Management Consulted

JANUARY 25, 2016

AlixPartners is an international business advisory firm based in Southfield, MI known for its work in corporate turnarounds, bankruptcy assignments and restructuring. Generally regarded as turnaround market leaders, AlixPartners is doing a killer job at taking up more room in the consulting space by strategically hiring a plethora of gurus.

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Interviews Culture Turnaround Case Interview 100

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 10, 2016

As work itself is changing, some of the basic tenets of leadership development are being challenged. To meet these challenges, we see three priorities for developing the next generation of leaders in the “work-disrupted” age: Mastery of Digital. Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders. Insight Center.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 23, 2016

Now a global giant in the drinks business, just 25 years ago, its precursor, Brahma, was a second-tier Brazilian brewer undergoing a painful turnaround in the hands of acquirer 3G, a São Paulo–based private equity house. A key feature of the turnaround, led by CEO Marcel Telles, was avoiding a hopelessly long-term view.

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Turnaround Report Company Construction 117

Harvard Business

MAY 20, 2016

Pick an example of a work activity that happens regularly, like a daily or weekly standing meeting. For the attribute “location,” for example, you could ask your team: Is the meeting best facilitated if it’s held in an in-demand central meeting room or near where other people are likely to gather?

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Exercises Meeting Real Estate Survey 130

Harvard Business

JULY 9, 2018

One CEO we worked with was known for his smart turnarounds of a large media company. Stymied, we suggested that we observe the next executive team meeting. Only then can a coach help them challenge self-limiting beliefs that block their development. Tell the mentor to share their experience of struggling to develop.

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Development Turnaround Company Resources 136

Consulting and Organizational Management

OCTOBER 26, 2011

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Consulting Organizational Development Nonprofit Small Business 76

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

FTI expanded into investigation and research capabilities as well as turnaround, restructuring, bankruptcy and forensic accounting with the moves. In 2005, the firm developed their first 5-year plan with a goal to double revenues from approximately $427M to $1B in 5 years. Restructuring/Turnaround Services. Litigation discovery.

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Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 100

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 7, 2016

While some situations demand outside successors — such as a turnaround or a discontinuous shift in the industry and strategy – we believe that internal candidates remain the future CEOs-of-choice. Assess candidates against industry benchmarks, valid indicators of executive potential, and the CEO profiles you’ve developed.

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Leadership Talent Turnaround Benchmarking 70

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

He developed a three-year plan for his turnaround vision, which was translated into annual and quarterly operating plans, and biquarterly responsibilities for his executive team. The company’s stated purpose is to “help people walk through walls.” The power of that process was that I got their attention.

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Metrics Study Financial Operations 114

The Management Centre

DECEMBER 2, 2021

As a first step book in a meeting with your Project Sponsor. Talk through options for communicating better, aiming to ensure the Project Sponsor has the right information at the right time and an agreed turnaround time. To develop your project management skills further, take a look at our Project Management Programme.

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How To Turnaround Management Training 97

Tom Spencer

JULY 2, 2015

They want to develop a growth strategy for the next five years. Virgin Galactic has developed a new rocket that can take off and land like a normal plane. It is currently summer, and Cabana is having trouble meeting demand. Turnarounds. The CEO asks you, “How should Toyota price this car?”. Growth Strategy.

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Consulting Turnaround Case Interview Retail 60

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

For example, when James Wolfensohn first became president of the World Bank, in 1995, he went on fact-finding trips to developing countries to understand the kinds of projects that the bank was doing. However, as CEO he stopped meeting with his brain trust and removed the two executives who had been his competitors.

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How To Banking Turnaround Meeting 70

Harvard Business

MARCH 12, 2018

But when some CEOs in this position look at the people they employ, they discover a problem: a swath of their existing team doesn’t have the necessary skills or metabolism for change to meet the new challenges. Developing what we call an “M&A strategy for talent” is one way to overcome this.

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Talent Engineering Case Interview Turnaround 73

Harvard Business

APRIL 26, 2016

” This is a framework I have developed over the course of 35 years of working with and doing research in corporations around the world. Half a century ago, the life expectancy of a firm in the Fortune 500 was around 75 years. Now it’s less than 15 years. ” The tension in the room was palpable. .”

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Company Culture Turnaround Productivity 70

Harvard Business

MAY 30, 2016

Perhaps nervous about the meeting in the morning, you find yourself lying on the bed flicking through the TV channels for something to watch to keep you awake to offset the growing jet-lag. “We started meeting in each other’s homes every few months. How many nights have you spent in a hotel in a city many miles from home?

