Harvard Business

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Managers tend to think about liquidity as a finance issue, but in face the behaviors of the sales and operations team — and how they communicate and work together — can have a direct affect on a company’s cash position.

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Cash Flow Marketing Company Finance 250

Steve Shu Consulting

MARCH 7, 2019

This interview is geared toward defined contribution plan sponsors and those closely related with this segment of the market (e.g., I do draw from some insights and activity that is occurring in other areas of the financial services market (e.g., retirement income, wealth management).

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Finance Interviews Trends Video 150

Steve Shu Consulting

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

In March 2023, I will be guest speaking to DBA students at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology about implementing behavioral finance initiatives in corporations, an area that I have worked in for more than a third of my three-decade-some working career. Much thanks to Prof. Anirban Mukhopadhyay for inviting me.

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Successful Independent Consulting

JANUARY 28, 2025

For example, if you do change management work on big system implementations, you may lose $50,000 or more. They manage the client relationship and often oversee the project, which means that they may require regular status reports or check-ins. strategy development, market research, transformation initiatives).

Cash Flow 195

Cash Flow Consulting Intellectual Property Resumes 195

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.

Management 150

Management Consulting Methodologies McKinsey 150

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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Epicflow

JULY 20, 2022

In this case, a project manager should conduct a feasibility study that will help make the right decision as to whether it’s reasonable to intake this project or not. In project management, it’s performed right after the business case is prepared. Will the delivered product/services be in demand on the market?

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 12, 2014

An Introduction to Operations Management. An Introduction to Marketing. Khan; three of Wharton’s top faculty in the marketing department, which is consistently ranked as the #1 marketing department in the world. It focuses on branding strategies, customer centricity and new market entry. IESE Business School.

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Course Development Consulting Finance 184

Clarity Consultants

DECEMBER 13, 2017

The modern business environment is defined by rapid change, digital transformation, and of course, a highly competitive market. The question remains, even for Fortune 500 companies, how to manage time and resources more efficiently, financial departments and accounting resources being chief among those concerns.

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Financial Marketing Enterprise Resources 140

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Theories and practices of management often spring from the opportunities created by new technologies. Client-server technology begat enterprise resource planning systems, and the consequent system-wide visibility that was required for what we call business process management (BPM). yagi studio/Getty Images.

Change Management 134

Change Management Management Software Productivity 134

Tom Spencer

JANUARY 31, 2025

The global life sciences consulting market is expected to grow by around 10% per year from 2024 to 2029. Within life sciences consulting, there are a wide range of project types, including product lifecycle management, new product development, market entry strategies, mergers & acquisitions, and regulatory compliance.

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Biotechnology Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Consulting 88

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.

Industry 113

Industry Real Estate Management Retail 113

Steve Shu Consulting

JULY 25, 2014

For example, Opower tapped into a great market using software-as-a-service and a behavioral efficiency model for saving energy. We took data we gathered in one market, build insights on top, and then tried to line up incentives and behavior change in complementary markets via offerings in a standalone business unit.

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Harvard Business

MAY 16, 2016

In this interview with senior editor Curt Nickisch, University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business professor Stefan Zeume discusses brand-new research resulting from the unexpected opportunity, and what he and his coauthors found: billions of dollars in lost market capitalization. of market capitalization of these firms.

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Marketing Data Finance Case Interview 115

Harvard Business

JUNE 27, 2024

In a well-functioning capital market, profits should be the sole criterion for firm survival; that is, firms reporting losses should disappear. Of late, however, loss-making firms are highly sought after by investors — often more than some profitable firms. What has changed over time? When and why did losses lose their meaning?

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 3, 2012

market for latex condoms. Recently, Mayer Laboratories sued Church and Dwight, Trojan’s parent company, for illegally monopolizing the market. Then, one day, I fortunately came across the Management Consulted website. ” I started dating the Management Consulted website and began loving it. It was like “Oh!!

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Consulting Case Interview Interviews Engineering 204

Successful Independent Consulting

AUGUST 28, 2024

A marketing tagline is short phrase that helps people remember you in a certain way. Remember, clients want to hire The Expert, so be sure to market yourself as one! [1] When you are perceived as an expert, you’ll get more referrals and win more work. You get the idea.

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Development Turnaround How To Financial 195

Management Consulted

JANUARY 1, 2017

Check out our breakdowns on Profitability , Market Sizing , and Market Study to become a complete expert on any kind of framework you’ll need in your case interview. 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.

