Consultant Journal

MARCH 5, 2020

How should small business owners manage the corona virus, aka COVID-19 ? Refer to the CDC , WHO , your local health authority or another reliable, science-based source for health information. In the meantime, based on current information, you can take the following steps: Managing Employees.

Small Business 114

Small Business Cash Flow Policies Tools 114

CaseInterview.com

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Many militaries refer to the concept of a “force multiplier.” This refers to a fighting force whose impact is magnified in some way, shape, or form. You’ll hear other words such as leverage, synergy, or 80/20 that all refer to the same concept. These are all force multipliers. You can have an impact greater than your headcount.

McKinsey 59

McKinsey Sales Operations Industry 59

Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Flow Efficiency In How Centralization Decisions Create Friction, Increase Cycle Time, and Cost Money, Part 1, I discussed how removing support staff for departments and managers created longer cycle times. Resource Efficiency Thinking Traps Many Managers And I said the managers were not stupid. Ignorance of the flow metrics.

Metrics 62

Metrics How To Efficiency Resources 62

Consulting Matters

JANUARY 29, 2020

The presence of money fears can be good if they act as alerts to be strategic about investments and with marketing and sales. I had just come through a divorce the decimated my finances. Money Fear: "I'm not good at marketing so I'll find other more successful consultants or coaches who will hire me as a subcontractor".

Consulting 177

Consulting How To Talent Training 177

MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

In remarks to the G20 finance ministers, Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of China’s central bank says China Stock Market Correction ‘Mostly Over’. The Chinese transcript uses the more decorous term “correction”, and refers to a “bubble” only once. Anything greater is called a "bear market". From 5178.19 to 2850.71

Banking 28

Banking Marketing Finance Analysis 28

Tom Spencer

APRIL 6, 2014

CENTRAL banks continue to finance government spending by easing monetary policy in order to help economies get back to “potential output” (It remains unclear whether Grand High Priest Bernanke slaughters a lamb before proclaiming what the level of “potential output” should be for the US economy. Source: Flickr ).

Banking 88

Banking Policies Government Finance 88

MishTalk

JANUARY 24, 2014

Argentina Institutes 50% Tax on Internet Purchases; Emerging Market Contagion Spreads; Argentina, Venezuela, Turkey Roundup Yesterday, Argentina devalued the Peso hoping to halt further declines in its currency reserves. Markets had seen this coming as charts of the Peso vs. the US dollar show. The 5-year decline is over 50%.

Marketing 78

Marketing Policies Government Financial 78

Consulting Matters

JANUARY 7, 2019

If you want to achieve sustainable success as a consultant - ideally you want to create a marketing system to ensure you have a consistently full pipeline of right-fit clients. Your mindset still has to be one of service and value for what you bring to the table vs. letting fear and need drive your marketing. Actively Pursue Referrals.

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Consulting Strategy Strategy Strategy& 224

CaseInterview.com

JULY 18, 2019

The Financial Services Operating Group concerns itself with Banking, Capital Markets and Insurance. Accenture Management Consulting is divided into seven different areas of specialization (Accenture refers to them as "service lines"): Customer Relationship Management. Finance and Performance Management.

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Accenture Case Interview Operations Automotive 45

Consulting Matters

JANUARY 7, 2019

If you want to achieve sustainable success as a consultant - ideally you want to create a marketing system to ensure you have a consistently full pipeline of right-fit clients. Your mindset still has to be one of service and value for what you bring to the table vs. letting fear and need drive your marketing. Actively Pursue Referrals.

Consulting 202

Consulting Strategy Strategy Strategy& 202

MishTalk

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Back then, I frequently cautioned Before Walking Away Consult An Attorney , advice repeated in nearly every reference to the practice. Mike "Mish" Shedlock [link] Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management. In 2009 and 2010 " Walking Away " was the rage.

Finance 76

Finance Banking Financial Report 76

Tom Spencer

MAY 11, 2019

as an Associate Consultant Intern, started his full-time career at a TMT (Technology, Media & Telecom) focused boutique consulting firm, and is now the youngest VP running the strategy and analytics practice at one of the most prominent advertising and marketing services companies. Maximising visibility in the market.

