David A Fields

AUGUST 20, 2019

I’m going to walk way out on a limb and assume you want to grow your consulting firm or your bank account and/or your personal capabilities. Okay, it wasn’t much of a limb. More like lounging in a lawn chair while looking at the tree. Regardless, there’s a Danger Zone that applies to every endeavor. … Continued. The post The Consulting Firm Danger Zone (and How to Avoid It) appeared first on David A.

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Leadership Planning with Liz Weber CMC

AUGUST 20, 2019

We’re now in the midst of the traditional strategic planning season. Given that, we’re partnering with several organizations whose planning teams are working hard to outline a clear, focused path forward for their respective organizations. For leaders who have previously experienced the strategic planning process, this process can be frustrating, stimulating, demoralizing, and energizing all at the same time.

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Henry DeVries

AUGUST 20, 2019

Have you Googled what people are saying about you lately? Here is the good, the bad, and the ugly about your reputation online.

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Prudent Pedal

AUGUST 20, 2019

In the past, I’ve manned a suicide hotline. I’ve worked with troubled youth. I’ve spent time around 12-Step programs. Today, I work as a grief counselor. I have received much training to prepare me for each of these roles. I’ve been taught to listen, to ask questions, build trust, accompany one on his journey, and ultimately help him move from despondence to a new stage of life.

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CaseInterview.com

AUGUST 20, 2019

The following is a success story from a CaseInterview.com student who recently received an offer from Monitor Deloitte and his tips for consulting interview success. Success Story: Here is the short and sweet version of my story (longer version below): Doctoral student applies for McKinsey APD -- rejected. Decides to be a "good" PhD and consider academia.

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LSA Global

AUGUST 20, 2019

Why Do Some Companies Grow Profitably While Others Stall? All companies seek to experience high sales growth. Even the most successful companies face slow growth at some point in their journey and are forced to reinvent themselves – think Levi Strauss & Company in the year 2000 after a 35% decline or Toys “R” Us today. Other companies like Cable TV providers struggle to grow as fast as industry leaders like Netflix.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 20, 2019

Harvard Business School professors Rebecca Henderson and George Serafeim discuss the impact investing efforts of Hiro Mizuno, CIO of GPIF, Japan’s government pension fund. He says that improving corporate governance, increasing inclusion and gender diversity, and addressing climate change would expand Japan’s economy. But, should a pension fund try to change the world?

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Seth Godin Blog

AUGUST 20, 2019

If you’re creating something where widespread inputs, usage and adoption lead to significant benefits, it’s worth considering who you’re excluding. The curb cut turned out not simply to be a boon for wheelchair users. At low cost, it opened the sidewalk to a significantly larger audience of strollers, delivery people and skateboarders, too.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 20, 2019

The Business Roundtable’s new letter could mark a turning point.

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Markovitz Consulting

AUGUST 20, 2019

An improvement team at my client was struggling to get started on their experiment. They spent nearly a month interviewing people in multiple functions, trying to understand all the possible permutations of the current condition. They discovered that it’s really, really complicated. And that made it difficult to start improving the process. Trying to get all the pieces in place for their first experiment was laborious—so many moving pieces, so many people to include, so many variations to consid

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 20, 2019

Do what you’re good at, not what pays the most.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 20, 2019

And five steps to get started.

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