Finance Operations Sales Sports 
Markovitz Consulting
AUGUST 19, 2020
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.
Harvard Business
OCTOBER 18, 2018
Lance Best, the CEO of Barker Sports Apparel, was meeting with Nina Kelk, the company’s general counsel, who also oversaw human resources. But one person had given him the lowest ratings possible, and from the written remarks, Lance could tell that it was Ahmed Lund, Barker’s head of sales. “You’re surprised?”
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Harvard Business
OCTOBER 10, 2017
In Precision’s case, good tactical performance required developing rules, checklists, and standard operating procedures and then following them closely. A great salesperson will operate much more efficiently with a defined process for reaching out to prospects. We made a number of operational changes to the call center.
Harvard Business
SEPTEMBER 8, 2017
These efforts have enabled operational efficiencies, cost reductions, and greater agility, preparing companies for the next phase of digital transformation: driving growth. At Dick’s Sporting Goods, Lauren Hobart was promoted from CMO to President, while at KFC, CMO Kevin Hochman became President and Chief Concept Officer.
Harvard Business
AUGUST 1, 2016
To add to this growing body of work, here are some observations and suggestions about love in organizations based on our research with executives at varying levels, in numerous organizations, from financial services to non-profits to championship winning sports teams. Love is like an operating system.
Management Consulted
FEBRUARY 15, 2015
The FTI Technology practice played a substantial role in the Major League Baseball steroids investigation that both news and sports casters covered religiously. FTI Consulting has 5 areas of expertise, but excels in Forensic & Litigation Consulting and Corporate Finance/Restructuring. Corporate Finance/Restructuring.
Kates Kesler
JUNE 11, 2014
We recently completed a study for the CEO of a very well known, global sports-apparel brand company. Our sports-apparel CEO had the right idea in challenging his team to think about the organization and ask: are we fit for growth, given our strategies going forward? Learning from Big Companies.
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