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Recruiting versus reality

Tom Spencer

In this post, I explore the other side of the value propositions presented by consulting firms during the recruiting process: “You will be exposed to a wide range of problems and industries”. You’ll get to travel”. International travel often relies on how busy your office or region is, on your performance, and your career stage.

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#CrisisRoundup of Awesome Links: Weeks of September 15 and 22, 2014

Melissa Agnes

I had the opportunity to present a crisis management workshop to some very savvy and fascinating professionals within the healthcare sector of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. However, through my travels, I never got around to publishing a #CrisisRoundup last week so, here is my roundup from the past two weeks. Listen here.

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Consultant Ninja: Future Histories: Management Consulting Blog

Consultant Ninja

Typical of its down-to-earth management ethos, NetApp early on ditched a travel policy a dozen ­pages long in favor of this maxim: "We are a frugal company. Presentation Zen. Sunday, March 8, 2009. Future Histories. But dont show up dog-tired to save a few bucks. Use your common sense." Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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Consultant Ninja: Classic Consulting Quotes: Management.

Consultant Ninja

You HAVE to do a classic consultant ninja analysis of this report, published by the US Travel Association! 2010-Present: Off the road 2009 Stats: Airline Miles: 24,902 Nights away from home: 73 (of 216: 34% of nights) AMEX Charges: $21,220 2008 Stats: Airline miles: 87,589 Nights away from home: 159 (of 365: 43.6%

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Consultant Ninja: Pity the Poor Honduran Army: Management.

Consultant Ninja

I remember in my undergrad days reading in the school paper about these students who spent their summer traveling all over the US protesting various causes. Presentation Zen. In Rich countries (US, UK, Italy, France), I support the government. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Tuesday, July 7, 2009. I am a strategy consultant at.

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Minto Pyramid Principle

CaseInterview.com

On day 1 of an engagement, hour 1 of the first day, we'd draw up an outline (we actually used a visual story board version of the outline) of the final presentation--making lots of assumptions (essentially hypotheses). Of course, the outline was not yet factually supported.

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To Change Your Strategy, First Change How You Think

Harvard Business

The airline industry is a cautionary tale of what happens when companies emulate new business models without bringing over the associated mental models. For over 40 years, Southwest Airlines has been a disruptive force in the airline industry, creating an entirely new category and a record 43 consecutive years of profitability.