Management Consulted

DECEMBER 11, 2016

SIMON-KUCHER & PARTNERS INTERVIEWS & CULTURE. Though the firm’s background is exclusively in pricing, in more recent years it has been breaking into other practice areas such as strategy, marketing, and sales. This says a lot about the type of firm culture Simon-Kucher has aimed to build. Energy & Utilities.

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Interviews Culture Case Interview Automotive 100

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 16, 2016

BTS GROUP INTERVIEWS AND CULTURE. A strategy execution and implementation firm based in Sweden, today the firm counts 59 of the U.S. However, the firm operates in five main practice areas: Assessments, Business Acumen, Leadership Development, Sales Training, and Strategy Execution. Renewable Energy. BTS GROUP CULTURE.

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Groups Interviews Culture Case Interview 100

Brimstone Consulting

AUGUST 16, 2021

Why we need to stop believing that culture and collaboration sit within the four walls of an office. While they recognize that the great work-from-home experiment was surprisingly effective they also believe that it hurt organizational culture and belonging and that it does not support collaboration and innovation. The reason?

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Culture Benchmarking Analysis Research 97

Tom Spencer

MAY 17, 2024

Hundreds of articles have been written on strategy, each with an author that presents a unique perspective from years of paradigm-shaking experience. Some even “reinvent the wheel” by rejecting past concepts altogether and introducing an entirely new way of thinking about strategy. Let’s unpack the merits of this perspective.

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Strategy& Strategy Strategy How To 88

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 20, 2016

———— History & Culture. More than a “hello” and “goodbye,” aloha is a characteristic that creates a culture of genuine care and connection between human beings; true camaraderie. Past and present employees love the passionate and high-energy environment, as well as competent managers. vision was born.

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Culture Interviews Software Consulting 100

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 4, 2015

In some ways, it feels like a boutique firm, whereas in others it feels like a pure strategy firm. Strategy & Analytics. However, it also offers financial, and business strategy consulting as services to corporations and government agencies. Jonathan Casper – Manager, Corporate Strategy – Capital One.

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Analysis Groups Interviews Culture 100

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 6, 2015

By 2002, their agreement, their strategy and their implementation appeared to have paid off, as Alvarez & Marsal’s client base continued to diversify. There is also a lightweight focus on longer-term strategy, but the focus is really on near to medium-term changes. ALVAREZ & MARSAL CULTURE. PwC Interviews and Culture.

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Interviews Culture Turnaround Case Interview 100

Management Consulted

APRIL 11, 2016

In fact, The Brattle Group founders we convinced that by getting the firm culture just right, consulting could be the most fun way to make money. Principals, an expert in Litigation and Energy, to serve clients on the West Coast and the Pacific Rim, and so Brattle Group’s San Francisco office was opened.

Groups 100

Groups Interviews Culture Case Interview 100

Management Consulted

JULY 15, 2015

This group has a startling 300 companies in its portfolio in sectors ranging from travel, telecommunications, health, financial services, leisure, music, space travel, and renewable energy. History & Culture. Virgin Group has a funky vision, a mission-driven purpose, a clean look, and an impressive culture.

Groups 100

Groups Culture Interviews Travel 100

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

FTI CONSULTING INTERVIEWS & CULTURE. Strategy Consulting & Research. Energy & Utilities. However, it’s important to note that your work – should you join FTI – will be much more narrow than that of a strategy firm like Bain or BCG. FTI CONSULTING CULTURE. Corporate Communications.

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Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 100

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 2, 2016

From starting with under 50 employees to over 500 staff members today, Cornerstone has grown successfully without losing the familial culture that was so important to its co-founders. Energy and Commodities. CORNERSTONE RESEARCH CULTURE. CORNERSTONE RESEARCH ORGANIZATION. Consumer Fraud and Product Liability. Data Analytics.

Interviews 100

Interviews Research Culture Case Interview 100

Management Consulted

MARCH 28, 2016

As for Booz & Company, it was purchased by PricewaterhouseCoopers and became Strategy& , a firm we covered in an earlier Firm Profile. Commercial (Financial Services, Health, and Energy). Organization & Strategy. Chipper Boulas – Former Vice President of Corporate Strategy – eBay. and overseas.

