Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 15, 2016

It continued over the course of a lifetime, fuel added to the fire by envy, competition and academic success. He sought to understand and explain company culture in a way that is akin to an expat trying to understand the culture of a new country. But as an adult, my understanding became more nuanced. Image Source: Benandju ).

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Martinka Consulting

JANUARY 18, 2019

And, of course, Marc had his annual prop, a statue of Zeus with the lightning bolt of tax, which he brought out to signify the exciting tax law changes from the recent tax bill. Financing options, the bank and more. FYI, Kevin shared with me prior to the start they wondered if they could fill 30-35 minutes.

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Banking Sports Metrics Construction 40

Harvard Business

MARCH 2, 2017

Every organization has a slightly different framework of expected experience, but I like to look at this through the lens of strategy and operations. One CFO I know managed finance for a spin-off firm when it went public and then returned to the parent company in a corporate position. Most companies have a distinct culture.

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 3, 2012

After being dropped from multiple courses during registration, I was in desperate need for a 4th class. I begged my favorite Econ teacher to let me into his Industrial Organization course and fortunately I got a spot. No other occupation offers you an insight into corporate strategy or operations in such a short time.

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Consulting Case Interview Interviews Engineering 204

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Among the findings: On average, HR leaders lag far behind other professionals in their ability to operate in a highly digital environment and use data to guide business decisions. Such internal collaborations may not only help HR attain new skills, but also help to foster a data-driven culture across the organization.

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Harvard Business

JULY 24, 2017

So four years ago, when I was CEO of GE Capital Retail Finance and tapped to lead a mega change initiative — splitting off our unit into a new, publicly traded company, Synchrony Financial — I’ll admit I viewed it as a huge challenge. There’s always a danger in trying to overengineer culture.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 31, 2018

They were employed in midlevel to upper-midlevel management positions in strategy, finance, marketing, legal, operations, and technology functions. Others wanted power in order to bring out the best in their teams and foster an inclusive culture. I had a very diverse team with a very different and strong culture.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 16, 2017

Their operating environment changes in a way they don’t recognize, or they take on a project that they believe is within their capability but isn’t. But as the organization grew, its operations became more complex. Consequently, the finance group, the risk organization, and the nonexecutive directors do most of this work.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 8, 2018

This notion, that risk is a desirable feature, can seem like sacrilege to anyone who’s taken an introductory finance course. Furthermore, the operating managers cannot take their eyes off day-to-day operations to focus on innovation. Both strategies, however, create cultural incompatibility within the organization.

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Harvard Business

JULY 25, 2016

The CFO-GC alliance has always been important because the finance function and the legal function are truly the nervous system of the corporation—sending critical signals to all parts of the company about the accuracy of the financials and compliance with law. And then, of course, there are costs.

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Asamby Consulting

OCTOBER 24, 2022

This blog post gives you the comprehensive answer: Why compensation is important How to structure your fixed salary components What options for variable pay are there How to pick the right perks and benefits What allowances are and what to pay them for What long-term incentives are out there How strategy and finance influence compensation Let's go!

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 10, 2017

In Precision’s case, good tactical performance required developing rules, checklists, and standard operating procedures and then following them closely. A great salesperson will operate much more efficiently with a defined process for reaching out to prospects. Building Balanced Cultures. Every high performer needs both.

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Management Consulted

APRIL 24, 2016

———— History & Culture. Boeing, however, changed course and began building home furnishings and boats to counteract its lack of aviation sales. Boeing has more than 170,000 employees and operates in 70 countries – the top three being the United States, Canada, and Australia. Prepare for interviews.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 15, 2015

Failure to properly assess and understand the business landscape can have billion dollar implications and affect the course of an entire industry. What drives the industry: brand, product quality, scale of operations, or technology? Industry Drivers. Distribution. Vertical Competition. Is there sufficient market demand? Cost Structure.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 16, 2016

The cultural and operational challenge for incumbent financial services firms was enormous. Today, of course, online brokers enable customers to manage their portfolio from home, any time, at a fraction of the cost of a traditional broker, and much more conveniently. Increase convenience and reduce cost. Leverage big data.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 21, 2018

In addition to networking their way into new professional circles and learning new cultural mores, veterans have to face down the even more fundamental questions: what career will best suit them? Of course, we all want to make good decisions, and it makes for an appealing can-do story to identify the job you want and land it.

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Real Estate Case Interview Deloitte Leadership 42

Management Consulted

JULY 19, 2015

So I’m kind of looking at Bain, but I’m looking to decide between what office I would prefer to work in, and so knowing more about the office culture, and what it’s like, and what industries you all work with would give me a better understanding of where I would like to work this summer, and potentially full-time as well.

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Interviews Case Interview Bain Finance 100

Harvard Business

AUGUST 2, 2018

” Of course, it’s not easy to rethink your professional path in middle age, when you’ve likely got a number of nonnegotiable commitments to consider — maybe a mortgage, a spouse or partner who has their own career, and children in school. Finances were a consideration. Is it your job? Challenge your assumptions.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 20, 2016

That’s why it’s imperative to ensure your strategy deeply resonates with your organizational culture. If there are superconsumers in your midst, and if they’re encouraged to speak their minds, they will inject your culture with extra doses of energy, empathy, and creativity. Unlocking Energy.

