Management Consulted

AUGUST 1, 2013

In 2011, Oliver Wyman ranked 7th in Vault’s Consulting 50 (combining “best to work for” and overall prestige). The firm offers consulting services including strategy, operations, risk management, organizational transformation, and leadership development. Strategic Information Technology and Operations.

Oliver Wyman 201

Oliver Wyman Interviews Mercer NERA Economic Consulting 201

Harvard Business

MAY 18, 2018

” By detailing out how to orchestrate complex interdependencies such as customers, competitors, operations, logistics, marketing, and sales, writing a plan first appears to schedule out actions and strengthen the link between actions and performance for the new venture. ”, “Where do we want to get to?”,

Research 132

Research Operations Study Marketing 132

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Today more companies are operating in knowledge and service economies. They’re not just fulfilling basic needs; they’re aiming to fulfill every need, providing conveniences like meals and gyms, and competing to be the best places to work (from 1984 through 2011, those that won outperformed their peers on stock returns by 2.3%

Company 135

Company Engineering Survey Groups 135

MishTalk

APRIL 23, 2014

Please consider French Company Does Biggest Junk Bond Sale Ever. Overall, the deal represents the largest sale of high-yield debt on record, according to Dealogic. billion debt sale in September. In 2011, AOL bought The Huffington Post, the news, aggregation and commentary Web site, for $315 million. “To

Sales 57

Sales Company Media Finance 57

Management Consulted

AUGUST 28, 2013

Revenue: $1.3B+ (2011). The firm sold a majority stake in the US government business for $2.45B to the Carlyle Group (Booz Allen Hamilton) and Booz & Company, owned and operated as a partnership, assumed the commercial strategy role. Operations and Logistics. Website: www.booz.com. Headquarters: New York City, NY.

Interviews 181

Interviews Culture Company Case Interview 181

Harvard Business

MAY 23, 2018

Recall that Nokia dominated the mobile and smartphone markets in 2007-2008 when Apple launched the iPhone and Google the Android operating system. The new rivals revolutionized customer expectations, causing Nokia’s Symbian operating system to become outdated.

Strategy& 75

Strategy& Strategy Strategy Analysis 75

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

In 2011, we published an article in HBR examining the surprisingly rapid growth of African economies and consumer markets. Growth has slowed sharply among oil exporters and North African countries affected by the 2011 Arab Spring democracy movements—but the rest of Africa posted accelerating growth at an average annual rate of 4.4%

Talent 70

Talent Resources Marketing Government 70

MishTalk

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Alcatel mainly builds and develops telecommunications networks and related equipment for network operators - such as Verizon or AT&T - and other enterprise customers. Alcatel has only reported one year of profit since the merger, in 2011, ending every other year in the red. In 2012, Alcatel swung to a full-year net loss of 1.2

Company 60

Company Government Telecommunications Operations 60

Harvard Business

MARCH 24, 2017

Also known as “token sales,” this new fundraising phenomenon is being fueled by a convergence of blockchain technology, new wealth, clever entrepreneurs, and crypto-investors who are backing blockchain-fueled ideas. It’s now worth approximately $1,1200 per bitcoin.

Financial 132

Financial Finance Government Software 132

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Tap women to power sales. With its Shakti initiative, Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) pioneered the concept of training local women as rural sales agents who sell Unilever products door to door in their communities. Nielsen has estimated they account for 36% of the country’s fast-moving consumer goods sales.

Marketing 70

Marketing Sales Productivity Development 70

Consulting and Organizational Management

OCTOBER 15, 2011

As a Consultant, Know When You’re Giving Away Too Much By Carter McNamara on October 15, 2011. It helps the client know the true costs in successfully operating his or her organization. ” Is it decreased employee turnover, increased profit or successful operation of a technical system? This Blogs Home.

Consulting 98

Consulting Organizational Development Guidelines Nonprofit 98

Kates Kesler

JUNE 11, 2014

CEO Frans van Houten began an aggressive change process in 2011 to move power back to the regional business units. PepsiCo is a $65B food and beverage giant, with a dozen global brands, operating in 190 countries. Country P&Ls would be replaced with simpler, sales-oriented measures.

Apparel 82

Apparel Healthcare Enterprise Chemicals 82

Harvard Business

MAY 8, 2017

Today AWS accounts for just 10% of Amazon’s $150 billion in revenue, but generates close to $1 billion in quarterly operating profit. In 2011 the board selected as the new CEO one of its own members, Heinrich Hiesinger, a Siemens executive with experience supplying technology to many industries. Microsoft is a case in point. .”

