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The Future Is Where Brands Must Focus

Great Leadership By Dan

The ramifications for brands in sectors of all description are deeply serious, when ‘reputation capital’ is of such immense importance, where the difference between Brand A and Brand B (and indeed Brand C, D, and E) so often comes down to our belief in those core questions of ‘are they honest, competent and reliable?’

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The Trust Issue

Strategy Driven

The ramifications for brands in sectors of all description are deeply serious, when ‘reputation capital’ is of such immense importance, regarding our belief in those core questions of ‘is a business honest, competent and reliable?’. But just running an advertising campaign stating that a brand is trustworthy isn’t good enough.

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2020 Top CHRO List – The People Leaders To Watch

N2Growth Blog

Anyone familiar with Microsoft knows they have a reputation for attracting some of the best talent in the market, but more than attracting talent, they’ve very successfully deployed that talent to create amazing market outcomes. Prior to joining Microsoft in 2003, Hogan was a partner at McKinsey & Co.

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What a Client Wants–The 3 A’s

CO2

by Gary Cohen Today I met with a wonderfully interesting and experienced consultant, Tom Siders from L. Those with great reputations are usually busy, which is good, but sometimes their lack of availability grates on clients. I have heard that McKinsey and Co sends new partners to Switzerland to hone their skills in affability.

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Can a Consultant Become a Manager, or a President?

Harvard Business Review

A recent New York Times article by David Leonhardt explores the issue of whether Mitt Romney's consulting background enhances his qualifications as a potential president, particularly since Romney himself cites his track record with the Boston Consulting Group and Bain Capital to show that he knows how to "solve problems."

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The Tempting of Rajat Gupta

Harvard Business Review

As anyone with the slightest interest in the consulting business knows by now, the SEC has brought civil charges against Rajat Gupta in the Galleon insider-trading case. Indeed, his lawyer says the ex-consultant lost millions on an investment with Raj Rajaratnam, the central figure in the case.) from 1994 to 2003. billion to $3.4

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The 3 Essential Jobs That Most Retention Programs Ignore

Harvard Business Review

USC’s John Boudreau, CEO adviser Ram Charan, and consultants at Bain & Company , McKinsey, and Korn Ferry have made similar arguments. The two most important retention drivers to keep people in these roles are compensation and organizational reputation. For example, Vail Resorts, a $1.9 For example, Vail Resorts, a $1.9