Harvard Business
JUNE 2, 2016
Often, when I’m asked to give a speech on strategy at some company event or conference, I find that one of the other speakers is a former professional sports player. Although there is nothing wrong with commitment and perseverance, I, however, think sport (much less war) is often an unhelpful analogy.
Management Consulted
APRIL 20, 2014
I then took another internship in finance with Merrill Lynch. I also explored other areas of finance and ultimately decided that I wanted to give investment banking a shot. years while I continued to gain experience in real estate finance and institutional asset management.
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LSA Global
APRIL 21, 2025
Collaboration Across Functions In most B2B sales environments, selling is a team sport. Experienced sales managers know that new sales hires need to know how to collaborate effectively with marketing, legal, finance, product development, customer success, and operations to deliver seamless value to customers.
Harvard Business
MAY 31, 2017
Automating finance. This lets organizations reduce the amount of work outsourced to service centers and frees up finance staff to focus on strategic tasks. For example, advanced image recognition can be used to track the position of brand logos that appear in video footage of a sporting event, such as a basketball game.
Tom Spencer
SEPTEMBER 18, 2011
Think about your work life, family life, or sporting activities. Who is the person that will ensure quality work, home cooked meals, or sporting victory? Who are the linchpins in your world? Who do you want on your team? Dave had some great insights.” ” [non-personal].
Tom Spencer
MARCH 16, 2014
If you are thinking about producing a strategic plan, developing a new product, entering a new market, engaging in a new venture, or financing a project then it probably makes sense to understand the big picture issues that could affect your success. Cultural and sporting events. Buying patterns and consumer preferences (e.g.
Harvard Business
SEPTEMBER 9, 2016
And neither of you is anywhere near a sporting goods store. A sporting goods store can focus on virtual tryouts of a new tennis racquet, for example, creating a point of differentiation from a mass retailer at which sporting equipment is an afterthought. Spotting one you like, you both crawl inside to check the capacity.
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