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Cornerstone Research Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

From starting with under 50 employees to over 500 staff members today, Cornerstone has grown successfully without losing the familial culture that was so important to its co-founders. The firm pays extremely well, does impactful work and employees rave about the great company culture and the smarts of their co-workers.

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When is “Agile Scaling” the Answer?

Johanna Rothman

My very first job out of school was a development role on a very large telecommunications system for the Department of Defense. I didn't have the words for the ideas of Cost of Delay , nor of flow efficiency. We probably could not have developed that telecommunications system with 12 people. No, none of them had. Back in 1977.

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Top 10 Consulting Firms In New York

Management Consulted

In the New York office, the industries McKinsey caters to are financial services, health care services, advanced electronics, aerospace and defense, and TMT (technology, media and telecommunications). Fun fact: the project’s installation of energy-efficient lighting was one of New York City’s largest lighting retrofits ever.

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Top 11 Must-Read Project Management Books

Epicflow

The book gives readers a variety of concepts, tools, and techniques as well as explains how to implement them in an organization to increase the efficiency of its project management and business processes. When it comes to managing projects and their human resources, such a philosophy can bring good results, too.

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Top 10 Consulting Firms in Washington, DC

Management Consulted

The DC office management pushes training programs and the culture is all about grooming employees into McKinsey-bred consultants; they do everything they can to stay on top. The BAH office culture is a happy one marked by flexibility and managers who are very supportive and collaborate with the team.

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How to Help Your Team Manage Grunt Work

Harvard Business

Why Great Employees Leave “Great Cultures” Melissa Daimler. I love the story told about Sam Pitroda, then the head of C-DOT, India’s telecommunications enterprise. If some of your work is too time-consuming, try to innovate a more efficient process that hasn’t yet occurred to your boss or coworkers.

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2024 Events for Project Managers, Business Leaders, and Industry Professionals

Epicflow

The event brings together experienced project management practitioners from various industries: finance, technology, pharma, telecommunications, engineering, and more. The summit attendees will explore strategies that help biomanufacturing companies maximize efficiency while remaining compliant with the industry’s standards.