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Case Study: When Two Leaders on the Senior Team Hate Each Other

Harvard Business

Lance Best, the CEO of Barker Sports Apparel, was meeting with Nina Kelk, the company’s general counsel, who also oversaw human resources. ” Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. He needed to fix this.

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OC&C Strategy Consultants Interview and Culture

Management Consulted

This firm was birthed out of the frustration they both felt with their employer, who they believed devoted too much time to operational issues while neglecting strategic analysis. Operational Strategy. Industrial Products. However, operations projects are focused on the client’s site. Business Unit Strategy.

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From STEM PhD to Federal Consulting: An Interview with Josh

Management Consulted

The University of Vermont had a strong sports nutrition program and I decided to go back to school and learn how to be a better athlete. Presently, I am working with a DoD program that is contracting with a company to build and operate a drug/vaccine manufacturing facility.

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How to Build a Strong Relationship with a New Boss

Harvard Business

How should you establish a positive, productive working relationship with your new manager? Finding common ground over family, a favorite sports team, or a shared extracurricular activity can be a great ice breaker. Case Study #1: Adapt to the boss’s communication style. What the Experts Say. ” Dillon agrees.

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What to Do When You and Your Boss Aren’t Getting Along

Harvard Business

Having a positive, productive, and healthy relationship with your boss is critical to your professional success, says Linda Hill, professor at Harvard Business School and coauthor of Being the Boss: The 3 Imperatives for Becoming a Great Leader. ” Is it a sports team? What steps can you take to improve your interactions?

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Organizational Fitness for Growth: Five Insights for CEOs

Kates Kesler

We recently completed a study for the CEO of a very well known, global sports-apparel brand company. Our sports-apparel CEO had the right idea in challenging his team to think about the organization and ask: are we fit for growth, given our strategies going forward? Learning from Big Companies.

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2024 Events for Project Managers, Business Leaders, and Industry Professionals

Epicflow

The conference’s agenda involves keynotes, presentations, case studies, and interviews with leading pharma experts dealing with project portfolio management. The program of the symposium includes case studies, lessons learned, academic research, actionable tips, and more.