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

Consulting Matters

Brad had an unconventional start to his career after meeting his boss's boss while studying finance at college. During his twelve-and-a-half-year tenure, he worked in finance and strategic planning before taking over as leader of Epcot theme park on the week of 911, 2001.

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How To Position Yourself as a Peer (and Stay Out of the Dreaded "Pair-Of-Hands" Trap)

Consulting Matters

Do you have significant staff group experience, such as from HR, Finance or IT? Marketing and sales. Download my free workbook "Organizational Consulting 101" for the big picture of what it takes to consult with credibility to the larger organizations. Prior to becoming a consultant, what type of position did you hold?

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Driving Sustainable Growth at an Inflection Point

Brimstone Consulting

Further, many key operational mechanisms, such as cash flow, roles and responsibilities, market strategy, financing, inventory management, were not yet in place. While the organization had strong core values and a revitalized product, its retail strategy and brand were underdeveloped.

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PEST Analysis

Tom Spencer

If you are thinking about producing a strategic plan, developing a new product, entering a new market, engaging in a new venture, or financing a project then it probably makes sense to understand the big picture issues that could affect your success. Availability of credit (consider also the liquidity and depth of the credit markets).

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What Is a Customer Focused Culture?

LSA Global

A true customer focus is far more comprehensive an effort than just musing about the customer experience or surveying a slice of your market. Tackling the Challenge Businesses that survive tough times have the ability to flex and have leaders who quickly adapt to change according to market shifts and increasing customer demands.

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Asset Management – Client Segmentation (Part 3 of 4)

Tom Spencer

Large mutual funds have strong relationships with banks, where they are able to pay a trailer fee to bank investment advisors to market their product. However, they also make money via securities lending when other market participants want to borrow their stocks in order to short them. Image: Pixabay.

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Asset Management – Recent Trends (Part 4 of 4)

Tom Spencer

Asset management as an industry is becoming increasingly important for a variety of reasons: The world is getting wealthier, driven by growth in emerging markets. Today, the world’s markets are becoming increasingly accessible via several ETF platforms and discount brokerages. These are tailored towards US tax and legal structures.

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