Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Director Recruitment and Skills. Recruiting directors with technological expertise is one avenue through which boards can boost their innovative capabilities. Directors should also take stock of how time is spent at board meetings and reallocate discussion time as needed. — [and] not much on risk, people, innovation.”

Telecommunications 37

Telecommunications Survey Biotechnology Industry 37

Harvard Business

JUNE 14, 2017

Given the corporate climate, she felt enormous pressure to attend the company’s annual sales meeting, which meant leaving her 14-week-old son at home. Show up earlier to the airport than you’re used to, so you can pump before you take off, and reserve early check-ins at your hotels to facilitate pumping on arrival.

Travel 34

Travel Hotels Transportation Policies 34

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

We recruited a total of 1,337 participants to engage in negotiations, and we found that gender played a role in how we negotiate for ourselves and others. We told them that buyers wanted to build a commercial high-rise hotel on the property, but that the seller would reject their offer if they knew about this intent.

Ethics 38

Ethics Study Research Hotels 38

CaseInterview.com

APRIL 30, 2019

At other firms, they often go to the client for meetings, to conduct interviews, gather data, etc. Sure, it was a very nice hotel, and it's really, really cool for the first four weeks. And finally, how good are you at recruiting clients to do the work for you? I recruited four clients to do the analysis for me.

Management 75

Management Consulting McKinsey How To 75

Confessions of a Consultant

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Perhaps a more realistic telling of the tale was that I’d blagged my way into a paying gig (€200) for an afternoon session in the Hollybrook Hotel in Clontarf. On the Investment Banking side, new recruits regularly work 80+ hours each week (my nephew often slept under his desk or in a conference room in New York).

Fashion 45

Fashion Trends Banking Hotels 45

Harvard Business

JUNE 6, 2016

Hotel bar @ 7? Still, when just a few days after their drinks in the hotel, he’d asked her out on a “real date,” Elizabeth initially demurred, wondering if it was a good idea. After two months of romantic dinner dates, daily texts, and even a brief meet-and-greet with her parents, she and Brad had hit a lull.

Case Study 28

Case Study Case Studies Study Conference 28

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Employees were invited to a meeting where leadership discussed its mobile business imperative. These types of direct interactions with customers are powerful ways to shift employee mindsets and create the impetus for change, focusing on delivering value that directly meets customer needs.

Culture 28

Culture Talent Industry Financial 28

Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

MBB (Mckinsey, Bain, and BCG) usually want to meet in person for each round of interviews. I would strongly encourage you to reserve flights and hotels in advance. The recruiting coordinator will usually hand these folders to you. Case Interview: ~75% of interview.

Case Interview 60

Case Interview Interviews Consulting McKinsey 60

Harvard Business

MAY 8, 2017

We recruited a panel of expert judges (see the list below), who evaluated the companies through the lens of their own expertise and gauged which transformations were most durable and had the highest impact in their industries.

Methodologies 53

Methodologies Culture Metrics Company 53

CaseInterview.com

DECEMBER 11, 2019

As an experiment, I invited a few dozen CIBs, 1Y, 2Y to a last-minute, impromptu Q&A session in the lobby of my hotel. I was hoping 5 people would show up, but when close to 30 did, the hotel kicked us out. During this informal “shop talk,” a 1Y from McK asked me how to be more comfortable meeting strangers (e.g.,

How To 75

How To McKinsey Hotels Meeting 75

Tom Spencer

JULY 6, 2019

Amid the intensity of recruiting for consulting, few stop to think what it will really be like once they’ve achieved their mission to get into a top-tier consulting firm. You’ll look back at your first meetings, notes, emails, and slides, and be horrified at how bad they are compared to now – and this is just after 6 months on the job.

Consulting 60

Consulting Travel Case Interview Hotels 60

Confessions of a Consultant

MAY 28, 2017

Some companies now use a Hot Desk system where people don’t have individualized spaces but ‘plug and play’ from a free slot – in much the same way as we rent hotel rooms for a single night. Organising Meetings: It can be tricky to line up all the diaries. Staff Retention: People are reluctant to ‘go back’ to a full 9-5 commute.

Exercises 40

Exercises System Banking Talent 40

Tom Spencer

APRIL 14, 2018

UBER and Air-BNB are the companies who have perfected this model and have radically democratized the taxi and hotel industries, tapping into un-utilized excess capacities and ultimately making the economic system more efficient. The platform facilities virtual meetings and any financial transactions between the parties.

Consulting 84

Consulting Talent Enterprise Industry 84