

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Case Study: Is Holacracy for Us?

Harvard Business

Rogier hadn’t once mentioned holacracy or self-managed teams, even though the executive team and the board had been talking for months about transitioning to just such a system at the global construction company. It hits our collective reputation and our finances.” The two men went way back.

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From STEM PhD to Federal Consulting: An Interview with Josh

Management Consulted

Well, I grew up in Bethesda, MD, and attended the University of Vermont in Burlington, VT for – BS (finance), MS (nutritional sciences), and PhD (cell and molecular biology). There’s no “hiring season” to follow, no case studies to prepare for, and frequently, candidates are hired to fill a specific position for an ongoing contract.

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Experienced Hire from Harvard breaks in to Healthcare Consulting (Part 1)

Management Consulted

I actually just did one yesterday with a friend, and I’m still getting feedback that’s constructive, which is good. Even though I’ve been studying since November, even though I’ve been to a BCG final-round interview, I still could get some constructive feedback. What sets L.E.K.

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Organizational Fitness for Growth: Five Insights for CEOs

Kates Kesler

PepsiCo is also a case study in the vertical health of the organization: getting to the right number of layers. Nearly every function from marketing to human resources and finance was replicated at each level: Enterprise functions and infrastructure. Today, large companies need the benefits of both. #2:

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Resolving Executive Conflict: Finding a Path Forward

Confessions of a Consultant

Indeed, several organizations have attempted to harness the power of internal friction e.g. ‘Constructive Confrontation’ in Intel has been widely publicized and ‘Straight Talk’ in Pfizer plays a very similar role. Derogatory: “Finance: where ideas go to die”. Case Study: I worked with a financial services client on a strategy project.

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The “Smart Society” of the Future Doesn’t Look Like Science Fiction

Harvard Business

Collectively, the D5 nations serve two important purposes for our project: They give us a way to construct a global benchmark that can be used to assess D5 nations and other countries, and they each offer a case study and model for what smart can look like. The outcomes of this exercise are shown in the exhibits below.