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Interviews Culture Case Interview Resumes 100

Management Consulted

APRIL 2, 2017

Strategy& (PwC). Ask any consultant about the Middle East, and Booz (now Strategy&) will be the first name on their lips! A little later, Booz was acquired by PwC and rebranded as Strategy& Now that our little history lesson is complete, let’s continue. Here we go!

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Oliver Wyman Consulting Deloitte Real Estate 160

Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Consultants do not work harder than their clients – they have to bring the energy and sponsorship of the work. Our clients have to bring the energy for their own change that we can support. This perspective is what will keep us in the game over the long-term as we need boundaries to protect our energy and compassion.

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Consulting Energy Leadership System 218

Tom Spencer

APRIL 12, 2024

Whether you are in consulting, strategy, operations, or product management, the ability to manage meetings effectively is a crucial skill that can significantly impact the success of your endeavors. This not only ensures accountability but also contributes to a culture of responsibility and ownership within the team.

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Meeting Productivity Management How To 143

Harvard Business

JANUARY 30, 2017

The combination of these factors ( time + talent + energy ) and the interactions between them, is how human capital is converted into productivity and economic value. Other time leakages are driven by behaviors, and culture more broadly. Finally, let’s look at energy. The hours that employees put into their jobs.

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Energy Talent Productivity Enterprise 70

CaseInterview.com

DECEMBER 4, 2019

In many company cultures (and in many family, marriage or parent/child relationship cultures), the first order of business is to decide whom to blame. First, deciding whom to blame for a problem consumes a lot of time and energy. Third, having blame be a part of the culture engenders fear. Additional Resources.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 1, 2013

Oliver Wyman’s strategy consulting practice has made waves specifically in the financial services sector , and beyond as well. Now a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan, Oliver Wyman is known to give MMC its strong reputation as experts over other insurance providers because of the firm’s focus on strategy.

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Oliver Wyman Interviews Mercer NERA Economic Consulting 201

Harvard Business

JUNE 1, 2017

There aren’t many leaders who would disagree with the idea that a healthy, productive culture is a defining element of business success. In other words, so much of our thinking about organizational culture has become so bland, so unobjectionable, that it is on the verge of becoming meaningless. Tim Evans for HBR.

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Culture Talent Company Strategy 71

Harvard Business

AUGUST 30, 2017

Our research has shown that 85% of the major barriers that successful companies like Uber face in scaling their business are internal factors — loss of accountability, increasing distance from the front lines, and overload — not external ones like poor markets or ineffective strategies. Khosrowshahi has much working in his favor.

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Energy Talent Research Company 130

Harvard Business

MAY 16, 2016

Strategic alignment, for us, means that all elements of a business — including the market strategy and the way the company itself is organized — are arranged in such a way as to best support the fulfillment of its long-term purpose. How well does your business strategy support the fulfillment of your company’s purpose?

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Banking Film Strategy Strategy 132

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Experts have opined for decades on the reasons behind the spectacular failure rates of strategy execution. In 2016, it was estimated that 67% of well-formulated strategies failed due to poor execution. The Gap Between Strategy and Execution. Imagno/Getty Images. They lack depth in their competitive context. Insight center.

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Strategy& Strategy Strategy Enterprise 72

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

When employees are engaged, they display high levels of enthusiasm, energy, and motivation, which translates into higher levels of job performance, creativity, and productivity. They are more likely to show up with energy and enthusiasm for what they do.

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Emotional Intelligence Energy Ethics Study 132

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

We know, for example, that the more hours a day adults believe they use their strengths , the more likely they are to report having ample energy, feeling well-rested, being happy, smiling or laughing a lot, learning something interesting, and being treated with respect.

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Development Sales Talent Study 132

Harvard Business

MARCH 19, 2018

Our research over the past decade shows that replicating the network of an established employee in a strong culture typically takes three to five years. They still set up a lot of exploratory meetings, but they used them to ask plenty of questions, offer expertise and assistance where they were able, create mutual wins, and generate energy.

