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How to Manage a More Experienced Direct Report

CaseInterview.com

One of the questions I get a lot from newer managers is: “How do I manage someone who is older and more experienced, knowledgeable, and talented than I am?” The people asking this question typically feel awkward managing someone who, by many measures, is more competent in a particular area. setting a strategic objective).

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Management Lessons from One Hospital's Dramatic Turnaround

Strategy+Business

The dramatic turnaround engineered by Grossman -- from $120 million in annual losses to consistent profits -- offers important lessons for any manager seeking to overcome chronic underperformance, and lessons are also to be found in the rapid growth in its physician network, a top 10 ranking from U.S.

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

Progressus

In today’s data-centric digital landscape, intelligence is central to any business strategy, especially as we look towards 2024. According to PWC , talent, technology and data will set winning professional services firms apart from the competition. Bad data, in turn, leads to inaccurate timelines, estimates, budgets.

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4 Types of Consulting Firms

Tom Spencer

These firms also use a generalist model, meaning that consultants tend not to develop a specialization until they become managers. Some of the most notable specialisations include healthcare, IT or tech, and turnaround consulting. Then there is the type of consulting that focuses solely on a specific industry or functional area.

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Consultant Marketing Pillow Talk

Jerry Fletcher

For instance, the interviewer in a pod cast asks how you accomplished a turnaround for a client or what process was used to save multiple clients. That’s why the Institute of Management Consultants (IMC) has a 15 point code of ethics. Notice that it provides you with a way to be able to share the data with client permission.

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Small Steps or Big Steps: What’s the Right Way to Begin Improvement?

Markovitz Consulting

He describes his “shock and awe” approach (my terminology) in his excellent book The Lean Turnaround , where he takes the company through several week-long kaizen events. To be sure, there is some up front training, but the emphasis is on starting the lean journey with kaizen events.

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Are you outsourcing?

Rod Burkert

They gushed about the quality of the work, the quick turnaround, and of course, the extraordinary pricing. I remember an outsourcing discussion that caused quite a ruckus in a LinkedIn group that I managed. I know, anecdotes are not data. And if you’re new here, welcome aboard. This is what we do! That was then; this is now.