article thumbnail

How Agile Teams Can Help Turnarounds Succeed

Harvard Business

It is most definitely not for big, old-line companies that are facing an existential crisis and require a full-scale turnaround. None of these conditions exists in extreme events such as natural disasters, terrorist attacks, major military battles — or large-scale business turnarounds. It’s for techies.

article thumbnail

Alvarez & Marsal Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

One example is when the New York School’s system hired them to boost the efficiency of their school bus network, which they did, saving the city $12M. This Firm Profile started as an email from Sean, asking if we could write on Alvarez & Marsal, “The Turnaround Guys”. Turnaround and Restructuring. Practice Areas.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Coronavirus: Analysis, Conclusions & Takeaways

CaseInterview.com

Sample-Size Problem Excessive Focus on Fatality Rate + Insufficient Focus on R0 (how many people an infected person infects before they’ve recovered) Psychological “Panic” about the Wrong Things (toilet paper) Insufficient Focus on Medical System Scalability (equipment, personnel, & system throughput).

Analysis 144
article thumbnail

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. It also means that interns are at times required to travel and interact with FTI’s clients. Corporate Finance/Restructuring. Private Equity.

article thumbnail

4 Ways CEOs Can Conquer Short-Termism

Harvard Business

Fred Lynch, CEO of Masonite, a 92-year-old company that manufactures interior doors and entry door systems, created a long-term value creation thesis that he called the Masonite “blueprint.” And the beauty was that it became a self-governing system. ” These four practices operate together as a system.

Metrics 29
article thumbnail

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

Harvard Business

Some maintained secret wait lists outside the system, officially adding patients 14 days before their scheduled appointments. 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.

Culture 28
article thumbnail

The Crazy Lives of Consultants: is it just me.

The Crazy Lives of Consultants

Not solitary do we have the unexcelled prices but our turnaround heyday for your Xrumer posting is wonderful fast. Maybe you hope to find cheap airfare in the local newspaper's travel section. All major airlines utilize central reservation systems (owned by various airlines) to fill available seats. Anonymous said.