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Avoiding Costly Business Mistakes With Consultants

Business Consulting Agency

Case Studies: The Tangible Impact of Business Consulting Financial Turnaround: A struggling manufacturing company sought the expertise of a business consultant to address financial challenges. The tangible impact of consulting services is reflected in case studies and quantifiable metrics.

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When Is Teamwork Really Necessary?

Harvard Business

Most leaders assume that they need to foster teamwork among the people whom directly and indirectly report to them. Although his one-on-one meetings with these reports, which involved progress reviews, motivation, and coaching, were highly productive, his monthly team meetings weren’t. Caspar Benson/Getty Images.

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What to Do When You’re Returning to a Company You Used to Work For

Harvard Business

” If a colleague presses you on the issue, “look forward, not backward” and “imagine that someone is recording your response and will report it back to your colleagues.” Case Study #1: Reestablish yourself as a senior leader in the organization by being generous with your knowledge.

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The Connection Between Employee Trust and Financial Performance

Harvard Business

Doug identified “Inspiring Trust” as his number one mission in his 10-year turnaround of Campbell Soup Company, where his efforts resulted in cumulative shareholder returns in the top tier of the global food industry, and among the highest measured employee engagement levels in the Fortune 500, particularly with his leadership team. .”

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A Transformation Is Underway at U.S. Veterans Affairs. We Got an Inside Look.

Harvard Business

Obama nominated Robert McDonald , an Army veteran and experienced executive who had honed his leadership skills during a 33-year career at Proctor and Gamble, to attempt the difficult turnaround. A Harvard Business School case study that Robert Huckman, Sam Travers, and I wrote earlier this year documents what came next.

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