Steve Shu Consulting

OCTOBER 8, 2017

Prior to my current role, I spent many years in the traditional management consulting space. As I see it, the traditional segment of the management consulting industry values MBAs primarily because it facilitates a plug-and-play kind of model where people are interchangeable and can start working on a broad swathe of business problems.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 11, 2023

In the ever-evolving world of finance, where data analysis and informed decision-making are vital, the emergence of artificial intelligence has proven to be a transformative force. This article will delve deeper into four ways in which AI is reshaping the world of finance, improving data analysis, and redefining decision-making processes.

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Management Consulted

JULY 2, 2013

Financial advisory consultants address how a company spends cash, manages debt, and issues equity for specific internal projects, acquisitions, or other key growth plans. Day in the Life of a Management Consultant. The Battle Between Global Management Consulting Firms and Boutiques. management consulting'

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Jacq Hackett Consulting

JUNE 28, 2018

You realise it’s the end of the quarter and you still haven’t figured out a system for sorting out your finances. So don’t be overwhelmed by managing the business finances; instead get a bookkeeper and avoid that end of quarter panic. Tip five: Change your mindset.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Fraud Detection and Risk Management Fraud prevention is one of the most critical areas where AI is making a significant impact. Zuhair Imaduddin is a Senior Product Manager at Wells Fargo. The post When Banks Meet Bots: The AI Transformation of Finance first appeared on Tom Spencer.

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Management Consulted

JULY 22, 2013

In compliance work, or on finance-focused projects, the broad-sweeping projections of strategy consulting don’t cut it. As mentioned in our previous post, financial consulting is a much better choice than a narrowly-defined role in internal finance (especially at a no-name corporation). 2013 Management Consulting Salaries.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 2, 2024

This will lead to enhanced consumer choice and may also lead to better financial management for the average citizen. By empowering consumers with control over their financial data, it should foster innovation, competition, and improved financial management. Zuhair Imaduddin is a Senior Product Manager at Wells Fargo.

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The Management Centre

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

I need to manage my stakeholders and I don’t know where to start. As a project manager it’s important to know and understand who your stakeholders are and how to manage your relationships with them. For other bigger, more complex projects you can face a potential minefield of relationships that you need to manage.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 18, 2019

Asset managers are institutions that ‘manage money’ on behalf of certain beneficiaries. Well, asset managers aim to understand client investment objectives and invest client funds in a variety of financial products and asset classes. Major traditional asset managers include: Blackrock. Affiliated Managers.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

When a mistake has been made, consultants will often speak to their managers or other members of the team to identify where they may have made a mistake and ask for assistance on how to fix it. Many consultants have a commerce (business, finance, and economics), engineering or technology background.

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 12, 2014

An Introduction to Operations Management. Corporate Finance Essentials. Well, here is our common suggestion: acquire hard skills, and study corporate finance to do so. However, for some quick understanding, check out these 5 free online courses provided by some of the top universities and graduate programs in the U.S

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Steve Shu Consulting

AUGUST 29, 2015

I am writing a book for management professionals and those interested in implementing behavioral science (which includes behavioral economics and finance) in business settings. Situations include the incubation of innovation centers, behavioral science overlay capabilities, or advancement of existing organizations.

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Steve Shu Consulting

JULY 22, 2016

Inside Nudging is written for management professionals and scientists to feed their thinking and discussions about implementing behavioral science initiatives (which includes behavioral economics and finance) in business settings. I see the application of behavioral science as still being in the early adoption phase.

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Steve Shu Consulting

JULY 22, 2016

Inside Nudging is written for management professionals and scientists to feed their thinking and discussions about implementing behavioral science initiatives (which includes behavioral economics and finance) in business settings. I see the application of behavioral science as still being in the early adoption phase.

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Epicflow

AUGUST 30, 2024

There’s one more essential component that helps manufacturers reach their goals — manufacturing operations management (MOM). What Is Manufacturing Operations Management? Manufacturing operations management (MOM) is the practice of overseeing and improving manufacturing processes at multiple levels. Quality management.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 14, 2023

Wealth management is a critical field that helps high net worth individuals and families to achieve their financial goals and maintain their financial assets over the long-term. Wealth managers assist their clients to do this through a combination of strategies involving financial planning, investment management, and risk management.

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Management Consulted

APRIL 20, 2016

MBA programs for Management Consulting – and the results may surprise you. Kellogg School of Management – Northwestern University. Tuck’s Class of 2015 placed 34% of its students in management consulting, with a vast majority of those going to MBB firms. With that in mind, we compiled the 2016 Top 10 U.S

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Harvard Business

MARCH 28, 2024

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Epicflow

DECEMBER 10, 2024

A matrix organizational structure means that a companys employees report to multiple managers, e.g., a project (or product) manager and a functional manager. engineering, marketing, finance, etc.) In this case, project manager s have limited power, unlike functional manager s. Weak matrix organization.

