Organizational Talent Consulting

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

When was the last time you heard thank you or sent a handwritten note? You might feel such moments are rare or nonexistent in the workplace. But what if I told you that acts of goodwill, often taken for granted, are not optional but essential to establishing your leadership credibility? Trust is not something to ignore.

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The Management Centre

MARCH 24, 2023

Everyone we meet wants feedback, but the vast majority say they don’t get enough. Four reasons why giving feedback is hard: 1)I’m worried it might harm our relationship. This reason often comes from managers who genuinely want to have good relationships with their colleagues, and who want to be ‘nice’. Make the time to do it.

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Kai Davis

JANUARY 10, 2023

Here’s my definition: Outreach Marketing: Stimulating a conversation with someone from whom you want to build a business relationship. In yesterday’s letter, we touched on three of these challenges: Immediate ‘Big Asks,’ like “you should hire us IMMEDIATELY for this project.”. How are you going to interact with them?

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Successful Independent Consulting

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

If you don’t want to learn from the story, just skip to the lessons learned at the end.) She explained the business model and mentioned me, saying: “Let me know if you ever want to discuss it further, or I could put you in touch directly with Liz.” Recently I helped a consultant land a $420,000 consulting contract.

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Tsavo Neal

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

What should I put on my personal website? What you put on your personal website depends on what you want to get out of your personal website — it’s purpose. Praise: Prove you are who you claim to be from the words of other people who vouch for you. A must-have if you are seeking a new job.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MARCH 6, 2023

Here is one leadership development tool that creates the clarity you need to achieve your goals. Stress at work doesn't vanish when you walk out of the office. True self-awareness means seeing yourself objectively and knowing how you are doing from the perspectives of principles that apply in life and work.

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Martinka Consulting

MAY 5, 2021

I was talking with (helping) a person who has a very small advisory firm about a recent conversation he’d had with a prospective client. Did you ask about timing? Why are they talking to you (what are the issues)? All I got was they had a nice conversation and got along well. High pressure sales is so 1960-70’s.

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Martinka Consulting

MARCH 3, 2021

We’ve learned there might not be as much travel for business “check-in meetings” given Zoom, Teams, WebEx, etc., that remote work is possible for some, that people do need the comradery you can’t get online, and people are creative. Even one-on-one networking meetings are scarce. Covid has been wicked to a lot of people.

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Brimstone Consulting

APRIL 5, 2021

At the same time, job demands have increased , as has time in meetings and time connected with colleagues via channels such as Slack and Teams. . Leading with empathy and compassion and giving people the opportunity to step away from “survival mode” and feeling of always needing to be on is not just “nice,” it is common sense.

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The Management Centre

APRIL 29, 2022

Often we are given the following brief: We want a team away day, in person, as soon as possible. Often we are given the following brief: We want a team away day, in person, as soon as possible. Oh – and can you make it fun please. Having an away day because you feel like it’s the right thing to do is great.

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Martinka Consulting

JANUARY 6, 2021

Have you noticed the low winter produce prices? Really nice. You don’t need a mask to go for a walk, a run, or a bike ride. Great advice on how to judge all of this: “If I had a birthday candle in my hand and you’re too far away to blow it out, I can’t inhale whatever you exhale.” I haven’t worn a watch since mid-March.

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Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

A huge shout-out to all 500+ of you who met up with us in person on the tour. We can’t wait to keep growing the program – based on the rave reviews (and our personal enjoyment), it’s worth it. For those of you that missed it, we are holding another 8-hour Consulting Bootcamp in San Francisco on September 21.

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Johanna Rothman

JUNE 19, 2019

You can tell because of the various posts about information persistence.) No, the point of a parking lot is so you don't have to look at it. You should have seen their faces. One person grinned. I asked that person what she thought. Even if you use a parking lot. Nice way of managing risk.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

It stands to reason that putting some thought into keeping the job you just got would be the prudent thing to do. It is a nice luxury that those still in the recruiting process do not have. So, when you offend a junior client, that client tells everybody at the client company that your firm is terrible to deal with.

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The Management Centre

MARCH 1, 2022

Here at =mc we encourage every participant we meet on our programmes to get in touch if they have specific issues they want to follow up on. Hello =mc team, I’m really hoping you can help me. It was never quite agreed you see, and now the project will stall at the very least, or fail completely at worst. What is the issue?

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The Management Centre

JUNE 30, 2021

Here at =mc we encourage every participant we meet on our programmes to get in touch if they have specific issues they want to follow up on. As you can imagine it has been a tough year, firstly moving everything online and then supporting the young people we work with through very trying situations. What is the issue?

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Martinka Consulting

AUGUST 18, 2021

The owner of a nice, growing, and profitable business has his two sons working for him and they are key employees. Things like go to the gym, run personal errands, long lunches, etc. He knew (from his meetings) these people weren’t going to change. about a couple that planned to transition the business to their son).

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Management Consulted

JULY 5, 2015

One of the best things about strategy consulting is that you get to work across a broad spectrum of industries , giving you exposure to a lot of the wonderful variety that exists around us in the business world. Whether it’s Betty Billionaire or Sammy Startup, you’re there to add value. 1 – Teamwork is Dreamwork.

