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Countrywide's Mozilo as Train Wreck: Experts' Views: Angelo Mozilo fits central casting's version of the modern CEO. Always tanned, his white hair contrasting against dark business suits, the co-founder and chief executive of Countrywide Financial has been powerful and domineering. Yet, his behavior and that of his board has led to what corporate governance experts believe is...; Tags: Corporate governance, Financial accounting, Peter Galuszka, Countrywide, Angelo Mozilo, board, Countrywide Financial; Blog posts 2008-06-26
The 10 Rules of Successful Consulting: The Find: A veteran consultant offers his top ten tips on how consultants can best serve their clients (even in spite of clients' occasional irrationality). The Source: The blog of software developer and occasional consultant, Chad Myers. The Takeaway: Techie Chad Myers uses his...; Tags: Blogging, consulting, Jessica Stillman, Chad Myers; Blog posts 2008-06-25
Business Process Outsourcing: Case Study - Reinsurance: A consultant from Business Process Outsourcing met with the FD to understand his requirements. Working with the client, the consultant obtained an understanding of the business, developed the internal infrastructures and assisted the FD with other internal requirements. At the same time the consultant communicated requirements and assisted the outsourcing...; Tags: Business process outsourcing (BPO), Operational planning, IT Services, Deloitte & Touche, BPO, consultant, outsourcing, business process, reinsurance; Case studies
Pricewaterhouse Coopers: Pricewaterhousecoopers Occupied 23,500 Square Feet at 7 St. Paul, in Baltimore~s CBD: PricewaterhouseCoopers, a global consulting firm, occupied 23,500 square feet at 7 St. Paul, one of the premier buildings in Baltimore's CBD. The challenge put forth was that the landlord would want other lease considerations to be made in order to reduce their rent. The company offered the solution through a...; Tags: Outsourcing, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, consulting; Case studies
Sara Lee Bakery Group: Sara Lee Corporation Acquired the Earthgrains Company to Form the Sara Lee Bakery Group (SLBG): Sara Lee Bakery Group SLBG. SLBG operates fresh-bakery and refrigerated-dough businesses in the United States and Europe. The company faced the challenge of providing "state of the art" facility services while maintaining balanced fiscal responsibility and to grow the relationship between The Partner Program and SLBG by aggressively pursuing additional...; Tags: Real estate, property management; Case studies

Honda: Colliers International Worked With Honda to Evaluate Sites for Its New Assembly Plant: Colliers International worked with Honda to evaluate sites for its new assembly plant. The challenge put forth was to locate a US site consisting of at least 1,000 acres for a new automobile assembly plant while maintaining strict confidentiality about the assignment and client. Some of the solutions provided were...; Tags: Honda Motor Co., acquisition; Case studies
No Collusion With Pay Consultants: Wharton Study: Boards of directors can understandably be blind-sided by executive compensation issues. The media is filled with tales of hubris and excess while regulators require more details and explanations of how pay packages are drawn up and what CEOs must do to earn them. Pay consultants have a...; Tags: Corporate governance, Benefits, Peter Galuszka, Wharton School, compensation, board; Blog posts 2008-04-18
Build your own consulting contract using this sample form: Both independent consultants and their clients benefit when they're working with a solid contract. Download this sample contract from TechRepublic member and IT consultant Randy Barger as a guide for preparing your next consulting agreement. E-mail makes it easy to assume a fairly informal relationship with your...; Tags: Outsourcing, TechRepublic Inc., consulting, consultant, termination, compensation, e-mail; Tools & templates 2006-01-30
The Conference Board Report on Executive Compensation Consulting: Mercer's Point of View: Corporate governance reform continues to focus on executive compensation. The most recent addition to this discussion comes from The Conference Board, which has published Executive Compensation Consulting, a Research Working Group on Best Practices. The Conference Board convened executive compensation consultants including Mercer and human resource executives to identify best...; Tags: payroll solutions, executive compensation, Mercer, consultant, compensation committee, best practice, board, conference, corporate governance, compensation, hiring, Human Resources; White papers 2005-11-11
Industrial Real Estate Markets Enjoy Strengthening Fundamentals: Industrial markets across North America registered another solid quarter characterized by healthy demand and gradually falling availabilities. While there were increasing signs the global economy was starting to slow, both the Canadian and US economies registered healthy growth which was reflected in robust leasing activity and continued construction. This paper...; Tags: Marketing research, real estate, market study, North America, leasing, survey; White papers 2005-06-03
