Consulting Matters

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Today, they’re 21 and 23, and I can proudly say I didn’t miss a single school play, sports event, or bedtime story. Streamline your systems: If you’re feeling overwhelmed, it might be time to invest in systems and tools that can simplify your marketing, client delivery, and operations. Ready to make it happen?

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Consulting Matters

OCTOBER 6, 2022

In this unique on-air coaching session, you will see how to create your own networking strategy to help you achieve your goals. About the guest: Vern Schellenger is a master networker, career coach, sports junkie, and music lover. Learn more about my Brand Positioning and Messaging strategy services: [link].

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Consulting Matters

JULY 7, 2022

Today, I'm chatting with one of my favorite executives of all time, Jim MacPhee, recently retired Chief Operating Officer and self-proclaimed Experience Steward for Walt Disney World Parks and Resorts. In January 2018, Jim was promoted to the role of Chief Operating Officer/Senior Vice President, Walt Disney World® Resort.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

For every company wrestling with evolutions in its strategy, success depends as much on matching the operating model to those evolutions as it does on the soundness of the strategy itself. But exactly how do today’s companies create or update an operating model to match adaptations or wholesale changes in strategy?

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 18, 2017

At Microsoft, we continuously collaborate with businesses in an industry whose customers already self-identify as fans: sports. For billions of people around the world, sports are a matter of passion, touching lives by offering a depth of human engagement unparalleled in other activities. In sports, every second matters.

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Management Consulted

APRIL 2, 2017

Strategy& (PwC). Ask any consultant about the Middle East, and Booz (now Strategy&) will be the first name on their lips! A little later, Booz was acquired by PwC and rebranded as Strategy& Now that our little history lesson is complete, let’s continue. Here we go! McKinsey & Company. McKinsey at #4?

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Harvard Business

MAY 31, 2016

Operations in a Connected World. To avoid this roadblock, successful companies use a more agile strategy that relies on local solutions to capture value quickly, while gradually building the long-term IT and automation architecture. Capturing the digital opportunity is becoming even more of a team sport. ” Insight Center.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 19, 2017

But is the only strategy in our winner-take-all era to get as big as possible, to aspire to eventually serve everyone, and to meet their every need? Of course, Netflix is no mom-and-pop operation. But in a recent interview with Recode , Hastings explicitly rejected the Bezos approach of strategy-as-world-domination.

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Kates Kesler

JUNE 29, 2020

We regularly work with CEO’s that are frustrated with leader behaviors that undermine enterprise strategy. Simple financial measures, like P&Ls, are an effective way to visibly drive leader accountability, yet they frequently do not match the complexity of today’s strategies. Assume you are the coach of a basketball team.

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Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

JUNE 6, 2023

Is it possible for the Padres and MLB to maintain the same business model and revenue now that Diamond Sports Group has walked away from its media rights deal? In too many cases, sports teams think they are top of mind, but they aren’t. all cover sports as a foundational aspect of their community.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Putting an Ad Hoc Strategy to the Test. In this time period, they generally focused on local and sports news but did not pay attention to whether the posts were meant to make readers angry or happy or surprise them. ” The Science Behind a Successful Strategy.

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Martinka Consulting

MAY 29, 2019

This is not about sports, but it’s based on the April 5, 2019 Wall Street Journal’s sports page, which had an article about former UCLA and NBA player Earl Watson and his goal to coach college basketball, preferably at his alma mater. The post When Sports, Kids, and Relationships Collide appeared first on Martinka Consulting.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

After expending considerable effort on formulating a strategy, most executives would like to see their company’s strategic plans fully executed. However, compliance with the strategy doesn’t necessarily correlate directly to performance. The Gap Between Strategy and Execution. Insight center.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Tactical performance is how effectively your organization sticks to its strategy. 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. Related Video.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 7, 2016

These days, I advise Fortune 500 executives to treat talent as they would customers: Understand their behavior, and design recruiting strategies that meet them where they are. At least one company has worked Quora specifically into its recruitment strategy. Following are three such innovative approaches for connecting with top talent.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 27, 2023

The company has consistently pushed the boundaries of what is possible with EVs, starting with the Tesla Roadster in 2008, the first long-range electric sports car. This was followed by the Model X, a sport utility vehicle with falcon-wing doors, and the Model 3, a more affordable option for mass market appeal.

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Harmonious Workplaces

JANUARY 25, 2024

The relationship between workers and their leaders can make or break the way organizations operate. Ted Lasso: An Empathetic Leadership Paradigm The Apple TV series Ted Lasso exemplifies empathetic leadership, contrasting with traditional coercive methods in sports. 2024 Employee Engagement Strategies Checklist. 6 (8) Gallup.

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MishTalk

JUNE 27, 2014

disclosed three new recalls on Friday covering more than 473,600 vehicles, including some of its latest Corvette sports cars, amid stepped up safety reviews. If the motor gear teeth become stripped, the wipers may not operate. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.'

