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6 Turnaround Tactics for a Failing Team

Rick Conlow

3 Turnaround Tactics for a Failing Team. The following six proven turnaround tactics come from my consulting practice. With a change of pace and new strategies that I brought, they made significant gains in four months. For example, one organization I worked with had no training and were last in their market.

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6 Turnaround Tactics for a Failing Team

Rick Conlow

3 Turnaround Tactics for a Failing Team. The following six proven turnaround tactics come from my consulting practice. With a change of pace and new strategies that I brought, they made significant gains in four months. For example, one organization I worked with had no training and were last in their market.

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Narrow Your Niche to Win More Work as a Solopreneur

Successful Independent Consulting

Many solopreneurs make the mistake of marketing themselves as a jack-of-all-trades. For example, Fortune 500 or middle market? Were you involved with the strategy, planning, implementation, or all of the above? The exact opposite is true. They have a defined niche that makes them easy to remember. What was the industry?

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Why a Long-time Microsoft Exec Believes in Strategy First - Interview with Brad Chase

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

Brad was a part of several major project at Microsoft, including the complete turnaround of MSN.com, leading the marketing effort for Windows 2000, Windows 98 and Internet Explorer, as well as developing and executing the award winning marketing strategy for Windows 95. SME Strategy ·.

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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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Your Consulting Niche vs Jack-of-All-Trades Myth

Successful Independent Consulting

Here is a verbatim snippet from her résumé at the time: PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY AND SERVICES Senior consultant with professional experience in Organization Development and Change, Leadership and Organizational Communications and Coaching , as well as internal and external Corporate Communications, including global marketing initiatives.

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4 Types of Consulting Firms

Tom Spencer

Strategy Consulting. The leading firms that are generally associated with strategy consulting are McKinsey , BCG and Bain , also known as the MBBs. Service areas – or functional areas – can include strategy, operations, technology, human resources, mergers and acquisitions, among others. Internal Corporate Strategy Consulting.