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Steve Shu Consulting

APRIL 19, 2018

Back in 2010, I was part of a team that started one of the early behavioral finance centers with one of the investment manufacturing firms in the United States. Here are a few examples of how the field of behavioral economics has touched business in my corner of the world relative to behavioral finance: Voya Financial – [link].

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The reason is, the techniques companies use to manage and operate supply chains have been enhanced, refined, and continuously improved over a long period of time. Instead, organizations should think about a capital project as an integrated, end-to-end supply chain, where demand (i.e.,

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Markovitz Consulting

JANUARY 21, 2019

Similarly, most finance departments in large companies cut their activities to a bare minimum during the month-end close of the books, which often can take up well over a week. For example, many distribution centers use cycle counting to manage their inventory, avoiding the need to shut down the facility.

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Management Consulted

JULY 7, 2019

Though you’re not expected to be a master of finance when you join a consulting firm, you will be quickly exposed to financial terms on the job. The post Financial Terms Guide appeared first on Management Consulted. After all, at the end of the day, a business exists to maximize … Continue Reading.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 30, 2023

The financial services industry comprises firms that operate across a range of sectors: Asset & Wealth Management, Banking & Capital Markets, and Insurance. Wealth Management vs Asset Management Many people interchangeably use the term asset and wealth management.

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Steve Shu Consulting

DECEMBER 21, 2022

As a behavioral finance person, I see some perils of using fast, autonomous thinking and the need to try to use more slow, reflective thinking. How will individual investors manage? How will the finance community and its distribution networks address such behavioral considerations? I also see the role of inertia.

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Steve Shu Consulting

JULY 25, 2014

Yet as another example, at Allianz Global Investors we took another approach by setting up a Center for Behavioral Finance with a Chief Behavioral Economist and then establishing a number of initiatives within the Center to provide thought leadership and support the larger business. Each of these routes is suited for different situations.

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Management Consulted

JANUARY 1, 2017

These cases can be some of the scariest, because they test things like finance principles, but on the other hand, they’re really easy to recognize. Once again, it all comes down to finances. The post Breaking Down Case Interview Frameworks – M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions) appeared first on Management Consulted.

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Consulting Matters

APRIL 13, 2023

He applied for a financial manager job at Disney and was one of 1400 candidates. Brad had an unconventional start to his career after meeting his boss's boss while studying finance at college. He talks about his exciting career journey, which started at the Naval Academy, then to British Petroleum, and finally to Disney.

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Consulting Matters

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

It’s a common career trajectory: An employee becomes a front-line supervisor, then a manager, then a leader of leaders and then eventually an executive over a department or an even broader entity. Despite common perception - executives are not simply managers with a broader scope and span of control.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

This might include advice on asset management, tax structuring, or capital structuring to reduce financing costs and sources of risk (e.g. For that reason, management consultants form the vast majority in the advisory branch – more than half of all advisors can be defined as a management consultant.

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Consulting Matters

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

She had created a unique role for herself as an initiative and project integrator that combined her finance background, six-sigma process improvement and project management training, and natural relationship-building skills. She found herself at crossroads, wondering what was next for her career.

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Management Consulted

JANUARY 29, 2017

4) Get a job in finance, but not personal finance (financial advisory consulting or in an internal finance department of a company). The post 6 Ways You Can Prepare for Consulting Right Now appeared first on Management Consulted. 3) Network into a boutique consulting firm. Often, they are more willing to hire off-cycle.

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Consulting Matters

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

It’s a common career trajectory: An employee becomes a front-line supervisor, then a manager, then a leader of leaders and then eventually an executive over a department or an even broader entity. Despite common perception - executives are not simply managers with a broader scope and span of control.

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 16, 2021

Knowing the ins and outs of upcoming trends in finance is indispensable for any aspiring consultant. A prime example for such a question is how finance is adapting to the issue of climate change, and might assist its mitigation. Green Finance. Final thoughts.

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Markovitz Consulting

JUNE 26, 2017

Another client of mine invested in a fancy ERP system to help them manage the complexities of their supply chain, and better match supply with demand. Management let the software make purchasing recommendations based on sophisticated algorithms that didn’t account for the special sales promotions.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 5, 2023

With cost of capital this low, many managers have paid scant attention to the time value of money — an essential concept in doing financial analysis.

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