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Culture Turnaround Interviews Hotels 70

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Selectively developing top team members to accomplish the strategy. Not seeking CEOs who value talent development. Because of the short timeframe in which they hold their portfolio companies (typically five to seven years), investors may view executive development as a luxury. Too many CEOs fall short of these skills.

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Company Engineering Turnaround System 70

Prudent Pedal

JANUARY 28, 2020

Preparation: Your marketing leader will do most of the prep for this meeting. Annual Review Questions: How did you perform in meeting the needs of our partner requests? Ask questions about production efficiency, turnaround times, collateral organization/dissemination, and costs. What did it take to deliver those results?

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Marketing How To Turnaround Meeting 52

The Consultants Peer Group

APRIL 3, 2023

In 1973, I was fired from my first job mainly for not being able to meet deadlines in a timely fashion. This negotiation process helps both parties meet their needs and gives the employee ownership of their time. It is a picture of two adults working together to meet their joint goals. That’s how you develop your people.

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Turnaround Fashion Meeting Energy 52

Harvard Business

MAY 4, 2016

What were their biggest challenges, and how did you help meet them? He noted his accomplishments in several areas: strategy development and execution, branding and marketing, sales, partnerships, and IP. Ended with students well equipped to thrive and contribute to their regions’ economic development. Career Transitions.

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Resumes Interviews Cover Letters Recruitment 70

Peter Stark

JANUARY 30, 2018

Meet with the leader to discuss how they perceive their leadership and what they believe others would say about their leadership, communication, and performance management style. Administer a 360 Leadership Development Assessment. Focus on three (no more than four) areas for development. Schedule regular coaching sessions.

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Turnaround Survey Interviews Leadership 34

CaseInterview.com

MARCH 26, 2019

It is an approach I developed that is tailored for answering these questions in job interviews for management consulting, as well as interviews for senior executive positions in industry. Did you just show up at the sales meeting? The servers we wanted had a two-week turnaround time. 4) ACTION -- What action did YOU take?

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Case Interview Interviews Resumes Retail 81

1 to 1

AUGUST 18, 2021

Meeting these challenges while reducing cost to serve will require a digital-first, customer-centric approach. More often we are seeing digitally transforming legacy support systems as a key to meeting modern expectations. These roll up into what we call ‘effortless’ experiences, which will define the new age in retail.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 4, 2017

” For both workers and employers, the boomerang represents “a positive development,” says Karen Dillon, coauthor of several best-selling titles, including How Will You Measure Your Life? . “It’s natural for companies to look for employees who have a track record,” he says. ” Be positive.

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Company Case Study Case Studies B2C 136

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

After studying and working with hundreds of companies in free fall, we’ve identified concrete steps that leadership teams can take to engineer successful turnarounds and transformations. Founded in the 1930s, Lego developed a repeatable model that allowed it to grow for decades. Other companies can do the same.

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Company How To Turnaround Engineering 70

Progressus

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Talent Development Building on our last point, optimizing skills is an urgent priority as we move into 2024 — experts must learn to augment existing knowledge with AI and automation, use data to build valuable solutions, and at the same time, ensure that digital doesn’t diminish the human relationships still at the heart of the service-based org.

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Agile Tools Data Talent 52

Confessions of a Consultant

APRIL 30, 2017

It offered a ‘turnaround’ challenge. Prior to Meyers’ appointment, a new commercial for Bayer Aspirin had been developed. Meyer’s third week in office coincided with a strategic planning meeting held in Amelia Island, Florida to set the ‘strategic direction’ for the company. This is called monotony.

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Management Pharmaceuticals Groups Turnaround 40

ConsultX

AUGUST 10, 2021

You can meet the challenges, reclaim your life, and grow your business at the same time. A one-stop turnaround plan, Conquer the Chaos lays out a complete path to make your business run smoothly and provide you with the freedom you desire. But take heart! Conquer the Chaos shows you how. His factory is rapidly heading for disaster.

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Consulting Small Business Video Ethics 52

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 22, 2016

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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Culture Leadership Resources Healthcare 70

1 to 1

DECEMBER 7, 2021

When volume surges or the unexpected happens, organizations can pivot and scale support capacity quickly to meet customer needs across channels. These insights gathered can help enhance customer journeys and further develop associates’ ability to create meaningful moments that matter for customers when good and bad experiences arrive.

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Retail Strategy& Strategy Strategy 26

CaseInterview.com

MARCH 16, 2020

With the media, stock markets, and social media going crazy over the topic, I spent a lot of time digging into the data to develop my own conclusions. I was supposed to be meeting 15,000 trade show attendees from around the world. I was originally scheduled to fly to San Jose, CA to attend a trade show.

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