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Buzzsprout

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

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Business Consulting Agency

JANUARY 23, 2024

Talk to a business expert about your company or startup. Whether it’s mismanagement of funds, poor investment decisions, or inaccurate financial forecasting, the repercussions can be felt in the company’s bottom line. From financial turnarounds to crisis management, the results speak for themselves.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

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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LSA Global

JANUARY 1, 2018

This book tells the story of a successful sales executive who, after leading an analytics-driven turnaround (in Data Driven, this book’s predecessor), faces a new turnaround challenge as chief human resources officer. Data-driven Decision-making and Strategies. LSA Global’s CEO, Tristam Brown.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 13, 2019

Strategy Consulting. The leading firms that are generally associated with strategy consulting are McKinsey , BCG and Bain , also known as the MBBs. Service areas – or functional areas – can include strategy, operations, technology, human resources, mergers and acquisitions, among others. Internal Corporate Strategy Consulting.

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Successful Independent Consulting

JANUARY 20, 2017

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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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 6, 2015

This Firm Profile started as an email from Sean, asking if we could write on Alvarez & Marsal, “The Turnaround Guys”. The firm’s first turnaround client was the household brand, Timex Corporation. Turnaround and Restructuring. Well, Sean, thanks for asking so nicely – today is your lucky day! Practice Areas.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

List of strategy consulting firms in Hong Kong 2011. List of strategy consulting firms in Hong Kong. Bain & Company. Booz & Company. McKinsey & Company. OC&C Strategy Consultants. Roland Berger Strategy Consultants. Bain & Company. Bain & Company (Hong Kong).

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 3, 2011

List of strategy consulting firms in London 2011. List of strategy consulting firms in London. Bain & Company. Booz & Company. Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. APT provides software and consulting services for consumer-focused companies.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

After expending considerable effort on formulating a strategy, most executives would like to see their company’s strategic plans fully executed. However, compliance with the strategy doesn’t necessarily correlate directly to performance. The Gap Between Strategy and Execution. Insight center.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 2, 2015

A large American beverage company acquired a fruit juice company for $350 million five years ago with the goal to increase revenues tenfold. A large Korean electronics company is thinking about entering the market for tablet computers. A South Korean company is acquiring a U.S. Pricing Strategy. Growth Strategy.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 29, 2018

During the Immelt era, the dominant mode had been of strategy by way of mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures (MA&D), including most recently the disastrous merger of the GE oil and gas business with Baker Hughes in 2016. In the fall of 2017 under Flannery, MA&D unsurprisingly became GE’s turnaround strategy tool.

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Martinka Consulting

AUGUST 11, 2014

I like to say (especially to business buyers with stars in their eyes) that, “turnarounds make headlines because they are rare.” The owner can spend their time on strategy, vision, and solidifying customer relationships. Ecstatic customers that look to the company as a solution provider and partner.

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Kates Kesler

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Recently, The Wall Street Journal reported on how Procter & Gamble’s CEO is under scrutiny by investors and the board for a stalling turnaround effort. P&G’s Stumbles Put CEO On Hot Seat for Turnaround. At this meeting, seven to 10 executives met to discuss the state of the company and make decisions.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 16, 2018

On the campaign trail, presidential candidate Donald Trump often slammed American leaders for publicly telegraphing their ISIS strategy. ” President Trump is now deploying the “element of surprise” in his trade war strategy – and in particular how he is imposing tariffs on China. These people have all left.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

At any given moment, about 5%–7% of companies either are in free fall or are about to be. And here’s a sobering fact: Only about 10%–15% of those companies will ever pull out of it. Clearly, something else, beyond the disruptive technology itself, is behind the demise of companies like Kodak.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 19, 2016

It was hard to be more of an insider at The Walt Disney Company than COO Thomas Staggs. The 26-year company veteran had been widely seen as the heir apparent to CEO Bob Iger — that is, until Staggs abruptly stepped down this month. “We’ve spent a lot of time with companies that are worried,” Nielson says.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

When a private equity firm adds a new company to its portfolio, analysts rigorously size up its financial, operational, and competitive condition. Yet even with all that knowledge and effort, many private equity companies still don’t do a good job when it comes to deciding whether to keep the CEO in place or select a new CEO.

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

The tiny company brought major changes to the presentation of technical courtroom evidence using computer models built with a simple yet powerful goal in mind – to help jury members understand the technical merits in law cases. 1999: FTI Consulting began trading as a public company on the NYSE. companies by Fortune Magazine.

