Steve Shu Consulting

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

To be honest, I am not sure if there is a name for the type of chart I describe below, but I call it a “frontier chart” (which is derived from investment portfolio theory from finance). In contrast, projects on the right side might have higher risks but also higher, expected returns.

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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. For example, how much of a risk is it to integrate two different sales departments, each of which with its own bonus structure?

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Steve Shu is on the mark here when he suggests “casting a wide net” Applicants suffer from tunnel vision – the whole “Bain or Bust mentality” I’ll say it here: getting an offer to any of the top 50 management consulting firms is a major accomplishment. Practice is key and options are valuable.

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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?

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Markovitz Consulting

JANUARY 21, 2019

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. 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.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 28, 2013

RT reports French broadcasting watchdog CSA eager to tax YouTube, Facebook, Dailymotion France''s Superior Council of Audiovisual, an independent broadcasting authority, wants to impose taxes on media giants like YouTube, Facebook and Dailymotion to force them to contribute to financing French culture. billion ($1.8

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Finance Culture Film Advertising 73

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

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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Banking Management Real Estate Insurance 78

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 90

Consultant Journal

MARCH 5, 2020

How should small business owners manage the corona virus, aka COVID-19 ? In the meantime, based on current information, you can take the following steps: Managing Employees. Think about what’s actually needed for your sales and marketing : Wave or nod instead of shaking hands. Their recommendations should inform your decisions.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 9, 2023

As a result, businesses are able to provide recommendations that simultaneously enhance customer satisfaction and increase sales revenue. For example, in industries like finance and accounting, AI-powered systems can process invoices, perform data entry tasks, and generate financial reports with minimal human intervention.

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Management Consulted

JANUARY 29, 2017

Here are 6 ways to prepare for consulting as you wait for the next chance to drop that resume: 1) Go work for a brand name company, but do something that is sales, operations, or strategy related. 4) Get a job in finance, but not personal finance (financial advisory consulting or in an internal finance department of a company).

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Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 3, 2018

Do you have significant staff group experience, such as from HR, Finance or IT? Marketing and sales. Stakeholder management. Prior to becoming a consultant, what type of position did you hold? Did you hold senior leadership positions before you became a consultant? Partnership set-up and contracting. Assessment.

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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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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

If someone I work with is fabulous at sales but terrible at finance, when we work together, I benefit from their talent in sales, and they benefit from my talent in finance. He was terrible at supply chain management, finance, and managing foreign exchange currency risk. Unsubscribe at any time.

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Management Consulted

JUNE 4, 2017

A straightforward interview suit is the way to go, and that goes double for a management consulting interview. Before starting Black Lapel , Tian worked in finance and his wife was a consultant at McKinsey. Tian confirms that black suit sales make up a not-insignificant portion of suit sales at Black Lapel. “As

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

All of the 500+ BCGers in New York will be moving to the spacious office location; a birdie told us that the consultants at the New York office helped design the office space for the new location because their current Managing Partner said “People should be the author of their own space” – classic BCG creativity at work. .

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Consulting Deloitte Bain McKinsey 157

Management Consulted

JULY 2, 2017

The industry focus in Boston is on Financial Services, Wealth & Asset Management, Banking & Capital Markets, Insurance, Technology, Life Sciences & Health, and Private Equity. In the Boston office, there are a mix of professionals from IT Consulting and Management Consulting. Accenture: Located at 800 Boylston St.,

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Oliver Wyman Mercer Consulting Deloitte 72

MishTalk

MARCH 11, 2014

Finance reports U.S. Wholesale Inventories Rise, but Sales Drop Sharply. wholesale inventories rose more than expected in January, as companies built up stocks of autos and machinery, though sales posted their largest decline in nearly five years. Sales at wholesalers fell 1.9 Economists had forecast sales to edge up 0.2

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Tom Spencer

MAY 25, 2019

Characteristics of Asset Management Firms. Most major asset managers are conservative with their use of leverage. There are a couple of reasons for this: Asset managers can see cash flow and earnings fluctuate wildly with markets. Valuation of Asset Management Firms. Price/Earnings, EV/EBITDA and EV/AUM.

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Cash Flow Management Metrics Benchmarking 60

Markovitz Consulting

AUGUST 19, 2020

At this level, managers are consumed with the chaos of daily operations, and seldom have any understanding—or bandwidth—to execute on the lofty strategic goals pronounced in the C-Suite. Solution: Hoshin kanri (often called strategy deployment, or policy deployment) is typically misunderstood as a form of strategic planning.

