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Why Many Planning Sessions Are a Waste of Time and How to Fix Them

The Practical Leader

Hmm…oh, oh… Looking at the typical approach they’ve used before, four common strategic planning problems immediately popped out: The agenda was loaded with about 17 project/operational presentations/reviews and updates. The session focused on operational and tactical issues. Nap by PowerPoint. How do you know?

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Why and How to Build an In-House Consulting Team

Harvard Business Review

In-house strategy and consulting groups are growing in popularity , supplementing and increasingly winning business from traditional consulting firms such as McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group and Bain & Company. McKinsey, Bain, or Boston Consulting Group). Win on merit. Our group welcomes the competition.

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Fixing a Weak Safety Culture at General Motors

Harvard Business Review

Fox Business reported , “Barra found out about a review of the Cobalt in December, when she was still head of GM’s global product development.” In an interview with the McKinsey Quarterly , Mulally illustrated the shift this entails: “For example, an employee decides to stop production on a vehicle for some reason.

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