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The Key to Campbell Soup’s Turnaround? Civility.

Harvard Business

When Doug took over as CEO of Campbell Soup Company in 2001, the company had just lost half its market value, sales were declining, and the organization was reeling from a series of layoffs. The environment was so toxic that a Gallup manager described employee engagement as “among the worst [he had] ever seen among the Fortune 500.”

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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. Either a Global Practice Leader, Co-leader, Senior Managing Director or Global CEO lead each of these practices. Restructuring/Turnaround Services.

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Great Leaders Are Confident, Connected, Committed, and Courageous

Harvard Business

Brad was leading a difficult turnaround of his company and had decided to fire his head of sales, who was a nice guy but wasn’t performing. Not firing his head of sales sent a mixed message to his team — was he really serious about the firm’s success? Pat LaCroix/Getty Images. I asked him why. His answer?

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Negotiating with Clients You Can’t Afford to Lose

Harvard Business

Whatever they ask for, you deliver with your best team and best turnaround — even if it’s unreasonable or unprofitable. No wonder a recent study showed that salespeople worry more about the price conversation than any other part of the sales cycle. Focus on that, and stop wasting energy worrying about losing the business.

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List of strategy consulting firms in Hong Kong

Tom Spencer

in Management Consulting. Value Partners Management Consulting. Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. Applied Value offers strategy, finance, and operations management services. Definitions. Helpful Links. List of strategy consulting firms in Hong Kong 2011.

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GE’s Fall Has Been Accelerated by Two Problems. Most Other Big Companies Face Them, Too.

Harvard Business

In the fall of 2017 under Flannery, MA&D unsurprisingly became GE’s turnaround strategy tool. Maybe a slimmed-down GE with only aviation, power, and renewable energy businesses will be able to focus on the strategy task of improving the customer competitiveness of that portfolio. Good luck with that, GE and Trian!

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7 Factors of Great Office Design

Harvard Business

The New York headquarters housed over a third of its workforce, including developers, the sales team, operations, and leadership. The company wanted to preserve the energy of a start-up while creating sufficient space to accommodate future growth. courtesy of HLW International.