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We May Not Have a Clear Path, But We Each Have One

Harmonious Workplaces

In 2009, the recession from 2008 forced me to pivot, sell the business, and reenter consulting full-time. In a shop at the hotel in which she stayed, she found card decks published by The School of Life — a British organization committed to promoting fulfilling lives for people. What a funny place to find wisdom — a hotel lobby shop!

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An Ex-Consultant’s Jump into the Start Up World

Management Consulted

He co-founded MobileSuites, an app that puts travel concierge services and hotel information at your fingertips, and which you can (and should) find and sign-up for here. I started at Yale in 2008. We talked to hotel managers and front office staff. Yeah, definitely. So, we did a little bit of digging.

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Consultant Ninja: Reasons not to stay in Consulting: Management.

Consultant Ninja

Yesterday upon arrival at her hotel she received a fruit basket, a warm welcome from the staff who greeted her by first name, and the below card. One of our partners spends a fair amount of time in one city (not his home) and always stays at the sane hotel. Tuesday, March 17, 2009. Reasons not to stay in Consulting. How depressing.

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Save Lives vs. Save the Economy

CaseInterview.com

Prior to 2008, the financial sector grew way beyond enabling the rest of the economy. In the months after the stock market crash of 2008, many of those rocket scientists were laid off. The month before the crash of 2008, Las Vegas (which had a wildly speculative residential real estate market) had 40,000 mortgage brokers.

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3 Steps to Cultivate an Innovation Culture

Organizational Talent Consulting

Benchmarking in the process of creating a culture of innovation in hotel companies. Life-changing leadership habits: 10 Proven principles that will elevate people, profit, and purpose. Organizational Talent Consulting. Gierczak-Korzeniowska, B., & & Gołembski, G. Economics and Business Review, 3 (17) (2), 101-113. Hjeltnes, A.,

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Consultant Ninja: Signs of Crunch Time: Management Consulting Blog

Consultant Ninja

Reads just like a déjà-vu of my last crunch time on a project, minus the wife, plus irritated friends ("wtf, do you know that it is 1am?" - "but you said to call you when I get to the hotel, didnt you?"). Isnt it lovely! February 17, 2009 at 11:25 AM. Consultant Insider. This seems very familiar. How about - Zoological Knowledge increasing.

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How to Get Beyond Paralysis by Analysis

The Fearless Marketer

My internal dialog started in 2008 when I decided to write another book to help me market my services. Here’s what my mind used to say: “Yeah, that’s a great idea for my second book! Let me think about it for awhile.” Then a day or two later, “No, that idea stinks, gotta find a better idea.”.