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What Are The Best Management Consulting Books?

Steve Shu Consulting

There are four books that I recommend as core to the generic practice of consulting. Process Consultation by Edgar Schein (dry read). Flawless Consulting by Peter Block (optional and highly recommended for those coming from engineering versus consulting backgrounds). These are: The McKinsey Way by Ethan Rasiel.

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Independent Consultants: Excellence Begins Here

Successful Independent Consulting

So here I am, launching this blog , which will help you become a better management consultant and solopreneur. My Story After my first year as an independent consultant I realized that I: Worked fewer hours Made about $30,000 more than I did as a director at a global company Paid less federal income tax, and Spent more time with my daughter.

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Rule of Thumb #2: Use Behavioral Lenses to Innovate and Adapt to Changes

Steve Shu Consulting

2009; Johnson and Goldstein, 2003; Johnson et al., 4 (2009): 1639-1674. ” Marketing Letters 23, no. Let’s take just one of five behavioral angles I cover at Cornell in my applied behavioral economics courses, namely choice architecture. ” The Quarterly Journal of Economics 124, no. Johnson, Eric J., Johnson, Eric J.,

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Consultant Ninja: Why the US Housing Market is still royally screwed.

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. Why the US Housing Market is still royally screwed. As a potential homeowner, Ive been trying to assess which way the housing market is going.

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60 Seconds of Johanna’s WIP for March 1, 2024

Johanna Rothman

Back in 2009, I gave a talk about project portfolio management to a group of about twenty people. The post 60 Seconds of Johanna’s WIP for March 1, 2024 appeared first on Johanna Rothman, Management Consultant. .” In fact, it's the smallest possible audience that desperately wants to solve their problem.

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Consultant Ninja: A Simple Question about the Credit Markets.

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. Tuesday, March 31, 2009. A Simple Question about the Credit Markets. Posted by Consultant Ninja. March 31, 2009 at 9:52 PM.

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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.