Harvard Business

APRIL 15, 2024

From the takeoff and landing of a space shuttle to managing uncontrollable bleeding in the operating room, there are vital lessons to be learned from these industries and adapted into others. Then, prepare for such emergencies through training and practice.

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The Consultants Peer Group

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Over a short two-day span several consulting related articles caught my attention. First, the obvious, they are about my profession, management consulting. IT, HR, Profit Improvement, Operations, etc., First, Confessions of a Whistleblower by Garrison Lovely highlighted several cultural problems at the consulting firm, McKinsey.

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Ethics Consulting McKinsey Government 98

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Leaders can use an approach called balanced benchmarking, borrowed from operations management, to conduct a needs assessment and apply training where it can be most effective. The author explains how this approach was applied at a firm in the legal services industry and offers five strategies for implementation.

ROI 69

ROI Development Benchmarking Operations 69

Emerson Consulting Group

APRIL 4, 2019

In a world filled with tweets, ever-breaking news, a thousand TV channels and podcasts galore, is there any point to toiling away at an article, then seeking a journal or magazine willing to publish it? Publishing articles can promote your business. Publishing articles offer higher levels of credibility.

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Business Consulting Agency

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

This is where business consulting services shine, offering a wealth of benefits that help companies improve their operations, enhance their strategies, and ultimately achieve better results. Operational Efficiency Process Optimization: Business consultants analyze existing processes and workflows, identifying bottlenecks and inefficiencies.

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Company Operations Financial Efficiency 52

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Nearly all physicians take on significant leadership responsibilities over the course of their career, but unlike any other occupation where management skills are important, physicians are neither taught how to lead nor are they typically rewarded for good leadership. Insight Center. The Future of Health Care. Sponsored by Medtronic.

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Training Training Leadership Healthcare 38

Epicflow

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Read the article to learn how to effectively manage your project portfolio, how to leverage the power of AI for smooth workflow and timely and on-budget delivery of your multiple projects, and, of course, how to grow your business and deliver even more projects with Epicflow, and all this upon keeping your data safe.

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Resources Data Management Analysis 59

Successful Independent Consulting

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

The tactics in this article will help if you bill by the hour or by the day. There are other ways to bill for your talent and expertise but those will be covered in another article. Also, the larger the firm, the more overhead the billing rate needs to cover such as partner salaries and bonuses, real estate, advertising, and training.

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Consulting Real Estate Policies Operations 236

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 8, 2023

They identified four qualities that set these companies apart: 1) They take a strategic approach to attracting, developing, and retaining talent; 2) They heavily invest in training and development; 3) They have strong cultures and internal operations; and 4) They’re respected in the broader environment.

Company 88

Company Talent Survey Interviews 88

Harmonious Workplaces

JANUARY 11, 2024

Leaders striving for a better workplace may suffer consequences In a recent post on LinkedIn from the Business & Management Consultants open group, a contributor posted, “A manager who challenges the boss and stands up for their team, despite risking their own career, is a true leader.” I complied; he didn’t. Absolutely not!

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Ethics Conference Meeting Leadership 98

Harvard Business

JUNE 28, 2016

During the last five years of my corporate management career, I had a great deal of leadership development. Along with many other executives, I attended talks by noted management authors, I went to (often lengthy) team-building exercises, and I participated in discussions on different leadership styles. I avoided conflict.

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Training Training Development Management 42

The Consultants Peer Group

OCTOBER 29, 2023

All management consultants are not unethical, many live and practice to a higher standard of professionalism. Management consulting within the U.S. In these blogs, we presented other, completely different means of differentiation; one that successfully works for us in the Institute of Management Consultants.

Ethics 52

Ethics Consulting Training Training 52

Tom Spencer

APRIL 15, 2022

This article continues on from Part 1 , in which I shared some of my experiences of working with an internal strategy team at a large financial institution, and some of the main projects and activities I undertook. In this article, we will explore the 7 main differences between internal strategy and management consulting.

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Management Consulted

JULY 2, 2013

First, a 101 on strategy consulting for you newbies to the site – having an insider view into the strategy and operations of a company requires that you quickly become an expert on day-to-day activities in light of the overall company vision. 2) Strategy consulting offers the opportunity to work for a global corporation’s CEO.

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Asamby Consulting

JULY 5, 2022

This article is the third of a series of posts on how to build a company "operating system", the infrastructure that functions as a backbone of your most common tasks and daily activities. In particular in this article we focus on how to track company time on Airtable in order to be able to run analysis and optimization activities.

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Harvard Business

JULY 27, 2023

This suggests they are aware of a common bias, known as motivation purity bias, where managers believe employees interested in material rewards of work (such as pay) are less motivated than those motivated by intrinsic rewards, such as the nature of the work.

Research 53

Research Company Financial Operations 53

Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 16, 2022

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.

Consulting 97

Consulting Accenture Industry Talent 97

ConsultX

MARCH 8, 2022

This article will help you to gain a better understanding of what a Business Consultant is, and what their role can entail. A business consultant is an individual who works closely with business owners and managers to improve operations and efficiency. Find out more about Training with ConsultX and using our software

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Consulting Operations Software Industry 52

Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

In this 2-part article, I will outline the 5 key skills of an effective consultant, then discuss how to hone and highlight these skills. The first step to tackling complex and multifaceted issues is to deconstruct them into more manageable parts and rigorously define the problem statement.

