Consulting Matters

AUGUST 4, 2022

Today I'm talking with Lee Cockerell, the former Executive Vice President of Operations for Walt Disney resort and currently a consultant, author, and speaker. In this episode, you'll hear: How Lee evolved as a leader by shedding defensiveness and operating in trust. Why you need to create a system to be a person of your word.

Operations 156

Operations Leadership Hotels Sports 156

Effective Managers

JUNE 24, 2024

Examining Practical Applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Improving Business Processes Leveraging AI into business operations has become a transformative force across various industries. AI in Streamlining Operations AI technology has made significant strides in optimizing operational efficiency.

Ethics 219

Ethics Efficiency Operations ROI 219

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

In the 2001 recession, total sales for the S&P 500 declined by 9% from its pre-recession peak to its trough 18 months later—almost a year after the recession officially ended. We’ll focus here on what the sales organization should be doing now to prepare for the next recession, with an eye toward using new digital tools.

Sales 130

Sales B2B Tools Software 130

Harvard Business

MAY 20, 2016

Facing interconnected operational issues, members of the eight-person senior leadership team were turning against one another. The sales and marketing director said he was receiving complaints about sloppy service. The sales and marketing director said he was receiving complaints about sloppy service. Insight Center.

Operations 101

Operations Hotels Case Interview Finance 101

Harvard Business

JANUARY 17, 2018

Want to know yogurt sales next week? Let’s use data on past yogurt sales. Yes, data, like oil, is used day-to-day to operate your prediction machine. Instead, the data you have now, which your company accumulated over time, is the type of data used to build the prediction machine — not operate it.

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Data Operations Training Training 134

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 16, 2008

I seriously considered sales & trading (in fact, I spent a summer at Credit Suisse First Boston in NY), and was tempted to continue in that line of work post-graduation. Managers rarely yell, coworkers try to help each other out whenever possible, and companies are organized to provide consultants support with training, expertise, etc.

Banking 272

Banking Boston Consulting Group Consulting Management 272

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 25, 2024

By reducing the time spent on mundane tasks, small businesses can allocate resources more effectively to increase productive capacity by enhancing productivity and scaling operations, increase consumer demand by refining product offerings, and develop other competitive advantages. AI tools can also revolutionise customer service.

Small Business 78

Small Business Data Efficiency Tools 78

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Gallup focused on six outcomes: sales, profit, customer engagement, turnover, employee engagement, and safety. 10%-19% increase in sales. The study examined the effects those interventions had on workgroup performance. It included 49,495 business units with 1.2 Even at the low end, these are impressive gains.

Development 132

Development Sales Talent Study 132

Consulting Matters

AUGUST 6, 2018

People Strategy : What competencies are required; how individuals are recruited, selected, trained, recognized, compensated and rewarded; and how performance is measured, tracked and monitored. Organization Strategy : The placement of power and authority (e.g., organizational chart, division of labor, etc.)

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System Consulting Enterprise Recruitment 216

Management Consulted

JULY 22, 2013

From the variety of work and access to C-level executives to the wide array of exit opportunities, strategy operations consulting far surpassed financial advisory consulting as our recommended career to pursue. Find it here: 5 reasons to choose strategy operations over financial advisory consulting. Missed part one? Well…sure.

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Financial Consulting Strategy Strategy& 194

Harvard Business

APRIL 26, 2016

For decades, Sales and Academia remained worlds apart and the business world did fine. But Sales is changing, Academia is out of touch, and this is bad for business and the academy. Compared to professions like engineering or business disciplines like Finance or Operations, the concept of a dedicated salesperson is relatively recent.

Sales 70

Sales Education Training Training 70

Steve Shu Consulting

JULY 4, 2017

One often needs to do the same thing in startups in terms of measuring sales processes and figuring out what is working and not working (e.g., in operations or product management). Often in traditional consulting, one has been trained to put in lot of processes in place for mature companies.

Consulting 150

Consulting Management Sales Operations 150

Effective Managers

JUNE 24, 2024

Examining Practical Applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Improving Business Processes Leveraging AI into business operations has become a transformative force across various industries. AI in Streamlining Operations AI technology has made significant strides in optimizing operational efficiency.

