Consultant Ninja

MARCH 17, 2009

Yesterday upon arrival at her hotel she received a fruit basket, a warm welcome from the staff who greeted her by first name, and the below card. One of our partners spends a fair amount of time in one city (not his home) and always stays at the sane hotel. I am a strategy consultant at. Productivity. (6). How depressing.

Oliver Wyman 100

Oliver Wyman Consulting Hotels Management 100

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 13, 2016

During their evaluations, they’ll typically ask themselves two questions: Is your product or service better than alternatives, and, equally important, can their people work with you and your organization? Because of this, it will take more than great analysis, a superior product, or a performance improvement to clinch a deal.

Strategy 70

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Hotels 70

Harvard Business

JULY 31, 2017

As incumbents fight back with their own digital strategies, our research shows that they often trigger a second wave of competition, closer to the notion of Schumpeterian imitation where incumbents start themselves to innovate, sometimes aggressively, against the threat of entrants slashing yet more revenue and profit growth.

Strategy 71

Strategy Strategy Strategy& ROI 71

Harvard Business

APRIL 2, 2018

He’s driven to do this, even though logically he knows that even great products usually have some negative feedback, and that the specific negative comments he reads aren’t particularly relevant to how he plans to mainly use the tool. Perfectionists can spend too long working on marginally productive activities before moving on.

Hotels 134

Hotels Examples Tools Productivity 134

Harvard Business

MAY 29, 2017

It wasn’t long ago and, yet, in technology terms, it’s almost an eternity — ride- or hotel-sharing companies didn’t exist yet and the first generation of social media platforms were just hitting the mainstream. CEOs recognize how much their digital strategy influences business goals.

Survey 132

Survey Hotels Company Enterprise 132

Harvard Business

JANUARY 3, 2017

As pressure intensifies to reduce prices, either by cutting the list price or offering a discount, managers may act hastily, without the same rigor they apply to investments elsewhere, such as capital deployment or product enhancements. All too often they don’t.

Retail 132

Retail Survey Bain Comparison 132

Harvard Business

APRIL 18, 2017

I started a boutique hotel company when I was 26 and, after 24 years as CEO, sold it at the bottom of the Great Recession, not knowing what was next. He and his two Millennial cofounders wanted me to help turn their growing tech startup into an international giant, as their Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy. Sounded good.

Industry 134

Industry Hotels Emotional Intelligence Company 134

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Executives say that they lose 40% of their strategy’s potential value to breakdowns in execution. In our experience at Bain & Company, however, this strategy-to-performance gap is rarely the result of shortcomings in implementation; it is because the plans are flawed from the start. Take Dell Technologies, for example.

Strategy 71

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Company 71

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

I served as CMO for Deloitte Consulting and then Starwood Hotels & Resorts, and when I have coached executive teams through transformations, I’ve seen many teams at an impasse with their CMO. ” This just when market pressures are suggesting the CMO should shift to sales support and product marketing.

How To 128

How To Sales Marketing Productivity 128

Harvard Business

JUNE 28, 2016

A second set of entrepreneurs focus on information goods and think of IT as the product. But today there is a third approach, one that will become the dominant path for most entrepreneurs, especially those building information products. No strategy is static. Insight Center. How Digital Business Models Are Changing.

Construction 119

Construction Airlines Data Travel 119

Consultant Ninja

FEBRUARY 16, 2009

All positive precursor signs of hyper-productivity. Reads just like a déjà-vu of my last crunch time on a project, minus the wife, plus irritated friends ("wtf, do you know that it is 1am?" - "but you said to call you when I get to the hotel, didnt you?"). I am a strategy consultant at. Productivity. (6). at 1:31 AM.

Time Management 100

Time Management Oliver Wyman Consulting Management 100

Harvard Business

AUGUST 18, 2016

On a recent business trip to London, I surprised the conference organizers by turning down the opportunity to stay at the posh hotel hosting the conference in favor of a rather modest Airbnb flat. The hotel was clearly much more luxurious. That makes Airbnb more valuable than most of the leading hotel chains in the world.

