Hugo Breton shares a short post and quick tips for CEOs on how to maximize employee performance.. Most CEOs make this devastating leadership mistake: Trying to turn average performers into superstars. I learned this the hard way, managing 100+ people in a Fortune 500 environment. Here’s what works: Stop fixing weaknesses. Start maximizing strengths. When […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Ed Ferguson with Ferguson Performance Solutions. Ed is an experienced business consultant with a proven track record in operational improvement, strategic execution, and team development across manufacturing, financial services, and construction industries. With deep […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Federico Lazzari with Crux Limited Partners. Federico has over 30 years of experience in operations and business strategy. Harvard MBA and ITBA Engineer, Ex McKinsey and A.T. Kearney (recently rebranded as Kearney). Rooted in […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Kim Herbert with KHH Consulting. Kim has over 20 years of experience at the intersection of technology and business driving change and transforming organizational data capabilities by aligning C-level vision to execution at the […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Navin Chakravarthy Balaji. Navin spent two years at McKinsey between his 3rd and 4th years of medical school as a consultant in the life sciences and healthcare practices and is an incoming radiation oncology […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Praveen Gopan with Lumiz Management Consultant Limited. Dr. Praveen is a healthcare management professional with a foundation in clinical psychiatry and an MBA in Strategy, Leadership, and Marketing from ISB. His experience spans the […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Douglas Hunter with PeakPoint Solutions. With an analytic mindset and a clear communication style, Doug Hunter is a management consultant with a proven track record of delivering high-impact strategy, growth, and marketing projects to B2B […]
Daniel Zahler offers an encouraging post to look past the mirror and fast-rolling birthdays, and focus on the numbers that matter. I got a pleasant surprise at my gym last month. According to the latest fitness assessment at Fred Fitness, my biological age had dropped from 36 to 27. Nine years younger! (My actual age […]
Edward Short shares a timeless approach to helping employees improve their performance. The Situation: You’ve assembled the A-team. They have the best tools and tech to succeed… But there is still something missing. Performance has not improved. Why not? Getting the best results is not solely about tools and tech. It is about people. Helping […]
Carsten Friedrichs identifies the benefits of adopting IT integration at the onset of a buy and build project. Fairy tale hour with system jam The hare sprints — but the hedgehog is already at the finish line. The hare is not only completely out of breath but also beside himself with anger. “I don’t mind,” […]
Katka Sabo shares an update on her journey as a professional speaker. Hi friend! Long time no hear – we are 100+ days in into 2025, I thought I could share an update and hopefully get your news back :). Let’s pick just up where we ended last year. This is how I wrapped 2024 […]
Silvio Bracone shares a concise post and positive outlook on company carve outs. Carving out a business does not mean necessarily selling a bad asset, it’s just not part of the core business and there might be better owners for the business, and also leaves all the energy in the company focused on whatever that […]