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Kates Kesler

JUNE 11, 2014

We recently completed a study for the CEO of a very well known, global sports-apparel brand company. Our sports-apparel CEO had the right idea in challenging his team to think about the organization and ask: are we fit for growth, given our strategies going forward? Learning from Big Companies.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 12, 2018

He’s the CEO and self-titled “Head Coach ” of Björn Borg, the Swedish sports fashion company named after the tennis star. Last fall, we joined Bunge and his employees for “sports hour,” a mandatory fitness class for all employees every Friday between 11 and noon. Everybody had to do the sports hour.

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Melissa Agnes

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Delegation – understanding whether the situation requires strict adherence to rules or demands creativity (ex: the difference between a chess player and a sports coach). My proposal to the ICS/NIMS administrators is to adopt a foundation of problem-solving strategy or risk management. of dynamic chaos.

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Women in Consulting

APRIL 10, 2014

With a little effort and strategy, you can breathe some life into your marketing. Avoid overused metaphors (sports and war, for example) that have become clichés in business, however. Companies operate as “people,” too, with their own personality attributes. Humans are wired to think in stories. That’s how buzzwords “happen.”

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Chad Barr

AUGUST 28, 2024

It highlighted how sport climbing athletes are using motion-sensor suits to gather crucial data, allowing them to tailor their training with precision. In business, as in sports, data is not just numbers; it’s a roadmap to success. ” This applies to business as much as it does to sports. Take Amazon, for example.

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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. Finding ways to balance your work with the other facets of your life is far more effective than constantly operating in deadline mode.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

How Much Should You Be Crowdsourcing Your Strategy? Strategic planning has traditionally been the domain of a small group of executive leaders who get together in a strategy retreat to set the vision , priorities , and execution plans for an organization. Today, crowdsourcing also impacts the new world of sports betting.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 20, 2017

Home Run Media, a media agency that helped its clients plan and carry out their marketing strategies, had been operating for more than a decade when a key client in the fantasy sports industry began to grow rapidly, thanks in part to Home Run’s work and to a healthy dose of venture capital that was fueling its growth.

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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. If you are a sports fan, Washington D.C. – Washington, DC.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

Looking back, that experience significantly shaped my successful recruiting strategy and confirmed my desire to enter the consulting industry. I saw that my guides’ firm operated extensively from pre-established business model templates, which built the baseline of work product. Conclusion.

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Harvard Business

MAY 3, 2018

There was no need to make a telephone call to a distant operator; all the farmer needed to do was log in and order. Farmers, alone for hours on end in the fields driving their tractors, looked forward to calling the operator to place their orders. We call this the “100 lovers strategy.” They enjoyed the company.

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Epicflow

JANUARY 12, 2024

The summit will provide the attendees with networking opportunities during both formal conference sessions and informal networking activities (networking lunch, sports club, and more). The attendees will learn about developing sustainable strategies for business growth, elevating their brands, generating leads, and building strong networks.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 2, 2018

” Even if you cannot change your circumstances, “you might be able to change the microenvironment in which you operate.” If these strategies don’t have their desired effect, it could be a sign that you need to make a dramatic move , Johnson says. ” Consider a career change.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

These efforts have enabled operational efficiencies, cost reductions, and greater agility, preparing companies for the next phase of digital transformation: driving growth. At Dick’s Sporting Goods, Lauren Hobart was promoted from CMO to President, while at KFC, CMO Kevin Hochman became President and Chief Concept Officer.

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Rick Conlow

MARCH 25, 2020

I have been amazed at how many struggle with executing company strategy or department initiatives. Leadership is a high contact sport. There were emergency issues between office operations and merchandising. Successful managers learn to operate effectively in spite of the deluge of problems. Reaching Team Goals.

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LSA Global

MARCH 20, 2020

The origin of the term player-coach refers to a member of a sports team who simultaneously holds both playing and coaching duties. Although the practice is mostly extinct in sports, many companies today expect their managers – especially their first-level managers – to be an effective player-coach at work.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 1, 2016

To add to this growing body of work, here are some observations and suggestions about love in organizations based on our research with executives at varying levels, in numerous organizations, from financial services to non-profits to championship winning sports teams. Love is like an operating system.

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 1, 2018

Reduced fixed costs: Outpatient facilities cost less to build than a hospital and, with no overnight stays and limited operations on the weekends, operational costs are lower as well. His free moments are spent traveling and enjoying sporting events with his wife and daughter. Image: Pexels. References: Robeznieks, Andis.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 17, 2016

In fact, 94% of the senior executives who responded to a recent global survey conducted by our firm, Strategy&, said that growth was a priority for their companies. Consider the sports apparel company Under Armour. Organizations, whether businesses or nonprofits, almost universally pursue growth.

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