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Desperate Times Call for Effective Turnarounds

BCG

Many transformation initiatives focus on improving a company’s financial and operational performance from “good” (or moderate) to “great”—that is, the company is already doing well in some or most areas, yet management still sees a need to make improvements. We refer to these as turnaround and restructuring efforts.

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The Consulting Value Proposition

Tom Spencer

Turnarounds. In an apparent attempt to stop McKinsey poaching key talent, AlixPartners sued its former employees (Eric Thompson, managing director of AlixPartners’ Hong Kong office, and Ivo Naumann, head of its Shanghai branch) on claims that they misappropriated trade secrets before they left the firm’s Asian operations.

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Business Buy-Sell and the Business’s Status – #3

Martinka Consulting

I like to say (especially to business buyers with stars in their eyes) that, “turnarounds make headlines because they are rare.” Systems in place that increase productivity and can be implemented by numerous people (no dependency on one tech person, one machine operator, etc.).

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Student Consulting ? Does it deliver?

Tom Spencer

This may include discrete projects completed at arms length, such as due diligence on a transaction, or turnaround projects where consultants are embedded within an organisation. Of course, student consultants often work pro bono, and their clients do receive outputs from their work.

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The consulting case study: What you need to know

freshminds

Here are some examples of different approaches across industries; Management Consulting : tend to use “operational” type case studies (more details below). Operational Cases: Operations Case, Increasing Sales, Reducing Costs, Improving the Bottom Line, Turnarounds. Is it for one store or all the stores?

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FTI Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

FTI expanded into investigation and research capabilities as well as turnaround, restructuring, bankruptcy and forensic accounting with the moves. Restructuring/Turnaround Services. Key Learning Courses are: New Employee Orientation. An inconsistent culture could also mean a lack of transparency in operations or management.

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Is It Too Late for Sears to Save Itself?

Harvard Business

Sears Holdings has indicated that “substantial doubt” exists about its ability to continue operations. Analysts say that Sears may still have time to stage a turnaround. Alan Mulally led the turnaround at Ford by restoring a “One Ford” mentality throughout his company and championing pride in the Ford name.