Successful Independent Consulting

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

July 2014: Joe changes jobs. I’m going to be in So Cal on January 29 and 30 and I’d love to come by and meet you in person for coffee, lunch or whatever fits your schedule. We weren’t able to sync up our schedules, so we didn’t meet. Of course, let me know if you ever need any consulting talent. OK, enough of the "plug".

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Women in Consulting

MARCH 27, 2014

36% of Independents describe themselves as self-employed, 15% as a contractor, 13% as a business owner, 9% as creative talent, 7% as a consultant, 4% a freelancer, and another 4% define themselves as entrepreneurs. Do you always find a way to meet your commitments and get the job done? It starts May 1, 2014. SOURCE: [link].

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Women in Consulting

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

LinkedIn was the subject of the WIC South Bay Satellite meeting this month, and we were treated to a fun and informative luncheon with Sandy Jones-Kaminski. Expanding my network to include some talented and generous new collaborators, excellent vendors and even a few high-quality referral partners. By: Sandy Jones-Kaminski.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

DECEMBER 19, 2022

When rushing from one meeting to the next, it can be hard to find time to listen. It also includes logical and creative thinking aspects. It needs to be continuous, adapting to the shifting markets and organizational capability rather than a once of year activity. Walker, M., & & Monster, J. A meta-analysis. Beatty, K., &

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JANUARY 9, 2023

Try asking the following questions in your next team or one-to-one meeting: Why is this team important to you? “A change imposed is a change opposed.” Spencer Johnson. Creating a shared identity begins with a conversation. What is the value this team brings to the business? British Journal of Management, 18(s1), S17-S27. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8551.2007.00523.xvan.

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Construction Leadership Journal Tools 59

Chad Barr

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

This week’s reflection point: Last week I shared the key insights I gained from my first day meeting with my global growth circle. Today I would like to share additional take-aways from my second day’s meeting: All growth isn’t profitable. © Chad Barr 2014. or call my direct line: 440-394-8004.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

APRIL 25, 2022

Consider how you would answer the following questions by thinking back over the past month: Do you state your purpose when you meet with others? Like the rearview mirror on the passenger side of a car, it is dangerous not to realize that your perspective is somewhat affected by your point of view and that your brain is on autopilot.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MARCH 28, 2022

From being vulnerable to saying what others don't want to hear to endless Zoom meetings. The next time you find yourself in a meeting, and you don't know why you are there. Try asking using these powerful questions during your next one to one meeting: What's on your mind? In fact, sometimes, it's incredibly challenging.

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Harvard Business

JULY 6, 2017

In coaching, while Eric focused on learning ways to motivate the talent on his team, he didn’t address deeper issues, like his perfectionism, that could hold him back in the long run. We examined data from 72 executive coaching engagements we conducted from 2008 to 2014. Meetings averaged one to two sessions per month.

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

They did much of the work piecing together Mr. Madoff’s money trail and just recently flew over to Puerto Rico for the Puerto Rico Government, who hired FTI to improve operations of utilities and highway units (2014). That means you have a chance to get experience in an exciting array of different industries with some truly talented folks.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

The people the model identifies as those with the most promise are often the ones a company will invest in through additional training and talent development programs. Many know and use the nine-box model , for example, to map past performance against future leadership potential. But are these measurement methods still valid?

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JANUARY 30, 2023

The key is not to try and force a conversation into an arbitrarily scheduled time frame or the five minutes on your way to your next meeting. Bryant McGill Leaders are under pressure, and listening without judgment is not likely to happen in a rushed environment. Allow the option to reschedule additional time as appropriate. Fukuyama, F.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

By one measure, a lot more: the number of activist investor deals rose 34% between 2000 and 2014. retailers in customer satisfaction and its market value declined by 55%, the board stepped back in, meeting with employees and learning how to restore the company’s original focus on a close, advisory relationship with customers.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 14, 2016

Many people are stunned to learn that I didn’t meet my chief technology officer in person until 2014 — three years after he started working for me. To attract top remote talent, start by rethinking your approach to job descriptions. I actually recommend making your job descriptions less descriptive.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JANUARY 2, 2023

Idealized influence and inspirational motivation are two key leadership behaviors and attributes to help leaders meet today’s and tomorrow’s complex organizational challenges. IBM (2014) The value of training IBM Corporation. Evidence suggests that more dynamic leadership skills are the most effective. References. & Fulmer, R.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Companies with a strong sustainability program and culture attract and retain better talent who desire a sense of purpose and contribution to a greater good. Team members want to understand that meeting sustainability goals doesn’t just help the company—it helps customers, communities and the world.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 12, 2015

I was grateful for the recent opportunity to communicate with Jennifer Marsh, Global Head of Public Relations Strategy, and Cheryl Coulthurst, Global Head of Talent Acquisition, at North Highland. Examples of this include our strategy and advisory group, launched in 2014, and we’ve seen tremendous interest in that offering.

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Leadership Vision Consulting

AUGUST 20, 2015

At the Leadership Vision 2014 Annual Summit in December, our team identified five bold steps of focus during 2015. In order to do that, we need highly talented and trained professionals to come alongside us to provide meaningful and sustainable strengths work. One of those targets was to identify the “next generation.”

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Leadership Vision Consulting

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

We have had a very busy Fall 2014 season. We seek to lay a strong foundation that allows people to be relationally safe and known by their talents. The gift of working with strengths has been the gift that keeps on giving. Giving Strengths Away It seems as if we can’t give it away fast enough. I have the attention span of a lit match!

