http://www.consultingmag.com en-us http://www.consultingmag.com N/A ConsultingMag@kennedyinfo.com Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:47:08 -0400 20 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/250/1/Arkadiy-Dobkin---EPAM-Systems/Arkadiy-Dobkin---EPAM-Systems.html Back in the late 1980s, Arkadiy Dobkin remembers, he envied the freedom with which Indian programmers were able to commute between their U.S. clients and their start-up consultancies inside India. editor@kennedyinfo.com (Jack Sweeney) Mon, 01 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/249/1/Gary-Neilson---Booz-Allen-Hamilton/Gary-Neilson---Booz-Allen-Hamilton.html So when does he have time to author and co-author books and a stream of 25 articles on organizational design? “Mainly, I write when I am on planes,” he says. He can’t stop working with clients; the flow of innovative ideas to write about might dry up. “The only time I get good ideas is when I’m working with clients. Otherwise, you’re left with just reading about clients in magazines,” he says. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (Alan Radding) Mon, 01 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/248/1/N-Chandrasekaran---Tata-Consultancy-Services/N-Chandrasekaran---Tata-Consultancy-Services.html Feature kechols@kennedyinfo.com (Alan Radding) Mon, 01 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/247/1/Peter-Walsh---Mercer-Management-Consulting/Peter-Walsh---Mercer-Management-Consulting.html Peter Walsh had no interest in the aviation industry until 1991, when, as a specialist in restructuring troubled companies, he was given the job of restructuring America West Airlines. He quickly discovered how intellectually stimulating the aviation industry actually was. “It is like trying to solve all of the world’s most complex industrial problems. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (Alan Radding) Mon, 01 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/246/1/Ronald-Nicol---Boston-Consulting-Group/Ronald-Nicol---Boston-Consulting-Group.html After seven years of active U.S. Navy duty spent aboard a ballistic-missile submarine, Ronald Nicol returned to the surface and soon plunged into the consulting profession. He hasn’t come up for air since. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (Eric Krell) Mon, 01 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/245/1/Ashish-Singh---Bain--Company/Ashish-Singh---Bain--Company.html Singh, a Bain & Company partner, is opening the firm’s first full-fledged consulting office in India; although the doors to the new Gurgaon office don’t officially open until July, Singh’s team began serving multinationals and India-based clients from the office earlier this year. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (Eric Krell) Mon, 01 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/243/1/Michael-Mankins---Marakon-Associates/Michael-Mankins---Marakon-Associates.html In the consulting profession, there has been a (gradually) growing sense that diversity is an important issue. Rather than waiting for that notion to be fleshed out, Tonie Leatherberry began guiding Deloitte Consulting toward a better understanding of diversity — and its value in the marketplace — three years ago. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (Eric Krell) Mon, 01 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/242/1/Atul-Vashistha---neoIT/Atul-Vashistha---neoIT.html As a senior vice president with Cardinal Health in the mid-1990s, Atul Vashistha came up with a distinctly consultant-esque realization. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (Eric Krell) Mon, 01 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/241/1/Phil-Parr---Hitachi-Consulting/Phil-Parr---Hitachi-Consulting.html Phil Parr spent the bulk of his 20+-year consulting career at top-tier consulting firms, mainly the Andersen/Accenture combination. So, it isn’t surprising that when he arrived at Hitachi Consulting, then considered a middle-market player, he was determined to drive it into the top ranks. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (Alan Radding) Mon, 01 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/240/1/Tonie-Leatherberry---Deloitte-Consulting/Tonie-Leatherberry---Deloitte-Consulting.html In the consulting profession, there has been a (gradually) growing sense that diversity is an important issue. Rather than waiting for that notion to be fleshed out, Tonie Leatherberry began guiding Deloitte Consulting toward a better understanding of diversity — and its value in the marketplace — three years ago.  kechols@kennedyinfo.com (Eric Krell) Mon, 01 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/239/1/Kaz-Uchida---Boston-Consulting-Group/Kaz-Uchida---Boston-Consulting-Group.html When Kaz Uchida was being recruited by McKinsey & Company’s Tokyo office in the mid-’80s, a friend tried to dissuade him from pursuing a career in consulting and encouraged him to first speak to a consultant he knew at the Boston Consulting Group. editor@kennedyinfo.com (Jack Sweeney) Mon, 01 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/238/1/David-Fine---McKinsey--Company/David-Fine---McKinsey--Company.html In the realm of towering ideas, “leadership acceleration” stands a story or two above the rest. It’s a notion capable of advancing not just one company or one nation, but the world, and its origins can be traced not simply to a classroom, laboratory, or business best-seller, but to a handful of consultants from McKinsey & Company. editor@kennedyinfo.com (Jack Sweeney) Mon, 01 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/237/1/Richard-Spitzer---Accenture/Richard-Spitzer---Accenture.html Richard Spitzer spends a lot of time on planes to help his clients build and sell better cars and automotive equipment.Richard Spitzer spends a lot of time on planes to help his clients build and sell better cars and automotive equipment. