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Front-Line To C-Suite | Inside The Heart and Mind of Former Disney COO and Experience Steward Jim MacPhee

Consulting Matters

Today, I'm chatting with one of my favorite executives of all time, Jim MacPhee, recently retired Chief Operating Officer and self-proclaimed Experience Steward for Walt Disney World Parks and Resorts. In January 2018, Jim was promoted to the role of Chief Operating Officer/Senior Vice President, Walt Disney World® Resort.

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Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story

Management Consulted

After building a successful model in financial services, Oliver Wyman expanded to offer pure strategy consulting services to non-financial services groups and now has 2 internal divisions that operate relatively independently. Strategic Information Technology and Operations. Oliver Wyman became own firm again. Mercer buys Oliver Wyman.

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Consultant Ninja: Whither art thou Marakon: Management.

Consultant Ninja

Can anyone from Marakon weigh in and explain whats happening inside its "operating subsidiaries"? Trinsum.com, January 24, 2007 Trinsum Group, Inc., The Chapter 11 proceeding does not include the Companys operating subsidiaries, including its consulting subsidiary, and their operations will not be affected. at 5:23 PM.

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Leading Management Principles of the World’s Top Shipbuilders

Epicflow

Since 2007, MHI Group has changed its management paradigm toward portfolio optimization, introducing a strategic business evaluation system and focusing on cash flow. The lesson we can learn from MHI is to create an environment conducive to innovative practices, which means communicating the company’s goals and strategies to pursue them.

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The Right Way to Spend Your Innovation Budget

Harvard Business

Nokia during 2007-2010 was an example of a corporation with great innovation capacity. Yet Nokia hung on to the Symbian operating system despite knowing its weaknesses in the eyes of the consumer. Yet Nokia hung on to the Symbian operating system despite knowing its weaknesses in the eyes of the consumer.

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Consultant Ninja: When "hedging" is just speculation: Management.

Consultant Ninja

In both 2008 and 2007, an increase in jet fuel prices was the primary reason for higher mainline and United Express fuel expense and aircraft fuel cost per gallon, as highlighted in the table below. "The The Company’s cash flows and results of operations have been adversely impacted by these factors as indicated by its net loss of $5.3

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Consultant Ninja: When "hedging" is just speculation (part 2.

Consultant Ninja

Unfortunately they locked them in at level that guarantees an operating loss. 2) United appears to have done minimal hedging through 2006 & 2007, only launching on a massive hedging action in 2008. They locked in an operating loss, regardless of the price of fuel. 1) United did hedge fuel prices, locking in their fuel prices.