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David and Goliath: How Boutique Firms Triumph

Tom Spencer

This trend towards specialization and personal service is reshaping the landscape, offering clients a unique blend of niche expertise, agility, competitive pricing, and strong relationships that big-name consultancies struggle to match. The decisions of the firm are ultimately more specialized, agile, cost-effective, and client-centric.

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Continuous Development Will Change Organizations as Much as Agile Did

Harvard Business

In 2001, a new approach to technology development was created by a daring group of developers. Called Agile, the process put customers at the center of product development, encouraged rapid prototyping, and dramatically increased corporate speed and agility. Sponsored by Accenture Strategy. Insight Center.

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Consulting as a Contractor: The Rise of Self-Employment

Tom Spencer

Over the years, many leading organizations have struggled to retain top talent. Since companies compete to attract and retain top talent, these shifts in how the workplace is organised are likely to persist. They also need to manage their own training, resource development, and financing. wages) into a variable cost (i.e.

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How to Make Sure Agile Teams Can Work Together

Harvard Business

Increasing volatility, uncertainty, growing complexity, and ambiguous information (VUCA) has created a business environment in which agile collaboration is more critical than ever. Sponsored by Accenture Strategy. This story is not unique. Insight Center. Competing in the Future. How to make your company more nimble and responsive.

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To Little, Too Late: Why many Diversity and Inclusion efforts fall short

Kates Kesler

When thinking about diversity and inclusion, organizations need to take a more holistic view of the organization; many organizations focus their efforts too narrowly on talent practices and do not consider the broader organization design. The focus on “fixing” a talent problem comes too late. Metrics and Rewards.

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To Little, Too Late: Why many Diversity and Inclusion efforts fall short

Kates Kesler

When thinking about diversity and inclusion, organizations need to take a more holistic view of the organization; many organizations focus their efforts too narrowly on talent practices and do not consider the broader organization design. The focus on “fixing” a talent problem comes too late. Metrics and Rewards.

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How to Become a Future-Ready Business - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM ACCENTURE STRATEGY

Harvard Business

Accenture, in conjunction with the World Economic Forum, has created a vision of the operating model of the future for consumer industries. Read more from Accenture Strategy: How Technology Is Changing M&A in the U.S. Fluid: Companies source and manage their workforces by accessing the best talent at the right time.