Management Consulted

JANUARY 25, 2016

AlixPartners is an international business advisory firm based in Southfield, MI known for its work in corporate turnarounds, bankruptcy assignments and restructuring. Generally regarded as turnaround market leaders, AlixPartners is doing a killer job at taking up more room in the consulting space by strategically hiring a plethora of gurus.

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Interviews Culture Turnaround Case Interview 100

Harvard Business

JUNE 23, 2016

The entire system of quarterly reporting has been regularly criticized but remains resolutely in place. There is, of course, nothing wrong with the openness and transparency that lies behind quarterly reporting. While the world of quarterly reports is the preserve of managers, the long term is the fiefdom of leaders.

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Turnaround Report Company Construction 117

Harvard Business

JULY 27, 2016

” Little did I know that over the next 10 years I’d be part of the biggest corporate turnaround in global history. Value reporters time. But by adopting this approach, reporters knew that when we contacted them we had something important to say. Research what a reporter covers and make a tailored pitch.

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Turnaround Media Report Interviews 70

Kates Kesler

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Recently, The Wall Street Journal reported on how Procter & Gamble’s CEO is under scrutiny by investors and the board for a stalling turnaround effort. For me, one of the most thought-provoking parts of this story was reported nearly at its end. P&G’s Stumbles Put CEO On Hot Seat for Turnaround.

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Turnaround Management Journal Talent 50

MishTalk

OCTOBER 20, 2013

MarketWatch reports House flipping makes a comeback. What’s behind these quick turnarounds? But real estate data shows the practice is on the upswing — among million-dollar homes. At the low end, where flipping might actually make some economic sense, flipping is down.

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Real Estate Turnaround Fashion Banking 74

Women in Consulting

MARCH 13, 2018

And then you’ll be able to see how your consulting business compares when you receive the findings report. By taking the survey, you’ll receive a free copy of the final survey findings report. You can access the survey here. Plus, everyone who participates is entered into a drawing for a free WIC workshop or archived webinar.

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Survey Consulting Turnaround Report 31

Harvard Business

APRIL 12, 2018

Microsoft recently reported it was cutting up to 4,000 global sales and marketing jobs and refocusing field sales effort on specialized growing markets in cloud computing, data analytics and artificial intelligence. But too often, companies cut a few sales jobs and hope for a market turnaround that never happens.

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Sales How To Turnaround Trends 101

Harvard Business

MARCH 30, 2017

While the announcement, made in the company’s recent annual report, seems to be a white flag of surrender, it could just be a yellow warning light. Analysts say that Sears may still have time to stage a turnaround. Sears Holdings has indicated that “substantial doubt” exists about its ability to continue operations.

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Turnaround Retail Airlines Apparel 70

Tom Spencer

JULY 2, 2015

Its share price fell from $310 to $200 per share on reports of declining profits. Turnarounds. Radioshack, an American consumer electronics giant of yesteryear, faced chaotic trading on Wednesday as analysts predicted the company would report its 10th straight quarter of losses. Declining Profitability. Our client is eBay.

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Consulting Turnaround Case Interview Retail 60

Harvard Business

MAY 5, 2016

Based on my interviews, reported response rates averaged from 60% to 80%, with some campaigns actually hitting 100%. But his core business is turnaround consulting. Do You Really Need to Hold That Meeting? Elizabeth Grace Saunders. What exactly is contact marketing? Dan Waldschmidt’s swords.

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Meeting Turnaround Sales Marketing 70

Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 2, 2017

Turnarounds. A consulting report can also provide an impetus for action by clarifying the reasons that a proposed course of action makes sense. If employees are unhappy with layoffs, management can blame the consulting report. If shareholders are unhappy with performance, management can blame the consulting report.

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Consulting McKinsey Turnaround Information Technology 68

PM Alliance

JANUARY 27, 2023

1: Quick access to IT support Despite the technology team’s best efforts to plan for connectivity requirements during the move, someone is sure to report a problem. Ensuring that technology resources are on hand during desk relocations can help address any glitches, particularly when checkerboard moves mean tight turnaround times.

