Rick Conlow

JUNE 3, 2021

3 Turnaround Tactics for a Failing Team. The following six proven turnaround tactics come from my consulting practice. For example, one organization I worked with had no training and were last in their market. For example, you may schedule training at the formation of the team and then at regular intervals.

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Successful Independent Consulting

APRIL 1, 2024

Examples Several years ago, my agency represented a highly talented professional with over 20 years of experience even though he positioned himself as a jack-of-all-trades. For example, Fortune 500 or middle market? They want to hire a specialist and you want to be that person. What problem was being solved? What was the industry?

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CaseInterview.com

MAY 31, 2022

For example, let’s say you have an additional staff person you can assign to any of the three areas that report to you. Here are some examples. That will increase their turnaround time for the work orders in their group by 70%. That is not a problem. In short, they know more than you do by a wide margin.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 6, 2015

One example is when the New York School’s system hired them to boost the efficiency of their school bus network, which they did, saving the city $12M. This Firm Profile started as an email from Sean, asking if we could write on Alvarez & Marsal, “The Turnaround Guys”. Turnaround and Restructuring. Practice Areas.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 13, 2017

For example, large biopharma companies compete in many categories and tend to accumulate an array of follower positions. These factors are often more behavioral — how the management team makes decisions, for example. Consider the remarkable turnaround at Ford. But that drags down shareholder returns.

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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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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 7, 2016

You don’t have to go overboard, it could be something as simple as: Thanks for the quick turnaround on this! For example, you might say: This presentation is headed in the right direction, and if we can pare it down to 10 slides we’ll be in great shape. Or This provides a great starting point for our discussion.

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Harvard Business

MAY 18, 2017

I’ll give a few examples, starting with his first HBR article but mostly concerning later work. (A However, they build a good case that by treating a turnaround as a political campaign, one in which you must persuade disparate parties to join you, you’re starting in the right place.

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1 to 1

MAY 30, 2018

At first glance, this is another example of a brick-and-mortar business struggling to stay afloat in a retail economy that is increasingly shifting toward e-commerce and digital experiences. In the U.S., more than 12,000 stores are expected to close in 2018, up from about 9,000 in 2017, according to commerci.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 29, 2018

In the fall of 2017 under Flannery, MA&D unsurprisingly became GE’s turnaround strategy tool. Take, for example, News Corporation getting into the exciting internet space by buying MySpace, or Microsoft into smartphones with Nokia, or HP into software and services with Autonomy — all written off virtually in their entirety.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 14, 2018

For an example of digitally-enabled business model transformation, consider Domino’s Pizza, which has experienced a massive turnaround since 2010. A social media site that allows its users to visually share their interests with each other (and with advertisers, who sponsor content and pay for user data).

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Harvard Business

MAY 25, 2016

For example, companies can apply advanced analytic techniques, such as propensity-to-buy modeling and micromarket targeting, to help sales support staff do deal qualification much more efficiently.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 13, 2019

Industry verticals are centered around specific industries, for example telecom and media, healthcare, industrial and consumer goods, or financial services. Some of the most notable specialisations include healthcare, IT or tech, and turnaround consulting. Specialised Consulting. Internal Corporate Strategy Consulting. Final Thoughts.

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Harvard Business

MAY 20, 2016

For example, we’ve seen an explosion of open office layouts, sn part because openness, transparency, and collaboration are some of the attributes companies strive for today. Pick an example of a work activity that happens regularly, like a daily or weekly standing meeting.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 12, 2018

For example, companies sometimes avoid massive layoffs by implementing temporary hiring freezes for low-potential sales territories or by proactively eliminating poor performers. But too often, companies cut a few sales jobs and hope for a market turnaround that never happens. Proactive steps can reduce the impact of this distraction.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 10, 2018

To create such a climate, lead by example (“Let me just throw out a risky idea…”); support those who try (“I really appreciate you suggesting…”); and sanction those who ridicule others (“I don’t want that kind of language here…”). Take the contrarian view.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 17, 2016

What she learned informed her strategy for the turnaround, which she then communicated through a series of town halls, roundtables, and memos. ” And she restored the company’s profitability — the turnaround was a success. Anderson provides another good example. Hope rekindled. Energy returned.”

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Examples of great from/to statements include: From an individual contributor who adds value through technical expertise and closely follows others’ directions, to a people leader who creates a clear strategy and delivers results through a small team. The directness of those statements may surprise you.

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Markovitz Consulting

JULY 11, 2017

He describes his “shock and awe” approach (my terminology) in his excellent book The Lean Turnaround , where he takes the company through several week-long kaizen events. For example, he had one patient begin an exercise program by simply marching in place for one minute in front of the television. then two minutes, then three, etc.