Methodologies 135

Methodologies Culture Company Metrics 135

Harvard Business

MARCH 12, 2018

” Whether in marketing or sales, it often feels like jobs are contingent on external circumstances, the whims of executives, strategic pivots, and shareholder demands. The brand lacked identity and the books for the previous year showed a decline in net sales and a dive in profits.

Company 72

Company Sports Exercises Fashion 72

Harvard Business

JULY 14, 2016

More than 40% of the unicorns that went public since 2011 saw their valuation stay flat or dropped. And while iPod sales were still going through the roof, Jobs launched the iPhone which combined iPod, cell phone, and Internet access into a single device. Back in 2009, there were just four companies that fit the bill.

Productivity 70

Productivity Company Recruiting Recruitment 70

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 21, 2016

This can disrupt a firm’s ability to operate on schedule and budget. Of the respondents, 72% said that climate change presents risks that could significantly impact their operations, revenue, or expenditures. ” Improving risk management.

Study 70

Study Productivity Efficiency Operations 70

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

While the years up to 2002 were a time of growth for the firm, 2003 to 2011 brought a whole new meaning to the word “expansion”. The end of 2011 witnessed a new FTI Consulting emerge with clients in a wider range of industries and with dramatically expanded areas of expertise. 2011 saw FTI working for 97 of the top 100 U.S.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 100

Harvard Business

JUNE 15, 2016

However, you’ve made the point that even though there are fewer intermediaries between supplier and restaurant, its operations can actually end up being more complex and fragmented, and therefore harder to control for safety. Operations in a Connected World. How can this be? Insight Center. Sponsored by Accenture.

Case Studies 70

Case Studies Case Study Operations Productivity 70

Martinka Consulting

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

I recently put out a notice to my network about a friend and client looking for an operations manager for his manufacturing business. When the economy sucks (think 2009-2011) too many buyers are overly defensive (and maybe they should be). The response was overwhelming. I had about 15 responses and seven to eight referrals.

Travel 40

Travel Sales Operations Course 40

Harvard Business

JUNE 12, 2018

This kind of competition often drives consolidation mergers, in which two firms combine their production and sales. The DOJ opposed the 2011 merger that AT&T and T-Mobile wanted because it feared that the merger would threaten the role of T-Mobile as a disruptive “ un-carrier ” in the telecom industry.

Company 75

Company Airlines Industry Groups 75

MishTalk

JANUARY 2, 2014

The latest improvement in overall operating conditions was underpinned by solid and accelerated growth in the Netherlands, Germany, Ireland and Italy, while Austria continued to expand at a robust clip despite the rate of increase easing slightly since November. in December, up from 51.6

Company 58

Company Sales Operations Management 58

1 to 1

JUNE 13, 2013

Sales Effectiveness. Sales Effectiveness. Sales & Marketing Effectiveness. Forward-thinking business leaders are cognizant that the experience they deliver to both customers and prospects will make a difference between a closed sale or a disappointed customer who will never do business with that company again. PGreenblog.

Media 40

Media Sales Advertising Trends 40

Harvard Business

MAY 28, 2018

Notably tech firms acquired an average 250 tech companies annually between 2002 and 2011 and 350 in the years since. Second, companies are attempting to pick up talent they suspect they cannot recruit directly – often as a catalyst to a broader digital transformation, or as a challenge to their existing IT operations.

Company 72

Company Talent Accenture Transportation 72

Consulting and Organizational Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Challenging Our Own Mental Models and Our Growth as Consultants (Part 2 of 3) By Jim Smith on February 25, 2011. You would extend your physical and mental antennae to not miss a cue that might be a clue as to how to operate successfully as a stranger in a strange land. Guest Writer Submissions. To Subscribe to a Blog.

Organizational Development 58

Organizational Development Nonprofit Ethics Development 58

1 to 1

JUNE 11, 2013

Sales Effectiveness. Sales Effectiveness. Sales & Marketing Effectiveness. One mobile carrier -- Greek mobile telecommunications operator COSMOTE - is succeeding at retaining customers by personalizing offers to its customers across all of the touchpoints that they use. Sales Effectiveness. Customer Experience.

Telecommunications 44

Telecommunications Media Advertising Trends 44

Harvard Business

MAY 4, 2016

VP, Marketing, Communication, and Strategy 2011 – present. He noted his accomplishments in several areas: strategy development and execution, branding and marketing, sales, partnerships, and IP. At this point, the executive was well positioned to tell his Axion story in greater detail, using traditional resume bullet points.