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Wireless Turnaround Exercises Resources 72

Harvard Business

JULY 9, 2018

One CEO we worked with was known for his smart turnarounds of a large media company. However, as adept as he was at the technical aspects of his job, he now had 20 people reporting to him whom he had no idea how to manage. Before any coaching can be effective, they need to wake up to the ways their actions affect others.

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Development Turnaround Company Resources 134

Martinka Consulting

AUGUST 11, 2014

I like to say (especially to business buyers with stars in their eyes) that, “turnarounds make headlines because they are rare.” Excellent financial systems, which lead to accurate financial statements and management reports that allow management to make intelligent decisions.

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Turnaround Trends Journal Financial 40

Jerry Fletcher

MARCH 27, 2021

For instance, the interviewer in a pod cast asks how you accomplished a turnaround for a client or what process was used to save multiple clients. It feels good when a reporter seem intrigued by your answer so you add more details. The common denominator is the combination of public attention and a bit of ego massage.

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Marketing Consulting Ethics Case Interview 75

LSA Global

JANUARY 1, 2018

She shares how most organizations capture and report data, but data is useless without analysis that leads to action. This book tells the story of a successful sales executive who, after leading an analytics-driven turnaround (in Data Driven, this book’s predecessor), faces a new turnaround challenge as chief human resources officer.

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Data Strategy Strategy Strategy& 33

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

They already report that the domestic supplier base is hollowed out, depriving them of the agility they need to respond quickly to new market opportunities. Similar inefficiencies affect other industries as well, and they are likely to multiply as manufacturers seek to expand product portfolios and reduce turnaround times.

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McKinsey Turnaround Pharmaceuticals Benchmarking 72

Women in Consulting

MARCH 15, 2017

Whether your business continues to expand, has experienced a slowdown or turnaround, or is consistent with last year, we want to hear about your experiences. Plus, everyone who participates is entered into a drawing for a free WIC workshop or general meeting [didn’t know we offered webinars]. Average project fee (if applicable).

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Survey Turnaround Meeting Consulting 54

Harvard Business

JUNE 2, 2016

Plenty of theories have been put forth to explain Yahoo’s failures, as the company seeks a buyer following a failed turnaround attempt. That could be coincidence, but it fits with reporting on her priorities upon coming aboard. One of the most prominent is that Yahoo was late to mobile.

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Turnaround Data Company Operations 70

Harvard Business

MARCH 2, 2017

Turnaround leaders pick up the pieces and make things right when a business or function is failing to perform. I recall one manager who was universally admired by direct reports but widely distrusted by his management colleagues. (To Your most important advocate or supporter, of course, is the CEO, or whomever you will report to. (If

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How To Culture Turnaround Talent 70

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 17, 2016

They must deliver on tight timelines, quick turnarounds and short project cycles. People who are their peers today become managers, peers or direct reports in another company tomorrow. Relentless pressure: There are no breaks, pauses or downtime. Tech employees work long days and during weekends and holidays.

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Talent Culture Turnaround Interviews 70

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

All senior leaders are surrounded by physical or virtual trappings of office — the formal decor, the board dinners, the financial reports, the assistants that manage travel and scheduling, the intensive calendar that leaves little time for reflection. Second, get out of the bubble. But there are other, less dramatic techniques, too.

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How To Banking Turnaround Meeting 70

Harvard Business

APRIL 19, 2016

Outsiders, in effect, have become more of an intentional leadership choice than a stereotypical hire in a turnaround or crisis situation. “Chairs are saying, ‘You know, let’s get out in front of the problem before we have a Wall Street Journal[–reported] boardroom coup.’”

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Company Study Recruiting Recruitment 70

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Since 2009 we have interviewed and surveyed 181 executives who run PE-owned companies, as well as eight to 15 people who work with each of these 181 executives (supervisors, board members, director reports, and others). “In the early days, I was probably too intense and too much of a taskmaster.”

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Company Engineering Turnaround System 70

Harvard Business

APRIL 4, 2016

This includes adopting a common methodology, frameworks and tools so that everyone speaks the same “ language ,” for example using the STARS model (for Startup, Turnaround, Accelerated Growth, Realignment and Sustaining Success) to align on the challenges leaders are facing.

