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Why CEO’s Hire Consultants and Coaches: The REAL Value They Bring with Brad Rex

Consulting Matters

This job involved visiting their resorts in New York, Orlando, Las Vegas, and Hawaii, until the company was acquired by Blackstone. His company had the idea of counseling people virtually before the pandemic and started by focusing on reducing veteran suicides. He is also the author of The Surpassing Life: Deep Personal Excellence.

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Narrow Your Niche to Win More Work as a Solopreneur

Successful Independent Consulting

If you were a full-time employee at a company, think about any special projects or task forces, either as a team member or subject matter expert. What was the industry? An individual, team, departments, or the whole company? They have a defined niche that makes them easy to remember. What problem was being solved?

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AlixPartners Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

AlixPartners is an international business advisory firm based in Southfield, MI known for its work in corporate turnarounds, bankruptcy assignments and restructuring. Generally regarded as turnaround market leaders, AlixPartners is doing a killer job at taking up more room in the consulting space by strategically hiring a plethora of gurus.

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Saving RadioShack

Tom Spencer

When the business landscape changes, how can you turnaround a failing company? RADIOSHACK , an American consumer electronics giant of yesteryear, faced chaotic trading on Wednesday as analysts predicted the company would report it’s 10th straight quarter of losses. Why is the company failing? Source: Flickr ).

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4 Types of Consulting Firms

Tom Spencer

They are assigned to service areas, industry verticals, or both. Industry verticals are centered around specific industries, for example telecom and media, healthcare, industrial and consumer goods, or financial services. Then there is the type of consulting that focuses solely on a specific industry or functional area.

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Your Consulting Niche vs Jack-of-All-Trades Myth

Successful Independent Consulting

My company represents self-employed professionals across the country, and over the last seven years I have interviewed, coached, or worked with more than 200 independent management consultants. I know a highly talented professional with over 20 years of experience with several Fortune 500 companies. Translation: turnaround expert.

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The Key to Campbell Soup’s Turnaround? Civility.

Harvard Business

Whatever your leadership role in your company, you can begin to close the respect gap by infusing more respectful behaviors into your work profile. When Doug took over as CEO of Campbell Soup Company in 2001, the company had just lost half its market value, sales were declining, and the organization was reeling from a series of layoffs.