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Why CEOs Can’t Dance Redux

Rick Conlow

They operate in a bubble and do not attend the party. Consider GM as a case study. As an employee, I am sure you can identify with the poor communication you have seen from your employers related to expectations, priorities, medical benefits, lack of recognition, policy changes, and work procedures.

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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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New Technologies in the Insurance Landscape (Part 1 – Artificial Intelligence)

Tom Spencer

What’s more, the digital revolution is demanding internal changes to drive digital transformation within the organization and operate in more cost-effective ways. Case Studies. Case Study 1: New market entrant Lemonade is already making waves in the home insurance sector with its Chatbot AI called Jim.

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Can Consulting Make a Positive Social Impact?

Tom Spencer

Let us look at an example as a sort of case study. PIs bring in their own technical expertise with students coming from engineering backgrounds at Pratt, public policy backgrounds at Sanford, or even medical and law backgrounds. Thus, there are inherent challenges in funding these types of ventures.

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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.

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Crypto Regulation: A Case Study on Crypto Mixers

Tom Spencer

Firstly, if cryptocurrency payments become widespread enough to constitute a significant portion of our financial transfers then that will restrict central banks’ ability to conduct monetary policy, which is one of the main tools that governments use to intervene in the economy.

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Why The US Presidential-Transition Process Should Start Now

BCG

In early May 2009, when the Obama administration was battling to halt a financial meltdown in the US and trying to disburse $787 billion in economic stimulus funds, that department was still operating with a skeleton staff led by Bush appointees; Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner was the only new appointee to have taken office.