Ethics 130

Ethics Efficiency Operations ROI 130

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 4, 2017

It’s common for leaders of sales teams to focus almost exclusively on short-term tactics and current operations while failing to think and act in a way that supports the longer-term needs of their businesses — and it’s hard to fault them. This danger is prevalent in sales. Denver Post/Getty Images.

Sales 71

Sales Case Interview Recruitment Recruiting 71

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 4, 2017

It’s common for leaders of sales teams to focus almost exclusively on short-term tactics and current operations while failing to think and act in a way that supports the longer-term needs of their businesses — and it’s hard to fault them. This danger is prevalent in sales. Denver Post/Getty Images.

Sales 71

Sales Case Interview Recruitment Recruiting 71

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 30, 2018

By Brian Selby, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales Operations, Tableau Software. How often is your sales team making important decisions based on gut feel? Are your sales resources allocated properly to drive growth? Historically, sales has been labeled an art. Why does this happen in so many companies?

Sales 70

Sales Data Enterprise Operations 70

Consulting Matters

JANUARY 29, 2020

The presence of money fears can be good if they act as alerts to be strategic about investments and with marketing and sales. In the past you operated in a compensation model where you do work and then get paid. Invest in specialized business development support and training with the full expectation it will pay off.

Consulting 177

Consulting How To Talent Training 177

Chad Barr

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Think of AI like a calculator for business operations. The Double-Edged Sword of AI Training AI models learn from massive amounts of data, which means they can unintentionally reflect biases present in their training data—like a mirror that shows both the good and the bad.

Tools 52

Tools Data Ethics Metrics 52

LSA Global

DECEMBER 2, 2024

return on sales, return on assets, and market-to-book ratio) can be directly attributed to the decisions and strategies implemented by the CEO. By setting the tone at the top, the CEO establishes the core values, behaviors, and performance expectations that guide decision-making and operational priorities. Are CEOs worth it?

Strategy 69

Strategy Strategy& Strategy Leadership 69

Harvard Business

MAY 31, 2016

Operations in a Connected World. A major train operator, for example, designed an advanced analytics solution in order to better understand the failure behavior of a major battery pack in one of its train models. ” Insight Center. Sponsored by Accenture. It’s a familiar story.

Operations 70

Operations Data Engineering Software 70

Consulting Matters

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Today, I am talking to Vern Schellenger, president of the premier networking training and coaching company Contacts Count. He is a passionate advocate for training and coaching individuals and teams to become more effective when they are networking and building relationships. If so, don't worry; you are not alone!

How To 156

How To Sports Training Training 156

Consulting Matters

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

I asked my partner Jen Hamilton - our community Chief Operating Officer to be my guest today and share all the deets on the what you'll need and how much it all costs so that you can plan in advance for both the startup and ongoing costs. Basically, this is where the lifeblood of your business is because these are where sales happen.

Consulting 296

Consulting How To Insurance Insurance 296

Management Consulted

APRIL 2, 2017

Deloitte has received many awards such as Best Employer in the Middle East, Best Consulting Firm, and the Middle East Training & Development Excellence award. If you have an MBA and are interested in actuarial work, EY’s Middle East operation is a great place to get your foot in the door. bravo Deloitte!). Roland Berger.

Oliver Wyman 160

Oliver Wyman Consulting Deloitte Real Estate 160

Harvard Business

AUGUST 8, 2018

The company has also hired hundreds of workers to revamp production processes, train (and retrain) the robots, and swap them out when needed, among other tasks. How companies are using artificial intelligence in their business operations. Some Training Required. To be precise, my mistake. Adding Humans to the Mix. Adopting AI.

Engineering 129

Engineering Training Training Analysis 129

Harvard Business

MAY 25, 2016

Aggregated total sales is a poor proxy because firms need to distribute inventory geographically, necessitating hyperlocal forecasts. The traditional way of solving this problem is using time-series econometrics with historical sales data. Operations in a Connected World. Insight Center. Sponsored by Accenture. Improved pricing.