Hotels 70

Hotels Conference Transportation Productivity 70

Harvard Business

MAY 8, 2017

In a study of S&P 500 and Global 500 firms, our team found that those leading the most successful transformations, creating new offerings and business models to push into new growth markets, share common characteristics and strategies. How successful has the company been at creating new products, services, and business models?

Methodologies 134

Methodologies Culture Company Metrics 134

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Only 13% of directors in the energy and utilities industry consider innovation to be a major strategic challenge, but the swift growth of renewable energy companies and such developments as the use of drones for monitoring oil and gas production suggest that no industry is impervious to the forces of innovation.

Telecommunications 126

Telecommunications Survey Biotechnology Industry 126

Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Do you see yourself enjoying walking the floor of a manufacturing plant, chatting with the production staff and engineers? How do you feel if your client gives you a free overnight to stay at one of their hotels to get a flavor of their customer service experience? So they send you out to "walk the floor" of their business.

Consulting 177

Consulting How To Marketing Hotels 177

Harvard Business

JUNE 24, 2016

” As a result, the producers of Hamilton are scrambling to find the right pricing strategy to handle demand. Take a cue from other sellers of perishable products with fixed capacities — industries such as airlines, hotels, and car rentals — and employ dynamic pricing. So what should Hamilton have done?

Airlines 115

Airlines Hotels Sports Advertising 115

Harvard Business

MAY 31, 2018

Checking into a hotel for a conference several years ago, I asked the receptionist where I could get some dinner. There was no restaurant in the hotel, I was told; my only options were ordering delivery from a fast-casual chain or a pizza joint. Eric Raptosh Photography/Getty Images.

Travel 75

Travel Data Hotels Exercises 75

Harvard Business

APRIL 11, 2018

Scented environments have been shown to reduce typos made by office workers ; improve the perception of product quality ; increase purchase intent , average unit sales , and duration of a retail visit or stay among consumers; and boost the willingness of consumers to pay more for a product. Ad agency J.

Hotels 71

Hotels Real Estate Retail Productivity 71

Harvard Business

MARCH 13, 2018

companies $450 billion to $550 billion per year in lost productivity. Understanding the brand strategy. It wanted to be known for entertainment venues and hotels that were not gaming-centric — such as the Bellagio and MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Organizations spend over $100 billion annually to improve employee engagement.

Company 143

Company Training Training Culture 143

Harvard Business

JULY 14, 2017

They grow faster, make more money, and are more valued than companies organized around products and services. A production process turns inputs into outputs and distributes them through a tightly controlled supply chain. Value is in the products and services themselves. We normally think of people as something to be managed.

Intellectual Property 71

Intellectual Property Strategy Strategy Strategy& 71

Tom Spencer

APRIL 4, 2021

Ever since I started my undergraduate degree, I was keen on securing a job in strategy consulting. Sure, you may be flying business class and staying at some of the finest hotels. But usually, what you will see of a city is the airport, your hotel, and the office you are working from. Project range. Exit Options.

Advertising 88

Advertising Consulting Hotels Travel 88

Harvard Business

MARCH 23, 2017

The key question is then: Of your product’s attributes, which one should you focus on? We stuck to our original positioning because our customers were convinced our product left their linens cleaner precisely because of its harshness. Consider bottled water.

Case Interview 108

Case Interview Marketing Bain Hotels 108

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

One sales and marketing executive I know told me how he was flown to London with 20 of his colleagues, put up in a pricey hotel, and then trained to do the haka, a traditional war dance, by a group of Maori tribe members from New Zealand. Sometimes these events get really elaborate. They are the outcomes of dedicated people striving together.

Survey 133

Survey Hotels Interviews Research 133

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

When employees are engaged, they display high levels of enthusiasm, energy, and motivation, which translates into higher levels of job performance, creativity, and productivity. Ignoring this point isn’t an effective strategy for good leadership, and would cause you to leave valuable performance drivers out of your decision making.

Emotional Intelligence 132

Emotional Intelligence Energy Ethics Study 132

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Have you ever looked up flights or hotels on an app on your phone, only to open your laptop and see different prices? Settling on a hotel, I accessed Orbitz’s website on my laptop to book the package. Settling on a hotel, I accessed Orbitz’s website on my laptop to book the package. Klaus Meinhardt/Getty Images.

