Chandler Arnold shares a post on a new venture based on 7 “radical” beliefs, Untraditional Philanthropy. Are you frustrated with traditional philanthropy? I am, too. I founded Untraditional Philanthropy based on 7 “radical” beliefs that really shouldn’t be radical at all. Today we are sharing Radical Belief #1. I am pretty proud of this work. […]
Umbrex is pleased to welcome Susan Dunn with Third Thought Consulting. Susan Dunn spent 10 years as a Practice Expert in the Organization practice at McKinsey and 15 years designing and developing senior executive leadership development experiences. In 2014, she became a partner at Third Thought Consulting, a boutique from specializing in leadership and organization […]
Umbrex is pleased to welcome Pedro Correia da Silva. Pedro is an independent management consultant with a proven track record in supporting top leadership with their most challenging business issues. With over 8 years of experience in strategy consulting, he began at McKinsey & Company, where he worked extensively in the Telco, Airlines, Banking and […]
James Andrews shares an article that explores the impact of digital technology on the pet industry. When it comes to digital technology, I view the pet industry and veterinary profession as being a decade behind their human health counterparts. This is all about to change. 2017 marks 8 years since fitness wearable champions Fitbit launched […]
Chris Tsakalakis shares a summary of a presentation he gave at The Marketplace Conference on how to increase customer satisfaction and lower costs. This is a summary of a presentation I gave at The Marketplace Conference in May of 2020. The presentation was entitled How to Increase Customer Satisfaction and Lower Costs and I gave […]
In this article, Susan Dunn explores the capabilities and scope of using AI in Scenario work and what she has found out in the process of doing so. Earlier this year, we offered a Scenario Series for a fantastic group of fellow consultants. Using my book as our guide, we moved through all the steps […]
Camille Estimé shares a post on how to improve the customer journey map. 🚨 Customer Journey Maps are tricky… 1️⃣ Producing a customer journey map requires hands-on, cross-functional collaboration to distill an enormous amount of information into a single doc. 2️⃣ Customer journey maps’ high information-density can be overwhelming, and folks who weren’t involved in […]
As AI and new technologies change the world we know into the world of tomorrow, Olaoluwa Adeola takes it to the street level with a look ahead at how curbsides will change. The curb, the area adjacent to roads and walkways, is set for a transformation in the next era of mobility. Expect to see […]
Lawrence Adjah has been selected to be part of the Presidential Leadership Scholars, a six-month program that features course sessions led by distinguished professors and practitioners representing a variety of perspectives on leadership. Each year, a diverse group of mid-career professionals begin a journey to hone their leadership abilities through interactions with former presidents, key […]
In this article, Suhail Acharya makes a case for a high-quality primary care network to help optimize hospital capacity. Recent trends appear to make a case for health systems needing to diversify their revenue to maintain financial health. However, one strategy that is underappreciated is investing in primary care to optimize hospital capacity and generate […]
Umbrex is pleased to welcome Marie Stohldreier. Marie is a co-founder at Skillz4Impact (https://www.skillz4impact.com), an Impact Venture Studio that partners with impact entrepreneurs in developing markets to define, accelerate and grow their businesses; and therewith enable them to create and scale long-term positive change in society. Prior to that Marie worked at McKinsey and has […]
In this article, Arthur Wojcicki explains how the 80-20 rule works and how it can be applied to business to yield stronger results and mitigate losses. Perhaps not everyone is familiar with the name Vilfredo Pareto, but many have probably come across his namesake, the Pareto Principle, also known as ‘the 80-20 rule.’ Popular as […]