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Stop Comparing Management to Sports

Harvard Business

Often, when I’m asked to give a speech on strategy at some company event or conference, I find that one of the other speakers is a former professional sports player. Although there is nothing wrong with commitment and perseverance, I, however, think sport (much less war) is often an unhelpful analogy.

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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

Problem: lack of clarity around strategy. Solution: Hoshin kanri (often called strategy deployment, or policy deployment) is typically misunderstood as a form of strategic planning. As Patty McCord, former head of HR at Netflix once explained, “We are a pro sports team, not a kids recreational team.”

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2 Years of Networking Results in Consulting Job at PwC

Management Consulted

I then took another internship in finance with Merrill Lynch. I also explored other areas of finance and ultimately decided that I wanted to give investment banking a shot. I moved back to Portland and started looking for analyst jobs in banking, consulting, and corporate strategy.

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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. Having a strategy and matching it to value drivers. What the bank is looking for in both the buying team and the company moving forward.

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Block & Tackle Better And Hit Harder

Martinka Consulting

Regular readers know that I like to make analogies between sports and business. If you read the sports page (paper and screen) you know this. I hear it’s huge on sports talk radio, which I don’t listen to. Football is a collision sport and business is a contact sport.

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Who is responsible for your success? - Tom Spencer consulting blog

Tom Spencer

in Business Strategy. Think about your work life, family life, or sporting activities. Who is the person that will ensure quality work, home cooked meals, or sporting victory? Business Strategy. Definitions. Helpful Links. Who is responsible for your success? Who are the linchpins in your world? ” [non-personal].