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Why CEO’s Hire Consultants and Coaches: The REAL Value They Bring with Brad Rex

Consulting Matters

About the guest: About the guest: Brad Rex is an accomplished senior executive and corporate officer with proven experience growing businesses and driving results in start-up, turnaround, expansion and multi-site situations. An industry visionary, Brad specializes in distressed and growth business opportunities.

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Avoiding Costly Business Mistakes With Consultants

Business Consulting Agency

Drawing from diverse industry experiences, they offer insights that help businesses navigate potential pitfalls. Informed Decision-Making: Consultants base their recommendations on data, market trends, and industry best practices. The tangible impact of consulting services is reflected in case studies and quantifiable metrics.

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How Avaya Turned Around Its Customer Ratings

Harvard Business

Disclosure: Although Avaya currently has no ties with Innovators International, my interest in Avaya’s remarkable turnaround was initially kindled by the dozens of conversations I had with many people at Avaya when the company was a partner with our organization.). Any large company should be able to do what Avaya did.

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To Grow as a Leader, Seek More Complex Assignments

Harvard Business

against the average scores for those metrics from all the executives in our worldwide database. This company, which stretched into all sorts of industries and markets, offering numerous strategic challenges, should have been an ideal training ground for executives. What we found was an incredible paradox.

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Private Equity’s New Phase

Harvard Business

In phase one (buy and sell), PE investors looked for the equivalent of a “fixer-upper house” — a dilapidated company in a good industry that could be purchased at a discount and, after the business equivalent of some fresh paint and new appliances, resold for a profit.

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4 Ways CEOs Can Conquer Short-Termism

Harvard Business

Great stories are credible, simple, consistent, and use both financial and nonfinancial metrics to link a long-term vision and firm values with a distinctive business strategy and focused operational priorities. ” Bertolini and his team studied the industry and concluded that a reasonable target was no more than 6% EPS.

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How to Pass the McKinsey Problem Solving Game

CaseInterview.com

In ecosystem-type games, there are often local minimums and maximums, or rules regarding how certain metrics used in the game must be greater than or less than some specific threshold. You’re provided a history of all pricing changes from all companies in the industry (including your client).