Successful Independent Consulting

JANUARY 20, 2017

My company represents self-employed professionals across the country, and over the last seven years I have interviewed, coached, or worked with more than 200 independent management consultants. I know a highly talented professional with over 20 years of experience with several Fortune 500 companies. Exercise #1: Look at Your History.

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Consulting Turnaround Exercises Technology Implementation 150

CaseInterview.com

JULY 17, 2019

I interviewed with six major consulting companies + three others during my MBA program 1.5 I managed to get the interviews with all three majors with the help of my well established networking connections, but was again dinged by McKinsey and Bain. Going through interviews after being dinged before is twice as hard.

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Case Interview Interviews McKinsey Bain 49

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Even in the startup world, where a talent gap means tech employees are in high demand, a solid resume is no guarantee of employment. The interview is your first and possibly only opportunity to stand out. What I’d recommend is sending a short, sincere thank-you note immediately following the interview — and then listening.

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Harmonious Workplaces

OCTOBER 24, 2023

In 2001, Michael hired a no-name like me after an informational interview to become the Associate Marketing Director for GIA Publications. I really handled every aspect of the human resources spectrum, including job analysis, selection, training and development, talent management, rewards and benefits structures, compliance, and termination.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Then we interviewed individual employees in each segment to get a sample perspective on typical mindsets. During the interviews, we asked questions designed to uncover beliefs, feelings, questions, and concerns about the company’s current strategy. Tell People What to Expect. Involve Individuals at All Levels.

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Banking Interviews Retail Survey 53

Tom Spencer

MARCH 17, 2018

It does not come as a surprise that AI is mainly a focus of CIOs and CTOs who are concerned with developing AI strategies, which often entail building advanced IT infrastructures and investing in relevant talent. Where are we now? The proliferation of corporate data (e.g., Final thoughts.

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Data Case Interview Financial Tools 87

Harvard Business

JANUARY 25, 2018

What’s the best way to assess elite talent — those people you expect to play a critical role in your organization’s success? Most management experts would say in-depth interviews , reference-checking , and work sample reviews. hank walker/life/Getty Images. Why move so far beyond traditional HR assessment tools?

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 3, 2012

As we were looking through your responses, we realized you were answering as if you were in an interview – and that’s smart. These days, it pays to practice being in “interview mode” so you’re ready for the real thing – whether it’s networking with a neighbor at Starbucks or sitting in the hot seat.

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Consulting Case Interview Interviews Engineering 204

Prudent Pedal

MARCH 27, 2020

Optimize inbound conversion rates on marketing channels-While CRO is a never-ending exercise, this hiatus allows time to experiment more with updated content, the mix, and its messaging. In the meantime, I look forward to her becoming an intern at Prudent Pedal because she is incredibly talented and I sure could use some help on my list. ??

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Journal Video Marketing ROI 72

Harvard Business

MARCH 9, 2017

These are all the kinds of things that HR managers and talent developers obsess over, and also the sorts of questions people ask themselves when they’re deciding between job offers: Should I work at Company A, where I’d have better benefits but a worse commute, or Company B, which does important work but doesn’t pay very well?

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Exercises Video Finance Data 56

Leadership Vision Consulting

JUNE 17, 2014

We call this exercise ‘strengths conversations’ not interviews, because the result is a true conversation that begins to reveal what is strong with individuals. We begin by practicing introducing ourselves using the talents of our strengths. We strive to provide new language , a new lens , and generative leverage.

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Talent Exercises Training Training 39

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

In his 1974 interview with ABC News , science fiction author Arthur C. At the same time, the fact that we do not have to maintain physical offices leaves us room to pay higher wages than others and attract top talent. Clarke painted a picture of how computers would change our way of life by the year 2001. Focus on outcomes.

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Management Case Interview Leadership Interviews 31

Harvard Business

MAY 21, 2018

Although concerned leaders try to address this problem in many ways — teamwork exercises, mentorship, perks, innovative office spaces, and incentive programs — their solutions miss a simple but pivotal point: Employees are engaged by engaging jobs. Recently a member of my team left to take on a different position in the company.

