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Consultant Ninja: Friedman Billings Ramsey and Tom Peters.

Consultant Ninja

Friedman Billings Ramsey was hot back in 2005 - boutique investment bank, middle market, a cool FBR acronym. Anyways, back in 2005, Tom Peters loved FBR. He attributes FBRs previous success to a unique methodology. Monday, March 23, 2009. Friedman Billings Ramsey and Tom Peters. I guess all glory is fleeting these days.

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Anyone Can Succeed - Celebrating 15 Years of Consulting Success with Dan Weedin

Consulting Matters

Even in 2005 technology was starting – was a major part. Dan Weedin: Well and I bet most of your clients are experts on the methodology. And you and I have spoken about this in the past; the methodology. It's a completely different skill set than the methodology. They're experts. That's what you have to learn.

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Auto Originations Hit 10-Year High, Subprime Loans Fuel Growth; Party About Over?

MishTalk

A New York Fed study notes a huge surge in subprime auto loans after taking into account a newer, more accurate methodology. Loans to borrowers with credit scores below 660 are the highest since 2005. The new approach takes into consideration new originations as opposed to new accounts.

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How to Make Agile Work for the C-Suite

Harvard Business

They have to decide where to adopt agile principles and mindsets, where to use agile problem-solving methodologies to dynamically address strategic and organizational challenges, and where to more formally deploy the full agile model, including self-managed teams. a 525-employee software company, began applying agile methodologies in 2005.

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So Many M&A Deals Fail Because Companies Overlook This Simple Strategy

Harvard Business

In the course of research for our book , we’ve found that this approach also provides an ideal methodology for leaders to identify which M&A deals are most likely to pay off — a disciplined approach that acts as a kind of lens for effectively distinguishing gold from iron pyrite in assessing potential company synergies.

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7 Factors of Great Office Design

Harvard Business

Because of its adaptation to an online visual format, our methodology was able to communicate to Adobe team members in a way that aligned with how they engage their end users — through imagery and through analytics. Since its 2005 founding, the marketing company had grown to over 1,100 employees.

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A.T. Kearney Interview & Culture

Management Consulted

2005 – EDS CEO, Michael Jordan, confirmed rumors that EDS was seeking to sell A.T. Kearney boasts about its Fit Transformation™ methodology, designed specifically to align companies’ strategy, operating model, and people to bring lasting transformation. Firm hires 2,000th employee. Kearney back to its management team. 2006 – A.T.