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Operations Guidelines Talent Sports 140

MishTalk

NOVEMBER 28, 2014

Finance reports Black Friday Shopping Crowds Thin After Thanksgiving Rush. Brisk Sales The New York Times reports Black Friday Sales Are Brisk, Retailers Say, Bolstered by Online Deals. Big retailers, many of whom kicked off sales Thursday evening, reported brisk traffic overnight. Crowds Thin Yahoo!Finance

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Sales Retail Report Finance 51

MishTalk

JULY 10, 2013

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Mortgage REITs Clobbered as Leverage Forces Sales. REITs Deepening Bond Losses as Leverage Forces Sales. Bloomberg reports REITs Deepening Bond Losses as Leverage Forces Sales. Annaly Capital Management Inc. Minyanville Business and Market News.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

in Management Consulting. Value Partners Management Consulting. Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. Applied Value offers strategy, finance, and operations management services. 30/F, One International Finance Centre. Definitions. Helpful Links.

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Oliver Wyman Strategy Strategy Strategy& 107

Consulting Success

DECEMBER 4, 2017

He began as a door-to-door salesman, and progressed to sales manager, sales director, and eventually marketing director before becoming a CEO for a finance company. He found out that that was exactly true, and after placing a huge number of sales calls, he secured some of his first work with Johnson & Johnson.

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The Management Centre

APRIL 8, 2024

Chris Chadford, Learning and Development Manager at the Calico Group In this interview Chris Chadford, Learning and Development Manager at the Calico Group, shares his experience of developing managers so they have commercial, financial and innovation skills. What changes were you aiming to see?

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

If you can articulate the finance department’s concerns better than they can, you’re trusted by those in that department. If you can articulate the sales team’s objections better than they can, they too will perceive you as someone who understands their concerns. When you can do that, each group sees you as “one of them.”

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Media Advertising Finance Engineering 98

Management Consulted

JANUARY 20, 2014

BearingPoint Managing Partner: Peter Mockler. This consulting business unit focused on both technology and management. Shortly after going public, the new KPMG Consulting, LLC management announced their intentions of some aggressive international acquisitions funded by their new IPO. BearingPoint Locations: 17 Countries.

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Consulting Matters

MARCH 9, 2023

Homelife: Are your finances, relationships with your significant other, issues with children, and aging parents weighing on you? What’s your burnout costing you regarding physical pain, emotional angst, relationship disruptions, finances, etc.? For example, one of my clients needed a long-form sales page for her online course.

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Energy Exercises Consulting Sales 156

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 20, 2016

The company specializes in enterprise cloud computing applications, particularly customer relationships management (CRM), allowing companies to automate their sales and customer service processes. Past and present employees love the passionate and high-energy environment, as well as competent managers. Are you an employer?

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Culture Interviews Software Consulting 100

Tom Spencer

MAY 8, 2016

This post provides you with a high level comparison of management consulting and investment banking. Management consultants assist organisations by providing advice to address specific problems and to improve organisational performance. People in the “sales and trading” division buy and sell financial products.

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Banking Consulting Comparison Finance 60

Rick Conlow

JANUARY 2, 2023

All lights were off except a spotlight on the presenting manager and the CEO’s reading light. Among CEO top priorities are sales growth and profit. Customer loyalty generates sales growth and profit. A finance executive said this of the decades-old corporate attitude, “We are GM. This CEO sat up in the stands.

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Study Emotional Intelligence Leadership Finance 88

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

. – has grown to be the largest quick-service chicken restaurant in the United States based on domestic annual sales. Want access to Management Consulted’s exclusive list of consulting and post consulting jobs? Are you an employer, recruiter, or hiring manager? 28% of Management Consultants Pursue Finance.

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Harvard Business

JULY 24, 2023

In the authors’ experience leading and coaching sales teams, they see evidence that a brief, well-pointed sales retrospective, where you unpack the reasons behind a win or a loss, can significantly improve a team’s future win rate. But very few take the time to assess why they won the business.

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Sales Finance Marketing Productivity 41

Harvard Business

MARCH 30, 2021

Four strategies to reduce friction between these sometimes reluctant partners.

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Finance Sales Strategy& Strategy 36

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 find and close all $10 million in sales? Did you just show up at the sales meeting? retail sales in only 30 days. E nd-Result.

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Case Interview Interviews Resumes Retail 81

Consulting Matters

JANUARY 29, 2020

The presence of money fears can be good if they act as alerts to be strategic about investments and with marketing and sales. I had just come through a divorce the decimated my finances. I said, "I am not an expense to be managed. Money fears are totally normal and should be expected. After all, profits are a part of business.

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Consulting How To Talent Training 177