Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Edward Short with The Possibility Pod. Ed Short is an interim leader and transformation expert, with a bias to problem solving, planning and effective implementation of challenging, time-constrained projects. He has worked at all […]
Lisa Carlin identifies why and where strategy implementation goes awry and how to fix it. Corporate Strategy implementation is where most organizations fail. I’ve seen it repeatedly across my 50+ implementations. A strategy is approved. The leadership team is excited. Teams nod along… and then nothing really changes. This is because we’ve been doing it […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Katka Sabo with Sabotage Works. Katka spent five years at McKinsey & Company, where she advanced from Analyst to acting Manager, specializing in Growth topics for TMT and Private Equity clients with projects across 4 […]
Jatin Modi shares best practices and real-world applications on market sizing that unlocks growth. Understanding how big your opportunity really is — and how much of it you can capture — is fundamental to sound business strategy. That’s where market sizing comes in. Whether you’re launching a product, expanding into new regions, or raising capital, […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Yorgos Friligos. Highly motivated consulting engineer with 18+ years in manufacturing operations and global experience in transforming world-class companies across diverse industry sectors. Solid track record of delivering productivity and cost improvements, focused on […]
J.D. Roux shares a short post on HR conferences. Some of the largest HR-focused conferences have been inviting entertainment headliners to keynote their events. This isn’t new, but lately it’s got me thinking. Is this what gets HR professionals to invest their (very) limited conference spend in attending these events? Does this happen as often […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Jatin Modi with Stratkalytics Consulting and Advisory Services. A summary of Jatin’s experience follows. “I’m Jatin Modi, a strategy and analytics professional with over 6 years of experience driving results across pricing strategy, market […]
Geoffrey Zassenhaus shares an analysis on supervisor tenure and common reasons behind supervisor churn. Folks, many of you may remember I conducted an unscientific poll of “supervisor tenure” several weeks ago. What follows is my similarly unscientific analysis of the results; I am sorry it took so long to publish this! But first some context. […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Rishi Bhandari with Circa Data Science. Rishi is a senior data and analytics executive with over two decades of experience driving growth across retail, e-commerce, financial services, CPG, telecom, and pharmaceuticals. He is the […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Geoffrey Zassenhaus with Unum Consulting Services. Geoff is a former McKinsey consultant and senior executive with deep experience leading commercial transformations across the life sciences sector. He has held global and U.S. commercial leadership […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Tarusha Moonsamy with TMNP Consulting and Advisory Services. Tarusha has spent 15+ years working with and advising clients in heavy industries (mining, metals, chemicals, power), specialising in operational excellence, digitisation and implementation. Having worked […]
Olivier Dallemagne explains how 3D printing in the construction industry saves time and money while offering increased sustainability. What If Construction Efficiency Became a Manufacturing Benchmark? Manufacturing leaders have spent years refining their production systems. But what if one of the following significant efficiency breakthroughs came from the job site rather than the shop floor? […]