Adrian Slywotzky
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Adrian J. Slywotzky (born 1951 in New York City) is an American consultant of Ukrainian origin and the author of several books on economic theory and management.
Biography
[edit]Slywotzky was born in the family of Ukrainian immigrants from the Ivano-Frankivs'k region of Ukraine. After getting his undergraduate degree at Harvard, Slywotzky also received a JD from Harvard Law School and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He has worked as a consultant since 1979 and is currently a partner at Oliver Wyman.
Slywotzky wrote several books on profitability and growth, namely the bestselling The Profit Zone. He is one of the most renowned consultants of the United States[1] and was elected as one of the 25 best consultants in 2000[2] and 2008.[3]
In 2001 he received an honorary professorship from the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.
He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Publications
[edit]- Books
- Value Migration: How to Think Several Moves Ahead of the Competition (1995) ISBN 978-0-87584-632-3
- The Profit Zone: How Strategic Business Design Will Lead You to Tomorrow's Profits with David J. Morrison and Bob Andelmann (1998) ISBN 0-8129-2900-4
- Profit Patterns: 30 Ways to Anticipate and Profit from Strategic Forces Reshaping Your Business with David J. Morrison and Ted Moser (1999) ISBN 978-3-478-24510-4
- How Digital Is Your Business with David J. Morrison (2000) ISBN 978-0-609-60770-1
- Profit Patterns: A Field Guide with David J. Morrison (2002) ISBN 0-8129-3118-1
- The Art of Profitability (2004) ISBN 978-0-446-69227-4
- How to Grow When Markets Don't with Richard Wise (2005) ISBN 3-636-01140-5
- The Upside: From Risk Taking to Risk Shaping—How to Turn Your Greatest Threat into Your Biggest Growth Opportunity with Karl Weber (2007) ISBN 978-0-446-69227-4
- Demand: Creating What People Love Before They Know They Want It with Karl Weber (2011) ISBN 978-0-307-88732-0
References
[edit]- ^ John S. McClenahen (2006) "Manufacturing's most influential thinkers & doers Archived July 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine." Industry Week, 255(3)
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-04-11. Retrieved 2008-06-30.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.consultingmag.com/article/ARTALPII759?C=123xOY9HnDnarQUq The Top 25 Consultants of 2008: Adrian Slywotzky of Oliver Wyman
External links
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