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Back to the Basics in Leadership and Life with former EVP of Operations for the Walt Disney World Resort Lee Cockerell

Consulting Matters

Today I'm talking with Lee Cockerell, the former Executive Vice President of Operations for Walt Disney resort and currently a consultant, author, and speaker. In this episode, you'll hear: How Lee evolved as a leader by shedding defensiveness and operating in trust. Why you need to create a system to be a person of your word.

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From STEM PhD to Federal Consulting: An Interview with Josh

Management Consulted

Here at MC, we had the pleasure of recently interviewing Josh and asking him how he’s navigated his interesting career path, and how consulting was a great place for his passions and skills to collide. A year after graduation, my rugby career started to show promise and I quit my analyst job to focus on training and competing.

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From the Bench and Bedside to the Boardrooms (How to transition from academia into consulting, Part 1 of 2)

Tom Spencer

Excelling in the Interview. If you happen to attend a non-target school then the next best thing would be to attend a virtual recruiting and case interview workshop. MD or PhD), is whether to pursue residency training for newly minted physicians or a post-doctoral research fellowship for PhDs. The Application Process.

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Conversation with A.T. Kearney

Tom Spencer

Kearney offers a broad range of services including Analytics, Mergers & Acquisitions, Operations and Strategy. Tom: What kind of training and mentoring can graduates expect to receive at A.T. Kearney Consulting use the case interview in its recruitment process? Tom: How many interview rounds are there? Tom: Does A.T.

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How to Improve the Engagement and Retention of Young Hourly Workers

Harvard Business

To understand how employers can improve engagement and retention, FSG worked with Hart Research Associates to survey over 1,200 entry-level, hourly workers between the ages of 17 and 24, and interviewed dozens of companies to find out how they have improved retention. Train frontline managers to support people and process.

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The Case for Improving Work for People with Disabilities Goes Way Beyond Compliance

Harvard Business

In interviews, we heard that individuals with disabilities face deep stigma and bias (whether conscious or not) from colleagues and managers. Companies also need to create a culture of support and inclusion by doing the following: Provide training. But teaching managers to display inclusive leadership behaviors is just the first step.

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What Spinning Off a GE Business Taught Me About Managing Ultra-Fast Change

Harvard Business

We hired roughly 1,000 new employees in approximately 15 months to build our operations, human resources, compliance, and technology teams. (We We sat down with small groups of employees across functions and talked about everything — including leadership, operations, compensation, benefits, and staffing. What values drove them?