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Saving RadioShack

Tom Spencer

When the business landscape changes, how can you turnaround a failing company? Assuming this leads to successful refinancing, what should the strategy be to turnaround and save this iconic company? When faced with a broad turnaround question, it is important to ask a variety of questions to determine the source of the problem.

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Industrial Production Unexpectedly Declines Again: Don't Worry, It's the Weather and Mining

MishTalk

decline in Industrial Production deceptive. In a deceptive headline, industrial production fell 0.2 Motor vehicle production, a center of strength all year for the manufacturing sector, jumped 0.7 High-tech industries, where production has been flat all year, also rose 0.7 percent in the month.

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4 Types of Consulting Firms

Tom Spencer

They are known for doing high-level assessments of their clients’ business situation, and providing strategies to increase profit or growth by entering new markets, launching new products, or making acquisitions. They are assigned to service areas, industry verticals, or both. Internal Corporate Strategy Consulting. Image: Pexels.

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Industrial Production Declines Most in 3.5 Years, Down Eighth Time in Ten Months

MishTalk

Industrial production shocked to the downside this morning with a drop of 0.6%, the most in 3.5 November was another weak month for the industrial economy, in part reflecting unusually warm temperatures that are driving down utility output. Industrial production came in at the Econoday low forecast, down a very sharp 0.6

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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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First, You’ve Got to Show That You Care

Markovitz Consulting

That may be fine if you’re running an espresso bar, but not in an industrial facility without air-conditioning, where the temperature can easily reach 90 degrees in the summer. Do I even need to tell you that the company is struggling with both productivity and quality? That workers don’t seem committed to their jobs?

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The Key to Campbell Soup’s Turnaround? Civility.

Harvard Business

On the first hour of the first day Doug works with a direct report , he tells them exactly how he intends to lead, what he values, his thoughts on his industry, and his work and communication style. One such practice is what Doug calls Declaring Yourself , which he developed as President of Nabisco Foods Company and still uses today.