Harvard Business

MAY 30, 2016

The research involved conducting and coding 88 in-depth behavioral event interviews of leading change with 65 leaders, spread across multiple industries and from across five continents. One CEO I interviewed, the leader of an international charity, went much further. We all went to Uganda [one of their key operations].

Culture 28

Culture Turnaround Interviews Hotels 28

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 16, 2008

3) Business knowledge – typically broad exposure across different topics like strategy, operations, organization and several areas where you’ll have expertise. This expertise may be as broad as “operations turnaround” and as specific as “benchmarking for insurance companies.”

Banking 272

Banking Boston Consulting Group Consulting Management 272

Harvard Business

JUNE 2, 2016

On Google’s earnings call for the first quarter of 2006 – more than a year before the iPhone was released and more than two years before the release of the first Android-operated smartphone – CEO Eric Schmidt went out of his way to talk about mobile. One of the most prominent is that Yahoo was late to mobile.

Turnaround 28

Turnaround Data Operations Company 28

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 6, 2015

This Firm Profile started as an email from Sean, asking if we could write on Alvarez & Marsal, “The Turnaround Guys”. The firm’s first turnaround client was the household brand, Timex Corporation. Turnaround and Restructuring. ALVAREZ & MARSAL INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. ALVAREZ & MARSAL KEY STATS. Core Values.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Turnaround Case Interview 100

Harvard Business

AUGUST 11, 2017

In phase 3, successful portfolio transformations require financial discipline that is not an event, but a pattern; strategic clarity that is not a direction, but a commitment; operational excellence that is not a tool, but a mindset. We interviewed roughly 30 LCPs to get a sense of how this new role is shaping up.

Leadership 28

Leadership Talent Culture Turnaround 28

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

FTI CONSULTING INTERVIEWS & CULTURE. FTI expanded into investigation and research capabilities as well as turnaround, restructuring, bankruptcy and forensic accounting with the moves. Restructuring/Turnaround Services. An inconsistent culture could also mean a lack of transparency in operations or management.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 100

Harvard Business

MAY 4, 2016

And on the rare occasions when you do land an interview, you stumble over questions about what you’d bring to the hiring company and why you’re the perfect fit. So how can you make your resume, profile, and interview more effective? How to Get the Most Out of an Informational Interview. Interviews.

Resumes 28

Resumes Interviews Cover Letters Recruiting 28

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Great stories are credible, simple, consistent, and use both financial and nonfinancial metrics to link a long-term vision and firm values with a distinctive business strategy and focused operational priorities. They operated with a both/and mindset, seeking to deliver on immediate goals in a way that also built a sustainable future.

Metrics 33

Metrics Study Financial Operations 33

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

When a private equity firm adds a new company to its portfolio, analysts rigorously size up its financial, operational, and competitive condition. Yet even with all that knowledge and effort, many private equity companies still don’t do a good job when it comes to deciding whether to keep the CEO in place or select a new CEO.

Company 28

Company Engineering Turnaround System 28

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Our study of the actions and impact of 411 leaders of UK academies found that only 62 of them managed their turnaround successfully and sustainably transformed their school. And we interviewed the leaders and their teams to understand the challenges they faced, when they occurred, and how they overcame them.

Research 28

Research Study Education Recruitment 28

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

We then conducted a series of in-depth individual interviews, delving into pivotal experiences in their personal history and career progression, and using Korn Ferry’s executive online assessment to measure key personality traits and drivers that had an impact. Women could be ready for the CEO role sooner. But what else did you do?

Interviews 28

Interviews Benchmarking Case Interview Talent 28

Tom Spencer

JULY 2, 2015

Operations. A leading financial services company is trying to reduce operating expenditures. Turnarounds. Assuming RadioShack averts bankruptcy and achieves a successful refinancing, what should the strategy be to turnaround and save this iconic company? Should it sell rockets to competitors? What should they do with it?

Consulting 60

Consulting Turnaround Case Interview Retail 60

ConsultX

AUGUST 10, 2021

A one-stop turnaround plan, Conquer the Chaos lays out a complete path to make your business run smoothly and provide you with the freedom you desire. By business owners, for business owners, Conquer the Chaos enables you to reevaluate your approach, revitalize your operations, and realize the freedom and success your hard work deserves.

Consulting 52

Consulting Small Business Video Ethics 52