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Energy Enterprise Conference Talent 134

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 11, 2013

There are also 4 board committees (Audit committee, Selection & Compensation Committee, Ethics and Governance Committee, Strategy & Investments Committee) that write resolutions, draft proposals and offer opinions to the board of directors. CAPGEMINI CONSULTING CULTURE. The board committees have no decision-making authority.

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Capgemini Interviews Consulting Accenture 192

Harvard Business

APRIL 25, 2017

Even fewer felt that their leaders fostered engagement or commitment and modeled the culture and values of the corporation. To achieve great performance, companies need a leadership profile that reflects their unique context, strategy, business model, and culture—the company’s unique behavioral signature.

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How To Culture Survey Video 134

Harvard Business

JUNE 27, 2016

” Many of us now work in constantly connected, always-on, highly demanding work cultures where stress and the risk of burnout are widespread. Since the pace and intensity of contemporary work culture are not likely to change, it’s more important than ever to build resilience skills to effectively navigate your worklife.

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Energy Agile Survey Training 132

Harvard Business

JUNE 6, 2018

In many cases, integration efforts can take up so much time, energy, and attention that managers and employees are distracted from their day-to-day roles. Sponsored by Accenture Strategy. Don’t neglect your culture. Typically, the acquirer wants to maintain its own culture, which underpins the strategy.

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Operations Culture Deloitte Accenture 117

Management Consulted

JULY 2, 2017

And with Bain’s globally-recognized social culture, Vault ranked Bain as the Best Place to Work in 2015. As one of the oldest and most storied cities in North America, Boston is full of historic sites and leading cultural institutions which the employees and their families enjoy on holidays or weekends.

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Oliver Wyman Mercer Consulting Deloitte 72

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 18, 2013

In 1991, IBM approved a new world-wide services strategy to make IBM a world class services company by 1994. The firm has also grown so much, so fast that its culture has lost focus and the pursuit of so many strategies at once have left many clients unsure of what exactly IBM GBS offers at the end of the day. Finance Risk.

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IBM GBS Interviews Consulting Case Interview 203

Harvard Business

MAY 1, 2017

The ready access to low-cost capital should change the way business leaders think about strategy, and in particular the relative value of improving profit margins versus accelerating growth. When capital costs are high, strategies that expand margins are almost always better than strategies that accelerate growth. Related Video.

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Cash Flow Financial Balance Sheet Bain 134

Harvard Business

AUGUST 14, 2018

The widely touted reasons for these failures include censorship by the Chinese government and cultural differences between China and the West. Google, for example, has succeeded in dominating many foreign markets that have radically different political systems and cultures (including Indonesia, Thailand, and Saudi Arabia).

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Case Interview Intellectual Property Interviews Operations 131

Management Consulted

MAY 7, 2017

The San Francisco office is focused mainly (but not exclusively) on technology & telecommunications, private equity, healthcare, retail & consumer goods, and utilities & energy. The Silicon Valley office is especially fast paced with a highly entrepreneurial culture. BCG reminds us a little bit of famed U.S. Eisenhower.

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Consulting Bain Deloitte McKinsey 113

LSA Global

OCTOBER 10, 2024

What Is Tolerated Is Your Workplace Culture: Understanding the Subtle Forces Shaping Organizational Identity We know from Action Learning Leadership Development participants that workplace culture is more than what leaders say and celebrate. Workplace culture is also defined by what is implicitly tolerated.

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Culture Leadership Talent Strategy 41

Harvard Business

JULY 26, 2018

When a platform strategy requires mixing the digital and the physical, the area of differentiation lies in service delivery in the physical world. Transportation, aviation, health care, and energy all require physical delivery, whereas media, music, and advertisement do not. We understood that a lot of people really use cash.

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Recruitment Recruiting Transportation Advertising 127

Strategy+Business

OCTOBER 12, 2014

The founding editor of strategy+business argues that the United States is about to launch an epic wave of economic recovery and growth. His new book, Unleashing the Second American Century , lays out four forces driving this change: energy, manufacturing, creative culture, and capital.'

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