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Case Interview Interviews Intellectual Property Cash Flow 154

Harvard Business

MARCH 1, 2024

With the cost of capital back to normal levels, it’s simply irresponsible not to make it a management discipline that changes the way you do business. The authors have found that executive teams that bring the disciplines of the capital market inside a corporation deliver shareholder returns more than 50% above their industry peer indexes.

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Strategy Strategy Strategy& Operations 247

Epicflow

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Do you know your organization’s project management maturity level? If not, it’s high time to change the situation: project management maturity has a direct impact on a company’s competitiveness and business success. . What is project management maturity exactly, and how to define its level?

Management 130

Management Metrics Resources Efficiency 130

Harvard Business

MARCH 10, 2022

Securities could help give insurers the breathing room they need to keep growing — and meet customers’ mounting needs.

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Insurance Insurance Marketing Meeting 172

Effective Managers

MARCH 10, 2024

In the world of consulting, a distinction is often overlooked: the difference between the industry at large and the profession of management consulting. In this article, we explore this distinction, the role of ISO 20700 as a gateway to the profession, and how it paves the way towards certification as a Certified Management Consultant (CMC).

Industry 130

Industry Consulting Ethics Management 130

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Environmental Metrics: These measure a company’s impact on the planet, including emissions, energy efficiency, waste management, water usage, and sustainability of the supply chain. ESG metrics provide a framework for evaluating business performance along three dimensions. Leading examples include Apple and Danone.

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Metrics Ethics Government Financial 78

Harvard Business

AUGUST 31, 2018

To increase diversity at senior executive levels, more must be known about one group in particular: women of color in midlevel leadership, who successfully developed and progressed beyond individual contributor and first-line management. How did (or didn’t) managers play a role? They pursue management challenges.

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Management Leadership Culture Development 132

Harvard Business

JULY 24, 2017

Change management can be a test for any organization. Several studies by Towers Watson show that just 25% of change management initiatives are successful over the long term. Change management certainly tested us. ” This ended up being the “true north” our employees rallied around. What did we do?

Management 130

Management Change Management Culture Leadership 130

Steve Shu Consulting

DECEMBER 21, 2022

One sea change included the evolution of the bond market in the late 70s and most importantly, a shift in investor mindset to thinking about risk and return (which was not the way investors thought about investments back then). How will individual investors manage? growth when looking at the S&P 500.

Finance 30

Finance Exercises Tools Policies 30

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.

Management 88

Management Financial Real Estate Insurance 88

Harvard Business

JUNE 22, 2016

Many FinTechs function as cloud-based software platforms and can enable “procure-to-pay” systems that incorporate both purchasing management and accounts payable functionality. This improved working capital can be used to fund growth in new markets. FinTechs typically act like brokers.

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Transportation Finance Financial Banking 129

IMC USA

MAY 29, 2018

May 29, 2018 — The Institute of Management Consultants USA (IMC USA, www.imcusa.org ) announces that its 2018 annual international consulting conference, “Consult-Con 2018: Fearless Consulting in Disruptive Times” ( www.imcusaconference.org ), takes place on October 5-7, 2018 , at the San Diego Marriott Mission Hills in San Diego, California. . —

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Conference Consulting Management Methodologies 100

Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Some people also call consulting a ‘talk-job’ – you go to the clients, you talk about what the ideal world scenario would be for a particular project, product or market, and your billable hours are sorted. Sales, Marketing, Production) and secondary functions (e.g. Finance, HR, Supply Chain, ICT, Legal).

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Consulting Operations Financial Real Estate 135

Steve Shu Consulting

MARCH 21, 2014

Since this blog has a long history covering management consulting, I thought I would share some thoughts on integrating behavioral economics into the practice of consulting. How effective are our management dashboards and processes for managing a portfolio of projects?

Consulting 150

Consulting Finance System Sales 150

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Investors have a quantitative understanding of how the market values a company. Management teams should too.

Marketing 174

Marketing Company Management Finance 174

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.

Banking 78

Banking Management Real Estate Insurance 78

Harvard Business

APRIL 14, 2017

For example, our survey, which asked managers of 13 functions, from sales and marketing to procurement and finance, to indicate whether their departments were using AI in 63 core areas, found AI was used most frequently in detecting and fending off computer security intrusions in the IT department. Related Video.

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Company Survey Finance Engineering 158

Tom Spencer

MAY 18, 2019

Min Kim is currently an MBA student at NYU Stern School of Business where she is specializing in Product Management, Business Analytics and Finance. But it’ll all be worth it when you get that second round interview and consulting offer! Image: Pexels.

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