In this post, Chandler Arnold shares his thoughts and asks for comments on where charitable gifts should go. Controversial statement: I believe charitable gifts should flow to those doing the best work, not the best marketing. At first glance, I doubt many would disagree with this… but has anyone else been frustrated by funders wanting […]
Umbrex is pleased to welcome Johnson Chng 30 years of global experience in management consulting and investment management. Was partner at BCG, Head of financial services greater china and Beijing office, managing partner at Kearney, greater China and Head of Asia Oliver Wyman. founding partner of Silkroad finance and Green Harbor Investment.
In this article published in Fast Company, Dana Asher unlocks the value of laughter for both learning and leadership. We’d failed. The executive who’d attended our kickoff presentation had rejected even our most basic premise. What he did manage to do, though, as we discovered after returning for a fresh meeting several weeks later, was […]
Peter Allen shares a few tips on how to improve the view of how others see you. Anyone who’s looking for a job—and who isn’t looking for a job, a promotion, or a next career step? — needs to answer the important question, “How do people see me?” As I work with career coaching clients, […]
In this article, Jeffrey Barden offers insights into the changing regulatory arena for banks and shares how to improve standards in strategic planning. Most financial institutions focus their compliance efforts on risk management and operating within defined regulatory boundaries, such as capital adequacy, fair lending, and anti-money laundering. However, if regulators perceive a firm’s strategic […]
Umbrex is pleased to welcome Mavis N Burks with TwentyTwo Insights Advisory Group. With over 15 years of experience, Mavis is a seasoned strategy and operations leader specializing in customer experience, commercial excellence, and digital products. She works at the interaction of human-centric design and data-driven strategy and is passionate about driving growth through differentiated […]
Kickstart the week with this article from Nicholas Beecroft that explains how to avoid failure in business. Many new ventures, deals, investments and strategies fail because they haven’t been properly tested before launch. Applying rigorous contrarian thinking with a Devil’s Advocate or military style Red Team can save time, money and reputation by avoiding mistakes […]
Stefan Sack shares a link to the Business Confidence Survey 2024 and a few thoughts from a recent trip to Shanghai where he joined the Business Confidence Survey Launch. During my last trip to Shanghai, it was a great pleasure to join the Business Confidence survey launch (link to download in the comments) of the […]
Kenneth James Beers shares an overview and case example on software for pharmaceutical development strategy. “When weighing investments in clinical evidence against commercial value, we use Target Product Profiles (TPPs), concise summaries of a drug and its clinical profile. Generally, Clinical drafts a few alternatives to explore patient populations and endpoints then Commercial tests these […]
Umbrex is pleased to welcome Matt Sobieski. Matt is a mechanical and aerospace engineer from the University of Florida, with a MBA from Emory. After 10 years in various operations roles across manufacturing (Boeing, GE, and Lockheed Martin) and service operations (Equifax), Matt joined McKinsey Implementation, bringing industry experience to variety of challenging client situations. […]
Jean-Francois Berleur invites you to get inside the head of others to expand understanding and behavior. How would it feel like for you to understand what people think? To be able to act upon what your client or employees do not dare to express. Think about the value of understanding what your customers think and […]
Umbrex is pleased to welcome Kenneth James Beers with Boxford Life Sciences. Ken has consulted to the Pharmaceutical Industry for nearly 20 years. After a prior career in academia on the faculty of MIT, Ken started his consulting career at McKinsey and since has served as a Partner in life sciences boutique firms before launching […]