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Art of Asking Questions…

The Consultants Peer Group

It doesn’t matter if the employer is the CEO, a manager, or a supervisor. In 1973, I was fired from my first job mainly for not being able to meet deadlines in a timely fashion. You do it when it’s right as a leader to do it, not as a manager. …The Courage of Knowing When. Accountability has little to do with authority.

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Small Steps or Big Steps: What’s the Right Way to Begin Improvement?

Markovitz Consulting

He describes his “shock and awe” approach (my terminology) in his excellent book The Lean Turnaround , where he takes the company through several week-long kaizen events. Paul Akers has done amazing work leading lean at FastCap in just this fashion. as a result], when new issues come up, they are going to revert to what they know.

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The consulting case study: What you need to know

freshminds

Different industries need to test different skills and therefore depending on whether you’re applying to management consultancies, strategy consultancies or investment banking, your case study will be slightly different. Operational Cases: Operations Case, Increasing Sales, Reducing Costs, Improving the Bottom Line, Turnarounds.

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How Volvo Reinvented Itself Through Hiring

Harvard Business

Volvo’s turnaround over the last decade offers a great example. He and Samuelsson looked to the fashion industry, hired craftsmen, and shook up the managerial ranks by hiring executives who had conceived and executed significant strategic shifts at bigger companies.

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The Connection Between Employee Trust and Financial Performance

Harvard Business

Doug identified “Inspiring Trust” as his number one mission in his 10-year turnaround of Campbell Soup Company, where his efforts resulted in cumulative shareholder returns in the top tier of the global food industry, and among the highest measured employee engagement levels in the Fortune 500, particularly with his leadership team.

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"Bubblicious" High End Flipping Up 350%, Overall Flipping Down 13%

MishTalk

Flipping houses went out of fashion around 2008, along with flip phones and sub-prime mortgages. What’s behind these quick turnarounds? link] Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management. MarketWatch reports House flipping makes a comeback.

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How to Pass the McKinsey Problem Solving Game

CaseInterview.com

McKinsey’s digital assessment game Solve is a video game in which candidates problem-solve to manage some form of ecological situation. Time management is certainly a factor. This will allow you to move through the creation of a system in a linear fashion. What Is McKinsey's Digital Assessment Game?