Resumes 70

Resumes Interviews Cover Letters Recruitment 70

Harvard Business

JUNE 16, 2016

Since 2011, General Electric has publicly stated it would spend more than $1 billion on developing sensors, wireless devices, and related software to install on its aircraft engines, power turbines, locomotive trains and other machinery. Operations in a Connected World. Insight Center. Sponsored by Accenture.

Productivity 70

Productivity Wireless Data Survey 70

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 30, 2017

In his Harvard Business Review article summing up his tenure, Immelt recalls that the two things that influenced him most were Marc Andreessen’s 2011 Wall Street Journal article “ Why Software Is Eating the World ” and Eric Ries’s book The Lean Startup. Increase operating margins to 18% (by cutting expenses).

Balance Sheet 72

Balance Sheet Financial Journal Company 72

Martinka Consulting

APRIL 26, 2019

Record number of small business sales in 2018! PriceWaterhouseCoopers – Two-thirds of companies with sales of $5,000,000 to $50,000,000 will change hands in the next 10 years (2011). Magazine – 65-75% of small companies in the US – some 10 million – likely hang up a “for sale” sign in the next 10 years (2015).

Marketing 40

Marketing PricewaterhouseCoopers Cash Flow Banking 40

SkillQuo

AUGUST 16, 2017

In fact, ‘supertemps’ – highly qualified freelance individuals who work on short-term contracts for companies have been growing not just in the C-suite, but in many various business departments – some carry out niche, specific jobs, like managing large turnarounds or sales while some just fill a much needed managerial space.

SMB 60

SMB Enterprise Talent Efficiency 60

Harmonious Workplaces

OCTOBER 24, 2023

In 1999, rock-and-roll legend Rikk promoted me within six months from sales associate and drum department head at Sam Ash Music to Operations Manager, where I not only led a warehouse crew, but I became the regional trainer on an Oracle-based POS system at the age of 23.

Hotels 52

Hotels Training Training Exercises 52

LSA Global

APRIL 18, 2017

Borders began as a standard bricks-and-mortar bookstore in Michigan in 1971 and grew to employ almost 20,000 workers before it ceased operations in 2011. Yes, the “old fashioned” bookstores all struggle to compete with online book sales but Borders had additional challenges they failed to meet. They were caught behind the times.

Change Management 34

Change Management Management Film Pharmaceuticals 34

Harvard Business

MAY 3, 2018

Indeed, from 2011 to 2017, the GAFAM companies (Google/Alphabet, Amazon, Facebook, Apple, and Microsoft) acquired more than 65 leading-edge European technology companies. In many cases, as with Skype, the size of the European operation shrank after the acquisition. Now, the U.S.

Company 72

Company Government Policies Retail 72

MishTalk

OCTOBER 25, 2015

Rising vacancy rates and plummeting rents are increasingly common in Chinese malls and department stores, despite official data showing a sharp rebound in retail sales that helped the world's second-largest economy beat expectations in the third quarter. Major listed mall operators are also feeling the pain. That's the banks' problem."

Retail 28

Retail Cash Flow Real Estate Deloitte 28

Henman Performance Executive

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

by Linda Henman on February 23, 2011. sales slump ever, posting its second straight year of declining sales. Without one, you will diffuse resources, enable individual units of the organization to operate in silos, create conflicting tactics, and confuse customers, suppliers, financiers, and employees—just as Wal-Mart did.

Journal 28

Journal Fashion Sales Retail 28

1 to 1

JUNE 11, 2013

Sales Effectiveness. Sales Effectiveness. Sales & Marketing Effectiveness. Sales Effectiveness. Customer Experience. Customer Loyalty. Customer Service. Customer Strategy. Data Analytics. Emerging Trends. Employee Engagement. Executive Profiles. Social Media. Voice Of The Customer. Webinars & White Papers. 1to1 Webinars.

Media 37

Media Advertising Trends Sales 37

MishTalk

MARCH 4, 2015

The board threatened brokers who list sales prices. Self-Serving Hypocrites Suppress Data Please consider Toronto Real Estate Board Demands Brokers Halt Online Sales Stats. The broker feels Canadians should have access to sales information online. realty websites publicly post home sales history online. Sales declining?

Real Estate 28

Real Estate Sales Data Operations 28