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Stop Comparing Management to Sports

Harvard Business

Often, when I’m asked to give a speech on strategy at some company event or conference, I find that one of the other speakers is a former professional sports player. Although there is nothing wrong with commitment and perseverance, I, however, think sport (much less war) is often an unhelpful analogy.

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Practice Congruence to Create an Effective Culture

Johanna Rothman

The customers are moving away from the company's products. However, blaming doesn't create an effective culture. That's why it's worth discussing the role congruence plays in your culture. What Role Does Congruence Play in Your Culture? I've said that culture is: What we can discuss. Layoffs loom.

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AlixPartners Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Consumer Products. ALIXPARTNERS CULTURE . The post AlixPartners Interviews and Culture appeared first on Management Consulted. Automotive. Business & Consumer Services. Financial Services. Healthcare. Heavy Equipment. Life Sciences. Media & Entertainment. Oil & Gas. Private Equity. Restaurant & Foodservice.

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The Brattle Group Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

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. Product liability. THE BRATTLE GROUP CULTURE. All in all, it looks like the culture within Brattle Group is very strong. Practice Areas. Antitrust/competition. Accounting.

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FTI Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

FTI CONSULTING INTERVIEWS & CULTURE. The FTI Technology practice played a substantial role in the Major League Baseball steroids investigation that both news and sports casters covered religiously. Retail & Consumer Products. FTI CONSULTING CULTURE. All the while, the high-profile cases keep rolling in.

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OC&C Strategy Consultants Interview and Culture

Management Consulted

OC&C STRATEGY CONSULTANTS INTERVIEWS & CULTURE . Known for its incredible family-style and entrepreneurial culture, relaxed work style, and long retention of employees, OC&C competes not only on strategy but also on culture. Industrial Products. OC&C STRATEGY CONSULTANTS CULTURE. Business Services.

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Putting Customers at the Heart of Your Brand to Create Passionate Fans: What Microsoft Learned About Customer Engagement in the Sports Industry - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM Microsoft

Harvard Business

In the age before the digital revolution, marketers used to tell customers about a product and then work through a traditional step-by-step purchase funnel. At Microsoft, we continuously collaborate with businesses in an industry whose customers already self-identify as fans: sports. In sports, every second matters.

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