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AlixPartners Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

AlixPartners is an international business advisory firm based in Southfield, MI known for its work in corporate turnarounds, bankruptcy assignments and restructuring. Generally regarded as turnaround market leaders, AlixPartners is doing a killer job at taking up more room in the consulting space by strategically hiring a plethora of gurus.

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The Key to Campbell Soup’s Turnaround? Civility.

Harvard Business

Being treated with respect had a more powerful effect on employees than other more celebrated leadership behaviors including recognition and appreciation, communicating an inspiring vision, providing useful feedback — even opportunities for learning, growth, and development. People valuing Campbell.”

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PE Firms Are Creating a New Role: Leadership Capital Partner

Harvard Business

In phase 3, successful portfolio transformations require financial discipline that is not an event, but a pattern; strategic clarity that is not a direction, but a commitment; operational excellence that is not a tool, but a mindset. Evaluating leadership capital has always been a critical component of due diligence for deal teams.

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7 Critical Success Factors for Project Based Firms to Consider in 2024

Progressus

directly integrated with core financials? Leadership Alignment Executive sponsorship ensures that the entire firm stays aligned and works together to achieve high-level goals. Do you have full visibility into all project data, financials, and operating models? Are project operations, sales, customer service, etc.

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The Connection Between Employee Trust and Financial Performance

Harvard Business

Doug identified “Inspiring Trust” as his number one mission in his 10-year turnaround of Campbell Soup Company, where his efforts resulted in cumulative shareholder returns in the top tier of the global food industry, and among the highest measured employee engagement levels in the Fortune 500, particularly with his leadership team.

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How to Evaluate Your Marketing Leader’s Performance

Prudent Pedal

Ask questions about production efficiency, turnaround times, collateral organization/dissemination, and costs. Financial performance vis a vis strategic priorities (base retention, market expansion/share, key account penetration, product portfolio performance, new market penetration, and acquisitions) . Why did you miss it?

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FTI Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

They entered the financial disputes business with the acquisition of Klick, Kent and Allen, Inc. FTI expanded into investigation and research capabilities as well as turnaround, restructuring, bankruptcy and forensic accounting with the moves. Restructuring/Turnaround Services. Valuation & Financial Advisory Services.