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What is consulting?

Tom Spencer

When people think of consultants, they tend to visualize professionally suited employees, degrees from the best schools, high pay-checks and fancy travel stories. This might include advice on asset management, tax structuring, or capital structuring to reduce financing costs and sources of risk (e.g.

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ZS Associates Firm Profile

Management Consulted

Founded in 1983 by Kellogg School of Management marketing professors Andris A. In 1982, Andy presented his and Prabha’s mathematical models for sales force sizing and territory alignment to the Pharmaceutical Management Science Association (PMSA), using an early Apple computer to display sales territories on-site. sales force teams.

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What the Best Transformational Leaders Do

Harvard Business

We see an interesting pattern across the professionally managed companies, those whose CEOs were hired by the board. As any manager knows, a generic-sounding list of values won’t move the culture needle unless leadership brings it to life. But others were surprising, given their states before embarking on transformation.

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The Significance of Flexibility in Organizational Structure

Clarity Consultants

Organizational structure describes the day-to-day set-up of a company, with everything from how many managers you have to the skillsets your employees possess to how decisions are made. Hierarchy – In a tall structure, there are multiple levels of management and authority. In flat structures, senior management has less direct control.

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How Agile Teams Can Help Turnarounds Succeed

Harvard Business

Agile — the management approach that relies on small, entrepreneurial, close-to-the-customer teams — has a reputation that reflects its rapid adoption in software development. Contrary to conventional wisdom and Hollywood action movies, dictatorial management is ineffective in large-scale crises. Patrick Smith/Getty Images.