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Case Interview Exercises Recruiting Recruitment 29

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 18, 2017

That’s what my consulting partners and I recently found when we surveyed 134 senior executives in large organizations and conducted follow-up interviews with 44 of them. This visual exercise allows you to cultivate a deeper understanding of your network so you can build meaningful connections and secure allies to amplify your influence.

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Interviews Exercises Construction Conference 28

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 7, 2016

From previous research , we already know that these “male champions” genuinely believe in fairness, gender equity, and the development of talent in their organizations, and that they are easily identified by female leaders for the critical role they play advancing women’s careers. And what do they have in common?

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Talent Interviews Leadership Groups 28

Harvard Business

JUNE 8, 2018

Since then, we interviewed several chief financial officers (CFOs) of leading technology companies and senior analysts of investment banks who follow technology companies. However, they do not possess the infrastructure or talent pool to ward off potential competition. Traditional companies therefore rely on two strategies.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Of course such an exercise creates plenty of controversy in organizations entrenched in existing practices. Applicants or employees may be incentivized to “game” the metric by acting in ways that superficially increase the score, but do not accurately reflect their talent. Anticipate incentives.

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How To Metrics Resumes Data 28

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Global talent and customers are more gender balanced than ever before. It boosts bottom-line results , drives growth with new customer insights, and enhances productivity with better talent acquisition and retention. Marion Barraud for HBR. Women make up half the U.S. Many CEOs insist that they are “gender blind.”

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Company Talent Recruiting Recruitment 28

Confessions of a Consultant

MAY 28, 2017

The Internet video that went viral (the guy completing the Skype interview in Korea) shows the importance of having boundaries. Don’t hide your talent under a bushel! In the War for Talent – getting good people can really give you an edge. Exercise of the brain is as important as exercise of the muscles.

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Exercises System Banking Talent 40

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Sure, the value of an in-depth discovery phase; comprehensive, quantitative, and qualitative research; stakeholder interviews; scenario planning; and alignment are undisputed. In a dynamic marketplace, the value of traditional strategy is diminishing. But companies have less and less time for them.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

How We Define “Fit” Companies turn down talented people every day when the fit isn’t right. With the right processes in place to hire and develop talent, you can retain your high performers without sacrificing your culture.

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Company Culture Case Interview Recruiting 28

Asamby Consulting

DECEMBER 15, 2021

2 Remote work opens up great possibilities for new talent We live in amazing times. 6 Scoping consulting projects for small dynamic organizations is difficult and often useless During our contracting, we walk through a set of exercises with our clients to scope our potential collaboration. Let me explain. From humans for humans. #6

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Consulting Management Sales Operations 52

Harvard Business

AUGUST 23, 2016

These traps did not emerge from people’s weakness, lack of expertise, or character flaws but were often the direct result of many of the talents and skills that had allowed them to excel in so many other situations.

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Course Energy Study Case Interview 28

Harvard Business

JANUARY 24, 2017

Entrepreneurs need to learn that highlighting their own growth attracts talent, investors, and customers. Mayors and other public officials need to learn that communicating growth helps make their cities more attractive to businesses and investors and helps them to compete with megacities for talent.

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Training Training Banking Balance Sheet 28

Harvard Business

AUGUST 29, 2016

In some ways, managing managers is similar to managing anyone else — you need to align their goals with yours, provide feedback, and help them advance their careers, says Sydney Finkelstein, professor at Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business and author of Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Manage the Flow of Talent.

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Management How To Report Training 37

Management Consulted

MARCH 7, 2016

When you went into your interviews for the consulting firm, you probably had to answer, at least once, why you wanted to do consulting, and why you wanted to work for BCG, right? They hire all this raw talent, ridiculously motivated kids, launch them into the future and say, ‘Go find great companies and make it happen.”

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