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IT Consulting: What’s All the Fuss about ‘Soft Skills’

Tom Spencer

I believe this is especially the case with ‘soft skills’, a term which is often mocked as an empty excuse for applying to undersubscribed university courses. Nevertheless, a case study of the IT consulting segment can readily showcase the real-life application of soft skills.

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Congratulations to Illinois: Most Government Bodies, Most Convicted Governors, Lowest Credit Rating

MishTalk

It is also quite common to have additional layers of government such as libraries, park districts, forest preserves, fire protection, sanitation, transportation and even mosquito abatement districts. This classification can cover anything from transportation to public safety to water sanitation to parks and libraries.

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Double trouble…Launching the Consulting Case Bank and The Consulting Bible 3rd Edition

Management Consulted

300+ firm-specific cases from 25+ firms , allowing you to target firms you’re interviewing with or interested in. 15+ types of cases (market entry, profitability, investment, operations/supply chain, etc.) 200+ cases classified by interview round (1 and 2) so you can tailor your practice progression.

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8 New Leadership Books

Brimstone Consulting

Through case studies and engaging stories, you’ll learn: – Why timing can be everything when it comes to making a change. – How to turn temptation and inertia into assets. – That giving advice, even if it’s about something you’re struggling with, can help you achieve more.

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To Get Consumers to Trust AI, Show Them Its Benefits

Harvard Business

See More Videos > See More Videos > In order to understand how firms have systematically enhanced trust in applied AI, my colleagues Monika Hengstler and Selina Duelli and I conducted nine case studies in the transportation and medical device industries.

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A.T. Kearney Interview & Culture

Management Consulted

1997 – First Global Prize, an annual business school case study competition for potential recruits, awarded. Transportation & Travel. As a standard, in each interview, you will be asked to complete a short case study that measures your communication and problem-solving skills. Firm hires 2,000th employee.

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9 Out of 10 People Are Willing to Earn Less Money to Do More-Meaningful Work

Harvard Business

A case study of entry-level steel mill workers found that when management instituted policies to take advantage of workers’ specialized knowledge and creative operational solutions, production uptime increased by 3.5%, resulting in a $1.2M increase in annual operating profits.

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