Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2015

I saw this first hand while researching the hiring practices of top-tier investment banks, management consulting firms, and law firms. These organizations, also known as elite professional service (EPS) firms, have some of the most well-developed and longstanding on-campus programs.

EPS 8

EPS Diversity Banking Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

The quickest way to spring the short-term trap is to set overly ambitious targets — the kind that make the CEO a hero with investors in the short term, but threaten the long-term plan by, for instance, skimping on scheduled maintenance, cutting R&D investment, and shrinking travel and training budgets.

CEO 8

CEO Short-term Long-term EPS 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2017

For example, in the 1990s, leading businesses like 3M adopted concepts like eco-efficiency, focusing on saving and making money through the better management of materials, energy and waste. The focus of people using a resources frame to understand sustainability is often on waste reduction and technological innovation.

Morale 8

Morale EPS Supply Chain Politics 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 17, 2011

I was being asked to be the complementary half: the internal candidate would be the outward-facing VP running the Americas, but I would run the internal operations of the $200M+ business, owning the title "revenues manager." Lots of businesses run this way.

EPS 15

EPS Strategy Reference Execution 15