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Why you need a COO or operations manager

Asamby Consulting

The Operations Manager's is usually not as wide or as deep, focusing on a more specific task, either on methodological or functional level. The larger complexity calls for a more senior leadership position. A potential candidate must have methodological experience, e.g. has set up a process documentation for other companies before.

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A Study of Hospitals Found That Outsider CEOs Make Their Organizations More Productive in the Long Run

Harvard Business

Prior studies have two common methodological limitations. We found that any type of leadership change will result in short-term adverse impacts on a firm’s operational efficiency, but outsider CEOs experienced a clear advantage in productivity gains. The remaining CEOs were termed outsider successions (408 firms).

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Zero-Based Budgeting Is Not a Wonder Diet for Companies

Harvard Business

In comparison to other methods (such as Six Sigma or activity-based costing), ZBB typically does not address operational excellence in core processes (marketing, sales, supply chain, procurement, manufacturing) or fundamental cost drivers such as portfolio complexity, organizational complexity, customer complaints, and quality issues.

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Case Study: Should an Algorithm Tell You Who to Promote?

Harvard Business

” It was hard not to draw an immediate comparison to Molly, who was always buttoned up and calm, but Aliyah reminded herself to keep an open mind. ” Ed explained that while he was proud of the growth FreshFace had experienced under his leadership, he was ready for a new challenge. “No problem,” she said.

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Why consulting?

Management Consulted

My greatest strength that will help me hit the ground running in MC is my leadership skills in team-intensive and deadline-driven work environments. They reminded me consulting was not just problem-solving but leadership; it produced ideas for leaders and itself trained leaders. I met with alumni in the industry.

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The Mindset That Wins Consulting Work With Fortune 500 Companies with Mindy Millward: Podcast #24

Consulting Success

A lot of times, they weren’t looking for consultants, but they’re looking to supplement the leadership they have internally and knowing they don’t have to bring it in house. You mentioned the comparison of a smaller firm and a larger firm. They can rent it, if they will, through their relationships.

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The Most Attractive Cities to Move to for Work

Harvard Business

“What companies want is a leadership base that at least somewhat parallels their customer base. The financial metrics are aggregated to calculate the net purchasing power of a typical salary in each city, and then converted to a common currency to allow comparison among cities. ” Related Video.

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