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(Value Stream) Map Your Way to a Better Post-Covid Future

Markovitz Consulting

But if you want to thrive in the post-COVID world, you’ve got to start working on operational improvements now. Here are three examples of how their maps have helped them see into their processes more clearly and make changes to become more efficient. Now the company ships Amazon’s order on the same day, or at worst, the following day.

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The Businesses That Platforms Are Actually Disrupting

Harvard Business

They’re “traditional” matchmaker businesses that have been operating platforms for connecting different groups of customers. And many platforms today, such as 50-year-old MasterCard, were started back when a browser was someone thumbing through magazines at the local newsstand.

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The Role of a Manager Has to Change in 5 Key Ways

Harvard Business

To help organizations meet today’s challenges, managers must move from: Directive to instructive: When robots driven by artificial intelligence (AI) do more tasks like finish construction or help legal professionals more efficiently manage invoices , there will be no need for a supervisor to direct people doing such work.

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Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story

Management Consulted

After building a successful model in financial services, Oliver Wyman expanded to offer pure strategy consulting services to non-financial services groups and now has 2 internal divisions that operate relatively independently. Strategic Information Technology and Operations. Oliver Wyman became own firm again. Mercer buys Oliver Wyman.

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The Business Case for an Employee Communication App - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM STAFFBASE

Harvard Business

In the past, internal communications strategies that focused on efforts such as low-readership employee magazines or in-house intranet content often earned a reputation for draining resources without having much impact. Enabling Middle Management Communication Improves Work. Reduce Wasted Time and Boost Revenue Per Employee.

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15 Best Business Podcasts for Independent Consultants

Tsavo Neal

We discuss concepts to help listeners advance their strategy, operations and implementation skills, enhance their critical thinking ability and build their executive presence. Magazine Contributor John Nemo! Learn all the skills of McKinsey and BCG consultants without having to work at a consulting firm.

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Conversation with North Highland

Tom Spencer

Founded in 1992, North Highland is an employee-owned global management consulting firm that has been named as a Best Firm to Work For every year since 2007 by Consulting Magazine. Please read the edited transcript of my communication with Jennifer and Cheryl below. Where does North Highland do the bulk of its work?

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