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Strengths Multiplied

CaseInterview.com

If someone I work with is fabulous at sales but terrible at finance, when we work together, I benefit from their talent in sales, and they benefit from my talent in finance. The late Steve Jobs, a co-founder of Apple, was a brilliant visionary and product guy. This is a profoundly important mindset to become accustomed to.

Finance 98
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China Accelerates Bad Debt Writeoffs; Reflections on "Policies to Counter Economic Volatility"

MishTalk

Financial stress related to Ponzi financing and other bad debts in China is readily visible in numerous places. We have policies in store to counter economic volatility. Policies to Counter Economic Volatility Yes indeed, central banks have "policies in store to counter economic volatility", and they use them.

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Embracing Experiential Learning

Tom Spencer

A few experiential learning opportunities to look for on campus include consulting clubs, finance clubs, student government, and technology development teams. On-campus engagements are opportunities for students to engage with their peers in a productive environment. Opportunities on-campus.

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Wealth Management: Building and Protecting Fortunes

Tom Spencer

This may include setting up insurance policies, creating a retirement plan, and other risk management strategies. It’s important to note that wealth management is a field that requires a deep understanding of various financial products and services and the ability to navigate a complex regulatory environment.

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Technology Ain’t Going to Solve Your Problems

Markovitz Consulting

Yes, the system is pricey, but think of the productivity improvement! One day, they realized that they had 18 months of inventory on-hand for a few products, and it was tying up badly needed working capital. Technology might actually exacerbate problems if you don’t address bad policies and behaviors first. Except, maybe not.

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Why CEOs Can’t Dance Redux

Rick Conlow

By not dancing, CEOs cost their companies billions of dollars of lost employee innovation, productivity, and customer service. In the 1940’s, Peter Drucker praised the company for its product decentralization but criticized it, even back then, for treating employees as a feudal cost center rather than a base of knowledge and potential.

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What is consulting?

Tom Spencer

Some people also call consulting a ‘talk-job’ – you go to the clients, you talk about what the ideal world scenario would be for a particular project, product or market, and your billable hours are sorted. Sales, Marketing, Production) and secondary functions (e.g. Finance, HR, Supply Chain, ICT, Legal).