Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Michael Bogenstaetter. A summary of Michael’s experience follows. “Former BCG Project Leader (Health Care Practice) and former pharma executive with deep experience in joining R&D and commercial; executing product, R&D asset and technology valuations, […]
In the first of a three-part series that focuses on factors that drive acquisition success, Kapil Sharma explores the components of a clear strategic rationale. For publicly traded companies, it has long been established that buyers often overvalue the synergies to be had from acquisitions. It is known as the “winner’s curse” – the majority […]
Anang Singh shares key questions to ask that guide strategic planning towards effective deployment. During one of my assignments, a company launched a cost-reduction transformation, aiming to automate most routine tasks. The financial benefits came through — margins improved as expected. But the automation rollout lagged putting customer service and hence the long-term revenue at […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Rashmi D Vadnagare. Rashmi specializes in time-critical transformations at high-stakes inflection points—post-merger integration, cash crunch, change of control, exit prep, or accelerating value creation. She works with $100M-$1B companies in labor and asset-heavy businesses—particularly […]
Krzysztof Siuda identifies the signs of a resilient personality with a touch of humility. A sneak peak into our research on resilience with HuMetrica: Resilient people don’t pretend they have all the answers, they ask for opinions early. Easier said than done, it requires: – Self-awareness so I know what I don’t know – Vulnerability […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Filippo Corbelli with Kokoro Consulting. A summary of Filippo’s experience follows. Strategic Advisor with 10+ years of experience driving digital banking innovation and corporate strategy. An ex-McKinsey consultant with a track record of leading […]
Arnaldo Slavik identifies key areas of non-critical spend that can easily be rectified. DEVELOPED FROM EXPERIENCE Quadrant 1: Non-Critical Materials — The Low Hanging Fruit You Are Over-Managing What is Non-Critical spend? Low business impact. Low supply complexity. Think: Office supplies MRO (Maintenance, Repair, Operations) Janitorial services Standardized consumables Small ticket items. High transaction volume. […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, G. Carter II with QV Advisory Group. Carter is a strategy leader, investor, and operator with EM / Director-level experience across North America, Europe, and Asia. He works with CEOs, Boards, investment committees, and […]
Davina Stanley explains how to improve your presentation and make communicating the message more effective in three simple steps. Presentations that land are magic. You know what it feels like. Your audience asks intelligent questions. They aren’t stuck in trying to understand your message. They are naturally discussing it with you. How do you craft […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Kamran Coulter. Kamran is an independent consultant and former Bain & Company strategy consultant with hands-on operator experience as CEO of a compliance services business. He works with private equity firms, sponsor-backed companies, and […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Jonas Bengtson with Proventivity Jonas is an executive business leader and entrepreneur with experience spanning global operations and top-tier management consulting. He most recently served as VP of Operations Excellence at Maersk. From 2019 […]
Rend Stephan identifies the problem of setting priorities as a signal of responsibility and proactive leadership. Priority Inflation does not occur because leaders fail to identify what matters. It occurs because leaders avoid clearly making something unimportant. In many leadership teams, prioritization appears active. Initiatives are named. Strategic themes are articulated. Each priority has a […]