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. Even in day to day scenarios like team meetings, conflict resolution, and decision making, good leadership is essential to ensure smooth operations within the firm.

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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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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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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

In the realm of business, the term “ governance ” conjures images of stale bureaucracy, mundane meetings, and rigid roles. This article aims to shed light on the power of governance and how to create a transformative governance structure.

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Rick Conlow

MARCH 25, 2020

Equally problematic is the lack of training and coaching so the team is competent and committed enough to give their best while striving to achieve the goals. I facilitated a meeting in my office with fifteen senior human resource executives. There were emergency issues between office operations and merchandising.

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Consulting Matters

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

We had career development, organizational development, training, and development. When I was working at Disney, I worked on projects like the Imagineers and the operators and getting them to work together and a strategic partnering project. The purpose of this particular training is I want to expand your vision around your role.

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Consulting Matters

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

We had career development, organizational development, training, and development. When I was working at Disney, I worked on projects like the Imagineers and the operators and getting them to work together and a strategic partnering project. The purpose of this particular training is I want to expand your vision around your role.

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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?

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Harvard Business

MAY 20, 2016

Facing interconnected operational issues, members of the eight-person senior leadership team were turning against one another. The head of operations chimed in: His five most recent checkouts had complained about breakfast, and the cost of compensating guests for disappointing experiences was getting out of control. Insight Center.

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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. Dynamics 365 is an opportunity to transform the way in which you operate. What are Legacy Systems?

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 21, 2020

Successful startups grow by building a product or service that meets the needs of customers. Over time, the executives get so engrossed in running the day to day operations of the business that they forget that the purpose of the business is to serve it’s customers. You are not transparent or operate in bad faith.

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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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Asamby Consulting

JULY 25, 2022

This article outlines a simple framework to execute your strategy. However, the staff level often only gets a few PPT slides and maybe a town hall or all-hands meeting. This sounds obvious, yet is critical to understand: Just because you develop an ambitious strategy doesn't mean you change the way your organization operates.

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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. Expectations will continue to evolve, and service offerings will change to meet that new standard. to increase usage and understanding of system capabilities.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 21, 2020

Successful startups grow by building a product or service that meets the needs of customers. Over time, the executives get so engrossed in running the day to day operations of the business that they forget that the purpose of the business is to serve it’s customers. You are not transparent or operate in bad faith.

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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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Harvard Business

JUNE 28, 2016

And as I neared the end of my corporate days, I realized I’d received much more management training in the last five years than I did in the first 20 years — when I really needed it — combined. Some surveys seem to lump together technical skills training and classic management training. More strategic.

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Rick Conlow

MARCH 25, 2020

Equally problematic is the lack of training and coaching so the team is competent and committed enough to give their best while striving to achieve the goals. I facilitated a meeting in my office with fifteen senior human resource executives. There were emergency issues between office operations and merchandising.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

APRIL 13, 2010

When Consultants Should Facilitate, Coach or Train By Carter McNamara on April 13, 2010. There are strong feelings that consulting, facilitating, coaching and training are very different roles. Ongoing contributions usually do not come from clients during trainings or when receiving advice from experts. To Subscribe to a Blog.

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1 to 1

MAY 1, 2024

This article is published through a partnership with the European CX Organisation (ECXO). Enterprises often require such complex systems to manage their operations effectively, and these platforms provide an all-in-one solution. View the original and learn more about the ECXO.

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Martinka Consulting

JULY 6, 2016

Magazine had an article titled, “The 1099 Bind.” to operate this business (other than normal business licenses)? A few months ago Inc. ” The lead example was about a (now closed) on-demand housekeeping business in the Bay Area that ran into trouble, i.e. lawsuits, over “are we employees or are we contractors?”

