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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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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. Posted by Consultant Ninja. Labels: Bitterness , Consulting. I am a strategy consultant at.

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Consultant Ninja: The Etymology of Consulting: Management.

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. The Etymology of Consulting. Posted by Consultant Ninja. Labels: Consulting. 2 comments: Consultant Insider. Consulting. (88).

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Consultant Ninja: Technology/Device Social Crutch: Management.

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. Posted by Consultant Ninja. Every where like business development consulting offices, colleges, school people were using technology.

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It’s Not “Time Management.” It’s Lean.

Markovitz Consulting

Of course, software firm 37 Signals has been operating four-day work weeks over the summer since 2008. Indeed, a recent survey by the Society of Human Resource Management indicates that fifteen percent of companies offer a 32-hour workweek.

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Consultant Ninja: Resiliency, Panic, and Anxiety: Management.

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. Posted by Consultant Ninja. It is a pleasure reading a blog from a fellow Management Consultant, keep it up! Consulting. (88).