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Developing a high-performing and agile leadership team to increase performance and profitability

Brimstone Consulting

CASE STUDY. To further scale the company and increase performance and profitability, the private equity firm identified the need to address operational inefficiencies, optimize the organizational structure, and develop a high-performing and agile leadership team.

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How to Better Sell Value

LSA Global

Business sales training studies of both buyers and sellers report a recurrent theme – the importance of value. That means agreement on target clients, value proposition, success metrics, sales processes and methodologies, barriers to success, and a realistic action plan to execute your sales strategy and overcome the key barriers.

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A Study of Hospitals Found That Outsider CEOs Make Their Organizations More Productive in the Long Run

Harvard Business

Prior studies have two common methodological limitations. We found that any type of leadership change will result in short-term adverse impacts on a firm’s operational efficiency, but outsider CEOs experienced a clear advantage in productivity gains. Sponsored by Accenture Strategy. Enter the U.S. hospital sector.

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Why John Deere Measures Employee Morale Every Two Weeks

Harvard Business

Studies have linked stronger employee engagement to higher customer satisfaction and profits. Operations in a Connected World. But it turns out these methods don’t just have to do with technology and operations. Deere managers call it a “motivation metric” or even a “happiness metric.”

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Consulting Case Anatomy – A Simple Breakdown

Management Consulted

As a prospective consultant, one of the things that can seem the most mysterious in the case study prep process is wondering what the interviewer is going to ask you next. It may test an industry or practice area focus, like technology, operations, or finance. We have good news for you!

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How to Make Agile Work for the C-Suite

Harvard Business

Many companies are attempting a radical — and often rapid — shift from hierarchical structures to more agile environments, in order to operate at the speed required by today’s competitive marketplace. a 525-employee software company, began applying agile methodologies in 2005. This takes time. Systematic Inc.,

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What the Best Transformational Leaders Do

Harvard Business

In a study of S&P 500 and Global 500 firms, our team found that those leading the most successful transformations, creating new offerings and business models to push into new growth markets, share common characteristics and strategies. We then narrowed the list to 18 finalists using three sets of metrics: New growth.