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You Can’t Pizza Party Your Way to a Great Corporate Culture

Harmonious Workplaces

The executives, who huddled behind closed doors in the corner office, anticipated the typical buzz of energy with the promise of free pizza. Those who did eat demonstrated a concerned and quiet sadness while trying to remain pleasant. The Misuse of Fun Perks Before we dive into the heart of improving culture, let’s clear something up.

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How to Confidently Articulate the Value of What You Do

Consulting Matters

We all know we have tremendous value to offer our clients. We can see the transformation that’s waiting for them… …But when it comes time to put that value into words and communicate it to those same clients? But as a customer we don't care about his tools. We are not Disney.

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Recruiters You Should Meet to Staff for Success

Harmonious Workplaces

Retained search firms and recruiters play a crucial role in attracting and retaining human capital in organizations across cultures (Allen & Vardaman, 2017). I have registered with large, multi-national executive search companies, retained search organizations, and popular agencies.

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The Pair of Hands Trap: What Keeps Consultants From Strategic Client Partnership

Consulting Matters

I learned that if we want to be treated and paid as a strategic partner, we must position ourselves that way. Otherwise, we'll default into one of the positioning traps that will stand in the way of the difference we want to make and the income we want to earn. You may think – what's the big deal?

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How Centralization Decisions Create Friction, Increase Cycle Time, and Cost Money, Part 1

Johanna Rothman

They claim it's “Economies of scale,” and the combined organization will save money by centralizing “overhead” and flattening management. You know who that “overhead” is: the people who support the business, such as finance and HR. Some company is buying your company (or vice versa).

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Understanding ISO 20700: Elevating Your Management Consultancy

Effective Managers

In this blog, we’ll dive deep into what ISO 20700 is, its significance in the consulting industry, and how mastering these guidelines can significantly differentiate your consultancy in the marketplace. ISO 20700 serves as a beacon of reliability. ISO 20700 serves as a beacon of reliability. What is ISO 20700?

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Leadership Tip #4: Admit When You Don’t Know

Johanna Rothman

” A colleague or a person you serve asks, “Why are we doing this?” To anyone in your organization? We can't know everything about everything that occurs in the products, with the people, with anything. How we treat each other (repercussions of when we explain we don't know).