If you find it difficult to find the right talent for a position, Patrick Böert may have the solution to all your hiring problems. One of the hardest things in hiring is this: 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲. Managers tell us all the time: “𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐’𝘮 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Natalie Charpilo with æthele. A summary of Natalie’s experience follows. “Former BCG Senior Director and Project Leader with 20+ years of experience driving growth, transformation, and commercial outcomes across the full private equity (PE) […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Jenny Phung. A summary of Jenny’s experience follows. “Strategy and transformation consultant with 10+ years across consulting, e-commerce, and investment advisory. Former Engagement Manager at McKinsey, advising governments, financial institutions, and multinationals on growth, […]
Rodrigo Herrera with Telos Strategy. Rodrigo Herrera, PhD, is a strategy consultant with over twenty years of demonstrated achievement focusing on corporate strategy development, business transformation, talent management, and operations improvement. Rodrigo is highly effective at developing cross-organizational collaboration and relationships in domestic and international settings with a proven record of generating tangible business results. […]
Dana Asher shares a compendium of thoughts on “top management approach” and a review of McKinsey values that limit vision. Having concluded When McKinsey Comes to Town I stand in awe of this account: an investigative reporter’s version of what I was trained to understand as a work of deep and unstinting — if not […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Vijay Raghavan with Vimanam Consulting. Vijay is Founder and CEO of Vimanam, a strategic consulting company that advises corporate and private equity clients to manage and grow their technology investments. Vijay brings a unique […]
Carlos Castelan shares a private equity playbook based on changes observed and where leading firms are focused to support value creation with their portfolio companies. For a long time, the traditional private equity playbook was a huge success. The strategy of using cheap credit and financial engineering to drive returns was incredibly effective, and it […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Paul Lacoin with PFL Strategy. Paul Lacoin began his career as an offshore production engineer at Perenco in Cameroon after graduating from École Polytechnique (Paris), Texas A&M, and IFP School. There, he managed a […]
Mason Adair shares a metaphor that concisely explains the different modes used when scaling up. Founders freely dream about the fully-realized state of their venture: scalable operations, efficient growth, repeatable playbooks. There are lots of models that help them conjure that end state. But what about the messy stages before it — the chaotic subsistence […]
Gina Abudi shares tips on how to manage unexpected change. Change rarely asks for permission before it arrives. A month ago, our beloved dog Lenny passed away. One morning, he was here, part of our daily routine—morning walks, meals in the backyard while he roamed, snuggles on the couch. The next day, he was gone. […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Ioannis Fotiou with Aegentum. Ioannis is an independent advisor on finance, strategy, and transformation, drawing on a rare combination of experience as a former McKinsey consultant and C-level executive (CFO, CIO, CTO, COO) in […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Pedro Martinez-Berrios with Odines Consulting. Pedro is a strategy & operations and transformation leader – former McKinsey consultant who focuses on strategy, operating model design, M&A integration and transformations. Prior to McKinsey, he held […]