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Alvarez & Marsal Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

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. Corporate Governance. ALVAREZ & MARSAL CULTURE. ALVAREZ & MARSAL KEY STATS.

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FTI Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

FTI CONSULTING INTERVIEWS & CULTURE. FTI expanded into investigation and research capabilities as well as turnaround, restructuring, bankruptcy and forensic accounting with the moves. There are also 3 board committees within the company: the Audit committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance.

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PE Firms Are Creating a New Role: Leadership Capital Partner

Harvard Business

This third phase has led to large private equity organizations governing their assets in a unique way. Making these shifts requires increased attention to organizational governance around three domains: talent, capability , and leadership.

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7 Critical Success Factors for Project Based Firms to Consider in 2024

Progressus

Are compliance/governance rules working? Does your culture enable problem-solving/exploration? Is everyone on the same page re: standards and procedures? Can everyone access the information they need? Is it easy to communicate/collaborate with colleagues and clients? Do processes produce the right outcome?

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Private Equity’s New Phase

Harvard Business

A silent, seismic shift has dramatically altered corporate ownership and business governance globally. These buy outs shifted agency from owners to managers; “corporate raiders” worked with high-yield debt to fund these turnarounds. Leaders were driven by short-term profits and rapid action to flip the organization.

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How to Turn Around a Failing School

Harvard Business

Academies have devolved decision-making powers, bypassing local government.). Like any turnaround, there is no magic bullet — a series of remedial steps need to be taken. Do improve governance, leadership, and structures first. Provide a similar service. So what did we find? Do create an “all through” school.

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A Transformation Is Underway at U.S. Veterans Affairs. We Got an Inside Look.

Harvard Business

In the end, a combination of unattainable objectives, an environment that lacked transparency, and a culture where failure was not perceived to be a viable option, led some VA administrators and clinic staff to manipulate data to make it appear as though the wait time goal was being achieved.

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