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The Fearless Marketer

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

The final question is, “What is the turnaround to that thought and is it just as true or even truer?” The turnaround thought would be, ‘They just might be interested in meeting with me.’ And in fact, it’s not hard to find a few examples where I’ve reached out to a past client and they were very interested in meeting with me.” .

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 2, 2017

For example, a company that needs to update its computer systems might seek advice from IT consultants. Turnarounds. An example from 2014 occurred when McKinsey poached two partners from AlixPartners, one of the world’s best-known restructuring firms. Expert Knowledge.

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PM Alliance

JANUARY 27, 2023

Ensuring that technology resources are on hand during desk relocations can help address any glitches, particularly when checkerboard moves mean tight turnaround times. Building configurations play a role, with fixed elements—restrooms and hallways, for example—dictating where furniture can be placed.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 16, 2016

No one who listens to Alan Mulally describe Ford’s remarkable turnaround escapes his rendition of One Ford , One Team , and Working Together. Yes, “ leading by example ” is essential. Machine learning, for example, is now as integral to Microsoft’s new value vocabulary as great code.

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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. Several years ago, for example, I worked with a senior executive who was competing for the top job at his firm.

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Harvard Business

MAY 5, 2016

For example, I’m a cartoonist, and I’ve found that my cartoons can touch upon all of these markers in a very personal way. But his core business is turnaround consulting. We all want more success, recognition, and income, but we also want to do the best job we can and leave a mark. Dan Waldschmidt’s swords.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

An example of strategic burnout can be found at Lego around 2004. A turnaround subsequently lowered strategic stress to a productive level by discontinuing many of their seemingly unrelated projects, re-focusing on their core business, as well as streamlining operational processes that improved coordination activities. Insight center.

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Harvard Business

MAY 30, 2016

Comedy can be particularly hard to “get” if you’re not from the originating culture, but that’s exactly why it shines a light on how different cultures tick (“The Office,” which was syndicated in some 80 countries but had localized versions created in eight, is the classic example ).

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Jerry Fletcher

MARCH 27, 2021

For instance, the interviewer in a pod cast asks how you accomplished a turnaround for a client or what process was used to save multiple clients. Ego boosting events These can take on many guises. The common denominator is the combination of public attention and a bit of ego massage. You overlook confidentiality because it feels good.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

An example is The North Face, which is experimenting with its Fluid Expert Personal Shopper tool, powered by IBM’s Watson, to provide customers with a more intuitive search experience through a natural language capability.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 12, 2018

Volvo’s turnaround over the last decade offers a great example. For example, its members asked why every design change in a car required a dozen signatures and managed to cut that number in half. Developing what we call an “M&A strategy for talent” is one way to overcome this.

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 26, 2019

Let me provide two examples so you can see the PARADE Method in action. EXAMPLE #1: The date was November 22, 2000 for XYZ company -- one of the leading start companies in the eCommerce software services market. The servers we wanted had a two-week turnaround time. Given the political environment, I chose Option B.".

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Asamby Consulting

JANUARY 4, 2023

If you can balance these two things, for example in your lead generation, you will be having a great year. Benefits include a favorable cost structure, easier access to talent and potentially quicker turnaround / longer coverage of business hours (e.g., Automation and AI can deliver many tasks at better quality and lower cost.

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Harvard Business

MAY 4, 2016

R ésumé example #2. Here are a couple more examples of effective resume storytelling. As with our prior example, these bullet points are much more effective within the context of her larger story. R ésumé example #3.

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Harvard Business

JULY 20, 2016

Another example can be found in the trajectory of Marcelo Martínez Mosquera. Companies like GE, Unilever, and McKinsey do the same, exposing their highest-potentials to new sectors, new companies, new markets, new situations, and new functions, making themselves leadership factories in the process.

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 16, 2020

Fatality Rate % x # of Patients = Total # of Deaths Example 1: If 10% of people die x 100 patients = 10 deaths Example 2: If 1% of people die x 1 billion patients = 10 million deaths The key metric that is overlooked by a lot of people is how many patients there will be as the virus progresses. No big deal.

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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. In the photography industry, Leica provides a sharp example of how adding new capabilities can help a company reverse free fall.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 26, 2016

He recounts one such example in his autobiography Jack: Straight from the Gut : “In those days I was… trying to blow up traditions and rituals that I felt held us back. In the fall of 1981, [I challenged] the Elfun Society, an internal management club at GE… It was a networking group for white-collar types.”

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