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The Consulting Value Proposition

Tom Spencer

Turnarounds. An example from 2014 occurred when McKinsey poached two partners from AlixPartners, one of the world’s best-known restructuring firms. An example from 2014 occurred when McKinsey poached two partners from AlixPartners, one of the world’s best-known restructuring firms. Cost Effective Solution.

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How to Pass the McKinsey Problem Solving Game

CaseInterview.com

In the case interview process for McKinsey, one of the early evaluations is “Solve,” McKinsey’s digital assessment game (formerly called the McKinsey Problem Solving Game). This game evaluates the candidate’s ability to solve problems efficiently and think critically. What Is McKinsey's Digital Assessment Game?

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Executives on Demand: What are part-time CEOs and why does every business need one?

SkillQuo

A Modern Market for High-level Temporary Positions: ‘Supertemps’ Businesses need hard-hitting, impactful individuals who can quickly and efficiently solve an urgent business need in the short-term, the void is filled by those who offer high-quality, C-level services on a temporary, when needed, service basis.

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The First Step to Fixing U.S. Manufacturing

Harvard Business

Even more striking, new research from the McKinsey Global Institute analyzes firm-level financial results and finds a stark contrast in performance between the biggest U.S. Past work by McKinsey found that inefficiencies in manufacturer-supplier interactions add up to roughly 5% of development, tooling, and product costs in the auto industry.

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PARADE Method

CaseInterview.com

The servers we wanted had a two-week turnaround time. It is probably a better example for use in the senior executive position that I interviewed for following my McKinsey days. The company had $250 million at stake to solve this problem in the next 48 hours. and to do it fast. We also had no spares in stock. *

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A Transformation Is Underway at U.S. Veterans Affairs. We Got an Inside Look.

Harvard Business

Obama nominated Robert McDonald , an Army veteran and experienced executive who had honed his leadership skills during a 33-year career at Proctor and Gamble, to attempt the difficult turnaround. On July 30, 2014, exactly 13 months after retiring as P&G’s Chairman and CEO, McDonald was sworn in as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

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