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Avoiding Costly Business Mistakes With Consultants

Business Consulting Agency

In the rapidly evolving business landscape, missing the right moment to pivot or innovate can lead to a loss of market share. Case Studies: The Tangible Impact of Business Consulting Financial Turnaround: A struggling manufacturing company sought the expertise of a business consultant to address financial challenges.

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Leaders Need Different Skills to Thrive in Tech

Harvard Business

You accept your first job as a manager in a fast growth tech company, thinking: “How much different could this be from my former company—a financial services firm? We at VitalSmarts wanted to uncover whether differences between the cultures of tech and non-tech companies are simply a matter of degree or of kind.

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Reflecting on David Garvin’s Imprint on Management

Harvard Business

Kaplan’s balanced scorecard or Clayton Christensen’s disruptive innovation. David Garvin, who died earlier this month, was by all accounts one of the great Harvard Business School teachers, lighting up the classroom and the minds of his students over the past 38 years. He didn’t produce one signature idea, like Robert S.