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How to Manage a More Experienced Direct Report

CaseInterview.com

It means you recruited well. I will be doing a training exercise in a few weeks where I’ll command an incident simulating a multiple-casualty situation after a major earthquake. The ham radio operations team reporting to me will be far more capable at radio operations than I am. Assign issues to direct reports.

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AlixPartners Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

AlixPartners is an international business advisory firm based in Southfield, MI known for its work in corporate turnarounds, bankruptcy assignments and restructuring. Generally regarded as turnaround market leaders, AlixPartners is doing a killer job at taking up more room in the consulting space by strategically hiring a plethora of gurus.

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Leaders Need Different Skills to Thrive in Tech

Harvard Business

Two of your most senior managers never do a lick of work—and are only on the payroll to keep competitors from recruiting them. They must deliver on tight timelines, quick turnarounds and short project cycles. People who are their peers today become managers, peers or direct reports in another company tomorrow.

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The Mistakes PE Firms Make When They Pick CEOs for Portfolio Companies

Harvard Business

Since 2009 we have interviewed and surveyed 181 executives who run PE-owned companies, as well as eight to 15 people who work with each of these 181 executives (supervisors, board members, director reports, and others). But CEOs at the best-run PE-owned firms we’ve worked with emphasize both recruiting and talent development.

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