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 2, 2017

For example, a company that needs to update its computer systems might seek advice from IT consultants. Turnarounds. Consultants can also recommend growth strategies like market development or product development, which may be good for the organisation overall but not in the interests of a particular manager, division or department.

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Strategy+Business

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

Some of this year's best business books are narratives that cover the divergent fortunes of three hot technology companies -- one that crashed to earth, one in the midst of a wrenching turnaround, and one that is soaring into the stratosphere.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Take Anne Mulcahy, who stepped into the CEO role at Xerox in 2001, during a particularly tough time in the company’s history. Yet she chose to spend her first three months talking with employees, understanding their concerns, and testing their reactions to potential solutions to the company’s problems. Hope rekindled.

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Consultant Ninja

NOVEMBER 11, 2008

The other sector Im long on is turnaround consulting: 10-13-08. Alvarez & Marsals Bryan Marsal, Lehmans restructuring officer, ``is actually operating the company. I am a strategy consultant at. Who knew he could stimulate the economy so quickly? WaMu made a motion to designate William C. bankruptcy Sept. 15 in New York.

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SkillQuo

AUGUST 16, 2017

Modern businesses follow the talent and many talented individuals are embracing their independence from companies, going off the books and onto their own as freelancers. So, companies of all sizes contract with an On-demand CEO, also known as ‘Service CEO’’, ‘virtual CEO’, or ‘Outsourced CEO.’. The History of On-demand Executives.

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Martinka Consulting

JANUARY 8, 2022

It is work and it is hard work and time consuming to find a mature, profitable, and fairly priced company. The seller controls the deal, if it’s a mature profitable company. If you want to control the deal look for a turnaround business and roll the dice. Do customers like the company or the general manager?

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Management Consulted

JUNE 14, 2015

Founded in 1995 by former Bain consultants and headquartered in New York City, they focus on developing airline strategy and implementing major operational turnaround. At MBB and other consulting firms, you will work with some of the biggest and best companies in the world – across many industries. SEABURY GROUP CULTURE.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 30, 2017

While the announcement, made in the company’s recent annual report, seems to be a white flag of surrender, it could just be a yellow warning light. Analysts say that Sears may still have time to stage a turnaround. The company says it is taking action to ensure its future viability. So what should Sears do now?

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 4, 2017

“It’s natural for companies to look for employees who have a track record,” he says. “You’re choosing to come back, which means the company wants you back,” she says. “No one wants to hear about how bad the company was when you left,” Dillon says. Network around the company.

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Martinka Consulting

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

The then 31-year-old buyer added a breath of fresh air , investment and the company now has 100 employees. A client company recently grew by acquisition by buying a direct competitor. Once stagnation hits it may not be a turnaround but it sure is a fixer-upper, and that is something all sellers need to avoid. Conclusion.

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freshminds

MARCH 5, 2018

Different industries need to test different skills and therefore depending on whether you’re applying to management consultancies, strategy consultancies or investment banking, your case study will be slightly different. Strategy Consulting : tend to use “strategic” type case studies (more details below).

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

My experience with even the most successful global companies is that they’re between average and poor at developing future talent. Both of those leaders are now CEOs — one of a $10 billion retail chain and another of a specialty eyewear company. Identify experts inside and outside your company. Request an interview.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 23, 2016

For all their shiny, architect-designed headquarters buildings with atrium acreage, companies are often slaves to the past. When Tata took over the ailing Jaguar Land Rover company from Ford, it had a simple message for the company’s workers: forget about quarterly results, make great cars. The first is the past.

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LSA Global

JULY 16, 2018

Maybe the company has hit a rough spot and salaries need to be reduced across the board. Be clear about why the cuts are necessary, how it will help, your strategy for a turnaround and how you expect to make up for the reduction within a certain time frame.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 16, 2008

Managers rarely yell, coworkers try to help each other out whenever possible, and companies are organized to provide consultants support with training, expertise, etc. In addition, you’ll have limited exposure across the company to other groups, departments, etc – less ability to network across the company.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 12, 2018

Many legacy companies would like to transform themselves into agile, talent-first organizations. Developing what we call an “M&A strategy for talent” is one way to overcome this. Developing what we call an “M&A strategy for talent” is one way to overcome this. Gerald Lord/Getty Images.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 12, 2018

Changing company strategies is another, including new strategic product/market priorities and shifts to e-commerce. Companies eliminate too many jobs when they let cost savings, not revenues, dictate how many salespeople to cut. But too often, companies cut a few sales jobs and hope for a market turnaround that never happens.

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