Retail 71

Retail Hotels Comparison Ethics 71

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

Some of the major practice areas that the NYC region focuses on are corporate development, corporate finance, digital economy, globalization, growth, information technology, marketing & sales operations, people and organization, post merger integration, risk management, strategy, sustainability, and transformation.

Consulting 157

Consulting Deloitte Bain McKinsey 157

MishTalk

AUGUST 27, 2013

We are now planning for a month or three months at best unlike six months or a year earlier," said Shantanu Dasgupta, vice president for corporate affairs and strategy at Whirlpool of India, the local arm of Whirlpool Corp (WHR), the world''s largest home appliance maker. "A

Apparel 75

Apparel Finance Hotels Enterprise 75

MishTalk

JUNE 6, 2014

Understand energy and its marginal price of production and its delivery and you have the keys to predicting the world. The hotel/resort where I stayed on the coast was a favorite for Russian tourists, and the hotel TV had several stations delivering Russian channels, German and French stations too. In contrast, U.S.

Energy 72

Energy Hotels Report Policies 72

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

We also supplemented the survey with well-known brand rankings, Net Promoter Scores (NPS), and an analysis of their marketing expenditures and strategies. The whole focus is getting you to buy the product with samples and professional makeovers. Vail Resorts remade their entire marketing strategy with a program called EpicMix.

Advertising 71

Advertising B2B Survey B2C 71

Tom Spencer

JUNE 9, 2018

It is cliché to talk of Airbnb as the hotel company with no properties, or Uber as the taxi company with no cars. In 2018, marketplace platforms – products or services that mediate transactions in other products and/or services between two or more groups – are ubiquitous in many industries. One step at a time?

Advertising 74

Advertising Operations Retail Examples 74

Harvard Business

MAY 5, 2016

The country’s urbanized and large middle class has maintained a strong preference for foreign-made products despite restrictions due to U.S. There are some exemptions for humanitarian-designated sectors, such as agriculture, food products, health care, and civil aviation.). sanctions and a fragile economy. For non-U.S.-based

Tourism 70

Tourism Banking Hotels Financial 70

Consulting Success

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

She works with retail, technology, and lifestyle client companies on setting up market and brand strategies, brand positioning, transitioning markets, and marketing new products lines. Emma’s first project as a consultant with her employer entailed launching a new product into market, which she worked on for five months.

Retail 153

Retail Fashion Consulting Marketing 153

People Business Psychology

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Having worked in the luxury-segment hotel industry, I subscribe to the idea that leaders have a strong influence of how, and how well, the workforce operates – especially in the hotel industry. Working in a 4 or 5-star hotel is hard work. And that is just about 100% of the workforce in any hotel establishment.

Leadership 52

Leadership Hotels Industry Report 52

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Here are some strategies and questions to help you determine if it suits you. “If you’re good at managing your own time, and you’re productive and have discipline, you’ll be able to do [work] from anywhere,” says Natalie Sisson , author of The Suitcase Entrepreneur. Understand how you work best.

Travel 72

Travel Hotels Productivity Media 72

Consulting Success

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

She works with retail, technology, and lifestyle client companies on setting up market and brand strategies, brand positioning, transitioning markets, and marketing new products lines. I essentially work with the clients internally to set up marketing and brand strategies for success. Are these smaller businesses, mid-sized?

Retail 100

Retail Fashion Consulting Hotels 100

Rick Conlow

MARCH 22, 2023

When I got to my hotel, the clerk seemed annoyed with me. Websites that are unresponsive or marketed products that are unavailable. As a result, I live the best and worst customer experience’s companies have to offer. The poor examples outnumber the good. For example, recently I was going from Minneapolis to NYC.

Survey 98

Survey Training Training Bain 98

Management Consulted

MARCH 26, 2017

Although historically not known for consulting services (unless you were consulting – ahem, lobbying – government officials), strategy, operations, and even tech consulting have exploded inside and outside the Beltway in the last 10 years. – Washington, DC. They reserve one only on days when they plan to come to the office.

Oliver Wyman 100

Oliver Wyman Consulting Deloitte Bain 100