Harvard Business
DECEMBER 13, 2017
As the longtime CEO of Otto Hotels & Resorts, now the second-largest lodging company in the world, he’d packed for hundreds of work trips before, but suits were his go-to. Otto had just finished a $9 billion acquisition of Beekman Hotels, which meant it now had nearly 4,800 hotels and just over a million rooms in 100 countries.
Harvard Business
JUNE 26, 2017
Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. They both knew that he did care and was under pressure from Carlton to improve the bottom line, but he hated the idea that profits had to be part of MMC’s core strategy.
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Harvard Business
OCTOBER 13, 2016
It’s up to you to prepare for the meeting and be ready with examples or case studies that demonstrate your awareness of the customer’s business context. As Tom Magnuson, a CEO of a top-10 global hotel chain, told us: “I get hit on a lot by vendors and hardly ever buy.” Manage each minute. ” Contact.
Tom Spencer
MAY 13, 2018
Based on my own experience, having completed two internships at top tier strategy consulting firms and having received job offers after both, I would argue it is the best way into consulting. Stay flexible. And you can do all of it with the assurance of a fantastic job waiting for you afterwards. Shorter application process. Image: Pexels.
Harvard Business
DECEMBER 8, 2016
Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. Rogier’s strategy since 2000 had been to grow through acquisitions and to give a long leash to all the businesses he’d bought. ” Derek asked.
Harvard Business
FEBRUARY 1, 2017
Here are four strategies. Westin, the hotel chain, awards its top innovators a five-day exotic trip each quarter. To promote new mindsets and behaviors that grow the top line, the Talent Lab provides programs specifically geared to senior leaders whose role it is to shape culture and business strategy. How do you do that?
Management Consulted
JUNE 5, 2016
I was experimenting with all different types of formats to learn cases, including books, actual cases, talking to people, and videos. That was just to understand the outline of what a case is, what different types of case studies there are, case interviews, and different questions that could be asked.
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