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A.T. Kearney Interview & Culture

Management Consulted

Headquarters: Chicago, IL Employees: 3,200 Locations: 58 offices, 40 countries Chief Executive: Johan Aurik, Managing Partner and Chairman of the Board Revenue: $1B Consulting Engagement Cost: $400K. 1935 – Tom Kearney becomes managing partner. Named fifth-largest broad-based multidisciplined management consultancy in the U.S.;

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A Refresher on Discovery-Driven Planning

Harvard Business

I talked with Rita McGrath, a professor at Columbia Business School, who together with Ian MacMillan, of the University of Pennsylvania’s business school, developed this classic methodology for planning innovation. In short, too many firms used conventional planning to manage their new ventures. What Is Discovery Driven-Planning?

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Internal Hires Need Just as Much Support as External Ones

Harvard Business

But just four months into his new job, as a business unit leader at a large specialty chemicals and plastics manufacturer, he was struggling with the challenges of handling a global business with more than 3000 employees. The study also looked at relative levels of support for executives vs. more junior managers. Why dangerous?