Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 2, 2017

Turnarounds. There are four reasons why consultants may be well placed to do this: Impetus for action: Consultants can provide research to support a particular plan of action, which can provide the stamp of approval that management needs to legitimize its plan and overcome internal opposition.

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

As consulting firms go, FTI Consulting is a newcomer – but at just over 30 years old, the firm has made impressive strides to become one of the most respected name in legal analysis and data-driven research to support major initiatives for law firms, banks and the majority of the Fortune 500. Restructuring/Turnaround Services.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

The research is clear about how we grow most successfully: it’s a combination of on-the-job, social, and formal learning, also known as the 70-20-10 model. You’ve not only been a great marketer in one region, but proven that you can lead marketing when you have a new team, in a turnaround situation and in a different geography.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 17, 2016

What she learned informed her strategy for the turnaround, which she then communicated through a series of town halls, roundtables, and memos. ” And she restored the company’s profitability — the turnaround was a success. It doesn’t always take months of research, however. Hope rekindled. Energy returned.”

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Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

JANUARY 1, 2023

This is bad because my experience and my research have shown me over and over again that price doesn’t create demand. There is a lesson for all of us in Barnes and Nobles’ turnaround: “If you want to sell music, you have to love those songs.”. Don’t do research. Demand is created by the perception of value.

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Prudent Pedal

JANUARY 28, 2020

Ask questions about production efficiency, turnaround times, collateral organization/dissemination, and costs. Intellectual capital research and client understanding . Praise the anecdotal client feedback received at events, collateral usage, and awards received from agency partners. Culture and organizational effectiveness.

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Harvard Business

MAY 5, 2016

While I was researching my new book, How to Get a Meeting with Anyone , I asked the top 100 sales thought leaders in the world, “When you absolutely must reach someone who is very important but nearly impossible to reach, how do you do it? But his core business is turnaround consulting. So don’t do it.

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Management Consulted

MARCH 29, 2015

I started researching management consulting online, and it really seemed up my alley. He produced a well-researched, 200 page deck in a week (I came to realize this was not typical). How to get pages made, how to get research done, how much I was producing a day, etc. It’s rapid deadlines and very quick turnarounds.

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Harvard Business

JULY 27, 2016

” Little did I know that over the next 10 years I’d be part of the biggest corporate turnaround in global history. Research what a reporter covers and make a tailored pitch. From Sydney I moved to Singapore, where I joined the company and led Asia Pacific regional communications. Be hands on.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Instead, I’ve been more successful with, e.g., ”turnaround specialist” or “business developer.” 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. Librarys Blogs.

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 26, 2019

The servers we wanted had a two-week turnaround time. d) I researched how the other student organizations raised money. In researching their concerns, I learned that other than keeping accurate financial records, there were no other on-going restrictions. and to do it fast. We also had no spares in stock. *

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 3, 2011

A&M specialises in turnaround and interim management, performance management and business advisory services. Frost & Sullivan’s Growth Consulting services encompass customised research, business strategy, and organisational development initiatives. London EC2M 7EB. United Kingdom. Tel: +44 207 715 5200. The Hackett Group.

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SkillQuo

AUGUST 16, 2017

In fact, ‘supertemps’ – highly qualified freelance individuals who work on short-term contracts for companies have been growing not just in the C-suite, but in many various business departments – some carry out niche, specific jobs, like managing large turnarounds or sales while some just fill a much needed managerial space.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 22, 2018

Franklin had finally returned to profitability, but she and Cameron Koren, a turnaround specialist who’d been brought in as CEO five years earlier to right the ship, were still working hard to keep the business on track. And who wants to join a company that treats its people like that?

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Harvard Business

MAY 30, 2016

This was validated in my most recent research into mindfulness and leadership, where it emerged as the number one skill. The research involved conducting and coding 88 in-depth behavioral event interviews of leading change with 65 leaders, spread across multiple industries and from across five continents.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Even more striking, new research from the McKinsey Global Institute analyzes firm-level financial results and finds a stark contrast in performance between the biggest U.S. Similar inefficiencies affect other industries as well, and they are likely to multiply as manufacturers seek to expand product portfolios and reduce turnaround times.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 11, 2017

Our research suggests that over half of PE firms now have one or more individuals tasked with playing some form of this leadership capital partner role. A company turnaround focuses on costs and can often be done through financial reengineering and cost cutting measures.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Companies such as IBM, Apple, Toyota, and Fidelity have demonstrated an interest and appetite for deep research and innovation by introducing AI platforms and solutions for customers, partners, and employees. During the past five years, industrial use of artificial intelligence (AI) has risen exponentially across industries.

