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Why CEO’s Hire Consultants and Coaches: The REAL Value They Bring with Brad Rex

Consulting Matters

He applied for a financial manager job at Disney and was one of 1400 candidates. Brad had an unconventional start to his career after meeting his boss's boss while studying finance at college. He talks about his exciting career journey, which started at the Naval Academy, then to British Petroleum, and finally to Disney.

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Management Consulting versus Investment Banking

Management Consulted

The cons of investment banking – the long hours, the repetitive and unengaging nature of the work, the lack of non-finance exit opportunities – mattered far more to me than a 6-figure salary. Relationship with coworkers, managers, and firm. 3 SKILL DEVELOPMENT. The decision was easier for me than for most people.

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First, You’ve Got to Show That You Care

Markovitz Consulting

The full-size paper drinking cups were replaced with tiny two-ounce cups by an over-eager executive in the finance department looking to cut costs. In fact, the only people let go were from management ranks.) That management really doesn’t care about the workers as human beings—no matter how much they say the opposite.

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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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Start taking advantage of these 5 trends for small business in 2023

Asamby Consulting

Also, the last years have shown how important it is to have some financial slack for unforeseen developments. Modern cashflow management tools make this exercise easy. Benefits include a favorable cost structure, easier access to talent and potentially quicker turnaround / longer coverage of business hours (e.g.,

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

Progressus

The Power of Unity Firms need real-time insights into the entire business – finance, project accounting, sales, everything – otherwise multiple versions of the truth will start showing up in budgets, estimates, and forecasts. Many pro services firms still use fragmented systems or analog methods like spreadsheets to manage projects.

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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. Records management. In 2005, the firm developed their first 5-year plan with a goal to double revenues from approximately $427M to $1B in 5 years. Corporate Finance/Restructuring.