Staff Report Concerning Examinations of Select Pension Consultants: "Pension consultants" provide advice to pension plans and their trustees with respect to such matters as: identifying investment objectives and restrictions; allocating plan assets to various objectives; selecting money managers to manage plan assets in ways designed to achieve objectives; selecting mutual funds that plan participants can choose as their...; Tags: Mutual funds, Benefits, payroll solutions, Retirement plans, pension plan, pension, mutual fund, consultant, monitoring; White papers 2005-05-16
Colliers International US Real Estate Review: Real estate owners, users and investors have had an interesting ride the past several years. A combination of a tech meltdown, a recession, a terrorist attack, the threat of further terrorist attacks, a jobless recovery, ôoffshoring" and huge monetary and fiscal stimulus have all made gauging the demand for real...; Tags: Corporate insurance, Business security, Homeland security, real estate, terrorist attack; White papers 2005-05-02
The Art of Being Acquired: Article provides some keys to ensuring a successful effort at being acquired. It states an example of a mid-sized consumer goods company was acquired by a global holding company. The acquisition brought unique products to the parent company. The new parent brought capital, access to new international markets, and significant...; Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate law, acquisition, benefit; White papers 2003-04-17
HIRING & FIRING EMPLOYEES:DON'T FORCE: When an employee is fired her or she is usually upset. And a person in a state of mental turmoil will lash out at the former employer in every conceivable way. The typical outcry is, "I'm gonna get 'em." And one of the first thoughts for such a person is...; Tags: lawsuit, litigation, hiring; White papers 2003-01-01
Overview of Hiring Rationale and Consultant Competencies: The primary distinguishers of Executive Consulting/Coaching and its Executive Consulting/Coaches revolve around a definition of the person being coached, the wide range of responsibilities for which they are held accountable, the breadth and depth of skills that are demanded in their high-level roles, and who the Executive Consultant needs to...; Tags: consultant, hiring, agent; White papers 2003-01-01
The Collaborative Pyramid: "In the e-business world, speed wins. The organization that can make consistently good decisions faster than its competitors will leave its competitors at the starting gate. Collaborative decision-making provides concrete savings across the board. However, fundamental issues have to be resolved before an organization can start making money with...; Tags: decision-making, collaboration, e-business, board; White papers 2003-01-01
Site Selection for the Automotive Sector: Article analyses that site consultants, whether they be in-house real estate managers or outside consultants, must consider a wide array of issues and endeavor to analyze numerous cost related factors when deciding where to locate a new automotive plant. It points out that in automotive sector, the role of a...; Tags: consultant, real estate; White papers 2003-01-01
Implementation: The Art And Science Of Getting Things Done: There is a big difference between having a great idea and accomplishing it. Whether working with strategic plans, reorganizations, institutionalizing new cultures, or acquisitions and mergers, executives are finding that they are not obtaining the intended results. This plan-to-result difference is more significant with today's increases in global competition and...; Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Critical Path, merger, acquisition; White papers 2003-01-01
How To Hire The Right Kind Of Change Consultant: With major change so widespread in organizations, the need for consulting support has grown exponentially-as have the number and kinds of change consultants to service it. As a leader of complex transformational change, how does a person knows what kind of help he needs, and when? Traditional consulting models and...; Tags: Outsourcing, Being First Inc., consulting, consultant, leader; White papers 2003-01-01
How To Hire An ISO 9000 Consultant: This article provides few simple guidelines, which will help one choose the consultant best, suited to one’s needs. Companies pursuing ISO 9000 registration frequently begin the process by hiring consultants. Although registrars must meet certain accreditation requirements, ISO 9000 consultants have no overseeing bodies to qualify their competence. Some simple...; Tags: TQM/Six Sigma/ISO 9000, ISO standards, Process improvement, QCI International, ISO 9000, consultant, hiring; White papers 2003-01-01