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ConsultX

AUGUST 10, 2021

A one-stop turnaround plan, Conquer the Chaos lays out a complete path to make your business run smoothly and provide you with the freedom you desire. So many entrepreneurs experience this, and some have given up the hope of ever finding the money, time, and control they thought business ownership would bring them. But take heart!

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Harvard Business

JUNE 15, 2017

Leading a turnaround requires much more than making a splash. And in fact, the research on the “glass cliff” phenomenon” suggests that a board is much more likely to appoint a female CEO when the company is already struggling; that’s hardly setting Mayer, or any other female CEO, up for success.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 17, 2016

As we began our research , we limited our definition of tech companies to those that create technology as a product or service. They must deliver on tight timelines, quick turnarounds and short project cycles. We have described a few key discussions required to deal with the challenges identified in this research.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 3, 2018

Through historical research and many interviews, we found several ways in which early stumbles in the organic wine market created marketing problems that the industry still struggles to overcome. The Turnaround. Why the difference? However, in the United States, the USDA disallowed the use of added sulfites in organic wine.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

” The “ Yerkes-Dodson Law ,” which has been used in research that examines the relationship between stress and individual performance, shows that stress increases performance up to a certain point, but not beyond that point. ” We like to call it “strategic stress.”

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 5, 2016

This is research gold, as it’s possible to isolate variables and understand the impact of changing them. Like any turnaround, there is no magic bullet — a series of remedial steps need to be taken. There are three key learnings from this research. Have made similar changes. So what did we find?

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 16, 2020

In short, my conclusion after all of this research and analysis is simple: Stay Home. Additional Resources.

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Harvard Business

JULY 9, 2018

One CEO we worked with was known for his smart turnarounds of a large media company. They delay getting started with a coach to “do more research” or “find the right person.” Before any coaching can be effective, they need to wake up to the ways their actions affect others.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Its expertise includes branding, corporate finance, corporate responsibility, financial & risk effectiveness, IT, manufacturing, marketing, organization, real estate management, research and development, restructuring, sales, strategy, and supply chain management. Seabury Group. Website: www.seaburygroup.com. Address: Seabury Group.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 9, 2016

These buy outs shifted agency from owners to managers; “corporate raiders” worked with high-yield debt to fund these turnarounds. This phase was loosely called leverage buy out (LBO) from about 1979 to 1990 and included over 2,000 LBOs. Leaders were driven by short-term profits and rapid action to flip the organization.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

But what if there were a way to make breakthrough progress by applying research-based tools and strategies to boost these numbers faster? Based on our research, we suggest several steps companies can take to build and sustain a pipeline of female CEOs: Identify potential early.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 4, 2016

This is surprising and unfortunate, because my research and experience shows that inboarding transitions are much more frequent, and often just as challenging as joining a new company. In part, it’s because little research has been done to quantify and elevate the issue. Why does it happen?

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Harvard Business

APRIL 26, 2016

” This is a framework I have developed over the course of 35 years of working with and doing research in corporations around the world. If we want our companies to last, we must excel at the “ Three Box Solution.” They volunteer their time and energy in communities where GE has plants and offices.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 19, 2016

Outsiders, in effect, have become more of an intentional leadership choice than a stereotypical hire in a turnaround or crisis situation. Though some research points to a prevalence in the U.S. (Planned successions exclude mergers and acquisitions, as well as situations when CEOs are abruptly forced out.)

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Disclosure: Although Avaya currently has no ties with Innovators International, my interest in Avaya’s remarkable turnaround was initially kindled by the dozens of conversations I had with many people at Avaya when the company was a partner with our organization.).

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Harvard Business

MAY 20, 2016

Sometimes these designs work well; however, research shows that this collaborative push may be too much of a good thing. The developer teams realized that they were more interactive than they initially imagined, but also needed quiet space to churn out quick turnaround projects.

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Harvard Business

MAY 4, 2016

After researching what specific hiring companies are looking for, he’ll know which stories to tell to convince recruiters that he’s ready to be a key player in their startup’s growth — to help them become the next David. R ésumé example #3.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Our study of the actions and impact of 411 leaders of UK academies found that only 62 of them managed their turnaround successfully and sustainably transformed their school. The good news is our research clearly shows there’s a tipping point in each transformation when six of the building blocks are in place — not all nine.

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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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