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Energy Airlines Culture Retail 28

Harvard Business

JANUARY 12, 2017

But the move to SaaS comes with considerable challenges: Firms will need to change their structure , sales culture, and incentives , and convince existing as well as new customers of the new offering’s value. Make sure existing products, processes, and culture do not prohibit the SaaS model from blossoming.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Sales could be developing a behaviorally informed strategy, while operations looks for ways to cut costs. If you plan for the team to be self-financing after an initial period, how long do you have to make it work — a couple of months, or a couple of years? Find the Right Home for the Team. Be Clear About Governance.

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MishTalk

AUGUST 6, 2013

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Operation Twist (2011). EDT by announcing the implementation of Operation Twist. In essence, the Feds balance sheet does reflect announcements (and of course the absurdity of those announcements). Dollar Collapse News on the Dollar's Death Spiral.

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Balance Sheet Analysis Trends Real Estate 68

MishTalk

JANUARY 27, 2014

Today''s information technology allows a multinational company to position research, marketing, finance and managerial jobs to anywhere. Goldman estimates the 2 trillion yuan in lending by trusts last year accounted for 10 percent of financing in the economy and a removal of credit flows from trusts would knock 0.8

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Banking Retail Healthcare Sales 78

MishTalk

JULY 31, 2013

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Non-recourse loans: A non-recourse loan is a loan for which the lender’s only remedy in case of default is to repossess the property being financed or used as collateral. Dollar Collapse News on the Dollar's Death Spiral. Minyanville Business and Market News.

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Real Estate Case Interview Financial Advertising 74

MishTalk

JULY 30, 2013

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Its a mixed bag of retail PMI news in Europe today (assuming of course one believes that spending is good). Rise of Technocrats, Fraudulent Conveyance, MF Global, the Culture of Greed, Christina Romer, and the US Dollar. Minyanville Business and Market News.

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Retail Sales Real Estate Financial 70

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 11, 2018

In fact, only eight percent of companies’ CEOs believe that their business model will remain economically viable if their industry continues to digitize at its current course and speed. What they realize is that they’ve always treated finance and financial management as a tier-one asset. Angelia Herrin, HBR.

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MishTalk

AUGUST 5, 2013

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Safety is why so-called "closed-course" uses, which keep automated trucks away from the public, are happening first. Traditionally, these trucks would require four drivers to operate 24 hours a day. Jon : Of course trucking companies are excited about this.

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Real Estate Financial Trends Advertising 78

Makarios Consulting

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The problem is that such dominant personalities can easily influence the corporate culture. This leader-centric, follower-heavy culture is self-perpetuating. The leader needs to clearly show, for instance, how sales and operations fit together, how sales and finance interact, how sales and IT are dependent upon one another, etc.

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Enterprise Development Sales Culture 52

Makarios Consulting

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The problem is that such dominant personalities can easily influence the corporate culture. This leader-centric, follower-heavy culture is self-perpetuating. The leader needs to clearly show, for instance, how sales and operations fit together, how sales and finance interact, how sales and IT are dependent upon one another, etc.

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Enterprise Development Sales Culture 52

Progressus

AUGUST 28, 2023

Since the performance level of sub-contractors is a reflection of the company that hired them, it’s critical to effectively manage them throughout the course of daily operations until a project is complete. The corporate culture should reinforce the importance of strong subcontractor relationships. Re-qualify subs once a year.

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Engineering Company Management Financial 52

Harvard Business

MARCH 7, 2017

Susan Fowler, a former site reliability engineer at Uber, recently wrote about her “very, very strange year at Uber,” characterized by a pervasive culture of alleged sexual harassment. But must employees, investors, and other constituents accept harmful employment cultures in fast-growth organizations until a crisis occurs?

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Recruiting Recruitment Finance Agile 41

Consulting Matters

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

AND assessments give you the data you need to confidently speak truth to power about not just what is needed to enhance short-term profitability (what they may want) but also what is required to create the type of environment and culture that benefits their entire realm - employees, leaders, customers, community and shareholders (what they need.).

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How To Groups Interviews Methodologies 156

Harvard Business

JUNE 8, 2017

During the past decade, business analytics platforms have evolved from supporting IT and finance functions to enabling business users across the enterprise. Of course there might have been other motivations to keep a younger fleet—customer satisfaction and brand perception, to name two—but cost reduction was not one of them.).

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Methodologies Data Analysis Retail 28

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

However, not all of its resources are pointed towards consulting, as it offers three lines of services, Audit, Tax and Advisory, with the Advisory arm of its operations (where consulting lives) generating $9.09 Within the US, KPMG LLP operates from 87 offices with more than 23,000 employees. Operating Effectiveness. Outsourcing.

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Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 100

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

We have algorithms for recommender systems, merchandise buying, inventory management, relationship management, logistics, operations — we even have algorithms for designing clothes! In the course of doing their work they stumble on various patterns, phenomenon, and anomalies that are unearthed during their data sleuthing.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Although this can present leadership challenges related to shifting strategy, culture and operations, it certainly isn’t rocket science. Of course, there is no one-size-fits-all solution for measuring outcomes, and all providers must make specific tweaks in order to make it work for them. Pick a High-Yield Pilot Site.

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Data Tools Operations Leadership 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Integrating comprehensive services will require significant changes in culture, infrastructure, training, regulation, and financing. The team must develop collaboration strategies to meet these goals, prioritize the needs of complex patients, and tailor interventions to the specific needs of different subgroups.

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