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Business Book Review: Start-Up Nation

Management Consulted

Today is an interesting book review on Start-Up Nation by Dan Senor and Saul Singer. This book is a fantastic summary of creative ideas, innovations, startup and entrepreneurial genius that have been churned up by Israel. In 2008, per capita venture capital investments in Israel were 2.5 Enjoy their insight! WHY READ IT?

Deloitte 100
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Advisory Board Company Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

The Advisory Board Company also offers technology, management, and consulting services. You’ll have to read on to hear our opinion (see Culture section in particular). H*Works was the first of many steps the company took towards building its prestigious (in the healthcare consulting world) consulting and managing services.

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Booz Allen Hamilton Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

From this noble seed came a company that birthed management consulting as we know it. One of Booz Allen Hamilton’s finest moments from the early years was in the 1950s when Time Magazine dubbed it “the world’s largest, most prestigious management consulting firm.” Acquisition & Program Management.

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3 tips to help you have a good feedback conversation

Halo Psych

Now there are lots of books and talks that suggest people are more afraid of public speaking than they are of jumping out of a plane. Based on my own experience of working with hundreds of managers over the years, I’m pretty certain most are more afraid of having a tough conversation with a colleague than anything else!

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Bridgespan Non-Profit Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

. BRIDGESPAN INTERVIEWS & CULTURE . In 2008, Bridgespan redesigned its website in an attempt to provide better knowledge transfer. If you are interested in non-profit jobs in general, or manage a non-profit that wants to expand its reach, check out the Bridgespan Job Board. BRIDGESPAN CULTURE . Networking Groups.

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Does Effective Leadership Really Matter?

Organizational Talent Consulting

Great leaders achieve great results and create great company cultures. A study of 100 executives and middle management leaders in manufacturing and service organizations demonstrated that effective leadership improves follower performance, promotes higher business levels, follower job satisfaction, and follower organizational commitment.

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Less Marketing, More Consulting — How To Win Projects Within Your Network with Stuart Friedman: Podcast #19

Consulting Success

This Silicon Valley-based previous electrical engineer with a passion for theater studied at Carnegie Mellon, then started his career in product marketing and sales before becoming a VP General Manager. Building A Business on Cross-Cultural Communications. It all came together during a conversation with a previous competitor.

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