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Transforming Information Technology at a Large State Agency

Brimstone Consulting

CASE STUDY. The office of information technology that serves agencies across a state government system set a goal of becoming a high-performing and customer-centric service provider. The technology leadership team has aligned around a Strategic Business Framework and has cascaded it through the organization.

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Good Management Predicts a Firm’s Success Better Than IT, R&D, or Even Employee Skills

Harvard Business

Ask any sports fan about their favorite team and they will usually spend half the time either cursing or extolling the manager. Apparently, the manager is responsible for every loss, and perhaps even the occasional victory. On the other hand, many people have an ingrained cynicism about the latest management thinking.

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Why Physicians Resist Using Algorithm-Based Apps

Harvard Business

A limited study of physicians in the United Kingdom’s National Health Service found that they are resistant to using algorithm-based tools, including AI-based applications. The research, which consisted of interviews with 32 physicians, identified four reasons for their reluctance.

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IBM Consulting Interviews: Navigating the IBM GBS Maze

Management Consulted

It should be no surprise since they have been the birthplace of many technological advances, were one of the founders of the entire personal computer industrial revolution, and now are leaders in new software platforms, hardware infrastructure and workplace equality. These services focused on business management and information technology.

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You Can’t Delegate Talent Management to the HR Department

Harvard Business

That’s why many of them, particularly the largest ones, rely on full-time “talent management” professionals, who work in coordination with other parts of HR. These talent management people create processes for assessing leadership capabilities and set the strategy for upgrading leadership talent over time.

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How to Make Sure Good Ideas Don’t Get Lost in the Shuffle

Harvard Business

As an experienced manager, he knew that his manufacturing and operation division’s success depended on getting creative ideas from his employees. As you might expect, our studies have revealed that encouraging creativity can backfire if employees lack the resources, support, or mechanisms to develop and implement their ideas.

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Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story

Management Consulted

Since that time, it has become the fastest growing management consulting firm today. In 2007, Mercer Oliver Wyman joined with Mercer Management Consulting and Mercer Delta to become Oliver Wyman groups (also includes Lippincott and NERA Economic Consulting). Wealth and Asset Management. Corporate and Institutional Banking.