Confessions of a Consultant

APRIL 30, 2017

The same basic point applies to new managers joining an organization. New Managers: Almost all New Managers suffer from ‘joining anxiety’ and want to do things quickly. Within Colgate-Palmolive Doug Meyer had steadily moved through a classic marketing career and was approached about the job.

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Management Pharmaceuticals Groups Turnaround 40

CaseInterview.com

MARCH 26, 2019

It is an approach I developed that is tailored for answering these questions in job interviews for management consulting, as well as interviews for senior executive positions in industry. Did you find and close all $10 million in sales? Did you just show up at the sales meeting? retail sales in only 30 days. E nd-Result.

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Case Interview Interviews Resumes Retail 81

Harvard Business

AUGUST 16, 2018

Consider the example of Nicolas, a regional sales vice president at a medical devices company. When promoted to his new role, he inherited a group of district sales managers responsible for selling to hospital systems in their respective geographies. The result: wasted time and unnecessary frustration. SOURCE Michael Watkins. ©

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Consulting and Organizational Management

OCTOBER 26, 2011

My experience of the differences of between OD in small and large is that in small organizations: It rarely works to market myself as “guiding change” or “change agent,” etc. Instead, I’ve been more successful with, e.g., ”turnaround specialist” or “business developer.” Read more.].

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Consulting Organizational Development Nonprofit Small Business 76

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

FTI expanded into investigation and research capabilities as well as turnaround, restructuring, bankruptcy and forensic accounting with the moves. In the span of 9 years, the firm acquired more than 16 consulting companies in 5 different markets, including Australia, the United Kingdom, Asia, the United States and Latin America.

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Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 100

SkillQuo

AUGUST 16, 2017

These individuals range from executives with proven company records to interim managers, and these so called ‘supertemps’ have established their position as useful personnel. So, why has this phenomenon gripped the business world and are their proven benefits for businesses? billion in revenue in 2009.

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freshminds

MARCH 5, 2018

Different industries need to test different skills and therefore depending on whether you’re applying to management consultancies, strategy consultancies or investment banking, your case study will be slightly different. Operational Cases: Operations Case, Increasing Sales, Reducing Costs, Improving the Bottom Line, Turnarounds.

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Case Study Case Studies Study Case Interview 53

Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

in Management Consulting. Value Partners Management Consulting. Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. Applied Value offers strategy, finance, and operations management services. GIA provides strategic market intelligence and advisory services anywhere around the world.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

The insurance industry has not been immune to AI’s advancement – whether implementing robo-advisors for investment management (Vanguard and Charles Schwab) or applying AI to insurance and loan underwriting (the Chinese search giant Baidu, which provides enhanced risk assessment capabilities). Assess readiness.

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Insurance Insurance Industry Turnaround 28

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 16, 2016

No one who listens to Alan Mulally describe Ford’s remarkable turnaround escapes his rendition of One Ford , One Team , and Working Together. Successful CEOs push managers to go uncomfortably beyond faithful retransmission: they want their leadership coming up with proverbs and parables to better preach the new gospel.

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Enterprise Turnaround Leadership Examples 28

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

These returns were sustained by improvements in both profit margins and sales growth, and they were notably higher than those posted by large manufacturers headquartered in Western Europe, South Korea, Japan, and China. But now the situation has reached such a tipping point that larger U.S. manufacturers are taking notice.

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McKinsey Turnaround Pharmaceuticals Benchmarking 28

Business Consulting Agency

JANUARY 23, 2024

These inefficiencies hinder productivity and hamper the ability to adapt to market dynamics. In the rapidly evolving business landscape, missing the right moment to pivot or innovate can lead to a loss of market share. Their expertise spans strategic planning, financial management, operations, and beyond.

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Consulting Turnaround ROI Case Study 52

Harvard Business

MAY 4, 2016

Hiring managers will see what you have done — and can do for them. Let’s look at how to do this by analyzing the resume and LinkedIn profile of a startup marketing executive. Communicate across logos, taglines, ads, marketing, trademarks, media, trade shows, and conferences.” Monique Valcour.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 29, 2018

In the fall of 2017 under Flannery, MA&D unsurprisingly became GE’s turnaround strategy tool. During the Immelt era, the dominant mode had been of strategy by way of mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures (MA&D), including most recently the disastrous merger of the GE oil and gas business with Baker Hughes in 2016.

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Company Healthcare Turnaround Strategy 31

Harvard Business

APRIL 12, 2018

Many industries have had to downsize sales forces. There are several reasons for recent sales force job cuts: Shifting market dynamics are one cause, including changing customer needs, customer consolidation, new buying channels, and slowing market growth. sales reps following an industry-wide downsizing trend.

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Sales How To Turnaround Trends 29

Harvard Business

APRIL 4, 2016

He had spent his entire 14-year career at the company, had worked hard, and had rapidly climbed the ranks in sales and marketing. The study also looked at relative levels of support for executives vs. more junior managers. He inherited a strong team with a proven track record. Why dangerous?

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Turnaround Chemicals Study Company 28

Harvard Business

MAY 20, 2016

Since its 2005 founding, the marketing company had grown to over 1,100 employees. The New York headquarters housed over a third of its workforce, including developers, the sales team, operations, and leadership. Managers note that the fact that people linger there after meetings has increased inter-group learning.

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Exercises Meeting Real Estate Survey 33

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Throughout the study’s assessments of female CEOs, a combination of four traits and competencies emerged as key to their success: courage, risk-taking, resilience, and managing ambiguity. “It wasn’t until that conversation,” one woman recalled, “that I even imagined anything past manager, forget CEO.

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Interviews Benchmarking Case Interview Talent 28

Harvard Business

JULY 18, 2016

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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Financial Culture Leadership Report 28

CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

McKinsey’s digital assessment game Solve is a video game in which candidates problem-solve to manage some form of ecological situation. Time management is certainly a factor. Migration Management: The candidate chooses the migration path of a group of animals with limited resources. What Is McKinsey's Digital Assessment Game?

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McKinsey How To Data Strategy 52

Harvard Business

MARCH 13, 2017

Organizations waste too much time - see how Bain helps them manage it like money in this 10-minute video slide deck. Look closely, and you’ll find that most companies have stretched their brands and product portfolios to customers and markets in which they are undifferentiated and profits are weak. Related Video.

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How To Energy Operations Bain 40

The Crazy Lives of Consultants

JANUARY 29, 2010

We also provender the cheapest prices on the market. Not solitary do we have the unexcelled prices but our turnaround heyday for your Xrumer posting is wonderful fast. Imagine how many sales or leads you can fulfil with this great gang of targeted visitors. Airlines call this "yield management."

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