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The Management Centre

JUNE 30, 2021

Here at =mc we encourage every participant we meet on our programmes to get in touch if they have specific issues they want to follow up on. As you can imagine it has been a tough year, firstly moving everything online and then supporting the young people we work with through very trying situations. What is the issue?

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Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 18, 2023

If you read this blog or my newsletter, you know I enjoy both nonfiction and fiction writing. But especially at the holidays, we all need a third place, where we meet with our people. I have another short story as part of the 2023 Holiday Spectacular : Underdog Party. My Glock 43 was in its holster on the left side of my waist.

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The Management Centre

JULY 30, 2020

Here at =mc, we encourage every participant we meet on our programmes to get in touch if they have specific issues they want to follow up on. Our team sits in Fundraising, and as you can imagine we are just one small team in a much larger department. I don’t want to be that person, but I’m so fed up. What’s the issue?

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Back at work, most of us immediately go into catch-up mode; the last thing on your mind is following up with the people you just met. That’s especially true if you’re an introvert and feel overtaxed by the whole process. First, it’s important to set aside “processing time.”

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Kai Davis

MARCH 18, 2020

Enjoy these recommendations on resources to stay help you stay calm, emotionally balanced, and resilient during these strange, strange times. And that’s after 32 years of thinking to myself ‘Man, having a meditation habit would be nice. For tooling, you can use whatever works best to help you write. Meditation.

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The Management Centre

APRIL 8, 2019

I helped a very ambitious young person at the very start of her career. Over the course of my career I have been very fortunate to have support from some brilliant people. I genuinely would not be where I am today without the input, insight and inspiration from my mentors – and indeed, my mentees. But for me, a mentor is more than that.

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The Management Centre

APRIL 26, 2023

Welcome to the Safe Space – where managers can share their issues and gain advice from top learning & development consultants Here at =mc, we encourage every participant we meet on our programmes to get in touch if they have specific issues they want to follow up on. From this we hear some common problems, issues, challenges, and worries.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 2, 2020

Individuals can save, but there can never be any saving in the economy, taken as a whole, because one person’s spending is another person’s income. Individuals can save, but there can never be any saving in the economy, taken as a whole, because one person’s spending is another person’s income.

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ConsultX

MARCH 21, 2022

Want tangible tips that you as a Business Consultant can use to engage business owners and take the conversation deeper than ever before? Gain insight into their personal and professional challenges and pain points. Then you can present yourself as the trusted person with expertise and understanding to partner with them.

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Jerry Fletcher

JUNE 27, 2020

They are expected to bring that proficiency to bear on client’s problems that fit nicely into their knowledge base. Or, you might employ a quiz to determine which of your areas of expertise are what is expected or dated or needed. You will need to query in a way you can get useable, verifiable information.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 24, 2019

Below is a success story and prep tips from a student who has two MBB offers as well as my advice on how to chose between the two offers (a very nice problem to have). I am writing to thank you for helping me attain my goal of working for a top consulting firm fresh out of undergrad. My Response: you have my deepest sympathy.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 20, 2014

IF you continue with your current line of work, will you be more capable, better known and have a stronger network in 12 months time? Or will you just be one year older, one pay grade higher, and one step closer to that “promised” promotion? But are you? Or just getting paid? To become wealthy? So far so good.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 23, 2018

When someone you work with annoys you, it’s tempting to avoid the person as much as possible. You’re better off cultivating some empathy. How can you do that with a colleague who rubs you the wrong way? How can you foster curiosity instead of animosity? . vincent tsui for hbr.

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Rick Conlow

MARCH 14, 2020

If you have had one lately you probably noticed they have high standards, are upbeat, knowledgeable and straight talkers. You will get the feedback you need to succeed. If you are lucky enough to have one you will want to excel, because you believe in yourself a little more when you are around them.

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Rick Conlow

MAY 27, 2019

When you do you tap a potential often unrealized in you. Your team doesn’t want to tell you something that might put them on your “bad side”, so they choose to tell you that which is more likely to land them on your “good side”. Can you relate? We agreed to set it up at the next team meeting.

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Martinka Consulting

JULY 15, 2017

On May 25, 2017, the Wall Street Journal’s tech column was about how almost all of us have personal information exposed online, much more than we realize. Job search – wouldn’t it be nice if prospective employees knew about the company’s culture before accepting the job? The June 1 column had more on how to reduce information exposure.

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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Question: I think your site is wonderful, and I really appreciate the work that you do. P.S. Do you have any thoughts on McKinsey vs. BCG? Sounds like you had one really good day. Oh, you have a very nice problem. You really can't go wrong. When you first start, they're afraid you'll screw up.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 29, 2018

When you join an organization, you have a short window of time to adapt to its culture. Being cognizant of not just what your colleagues do but how they work matters if you want to be effective and be perceived well. In some organizations, the only way to influence others is by spending time with them in person.

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CaseInterview.com

MAY 9, 2019

Management Consulting Networking Success Story: I just want to drop you one additional thank you e-mail, as I heavily relied on your preparation sources throughout my interviewing journey (and the corresponding case interview preparation). It's been a while now, but it is only now that I found the time to write. I was devastated.

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