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Consulting as a Contractor: The Rise of Self-Employment

Tom Spencer

Business organisations and management consultants have long had a contractual rather than an employer/employee relationship. In 2017, Warton published an article that highlighted the rise of contractual workers in both the private and public sectors. They also need to manage their own training, resource development, and financing.

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Stop Setting Goals You Don’t Actually Care About

Harvard Business

To begin thinking of your own professional development goals, start by asking yourself three questions: If I could accomplish just one major professional development goal in 2017, what would it be? I’ve always been a huge fan of time blocking as a way to reserve time for important items.

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5 Ways to Counteract Your Smartphone Addiction

Harvard Business

Here are a few research-backed strategies I recommend you implement at work and at home. Short of going off the grid, how can we build better habits around technology—preserving its benefits while minimizing the negative effects? Use “cc” and “reply all” judiciously. You and Your Team Series.

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6 Ways to Counteract Your Smartphone Addiction

Harvard Business

Here are a few research-backed strategies I recommend you implement at work and at home. Short of going off the grid, how can we build better habits around technology—preserving its benefits while minimizing the negative effects? Use “cc” and “reply all” judiciously. You and Your Team Series.

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When Companies Want to Innovate, But Investors Won’t Let Them

Harvard Business

Financial markets tend to punish the digital leaders in this group for forays that are necessarily complex strategies whose benefits are realized over longer periods of time. Conversely, there are risks to digital innovation for firms that are valued more for their current period fundamentals rather than for future growth prospects.

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Why Consulting: The 2019 Ultimate Guide

QEmploy

For instance, you have consulting within Business Strategy, Marketing, IT, Management and so on. Marketing and Sales strategy. Growth Strategy. Product Strategy and Launch. The survey was made in January 2019 and is carried out each year at the same time. Project Management. Growth Strategy.

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HBR’s Best on Saying No to More Work

Harvard Business

Like many professionals, I used this month to reflect on what I wanted to accomplish in 2017. Which strategies work? January is almost over. I tried to keep my list of goals short and focused , but I went into the year with a lot on my plate. How am I going to make room to take on these new things?