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Why and How to Build an In-House Consulting Team

Harvard Business Review

Today, many high-profile companies— Cisco , Google , IBM , Samsung , Siemens , Disney , Volkswagen and Deutsche Bank , to name a few—contain such roving consulting groups to help solve the most critical strategy and operations problems throughout the business. This also forces us to deliver great quality on every project.

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Why Doctors Need Leadership Training

Harvard Business Review

Some residency programs across the country are developing career tracks specifically for those interested in management and leadership careers, but these paths are often targeted towards individuals explicitly seeking management positions or healthcare management projects in their training, missing the fact that to be a physician is to lead.

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The Big Picture of Business – Achieving the Best by Preparing for the Worst: Lessons Learned from High-Profile Crises, part 4 of 4

Strategy Driven

Crisis management is so much more than handling of the media. We therefore mounted a full-scope crisis management initiative that focused heavily on after-the-crisis help for the victims and their families. Another energy industry client operated coal mines. Finally comes Crisis Training.

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The Big Picture of Business – Doing Your Best Work on Deadlines: Mobilizing the Energy for Best Business Success

Strategy Driven

We recall compiling the case notes or sales projections just before the presentation meeting. Having too much time to get projects accomplished tends to breed procrastination. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. I watch them to experience the magical energy of live performances. Consider leaving a comment!

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A Cautionary Tale for Regulated Industries

Harvard Business Review

Such companies should pay close attention to the different ways in which the Justice Department claims egregious BP behavior and prevent such actions in their own operations. In March, BP settled civil claims by private plaintiffs for $7.8 That is what will happen in the January trial, unless the case settles.