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (Eric Krell) Mon, 01 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/236/1/Ravin-Jesuthansan---Towers-Perrin/Ravin-Jesuthansan---Towers-Perrin.html Towers Perrin Managing Principal Ravin Jesuthasan’s clients are grateful that he “gets under the skin” of their company. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (Eric Krell) Mon, 01 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/235/1/Bridget-Van-Kralingen---IBM-Corp/Bridget-Van-Kralingen---IBM-Corp.html Bridget Van Kralingen believes that changing the world is hard — and a little soft, too. Equipped with a business degree in organizational psychology, the U.K. native spent two years conducting organizational development research in South Africa during the 1980s as the country and its institutions were in the throes of shedding apartheid. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (Eric Krell) Mon, 01 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/234/1/Don-Rippert---Accenture/Don-Rippert---Accenture.html As his firm’s chief technology officer, Don Rippert wields a stubborn confidence when it comes to reading the technology world’s tea leaves. editor@kennedyinfo.com (Jack Sweeney) Mon, 01 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/233/1/Julie-Howard---Navigant-Consulting-Inc/Julie-Howard---Navigant-Consulting-Inc.html When describing the value proposition clients seek, Navigant Consulting President and COO Julie Howard offers an equation that resides outside most mathematicians' comfort zones: 1 + 1 = 3. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (Eric Krell) Mon, 01 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/232/1/Jay-Norman---DiamondCluster/Jay-Norman---DiamondCluster.html Jay Norman likes what he sees from his new position. Promoted to president and chief operating officer of DiamondCluster International in April, Nor-man envisions his firm doubling in size during the next five years. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (Eric Krell) Mon, 01 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/231/1/Bill-Pulleyblank---IBM-Corp/Bill-Pulleyblank---IBM-Corp.html Top 25 Consultants of 2006, Bill Pulleyblank of IBM Corp. editor@kennedyinfo.com (Jack Sweeney) Mon, 01 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/161/1/Chris-Formant---Bearing-Point/Chris-Formant---Bearing-Point.html Christopher Formant is not the type to back down from challenges. Three years ago, Formant took over BearingPoint’s global financial services practice, which was at the time the worst performer of the firm’s three business units. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (Eric Krell) Mon, 01 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/160/1/David-Speltz---Huron-Consulting/David-Speltz---Huron-Consulting.html Don’t expect David Speltz to take the money and run. He sold Speltz & Weis to Huron Consulting a year ago. But far from racing off to a golden retirement, the 60-year-old health industry turnaround specialist sees the fun just beginning. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (Alan Radding) Mon, 01 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/159/1/Paul-Sailor---Buck-Consultants/Paul-Sailor---Buck-Consultants.html Consultants usually like to hear a client call them by their last name: The informality suggests familiarity, camaraderie, and a certain degree of trust. Buck Consultants’ Paul Sailor appreciates that his clients call out his surname frequently. editor@kennedyinfo.com (Jack Sweeney) Mon, 01 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/158/1/Mary-Sue-Rogers---IBM-Corp/Mary-Sue-Rogers---IMB-Corp.html Given that Mary Sue Rogers is herself an aging or — as she quickly point out — a maturing baby boomer, you could not be faulted for suspecting that she had a closely vested interest in her current area of focus — the implications of an aging workforce on companies, governments, and social policy. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (Alan Radding) Mon, 01 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/157/1/Michael-Gibbons---Unisys-Corp/Michael-Gibbons---Unisys-Corp.html When you come down to it, Michael Gibbons is a cop. He just happens to be a top-notch consultant, too. “I spent a long time in the FBI, but even there, most of the time I was doing consulting work. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (Alan Radding) Mon, 01 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/156/1/-A-Talk-With-McKinseys-David-Fine/-A-Talk-With-McKinseys-David-Fine.html In the realm of towering ideas leadership acceleration stands a story or two above the rest. It’s a notion capable of advancing not one company or one nation, but the world, and its origins can be traced not to a classroom, laboratory or business bestseller, but a handful of consultants from McKinsey & Company. editor@kennedyinfo.com (Jack Sweeney) Mon, 01 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.consultingmag.com/articles/155/1/Lee-Dittmar---Deloitte-Consulting-LLP/Lee-Dittmar---Deloitte-Consulting-LLP.html Four years ago, the governance and compliance consulting marketplace featured a radioactive mix of overburdened clients, risk-averse auditors, angry investors, and active regulators. Deloitte Consulting Principal Lee Dittmar dove into the fray, figuring that the challenges couldn’t be any more difficult than nuclear physics. kechols@kennedyinfo.com (Eric Krell) Mon, 01 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400