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Consultant Ninja: Finally, two counter-cyclical markets: Management.

Consultant Ninja

The other sector Im long on is turnaround consulting: 10-13-08. Alvarez & Marsals Bryan Marsal, Lehmans restructuring officer, ``is actually operating the company. After seeing so many markets down, my cousin in the hunting business informed me that gun sales have been surging, due to Obama winning the presidency. bankruptcy Sept.

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Digital Growth Depends More on Business Models than Technology

Harvard Business

For startups, 2009 was a good year. Key Processes are the operational and managerial capabilities that allow a company to deliver value in a way that can be repeated and scaled. For an example of digitally-enabled business model transformation, consider Domino’s Pizza, which has experienced a massive turnaround since 2010.

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4 Ways CEOs Can Conquer Short-Termism

Harvard Business

Great stories are credible, simple, consistent, and use both financial and nonfinancial metrics to link a long-term vision and firm values with a distinctive business strategy and focused operational priorities. Bertolini observed that many of his peers had been promising 15% earnings per share (EPS), even during the financial crisis of 2009.

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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. That sort of growth is impossible to ignore, and in 2009 FTI Consulting was listed as 1 of 100 fastest growing U.S. Restructuring/Turnaround Services. companies by Fortune Magazine.

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The Mistakes PE Firms Make When They Pick CEOs for Portfolio Companies

Harvard Business

When a private equity firm adds a new company to its portfolio, analysts rigorously size up its financial, operational, and competitive condition. Yet even with all that knowledge and effort, many private equity companies still don’t do a good job when it comes to deciding whether to keep the CEO in place or select a new CEO.

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Executives on Demand: What are part-time CEOs and why does every business need one?

SkillQuo

billion in revenue in 2009. For example, your SMB may handle many of your company’s finances independently and a part-time or on demand CFO could step in and assist you in your financial plans, operations, and processing, implement new solutions and strategies and help you provide for the future.

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

Harvard Business

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. On July 30, 2014, exactly 13 months after retiring as P&G’s Chairman and CEO, McDonald was sworn in as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

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