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4 Critical Tips for Aspiring Professionals

Tom Spencer

This can range from health to career/finance to how you organize your living space. The next part is to work backwards, work out what steps are required in order to meet these goals. Break it down as much as possible and set six-month, one-year, and three-year objectives to ensure you meet your final objectives in five years.

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The Paths of Consultancy

Tom Spencer

This is because consultancy is an open-ended field, and develops very transferable skills like communication, leadership, and strategic thinking. But he knew that he wanted to be involved in the sport. Morey’s consultancy work developed his analytical skills as he worked under STATS Inc., Morey knew there was no point faking it.

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Virtual and Augmented Reality Will Reshape Retail

Harvard Business

And neither of you is anywhere near a sporting goods store. Retailers looking to develop a virtual commerce strategy should consider breaking it down along the following dimensions. Doing so will keep you nimble at meeting consumer needs with a still-developing technology. Your buddy is in Houston.

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How to Build a Better Sales Playbook

LSA Global

Like a playbook in sports that plans for the most frequent and most important in-game situations, a sales playbook is a unique collection of sales scenarios, strategies, plans, tactics, and tools to help a sales team consistently win when the stakes are high. Do not underestimate the need for the right sales culture to meet your targets.

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HR’s Role in Building High Performance Organizations

Confessions of a Consultant

Back in my GE days, the Finance Director was skeptical about the merits of the HR function which he labeled the ‘Health and Happiness Department.’ Develop a robust HR Plan — superior to anything done historically — that addresses real business issues. Present data to management team in a ‘health-check’ meeting. Benchmarking.

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FTI Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

In 2005, the firm developed their first 5-year plan with a goal to double revenues from approximately $427M to $1B in 5 years. The FTI Technology practice played a substantial role in the Major League Baseball steroids investigation that both news and sports casters covered religiously. Corporate Finance/Restructuring.

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Case Study: When Two Leaders on the Senior Team Hate Each Other

Harvard Business

Lance Best, the CEO of Barker Sports Apparel, was meeting with Nina Kelk, the company’s general counsel, who also oversaw human resources. After all, sales and finance were often at odds in organizations, and the conflict hadn’t had a big impact on Barker’s revenues. Doing Just Fine. “The usual.