Consulting 78

Consulting Leadership Financial Data 78

Rick Conlow

MARCH 25, 2020

Management difficulties are like a tsunami that never ends. Every day I hear about it from managers at all levels. Successful managers learn to absorb the issues as nourishment, to build a high performance team. Believe it or not, a manager’s destiny is a choice. Managing in a Crisis. Getting everything done.

Training 96

Training Training Emotional Intelligence Leadership 96

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 18, 2023

In this article, we will examine 5 strategies that you can adopt to increase your chances of success. Gaining work experience can allow you to position yourself as a low-risk hire who can hit the ground running from day one by operating independently and delivering value without extensive handholding and supervision.

Marketing 78

Marketing Consulting Case Interview Interviews 78

Comatch

JUNE 29, 2023

Today’s business environment operates on a global scale. For companies operating across borders, having staff with an understanding of working internationally is not just an added advantage, but a competitive necessity. In fact, over 65% of multinational companies operate international relocation programs, and guess what?

Operations 52

Operations Culture Healthcare Company 52

Effective Managers

MARCH 31, 2023

Any piece of work that has been prepared based on the data set on which ChatGPT was trained is bound to be thorough. Yes, ChatGPT has been trained on a very large data set. That brings us to the heart of this article. Now hang on a minute!!! There is no question that the results are spectacular. But there is a catch.

Ethics 59

Ethics Training Training Data 59

Progressus

OCTOBER 20, 2023

In this article, we will delve into essential KPIs that every professional services firm should monitor to gauge their business performance, profitability, and progress towards overarching objectives. Profit Margins Profit margins indicate the percentage of revenue retained after covering project-related expenses.

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Cash Flow Metrics Resources Sales 52

Management Consulted

APRIL 2, 2017

For the purposes of this article, let’s define the Middle East as Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and the Sultanate of Oman. Deloitte has received many awards such as Best Employer in the Middle East, Best Consulting Firm, and the Middle East Training & Development Excellence award.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 4, 2023

In this article, we will explore some unexpected yet highly effective ways of utilizing technology to infuse innovation into the governance process. This can ensure that businesses operate ethically, transparently, and in the best interest of stakeholders. This can enable businesses to verify authenticity and prevent counterfeiting.

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Government Efficiency Tools Meeting 78

Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

This article aims to shed light on the power of governance and how to create a transformative governance structure. In the context of business, these decisions are forged through meetings involving key stakeholders where strategic, operational, and performance-related topics are discussed and debated.

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Government Culture Ethics Agile 88

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

How many times have you had to watch your company’s latest cybersecurity training video? An entire industry now exists to train us humans to be smarter in how we operate computers, and yet the number of cybersecurity incidents continues to rise. Are we impossible to train? Are the hackers always one step ahead?

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Training Training Enterprise Data 31

Consulting and Organizational Management

MAY 5, 2013

How to Manage Resistance in Consulting — Part 1 of 3: What is Resistance? Welcome to this 3-part article on managing resistance in consulting projects. For training on consulting skills, see the Consultants Development Institute. This Blogs Home. Guest Writer Submissions. To Subscribe to a Blog. « Previous.

How To 73

How To Consulting Management Organizational Development 73

Eupnea Management Consulting

JUNE 21, 2022

However today yet new challenges and opportunities for businesses have emerged about workforce effectiveness and productivity that are likely to drive decisions and further changes in the composition of the workforces of many businesses, as well as, about organisational, business and operational priorities needing to have.

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Progressus

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

CSFs can literally be anything — whether it’s improving customer satisfaction, increasing revenue, reducing operating costs, or something specific to a particular project or deliverable – making them somewhat difficult to identify – let alone define in concrete terms. Are project operations, sales, customer service, etc. Retain talent?

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Harvard Business

MAY 20, 2016

Before I became general manager of The Beverly Hills Hotel, I held the same position at another luxury hotel up the coast. Facing interconnected operational issues, members of the eight-person senior leadership team were turning against one another. Operations in a Connected World. And something was wrong. Insight Center.

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Operations Hotels Case Interview Finance 29

Business Consulting Agency

JANUARY 18, 2024

In this article, we explore the 20 most popular home-based businesses in the US, backed by facts, statistics, and key details to guide aspiring home business owners. Businesses can save up to 78% on operating costs by hiring virtual assistants (MyTasker). Here is information for unleashing entrepreneurship. billion by 2023 (IBISWorld).

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Research Media Retail Deloitte 52

Markovitz Consulting

MAY 1, 2019

According to a new HBR article , process mining will “revitalize process management in firms where it has lain fallow for years.” Place responsibility for improvement in the hands of a few people who have the special skills and training to operate the software, and let them fix the problems. Gee, that sounds terrific.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 3, 2017

When it comes to creating a more data-and-analytics-driven workforce, many companies make the mistake of conflating analytics training with data adoption. While training is indeed critical, having an adoption plan in place is even more essential. Build certification into your training. Vincent Tsui for HBR.

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Training Training Data Agile 32

Progressus

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

According to the United States Government Accountability Office , ten of the government’s legacy systems cost approximately $337 million annually to operate and maintain. Some of our clients have started with CRM implementation, for example, and then moved on to back-office ERP and Project Management and Accounting.

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System ROI Software Government 52

Progressus

OCTOBER 27, 2023

In this article, we’ll provide a high-level overview of where the professional services industry is right now – and what current conditions mean for project-based organizations. The cloud-based solution manages Project Accounting, Project Management, Project Resource Management, and Project Reporting for firms small to large.

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