Guidelines 60

Guidelines Bain Productivity Banking 60

Tom Spencer

APRIL 1, 2022

Aerospace is one of the fastest growing markets. While both the size of the market and its growth rate are both large, so is its carbon footprint. The Aviation Market. Ever since the Wright Brother’s famous first flight in 1903, the aviation market has gone nowhere but up. per year over the same period. Carbon Credits.

Trends 88

Trends Engineering Travel Airlines 88

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 2, 2020

Strong communication will make your manager’s life easier. Make your manager’s job easier by managing yourself. The people who get promoted (or a return offer following an internship) are those who do part of their manager’s job for them. Funnily enough, a big part of your manager’s job is to manage you.

How To 88

How To Meeting Management Company 88

Tom Spencer

JUNE 17, 2013

in Management Consulting. THE United States government has utilised management consultants for the past fifty years, beginning when McKinsey organised the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in 1958. Your post is curiously positive given the source material you reference, particularly [link]. Bonnie Aumann.

Consulting 116

Consulting Boston Consulting Group Government Case Interview 116

Tom Spencer

APRIL 3, 2016

In order to find out what these resources and capabilities might be, an organisation will want to carry out a systematic review; a process that might be referred to as a ‘resource audit’ The thing about auditing is that it tends to be quite a formal process, and you want to make sure that you don’t miss anything.

Resources 60

Resources Recruiting Recruitment Finance 60

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 3, 2012

market for latex condoms. Recently, Mayer Laboratories sued Church and Dwight, Trojan’s parent company, for illegally monopolizing the market. Then, one day, I fortunately came across the Management Consulted website. ” I started dating the Management Consulted website and began loving it. It was like “Oh!!

Consulting 204

Consulting Case Interview Interviews Engineering 204

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 26, 2019

Now that you have a high-level understanding of why companies buy each other in the first place (refer to M&A deals – benefits and drawbacks ), let’s discuss the framework you should use to analyze the transaction. The market. The first area consultants typically analyze in M&A cases is the market. The target.

Case Study 60

Case Study Case Studies Study Case Interview 60

Tom Spencer

JULY 6, 2019

The idea that technology can be configured to drastically improve the delivery and usability of finance began taking off following the financial crisis of 2008, when consumer distrust for traditional banks combined with the increasing popularity and functionality of smartphone apps. References: EY(2017) EY FinTech Adoption Report 2017.

Financial 60

Financial Banking System Finance 60

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 12, 2020

Central banks pursue “inflation at any cost” in order to oil the wheels of the credit markets. Not wanting to let a good protest go to waste, activists also managed to focus the energy of the crowds on attacking historical monuments , churches , and courthouses. trillion over the last 5 months.

Banking 120

Banking Balance Sheet Financial Real Estate 120

Tom Spencer

JULY 25, 2020

So how did New Zealand manage to escape the GFC relatively unscathed? Gabriel Makhlouf, former Reserve Bank Secretary, gave five major reasons (pdf) why New Zealand had managed to avoid the fate suffered by other advanced economies. Flexible exchange rate, product and labour markets. The COVID-19 world is a strange place.

Financial 68

Financial Policies Banking Comparison 68

Epicflow

OCTOBER 16, 2023

He earned his PhD in resource management, underlining his expertise. Albert is the co-founder of Epicflow, an AI-driven multi-project management system. This article explores managing uncertainty in organizations. Beyond just time, buffers can cover finances, manpower, and more. Adaptive planning becomes crucial here.

Resources 52

Resources System Tools Management 52

Tom Spencer

JUNE 23, 2018

I personally read books such as ‘Case Interview Secrets’ by Victor Cheng and ‘Case-In-Point’ by Marc P Cosentino, which I found to be useful references. One of my friends was establishing his business, and I offered help with marketing and product strategy. Getting these out of the way early on the MBA journey is a good idea.

Consulting 68

Consulting Case Interview Interviews Healthcare 68

Halo Psych

JUNE 8, 2020

Many of the managers I’ve been working with during lockdown are beginning to focus on what their teams and services might look like after Covid19. Some managers have done this as a team discussion, others have done this via a simple survey. is something the Japanese refer to as ‘nemawashi’. We had to carve it.”

