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The Perils of Internal Disruption (Part 3)

Markovitz Consulting

If something is “disruptive,” then it must by definition be good. Last week , I wrote about how sales incentives cause salespeople to stuff the company’s distribution channels with inventory far in excess of consumer demand. But working in smaller batches and avoiding disruption in office processes yields significant benefits as well.

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Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story

Management Consulted

And, of course, their claim to fame, Financial Services , is broken down into even more practices including: Finance and Risk. Corporate and Finance and Advisory. Risk Management – assists CFOs and other finance executives on matters of finance and risk, global risk and trading, and compliance and governance.

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Contribution Margin: What It Is, How to Calculate It, and Why You Need It

Harvard Business

Many leaders look at profit margin, which measures the total amount by which revenue from sales exceeds costs. You might think of this as the portion of sales that helps to offset fixed costs. Variable costs are those expenses that vary with the quantity of product you produce, such as direct materials or sales commissions.

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What is consulting?

Tom Spencer

This might include advice on asset management, tax structuring, or capital structuring to reduce financing costs and sources of risk (e.g. Sales, Marketing, Production) and secondary functions (e.g. Finance, HR, Supply Chain, ICT, Legal). For instance, financial consultants provide advice to organizations on financial matters.

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How to Fix the Most Soul-Crushing Meetings

Harvard Business

Meetings are productive and meaningful when the people in them have a clear reason to be there, a definitive contribution to make, and together, they advance strategic priorities. For example, if a meeting charter has significant implications for finance, one person from finance can attend and keep their finance colleagues informed.

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Why consulting?

Management Consulted

” “I was working in a wine shop during my undergrad and started to realize that I was able to close more sales by being a trusted advisor to my client rather than acting like a sales rep. When I started out in the program, I quickly realized I was never cut out for finance or accounting.

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How Organic Wine Finally Caught On

Harvard Business

As organic wine pioneer Jonathan Frey remarked in an interview, “These large companies would finance scientific studies to prove that organic was a joke and didn’t have any health benefits.” The development of common norms, agreed definitions, clear boundaries and cognitive legitimacy are contested processes.

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