Harvard Business

JUNE 4, 2018

Fair managers can reap big dividends. In a recent paper , published at the Academy of Management Journal, we propose that one explanation is that many managers are, simply put, too busy to be fair. We also sought to understand what organizations could do to help overworked managers act more fairly.

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Management Consulted

APRIL 20, 2014

Leaving the program was a tough decision, but my studies needed more attention and I had interests outside of athletics so it was the right choice. I managed a group of 17 brand ambassadors executing an “in-field” activation/marketing campaign for an IMG client, Wrigley Canada (chewing gum). November 2013: Received offer.

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Consulting Interviews Recruitment Recruiting 204

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

A new study analyzed turnover data for over 11,000 managers to explore the relationship between promotions, resignations, and employee loyalty.

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Research Marketing Study Data 214

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

corporations (including Amazon , Nike , and MasterCard ) that increasing discrimination will leave them unable to recruit, retain, and develop talent. Our recent study breaks new ground by measuring the economic losses caused by discrimination. By 1938, virtually no Jewish managers remained in firms listed in Berlin.

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 11, 2024

For instance, a study by the American Psychological Association found that companies with high levels of employee well-being experience higher customer loyalty, profitability, productivity, and staff retention. According to a Gallup study , companies with high employee engagement see a 23% increase in profitability.

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Resources Productivity Talent Policies 78

Tom Spencer

APRIL 25, 2021

When you apply for consulting roles, your CV will be the first thing that the recruiters see. According to a 2018 study conducted by Ladders, recruiters spend an average of 7.4 However, this can create problems when the recruiter tries to print your CV. Imagine receiving a CV that reads “momager” instead of “manager”.

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Interviews Recruitment Recruiting Software 167

Harvard Business

MARCH 28, 2018

We conducted a study specifically focusing on whether the cultural values that CEOs inherit from their parents and grandparents affect their decision-making and their firms’ performance. We sought to fill this gap. Our sample consisted of 610 U.S. bank CEOs who were born in the U.S., those whose grandparents were immigrants to the U.S.,

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 10, 2018

In a forthcoming study , I tested how employers respond to similar applicants who report different residential addresses. For background: Other prominent studies compare employer responses to fictional applicants with names that signal different ethnicities. This bit of information may influence who employers pick.

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Research Transportation Management Benchmarking 132

Management Consulted

AUGUST 28, 2013

Booz, who could very well possibly be considered the father of management consulting as a career. It is one of the original “white-shoe” firms, accredited with being the origination of the management consulting profession. Most recently, Booz & Company acquired Management Engineers , based in Dusseldorf, Germany. Automotive.

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Interviews Culture Company Case Interview 181

Management Consulted

AUGUST 1, 2013

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.

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Oliver Wyman Interviews Mercer NERA Economic Consulting 201

Harvard Business

JULY 4, 2018

The recruitment, interviewing, hiring, and on-boarding of even one new employee is a time-intensive process every manager takes seriously. Becoming a Manager. 5 Things New Managers Should Focus on First. New Managers Need a Philosophy About How They’ll Lead. dave king/Getty Images. You and Your Team Series.

Management 136

Management Talent Interviews Recruitment 136

Tom Spencer

JUNE 2, 2023

LinkedIn is an often overlooked part of the management consulting application. LinkedIn is actually a key part of the management consulting application. While this is not a deal-breaker, it will make a seasoned recruiter cringe. Don’t repeat your resume LinkedIn should supplement your resume, not act as a carbon copy.

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Resumes Consulting Management Cover Letters 103

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Several studies (including this one ) have shown that doctors want to be led by other doctors; they trust physician leaders to make the right decisions about redesigning health care delivery and balancing quality and cost. aren’t taught management skills in medical school. Nicholas Blechman for hbr. Yet most doctors in the U.S.

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Training Training Management Healthcare 136

Harvard Business

JANUARY 3, 2025

A new study suggests that employers overestimate how informed employees feel when they agree to policies, contracts, and even extra tasks at work — which can result in disengagement and turnover.

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Policies Research Study Ethics 234

Harvard Business

JULY 24, 2017

Change management can be a test for any organization. Several studies by Towers Watson show that just 25% of change management initiatives are successful over the long term. Change management certainly tested us. During our feedback discussions, for example, many associates brought up their desire for more flexibility.

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Management Change Management Culture Leadership 133

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

To explore how senders and recipients interpret the use of these tools, we conducted a series of five experimental studies in which a total of 694 working adults participated. In our first study, we wanted to explore how people perceive the use of Bcc relative to the use of Cc. Participants were allocated to the employee position.

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Recruiting Recruitment Study Survey 122

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 16, 2014

In this part of the book the author shares how McKinsey (and management consulting in general) solutions are fact based, rigidly structured, and hypothesis driven. In this section Ethan Rasiel shares insights on how to survive (and possibly thrive) at McKinsey and a couple snippets about McKinsey’s recruiting style.

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McKinsey Case Interview Interviews Consulting 213

Harvard Business

JULY 31, 2024

Drawing on both current studies as well as executive compensation data from the 2008 Great Recession period, the authors show that resume gaps hurt job seekers, both in their ability to get jobs and their pay.

