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Ten Factors to Consider Before Jumping into Independent Consulting

Successful Independent Consulting

I made the leap to independent consulting in 2004 and never looked back. One way to get over the psychological hurdle is to avoid calling it “sales”. This helps to ease the pressure of constantly doing business development, networking, or “sales”.

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ZS Associates Firm Profile

Management Consulted

Today’s emphasis is on ZS Associates (pronounced Zee S in the USA) – a premier boutique firm focused on sales force and marketing optimization. Upon realizing that their findings were highly applicable to the problems of sales force sizing and resource allocation, they decided to investigate further. sales force teams.

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Capgemini Consulting Interviews – Tech, Business or Both?

Management Consulted

In 2004, the firm adopted its current logo with the single word name, Capgemini. Capgemini Consulting has an executive committee with a CEO, Xavier Hochet, and a Deputy CEO, Ken Toombs, who also doubles is the Global Sales Officer and CEO of Capgemini Consulting North America. The board committees have no decision-making authority.

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BearingPoint Interview Preparation – Mystery or History?

Management Consulted

Unfortunately, in 2004, soon after the rollout of this new accounting system, complaints began rolling in with issues. In May 2004, BearingPoint reported a valuation decline of 61%. Peter Mockler and his management team, who had been the EMEA leadership for BearingPoint in 2006, continued to lead BearingPoint. Practice Areas.

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Gallup Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Worldwide corporate leadership became more aware and interested in employee opinions and satisfaction, sparked by incredible competition between organizations to hire the best and brightest. With all of the firm’s legacy of thought leadership, Gallup was thrilled to digitize its findings – collected over 65 years!

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Positioning Yourself As The Expert — How To Develop A Consulting Voice That Clients Will Listen To with Ron Carucci: Podcast #21

Consulting Success

Ron and his partners at Navalent help companies that are in pursuit of a substantial transformational change, whether it be strategic formulation, organizational design, cultural shifts, or executive leadership behaviors. We left that firm in New York City in 2004 and started Navalent. Our relationships usually span multiple years.

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Brews, News and Booz & Company: Interview and Culture Insights

Management Consulted

The practice areas of Booz & Company include: Strategy and Leadership. Probably not; the firm’s ties to the federal government are so ingrained that it will likely be held back from across-the-board thought leadership (the federal government is known more for best practice implementation, not innovation). 2004 – 2013.