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Consulting in the medical device sector: A lesson on the importance of sociological know-how

Tom Spencer

Expertise in case studies is considered a given not just among the veterans of business life, but even for newly aspiring consultants, who wish to break into the consultancy industry. Secondly, our marketing strategy had to reflect the specific culture of each target country.

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Infosys Consulting Interviews & Culture

Management Consulted

Though companies like IBM and Accenture advertised themselves as end-to-end, Pratt believed they were not, which would work in Infosys’ favor. To overcome this obstacle, Pratt set himself to studying the examples available and devising a strategy that would create a cohesive culture across the entire Infosys spectrum.

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Doubling a $400,000 Revenue Model With Business Trainer Blair Enns: Podcast #22

Consulting Success

Self-described “recovering consultant” Blair Enns is the CEO of Win Without Pitching, a sales training organization for creative professionals in the design, advertising, and public relations fields. I stumbled into advertising. I worked in advertising for about a dozen years or so at some point. What were you doing before?

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The U.S. Needs a New Paradigm for Data Governance

Harvard Business

Lawmakers expressed surprise and confusion about Facebook’s business model, including how the company generates revenue and uses data for targeted advertising. While Facebook represents a unique case study, the challenges and opportunities amplified in the congressional hearings are pervasive across the digital economy.

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Positioning Yourself As The Expert — How To Develop A Consulting Voice That Clients Will Listen To with Ron Carucci: Podcast #21

Consulting Success

Ron and his partners at Navalent help companies that are in pursuit of a substantial transformational change, whether it be strategic formulation, organizational design, cultural shifts, or executive leadership behaviors. If you’re a niche firm, you’re not going to pay to advertise. Were you always interested in this?

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The Right Way to Check Someone’s References

Harvard Business

But what you learn will help you get a sense for whether the candidate is “a cultural fit” for your organization. “Try to understand the type of culture that this candidate has worked in and her ability to learn and adapt to a new ones,” he says. “There are no right or wrong answers,” he says.

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What to Do When Your Employee Asks for a Raise Too Soon

Harvard Business

Case Study #1: Use “radical candor” and look for ways to challenge your employee. Suresh Khanna, CRO of AdRoll, the online advertising placement company based in San Francisco, says that many of his employees have asked for promotions before they were ready. He remains eager but has recalibrated his goals.