Study 40

Study Management Examples Research 40

Management Consulted

JANUARY 20, 2014

BearingPoint Managing Partner: Peter Mockler. This consulting business unit focused on both technology and management. Shortly after going public, the new KPMG Consulting, LLC management announced their intentions of some aggressive international acquisitions funded by their new IPO. BearingPoint Locations: 17 Countries.

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BearingPoint Interviews Oliver Wyman Capgemini 139

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

Gauweiler, a member of German parliament who also has a legal firm located in Munich, managed to convince a majority of justices on the court''s second senate that the ECB''s program to save the European common currency is contrary to European law. Marcel Fratzscher, head of the DIW Institute, said the ruling greatly constrains the ECB.

Banking 67

Banking Policies Finance Government 67

Tom Spencer

APRIL 15, 2017

Instead, they have value for three reasons: their ability to be accurately “confirmed” by the computers on a particular network, the value that is placed (or misplaced) on them by the market, and as a consistent way to measure the price of goods within a blockchain network. Cryptocurrency versus traditional currency.

Banking 60

Banking Financial Examples Marketing 60

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

The answer may be that the innovator’s dilemma is no longer the only paradox at play in innovation management. During my time with Harvard Business School’s Forum for Growth and Innovation, we regularly referred to disruption as a problem of accounting and organizational design. The Old Dilemma.

Finance 28

Finance Financial B2B Industry 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Startups founded in sectors that benefited from the introduction of AWS raised much less capital in their first round of VC financing after AWS. This fall in the cost of starting businesses dramatically impacted the way in which VCs manage their portfolios. On average, initial funding fell 20% relative to unaffected sectors.

Research 29

Research Finance Government Financial 29

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

In case you were wondering, the company’s current trademarked slogan, “We Didn’t Invent the Chicken, Just the Chicken Sandwich,” does indeed refer to their flagship menu-item, the Chick-Fil-A chicken sandwich. Lastly, make sure you know the market value of the position for which you are applying. Led by the S.

Culture 100

Culture Cover Letters Case Interview Interviews 100

Tom Spencer

APRIL 6, 2019

Drones are a useful tool for farmers, and the agricultural drone market is expected to be worth $1 billion by 2024 ( Margaritoff, 2018 ). Fariha Tasheem is currently a student at Victoria University of Wellington studying a Bachelor of Science majoring in Computer Science and Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Finance and Management.

Industry 104

Industry Efficiency Data Energy 104

MishTalk

JULY 9, 2015

Yesterday, US treasury Secretary Jack Lew and International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde Pressured Eurozone Ministers to Grant Debt Relief to Greece. But, Ms Merkel today did not take as hard a stance as we've heard from her finance ministry. Did France Save Europe? Greece is no one’s hostage ,” he said.

Finance 28

Finance Energy Conference Report 28

MishTalk

APRIL 17, 2015

billion) -- to pay civil service wages and pensions at the end of the month, according to finance ministry officials. Greece''s finance ministry denied that it would need to tap remaining cash reserves to meet salary payments, without providing any figures. Now, however, it is reaching the end of the line.

Finance 28

Finance Government Course Financial 28

Organizational Talent Consulting

JULY 17, 2023

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are key growth strategies for many organizations: entering new markets, acquiring new technologies, or leveraging scale and size. The leadership challenge is to figure out the best way to manage the formation of a blended new shared culture. Don’t walk away. & Mirvis, P.

Culture 52

Culture Resources Tools Leadership 52

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

From Frost to Cold Water Equity markets cling to hopes of agreement with Greece, rhetoric from Germany is anything but encouraging. Earlier in the day, Germany’s powerful finance minister hinted darkly that a Greek plan to leave the bailout at the end of the month could draw a harsh reaction from financial markets. “I

Finance 28

Finance Meeting Report Government 28

Tom Spencer

JANUARY 14, 2022

However, given that the fossil fuel-based energy market is valued at over $5 trillion, the risks involved in the clean energy transition are proportionally huge. Lithium-ion batteries dominate the market but can only store large amounts of energy for a few hours at a time. References. Smart Grid: Global Markets to 2026.

Energy 88

Energy Transportation Policies McKinsey 88

MishTalk

MARCH 19, 2015

My question was in reference to reader CNA (Cards Not Appreciated) who commented. Mike "Mish" Shedlock [link] Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.'

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Finance Hotels Government Banking 28