Kennedy Corner
»The New War For Talent
When a meteorite blazed through the morning skies of central Russia in mid-February and exploded, the news media described it as a rare event. And it was. Fast forward one month and just about every government in the world is looking at the potential for a "rare event" to visit their borders, and wringing their hands over how to prepare for it.
»Here Comes Patient-Centric Health
U.S consumers are accustomed to choices. We often take for granted our ability to select products, price points and preferred channels. Why, then, do we as patients expect anything less from our healthcare providers?
»The Market Always Finds a Way
In the 1993 Steven Spielberg film Jurassic Park, the protagonists discovered at one point (to their horror) that the island’s dinosaurs, which had all been created the same gender, had somehow managed to reproduce. “Life always finds a way,” muttered Sam Neill’s character Dr. Alan Grant.
»2012 in Review, and a Look Ahead
Looking back, several market forces propelled global consulting demand, causing firms and clients to undertake larger and more ambitious engagements than in recent years. The rapidly changing nature of client needs and the continued evolution of provider capabilities converged around some key themes.
»Change and Collaboration—The Rx For a Healthy Life Sciences Industry
For many of us in the U.S., it’s time to update healthcare benefit selections and learn of new or revised healthcare insurance plan offerings, options, and features. In many ways, the change and complexity we face as end users reflects the upstream challenges facing the healthcare industry at large.
»Kennedy Corner: Change Management; Easier Said Than Done
Business leaders have an arsenal of management tools at their disposal ready to deploy for almost any business need, from boosting revenues to increasing efficiencies and managing risk.
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Travel Advisory
»Hilton’s Building Boom
Coming off a whirlwind 2012, Hilton Worldwide is the fastest growing global hospitality company by number of rooms.
»Extended Stay America Serves Up Free Breakfasts With ‘Grab and Go’
Extended Stay America launched a new Grab and Go Breakfast program, which is available seven days a week from 6 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at all of its more than 600 locations.
»Homewood Suites Survey: Comfort is King
A new survey of frequent business travelers found that they want more room to spread out, the ability to maintain a normal routine and opportunities to interact with business associates and fellow travelers.
»Furnished Quarters Wins CARTUS Award
Furnished Quarters was awarded the CARTUS Global Network’s Commitment to Excellence Award for the third consecutive year.
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Book It!
»Excerpt: Finding Your Firm’s Growth Engine
The following is an excerpt from Leading Firms: How Great Professional Service Firms Succeed & How Your Firm Can Too by David C. Kuhlman. In the book, Kuhlman distills 25 years of
experience advising senior management at some of the world’s most prominent consulting firms. This excerpt from Chapter Six: “The Growth Engine” explores two of the key factors driving growth in the most successful firms.
»Excerpt: The Online Marketing Revolution
The following is an excerpt from Online Marketing for Professional Services, a thought-provoking and practical approach to online marketing by authors Aaron E. Taylor, Sylvia Montgomery, Sean T. McVey and Lee W. Frederiksen.
»Review: Tipping Sacred Cows
We all have those sacred cows at work, but these nuggets of advice, in practice, can lead to career-limiting unintended consequences.
»Review: Playing to Win
If strategy is about creating a competitive advantage that allows a firm to win, then pinpointing your strategy to just a few choices will dramatically increase your chances of success.
»Review: Seeing the Big Picture
According to Kevin Cope, founder of Acumen Learning and author of Seeing the Big Picture, all companies are driven to success or failure by the same five simple drivers—cash, profit, assets, growth and people
»Review: Get Lucky
As the pace of change accelerates and the volume of information explodes, everyone is under great pressure to connect with the people and ideas we need to thrive.
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»PwC Advisory Chief: PRTM Deal ‘Off to a Great Start’
Even though the deal just closed at the end of August, Dana Mcilwain, PwC Vice Chairman and U.S. Advisory Leader, says the firm is already seeing some significant success stories from its acquisition of PRTM.
“We’re off to a great start,” he says. “The transition is going very well, we are already working together seamlessly in the marketplace and pursuing and winning new opportunities. The deal is a strategic fit, economic fit, and most importantly, a cultural fit. Without the cultural aspect, this deal could not succeed.”
The acquisition adds some 725 new consultants into the PwC fold, bringing the total number of employees into PwC advisory to over 7,000. For now at least, PwC will continue to leverage the PRTM brand. Scott Hefter, former Global Managing Director of PRTM, is leading the “PRTM Management Consulting” unit within PwC’s advisory business. PRTM, the 40-year-old Waltham, Ma.-based operations firm, was ranked No. 15 on our annual Best Firms to Work For list in 2010. PwC, meanwhile, was ranked No. 8 on this year’s survey. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Meanwhile, Mcilwain says PwC is already getting positive feedback from clients about the benefits PRTM brings to the firm. Those benefits include expertise in the areas of strategy, product and services development, supply chain, customer experience, as well as very strong benchmarking and analytical skills.
From an industry perspective, Mcilwain says PRTM’s prowess in manufacturing, technology, industrial products and retail and consumer were major pluses. “We saw it as a tremendous fit both from a functional perspective as well as from an industry perspective,” he says. “PRTM’s capabilities really make us a leader in the operations management space, and we’ll continue to grow that business and drive a significant rate of growth for us going forward.”
The impetus for the PRTM deal actually started well over a year ago when PwC began a process of looking at firms with the skills and capabilities and industry credentials the firm was interested in acquiring.
“During that process, we looked at a number of companies and at the end of the day, Diamond Management & Technology Consultants and PRTM were the two companies that topped our list,” Mcilwain says.
PwC acquired Diamond in August 2010.
“Both Diamond and PRTM have great brands and a tremendous track record in terms of serving clients,” he says. “And they share our culture and do a great job of caring for and developing professionally their own people. That’s why we brought them into the fold. We want firms like that to join forces with PwC.”
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