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A New Quest for Consultancy: Transitioning from Just-in-Time Logistics

Tom Spencer

Economic meltdowns hold important lessons for business consultants. For instance, in the lead up to the 2008 Great Recession, McKinsey actively promoted mortgage securitization , alongside EY which was involved with Lehman Brothers’ accounting fraud allegations [pdf]. Logistics has always been a key area of focus for consulting firms.

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Going into Consulting in a World Changed by COVID-19

Tom Spencer

That being said, I think there are three issues to consider for anyone planning on going into consulting. Consulting projects will probably change. If we learned anything from the 2008 financial crisis, it is fair to say that in lean times private sector organizations have less resources available to invest in consulting.

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Hilarious Transcripts of Fed Minutes from 2008 Reveal Completely Clueless Fed

MishTalk

Here is a list of FOMC Transcripts and Other Historical Materials, 2008 Notes I purposely cherry picked statements of various Fed governors. Amazingly, Bernanke spoke of pent-up demand for housing in January of 2008 The January 29-30 transcript was a whopping 194 pages long. percentage point to GDP growth in 2008 and 0.3

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Consultant Ninja: Consulting Verbatims: Management Consulting Blog

Consultant Ninja

Consultant Ninja. Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. Consulting Verbatims. From: Client Sent: Monday, 11:32 PM To: Consultant Ninja Subject: RE: Market Data Sources Ninja- Please make this high priority.

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

Consulting Success

On this episode, Stuart shares the number one consulting success truth — your network is your biggest marketing tool. He shares lessons he has learned, mistakes he commonly sees consultants make, and some of the ways that he has scaled his business for growth without hiring unnecessarily.

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Why consulting?

Management Consulted

Last week we held an MC exclusive subscriber giveaway contest – entrants told us in 200 words or less how they became interested in consulting. The prize for best answer was a FREE Consulting Case Bank and The Consulting Bible 3rd edition – a HUGE giveaway – so we weren’t surprised when we heard from so many of you.

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The Paths of Consultancy

Tom Spencer

Daryl Morey took the path less travelled, the path that began with academia and consultancy. Consultancy has the power to open doors where no doors are present. Morey’s tale is only one of the more unique and interesting paths taken by former consultants in the world today.