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Talent Travel Leadership Education 37

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

For instance, in 2014 only 10% of Yelp’s engineers were female. Beginning in 2013, a handful of tech companies (including Yelp, where some of us work, Google, LinkedIn, and Facebook) began to research and release data on the diversity of their workforces. The numbers were grim.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 27, 2016

In a 2014 global survey of Human Capital Trends conducted by Deloitte , 57% of respondents said that their organizations are “weak” when it comes to helping leaders manage difficult schedules and helping employees manage information flow, and that there is an urgent need to address this challenge.

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Energy Agile Survey Training 42

Harvard Business

JULY 14, 2016

Such communities are particularly useful in recruitment, hiring, talent development, or in defining employee retention policies. A highly talented developer specialized in graphics animation could choose to work on a game by assuming a “group contributor role,” becoming part of the group (CCA) developing that game.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 6, 2017

This Way Ahead is an effective talent strategy for Gap Inc. Sixty-one percent of the youths surveyed said they have struggled at work because they had a hard time making ends meet. Offering existing workers additional hours, rather than hiring new workers, may be one way to save on costs and improve employee satisfaction.

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Management Consulted

MAY 25, 2014

Meet Gallup Press – yet another branch of an already rapidly growing information empire. The questions are meant to challenge you and cause you to think about which of your talents are a default for you. 2014 Salaries. In 2004, that’s just what Gallup did. You need to be able to explain how you apply them in life.

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Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 181

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 7, 2014

This is an amazing opportunity to dive into content and tools used by Bridgespan in their work advising nonprofit clients, to apply those tools in meeting organizational priorities, and to do so in partnership with a select group of nonprofit leaders. Nonprofit Job Board. LATBA: Latinos at Bridgespan and Bain. That’s amazing, right?

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Harvard Business

JULY 27, 2017

Talented founders know that corporations simply cannot replicate the deep experience private VCs have in starting companies, nor their expertise in assisting startups with complex challenges such as deal making, business modeling, resolving disputes among founders, executing a successful IPO, and so on.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 3, 2018

“There are so many factors to consider, says Jennifer Petriglieri, an assistant professor at INSEAD and the author of “ Talent Management and the Two Career Couple.” “You have a new job, new office, and all sorts of new people to meet; your spouse has been dropped in the middle of nowhere and knows no one.”

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Organizational Talent Consulting

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

In addition to the usual channels of one-to-one and open-door meetings, it is essential to provide additional channels for open communications. Leaders need to be clear about what is important to them and spend time sharing with their followers. What is the real challenge with enhancing your leadership influence? References: Byrne, A.,

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

Work is done by individuals with different specialties who have talents or strengths in the field. And there is no Chief Forest Officer, one who calls formal meetings, hands out an agenda named Q4 Seasonality, and discusses how tomorrow they hibernate for X number of days and nights. Image: Pexels. References. CB Insights (2019).

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Management Exercises Leadership Consulting 60

Harvard Business

MAY 9, 2018

Our data shows that from 2004 to 2014, WPP made a staggering 271 acquisitions — which averages to more than one every two weeks — 60% more than the next busiest acquirer during that decade, Google (now Alphabet). After that, however, WPP practiced programmatic M&A, turning it into a strong muscle. Strong capital expenditure.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 24, 2018

Locate the company’s R&D near the talent. They include Pfizer, which established one of its largest research centers there in 2014, and Philips Healthcare, which moved its U.S. Companies also recognize that top talent is not confined to just a handful of schools. Here’s what that entails. medical diagnostics).

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Consulting Success

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

They pre-sell us to clients saying, “You have to meet these people. This was 2014. Us not meeting the businesspeople doesn’t add value. They’re very busy and don’t have time to meet.” Why can’t my team come together and do what I’m asking them to do?” They’re not consultants.”

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Harvard Business

MARCH 2, 2017

In the fall of 2014 my colleague Catherine Tucker and I conducted a large-scale experiment at MIT, in which 4,494 undergraduate students were offered access to bitcoin. co); how we pay for content and media (Brave); and how we harness talent to improve predictions (Numerai). How technology is transforming transactions.

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Finance Financial Video Government 28

Harvard Business

AUGUST 16, 2016

It turns out that many aspects of lean startup, like showing rough prototypes to customers before you’ve invested lots of time and money, iterating based on their feedback, and letting data prove or disprove your hunches, all have powerful appeal inside big companies, where endless meetings and executive approvals often bog down innovation.

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Company Airlines Survey Methodologies 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 20, 2016

The survey respondents reported relatively odd behavioral changes (e.g., “stopped caring about their personal appearance;” “became aggressive toward other employees”) as well as many common ones (e.g., “less willingness to volunteer for special projects;” “decreased attendance at staff meetings”).

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Tsavo Neal

APRIL 27, 2017

SOURCE: Social Talent. Would you go and meet a prospective client wearing basketball shorts and sandles? Source: Salesforce 2014 Mobile Behaviour Report. We would like to think that we only judge people and businesses by their actions. But, we are hard-wired to make snap judgements based on these seemingly superficial traits.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

According to a Credit Suisse analysis of 20 leading global pharma companies, 80% of their growth in net profits in 2014 stemmed from price increases in the United States. This represents a disquieting trend for companies whose profit growth heavily depends on price increases. citizens have a positive opinion of big pharma.

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