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There Are Two Types of Performance — but Most Organizations Only Focus on One

Harvard Business

Every step of the process was measured, and real-time metrics were easily accessible. Workers were carefully trained to follow processes exactly as they were laid out. Three finance professors once asked more than 400 executives what they would do if their quarterly earnings targets were at risk. Metrics emphasized speed.

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2016 Top 10 U.S. MBA programs for Management Consulting

Management Consulted

But more than just teamwork, Kellogg also knows how to train you up in problem-solving skills. Tuck is also very strong in its technical skills training, especially regarding Excel modeling and executive presentations. The average starting base salary for a Tuck grad entering consulting in 2015 was over $137,000.

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Duke University undergrad prepares for BCG Interview Superday

Management Consulted

I don’t know too much about financial services, so could you tell me more about what it is like working on the case that you mentioned you did before, and the type of training that you got as a BCG employee before going on the case? Because the question that you asked said I don’t know much about finance.

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Transformational Leadership: Changing Culture to Fuel Financial Success

Organizational Talent Consulting

These ethical failures are often not the result of one "bad actor" alone but systemic issues. Leaders displaying idealized influence possess a high degree of moral behavior, virtues, character, and work ethic (Sosik & Jung, 2018).

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Top Consulting Firms

CaseInterview.com

Robust training programs and fun company social life take the edge off hard work and long hours, but it’s “up or out” for consultants (“up or out” refers to the mentality that a consultant needs to reach a certain level in the company by a certain time or they could be let go). The emphasis is on teamwork rather than internal competition.