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Interviews

Approaching the Guesstimate Question

(Source: Flickr) A guesstimate question can be approached by breaking a question down into smaller pieces by asking the interviewer questions and making a series of narrowing assumptions. You can break a question down either by starting big (e.g. making an assumption about the total population) or starting small (e.g. making assumptions about the average household […]

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Consulting Industry

Conversation with Vivaldi Partners Group

I was grateful for the recent opportunity to talk with Heather Tortorello, the talent growth director at Vivaldi Partners Group. Founded in 1999, Vivaldi Partners Group works across industries to help build strong brands, ignite innovation and drive growth by connecting business strategy with a deep understanding of changing customer contexts. Please read the edited […]

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Business

Ownership vs Control

The recent news of succession planning at 21st Century Fox brings an interesting issue to light. On Thursday, the Guardian reported that James Murdoch will succeed Rupert Murdoch as CEO at 21st Century Fox.  At the same time, Rupert and Lachlan will become executive co-chairmen. The interesting thing about the Murdoch family’s control of Fox is that it relies on a dual-voting structure in […]