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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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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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The Paths of Consultancy

Tom Spencer

But he knew that he wanted to be involved in the sport. Instead, he took on a job at the Parthenon Group as a principal consultant where he worked on a variety of strategic and operational improvement projects. Morey knew there was no point faking it. Many Fortune 500 business leaders also have a background in consultancy.

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Lessons From Events

Martinka Consulting

Financing options, the bank and more. Others on the panel were Julie Eisenhauer with Clark Nuber CPA, Jesse Ficks with Skis Painting, and Casey Schindler and Jake Licht with Baden Sports. How to handle it when the business is too large for management to buy (using other investors).

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The Brattle Group Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

The Brattle Group is now considered one of the European Union’s top consulting firms in the areas of energy, finance and competition. In 2013, the New York office was established, providing a home base in one the most important finance and legal markets in the world. Regulatory finance. Commercial damages. Accounting.

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Job Hub: Tesla Motors Jobs and Culture

Management Consulted

The company now employs more than 6,000 people worldwide, and still operates in 3 countries. Tesla Motors first gained widespread attention following its production of the Tesla Roadster, the first fully electric sports car. 28% of Management Consultants Pursue Finance. Related posts: Post Consulting Jobs.

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From the Bench and Bedside to the Boardrooms (How to transition from academia into consulting, Part 1 of 2)

Tom Spencer

These programs include putting new consultants through a “mini-MBA” where they spend approximately 3 weeks learning core business principles from leading economics, accounting, and finance professors. His free moments are spent traveling and enjoying sporting events with his wife and daughter. Image: Pexels.