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The Consulting Value Proposition

Tom Spencer

Turnarounds. An example from 2014 occurred when McKinsey poached two partners from AlixPartners, one of the world’s best-known restructuring firms. Nobody ever got fired for hiring McKinsey.”. A firm may find this appealing because implementation may be a dedicated project unrelated to the firm’s ongoing operations.

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Management Consulting versus Investment Banking

Management Consulted

In my time at McKinsey, easily half the people who left the firm went into the financial world (from hedge funds to PE), and salary was undoubtedly a major factor in the decision. At the Big 3 (Bain, Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey), you can expect travel 50-75% of the time. Relationship with coworkers, managers, and firm.

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FTI Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

FTI expanded into investigation and research capabilities as well as turnaround, restructuring, bankruptcy and forensic accounting with the moves. Restructuring/Turnaround Services. They entered the financial disputes business with the acquisition of Klick, Kent and Allen, Inc. FTI CONSULTING ORGANIZATION. Bankruptcy Support Services.

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Reflecting on David Garvin’s Imprint on Management

Harvard Business

This prescient piece won the McKinsey Award, given each year to the HBR article judged to be the most significant — the first of several that Garvin took home. One of the many articles circling back to this topic of late revisited the still-common use of NPV hurdles in investment decisions.)

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A Transformation Is Underway at U.S. Veterans Affairs. We Got an Inside Look.

Harvard Business

Obama nominated Robert McDonald , an Army veteran and experienced executive who had honed his leadership skills during a 33-year career at Proctor and Gamble, to attempt the difficult turnaround. On July 30, 2014, exactly 13 months after retiring as P&G’s Chairman and CEO, McDonald was sworn in as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

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