Resumes 254

Resumes Research Analysis Study 254

Management Consulted

AUGUST 21, 2016

Commit to study and work hard for one year, and you’ll be rewarded with one of the most prestigious MBAs on the planet and a crack at some of the top consulting firms in the industry, as well as the quickest and best return on your investment. What does this mean for you? HEC – Paris: Coming in at #4 on our list is HEC Paris.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 7, 2017

As the pioneering Danish firm Specialisterne showed first in the early 2000s, however, and as the Australian Defence Organization’s partner DXC Technology has demonstrated through deployments in Australia, if you manage things right, you can recruit great talent and activate it to a maximum degree from populations of autistic people.

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Recruiting Recruitment Talent Case Interview 73

Harvard Business

MAY 17, 2018

In the first part of the study I surveyed the employees about why and how they used platforms like Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn. In the second part of the study I found that employees using social media were more likely to leave an organization. Managers can address this problem in two ways.

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Media Healthcare Study Recruiting 130

Harvard Business

AUGUST 9, 2024

The goal of the study was to measure the level of workplace belonging reported, the top belonging contributors and detractors, and to identify recommendations to increase it. Women of color continue to be underrepresented in the tech industry.

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Report Study Culture Research 230

Harvard Business

APRIL 3, 2018

Studies have shown that when public servants more closely match the communities they serve, outcomes improve either because the public servants themselves act differently or because beneficiaries respond to them differently. Because of this, it’s no surprise then that police departments lean on public service messaging to recruit.

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Recruiting Recruitment Government Study 73

The Management Centre

JUNE 5, 2021

Welcome to the Safe Space – where managers can share their issues, and gain advice from top learning & development consultants. This time, the issue comes from a manager with a thorny issue: supporting a colleague who has been treated badly but doesn’t want to make a complaint. What is the issue?

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Management Culture Policies Recruitment 105

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Then, one day, I fortunately came across the Management Consulted website. ” I started dating the Management Consulted website and began loving it. Thanks Team Management Consulted, for opening the gates of my career, and I am sure you will continue to be a guide with a beacon along my journey!”

Consulting 204

Consulting Case Interview Interviews Engineering 204

Tom Spencer

JUNE 6, 2021

ML plays an important part in building AI systems, and refers to the study of algorithms that improve with experience. The risks to the management consulting industry are summarized well in an article written by Alexandre Gonfalonieri , an AI Consultant based in Paris.

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Industry Consulting Management Emotional Intelligence 88

Harvard Business

APRIL 28, 2022

A recent study found that 56% of sales professionals are actively job hunting.

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Sales Talent How To Study 206

Harvard Business

MARCH 6, 2017

What Great Managers Do. Exceptional managers find and capitalize on their employees' unique strengths. Some were employees who moved into a new role but stayed at the same employer — for example, a junior accountant who switched into a job as accounting manager. Related Video. Factors That Drive Turnover.

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Talent Culture Video Recruitment 133

Harvard Business

APRIL 21, 2017

So they place their prized recruits in collaborative groups and tell them to fit in. Many managers miss or underestimate the potential harm to high performers from their teams. Often with good intentions, managers set up high performers as targets for sabotage, aggression, and exclusion.

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Comparison Resources Study Groups 140

Harvard Business

MARCH 15, 2017

Most managers would agree that motivated, productive employees are crucial for organizational success, regardless of company size, industry, or corporate strategy. Sometimes, these incentives work in ways managers intended them to. The question is how to motivate them. We wanted to learn more about this relationship.

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Research Case Interview Interviews Analysis 133

Harvard Business

MAY 23, 2017

Upon graduation, he was proudly commissioned an Army officer and selected as a Rhodes Scholar to study at Oxford, where he pursued a master’s degree in international relations. military over the last 250 years can, at times, make recruitment and retention difficult. That was where the trouble began.

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Talent Recruitment Recruiting Training 126

Management Consulted

MAY 4, 2014

First of all, if you could just give a little bit of your background: where you are going to school, what you are studying, and finally how you got interested in consulting in the first place – that would be super helpful. Jason: I tried to make sure that I did a complete holistic detailed process when it came to recruiting.

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Deloitte Case Interview Consulting Interviews 158

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 3, 2016

However, LinkedIn’s recent Talent Trends study, conducted between January and March of 2016 with more than 26,000 professionals, showed that 25% of professionals today have their eye on a promotion. We see three common scenarios that can cause employers to recruit outside their ranks for talented people (albeit at their own risk).

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Company Talent Recruitment Recruiting 132

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

A study of 51 million job postings shows a trend of companies moving away from degree requirements for many roles.

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Trends Study Company Recruiting 198

Harvard Business

MARCH 28, 2017

The same study found that identifying people with the right skills in a rapidly changing market is the top issue impacting recruiting. The survey revealed that talent acquisition professionals can’t rely on what worked in the past when recruiting top talent today. How to Develop Leaders Who Can Drive Strategic Change.

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Talent Recruitment Recruiting Survey 110

Harvard Business

APRIL 10, 2017

.” Bear in mind that even though the job is yours if you want it, you must “continue to be enthusiastic” in your dealings with your prospective manager, says Lees. ” That may indeed be the case, but it’s not the message you want to send to your would-be manager. ” Be methodical. Do I crave autonomy?

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How To Recruitment Recruiting Case Interview 140

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 7, 2014

As a result of the studies that the small team conducted, the proposition was put forth that Bain establish a non-profit practice area which was considered, but ultimately rejected. If you are interested in non-profit jobs in general, or manage a non-profit that wants to expand its reach, check out the Bridgespan Job Board.

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