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Developing next-generation leaders

Brimstone Consulting

CASE STUDY. Additionally, the leaders did not see themselves as having decision-making power and they operated in organizational silos. Together, these issues were negatively impacting the operational efficiency of the organization and employee engagement.

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M&A deals – benefits and drawbacks

Tom Spencer

Many consulting, corporate strategy, and corporate development roles require the interviewee to go through an M&A case study. Depending on the firm and specific role this case could be very strategic and operational like doing a market entry/growth-type case or very technical (i.e. Benefits of Combining Forces.

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IT Consulting: What’s All the Fuss about ‘Soft Skills’

Tom Spencer

I believe this is especially the case with ‘soft skills’, a term which is often mocked as an empty excuse for applying to undersubscribed university courses. Nevertheless, a case study of the IT consulting segment can readily showcase the real-life application of soft skills.

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3 Tactics for Accelerating Company Performance Despite an Economic Downturn

Organizational Talent Consulting

Only operating in the short term or taking too much risk and gambling on one specific future are frequent traps leaders fall into when facing economic uncertainty. In the following video, Dr. Chermack provides an overview of the process using a small business case study. Performance Accelerator 1: Scenario Planning.

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Does your website speak the right lingo? Here’s how you can tell.

Rod Burkert

One thing I found last week: Your Clients Pay You to be Effective, Not Efficient … a LinkedIn article by Tim Williams who reminds us to be overly obsessed with delivering the results (the ends), not doing the work (the means). It’s the words and phrases and jargon they use to describe their operations, services, and issues.

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How to Quantify Sustainability’s Impact on Your Bottom Line

Harvard Business

We chose Brazil’s beef industry as the location of our case study , both for the size and complexity of the industry and for its impact on the planet. For slaughterhouses and retailers (Brazilian operations), we also projected positive benefits: $20 million to $120 million (0.01% to 0.1% of revenues). million and $39.9

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A.T. Kearney Interview & Culture

Management Consulted

Now known to be THE best sourcing, procurement and operations consulting firm in the world, A.T. 1997 – First Global Prize, an annual business school case study competition for potential recruits, awarded. Operations. Mir Aamir - Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, Coupons.com. Strategic IT.