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Want To Be On The Leading Edge? Forget About It.

Markovitz Consulting

Here are a few areas that are probably creating lethal operational drag on the corporate ship. At this level, managers are consumed with the chaos of daily operations, and seldom have any understanding—or bandwidth—to execute on the lofty strategic goals pronounced in the C-Suite. Problem: lack of clarity around strategy.

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Go Faster Alone but Farther Together

Chad Barr

LEGO: A Blueprint for Collaboration and Individual Ingenuity At the dawn of the 2000s, LEGO found itself on the brink of collapse, its brand diluted and finances in turmoil. The appointment of Jørgen Vig Knudstorp as CEO marked the turning point.

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The Paths of Consultancy

Tom Spencer

This is because consultancy is an open-ended field, and develops very transferable skills like communication, leadership, and strategic thinking. But he knew that he wanted to be involved in the sport. Naturally, working with businesses from the outside with the intent of improving their operations gives one a strong business acumen.

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Lessons From Events

Martinka Consulting

Tom and Kevin shared their experiences and feelings as part of Tom selling off ownership and giving up control and Kevin investing in the company and taking over its leadership. Financing options, the bank and more. They were incredibly open. FYI, Kevin shared with me prior to the start they wondered if they could fill 30-35 minutes.

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The Brattle Group Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

IRI was kept intentionally small by its leadership, many of whom became founding principals at The Brattle Group, so that they could close their doors for a month at a time and take vacations together. . The Brattle Group is now considered one of the European Union’s top consulting firms in the areas of energy, finance and competition.

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How Military Veterans Can Turn Their Skills into a Corporate Career

Harvard Business

Since 2013, I’ve keynoted talks to groups of transitioning military veterans nearly 20 times as part of Deloitte’s CORE Leadership program, which helps vets reinvent themselves into civilian careers. He tried tech, finance, and real estate — all to no avail. “It’s very much, ‘Can you learn?

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Can You Really Power an Organization with Love?

Harvard Business

In leadership writing, one of the most widely sold leadership textbooks ( The Leadership Challenge by James Kouzes and Barry Posner) concludes that love is “the secret to life” and consider it the “best kept secret” of great leadership. Love is like an operating system.