Data 132

Data Advertising Operations Case Studies 132

LSA Global

JULY 17, 2020

Meaningful Sales Training Outcomes Require Meaningful Steps. To execute their growth strategies , CEOs and sales leaders often need their sales teams to behave differently by selling differently to different buyers. Now, in the last few years, the best salespeople operate more as trusted change agents.

Sales 36

Sales Training Training B2B 36

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

The other creates output for machines to consume like models, training data, and algorithms. Data science for machines: here the consumers of the output are computers which consume data in the form of training data, models, and algorithms. Modeling scientist: Models, training data, algorithms. They are modeling scientists.

Data 132

Data Engineering Software Metrics 132

Harvard Business

JULY 20, 2018

In retail organizations, for example, marketing and sales has often provided significant value. Our research shows that using AI on customer data to personalize promotions can lead to a 1-2% increase in incremental sales for brick-and-mortar retailers alone. In advanced manufacturing, by contrast, operations often drive the most value.

Sales 132

Sales Data Retail Insurance 132

Epicflow

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The capacity of HHI is superior to its competitors — a four-kilometer Ulsan shipyard with nine huge “Goliath Cranes,” 16,000 well-trained and experienced people in production, R&D, management, and administration, and the ability to manufacture any ship of any size with superb quality and the highest deadweight tonnage in the world.

Management 222

Management Cash Flow Industry Real Estate 222

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

These challenges forced BioLite to reevaluate our approach and customize our sales methods to a market that demands an entirely different way of doing business. It was a good idea in theory, but ultimately it was too passive as a sales approach: Simply placing our HomeStove on a shelf did not lead to uptake. Here’s the thing.

Sales 70

Sales Marketing Development Retail 70

Harvard Business

JULY 4, 2016

These include administration, facilities, information technology, employee training, equipment, human resources and sometimes – just sometimes – fundraising. It’s sales. If you give a dollar to human resources, or new computers, or staff training, etc., Because no one likes to fund fundraising.

Nonprofit 129

Nonprofit Operations Information Technology Information Technology 129

Epicflow

AUGUST 12, 2024

Safe manufacturing environment Digital transformation takes the safety of daily operations in the manufacturing environment to a new level. Forecasting, real-time monitoring, immersive training, and automation help manufacturers prevent accidents, minimize human errors, and ensure compliance with safety regulations.

Examples 130

Examples Efficiency Data Automotive 130

Effective Managers

MARCH 31, 2023

Any piece of work that has been prepared based on the data set on which ChatGPT was trained is bound to be thorough. Yes, ChatGPT has been trained on a very large data set. For example, the sales manager of a sales team leaves the organization. ChatGPT was trained on a 45 terabyte database. But there is a catch.

Ethics 148

Ethics Training Training Data 148

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

While nonprofits, often starved for general operating funds, can’t match pharma’s marketing budgets, a recent Bridgespan study argues that it’s time they and their funders heed business findings on increasing noise in the marketplace and the need to make any new offering, even a life-saving one, stand out.

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Nonprofit Wireless Training Training 115

LSA Global

MAY 2, 2022

Redwood Shores, CA – LSA Global, the leading business consulting, coaching, and training firm that helps fast growth life science, technology, and service companies by powerfully aligning their culture and talent with strategy, today announced results for a Consultative Sales Training for High Tech Channel Managers in Europe and Asia.

Sales 36

Sales Training Training Consulting 36

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Workers were carefully trained to follow processes exactly as they were laid out. In Precision’s case, good tactical performance required developing rules, checklists, and standard operating procedures and then following them closely. We made a number of operational changes to the call center.

Metrics 134

Metrics Engineering Operations Sales 134

Harvard Business

AUGUST 30, 2018

They reached out to us because we wrote a book describing how these performance outcomes would be improved with an operating model that increases motivation.). Prior to this pilot, the operating model of the stores was focused on creating emotional and economic pressure to drive performance. Focus on Learning, Not Pressure.

How To 131

How To Retail Productivity Sales 131