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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. Restructuring/Turnaround Services. FTI’s Summer Internship program has met with great success for the company and is fast becoming their main source for full-time recruitment.

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Management Consulting versus Investment Banking

Management Consulted

Finally, networking is important at consulting firms, and social events are focused on helping consultants build contacts and relationships throughout the firm. This expertise may be as broad as “operations turnaround” and as specific as “benchmarking for insurance companies.” 2) Heavy team interaction.

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How to Overcome Executive Isolation

Harvard Business

For example, one executive director of a nonprofit told me that when she was appointed to the position, after many years in the organization, long-time colleagues stopped inviting her to birthday celebrations and other social events. She was left with fewer relationships and more uncertainty about what was going on.

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We Interviewed 57 Female CEOs to Find Out How More Women Can Get to the Top

Harvard Business

Compared with the predominantly male CEO benchmark, the women scored lower on confidence, measured as a function of belief in whether they were in complete control of events and outcomes that define destiny. In this context high humility reflects an understanding that no one person defines an outcome for an entire organization.

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Research: How the Best School Leaders Create Enduring Change

Harvard Business

Our study of the actions and impact of 411 leaders of UK academies found that only 62 of them managed their turnaround successfully and sustainably transformed their school. As a school leader sets off on this journey, how do they know what to do, when to do it, who to listen to, and how to manage critics along the way?