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Turnaround Chemicals Study Company 70

Peter Stark

JANUARY 30, 2018

Although his CEO loved him, his direct reports and peers did not like working with or for him. If so, follow the six steps listed below to help your leader build stronger relationships in which peers and direct reports are motivated to follow the leader. In fact, his CEO called him the “mailman” because he always delivered.

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Turnaround Survey Interviews Leadership 34

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Voser was impatient for a new experience which attracted him to ABB and there he learned a whole new level of turnaround leadership. Voser took a detour to be CFO for ABB from 2002 to 2004 and then returned to Shell to become CEO in 2009. In his own words, “it was a truly formative experience.”

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Development Leadership Talent Agile 70

Rod Burkert

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

They gushed about the quality of the work, the quick turnaround, and of course, the extraordinary pricing. For example, practitioners are providing their Excel valuation and Word report templates to the outsourcing parties who then complete the necessary work to those specs. And if you’re new here, welcome aboard. This is what we do!

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Intellectual Property Turnaround Trends Conference 40

MishTalk

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Boosted by construction supplies, manufacturing, which is the core component in this report, rose a very solid and higher-than-expected 0.4 Mining output, the report's third main component after manufacturing and utilities, fell 1.5 In a deceptive headline, industrial production fell 0.2 percent to end two prior months of decline.

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Industry Productivity Construction Turnaround 28

Martinka Consulting

JULY 6, 2015

billion) and even the Private Equity deals (where Mergers & Acquisitions magazine regularly reports groups paying up to 14 times EBITDA). Sears was in the headlines because they are running out of cash as their turnaround is failing. Let’s step back from the large corporate acquisitions (the Beam deal was $13.6

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Small Business Turnaround Sales Guidelines 40

MishTalk

MAY 14, 2015

Reuters reports China's Annual Steel Consumption Drops for First Time in Three Decades. Affected by overcapacity, it is unlikely there will be any turnaround in oversupply in the steel product market or any big recovery in prices," CISA said. Looking for signs of a global recovery that will lead export growth? percent to a record 822.7

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Turnaround Data Industry Course 28

MishTalk

DECEMBER 16, 2015

The comparison can be found in my November 17 report Industrial Production Unexpectedly Declines Again: Don't Worry, It's the Weather and Mining. Boosted by construction supplies, manufacturing, which is the core component in this report, rose a very solid and higher-than-expected 0.4 producers by strength in the dollar.

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Industry Productivity Construction Comparison 28

MishTalk

APRIL 7, 2015

Rather than translate, please consider the Wall Street Journal report Spain Joins Negative Yield Club. This is quite a turnaround for Spain. Spain Joins the Negative Interest Rate Club Reader Bran emailed a link this morning to an El Pais Article that showed interest on a 6-month treasury auction in Spain went negative.

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Banking Turnaround Insurance Insurance 28

CaseInterview.com

JULY 23, 2019

Congratulations on the turnaround of your situation from what I recall was a big disappointment for you (not getting the Accenture offer) to a big win (getting the Oliver Wyman offer). My Response: This is wonderful news indeed. I'm glad my guidance and advice were useful in helping you launch your career.

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Oliver Wyman Interviews Case Interview Recruiting 45

MishTalk

APRIL 1, 2015

The Telegraph reports Iceland Looks at Ending Boom and Bust with Radical Money Plan. The proposal, which would be a turnaround in the history of modern finance, was part of a report written by a lawmaker from the ruling centrist Progress Party, Frosti Sigurjonsson, entitled "A better monetary system for Iceland". "The

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Insurance Insurance Banking Government 28

CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

I had a huge turnaround, which was in large part due to your materials. The program is taking off and I owe a large other portion of my success to my participation in it. Thanks very much for your help over the last eight months. I've enlisted in the F1Y mailing list and am looking forward to reading the notes as they come.

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Case Interview Interviews McKinsey Oliver Wyman 40

Harvard Business

AUGUST 4, 2017

” If a colleague presses you on the issue, “look forward, not backward” and “imagine that someone is recording your response and will report it back to your colleagues.” After all, “you voted with your feet by coming back.” ” The same goes for talking about why you left your other organization.

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