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Consulting and Organizational Management

MAY 5, 2013

Welcome to this 3-part article on managing resistance in consulting projects. Your client postpones meetings with you. For training on consulting skills, see the Consultants Development Institute. To Subscribe to a Blog. How to Manage Resistance in Consulting — Part 1 of 3: What is Resistance? You do not need to come back.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 7, 2014

In 2000, the group launched its first website, www.bridgespan.org, and started operations from a Boston-based office. Many that serve clients with strategy come from organizations (like Bain or McKinsey) that offer excellent toolkit and skills training pre-Bridgespan; the training at Bridgespan is there, but not as thorough.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 8, 2018

The company has also hired hundreds of workers to revamp production processes, train (and retrain) the robots, and swap them out when needed, among other tasks. How companies are using artificial intelligence in their business operations. Some Training Required. To be precise, my mistake. Adding Humans to the Mix. Adopting AI.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JANUARY 2, 2023

If you believe that training is expensive, it is because you do not know what ignorance costs." Leaders need employees that go beyond what is expected in ways that contribute to the organization’s results and make the communities where they operate better. IBM (2014) The value of training IBM Corporation. References.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

MARCH 6, 2013

If you have not been following along with us, then we encourage you to read parts 1-4, referenced from the bottom of this article. ”) This article describes the many commonalities between external and internal consultants. — Look for the articles in this series, including: What Do Consultants Do? Read more.].

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Harvard Business

APRIL 23, 2018

After meeting with consultants at PricewaterhouseCoopers and some training, the management team tried a new format for its weekly performance meetings with the drivers. Instead of nit-picking problems, each manager was trained to simply ask their drivers, “How can I help you deliver excellent service?

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 11, 2018

I believe the smartest choice — one that will help them compete against online retailers like Amazon — is to create a better experience for customers and to achieve operational excellence in stores. Creating a great customer experience and achieving operational excellence both require a capable and motivated workforce.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JULY 17, 2023

This article explains the role of culture in M&As, cross-cultural issues, and the proven practices of creating a shared culture intentionally. UNDERSTANDING THE LOCAL CULTURAL CONTEXT Today many industries and organizations operate on a global scale. HOW TO READ THIS WHITE PAPER This white paper has five sections. & Quinn, R.

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The Fearless Marketer

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

This is the second of five articles about the 5 Pillars of Marketing, my marketing model that helps get your marketing on track. Read the original article here. It will give you a better idea of how I help my clients, and when we meet it will save us time.”. What automated processes would be in operation?

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Harvard Business

APRIL 20, 2016

Toyota hired Deming to train hundreds of the company’s managers, eventually capitalizing on his expertise to develop the famous Toyota Production System — the primary source of today’s “lean” thinking. Once the Snowbird meeting had canonized a creed for agile innovation, the agile movement spread rapidly.

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The Fearless Marketer

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

This is the second of five articles about the 5 Pillars of Marketing, my marketing model that helps get your marketing on track. Read the original article here. It will give you a better idea of how I help my clients, and when we meet it will save us time.”. What automated processes would be in operation?

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 6, 2017

They shared five key insights for employers looking to improve retention and engagement, including how to improve manager training, diversity and inclusion, and scheduling. Train frontline managers to support people and process. The good news is that multiple employers are already innovating in these areas.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 9, 2017

In their medical training , physicians often are taught to maintain a clinical distance and an even temperament. The physician-sherpa should be a partner on the journey, not simply a medical operative, extracting formulaic rules and implements from a toolbox. We disagree. Unhurried medical care may be elusive, but it is practical.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

These consultants often use a wide variety of approaches, tools and techniques to affect various systems and functions across the organization, for example, technical assistance, coaching, facilitation and training. — Look for the articles in this series, including: What Do Consultants Do? Types of Consulting Can Overlap.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Back in 2011, the McKinsey Global Institute published a report on the transformational potential of big data—and it would take a supercomputer to process all of the articles that have appeared since then urging companies to get on board before some digital disruptor renders them obsolete. Those disruptors are right around the corner.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

In a recent article, The Guardian newspaper called for the National Health Service to turn to universities as a key resource, arguing that the research ecosystem in the UK is fragmented and more partnerships that align expertise with the goal of improving public health are needed. The recommendation was echoed in a recent U.S.

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