Harvard Business

JANUARY 26, 2024

Many leaders would argue that there should be only one strategy for a company, and that strategy provides all the guidance and direction necessary for departments to create implementation plans. However, most high-level strategies have hundreds of ways they can be translated into action.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 15, 2024

In this article, we will delve into five attributes that are required to become an outstanding software designer. The post Software Design: Strategies for Sustained Excellence first appeared on Tom Spencer. Prioritizing End Users At the core of exceptional software design lies a profound understanding of end users.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 5, 2024

In this short article, we will delve into five key strategies that can help you become a great product manager. Image: DALL-E 3 The post 5 Strategies for Success in Product Management first appeared on Tom Spencer. A great product manager is not just a project coordinator, they are visionaries, strategists, and leaders.

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Successful Independent Consulting

OCTOBER 27, 2023

This article explains how to determine your “base rate”, and the external factors that will impact your pricing. Links to articles on how to raise your rate or switch to a fixed fee are at the end of this one.) Reassess your pricing strategy as your experience and confidence increase.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 1, 2024

In this article, the authors offer four steps leaders can take to ensure that they’re on the right path for growth. But how can leaders do this? More specifically: Where and how do leaders deploy these two approaches, and how do these approaches change over time?

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

This article introduces four pivotal strategies to help businesses achieve a transcendent purpose, ensuring a cohesive blend of profitability and genuine societal impact.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

This article explores the concept of creative recruitment marketing efforts and its potential to address labor shortages by effectively reaching untapped talent pools, diversifying the talent pipeline, and aligning company values with purpose-driven candidates.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 18, 2024

The root problem is the disconnect between strategy and innovation. The author offers five steps to help embed strategy into the innovation process. In too many companies, an innovation team is allowed to pursue its own agenda and imagine itself to be a separate island from the rest of the company.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 8, 2022

I initially started out my career in management consulting, exited to an internal strategy team in industry, and pivoted back to consulting. This two part article series will provide valuable perspective for those who are considering internal strategy teams as their next career option as I unveil my personal thoughts and experiences.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 6, 2024

Companies that make the decision to put marketing at the core of their growth strategy outperform the competition, according to McKinsey research. Specifically, both B2C and B2B companies who view branding and advertising as a top two growth strategy are twice as likely to see revenue growth of 5% or more than those that don’t (67% to 33%).

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 27, 2023

In this 4-article series, you will have the opportunity to learn about the following key topics pertaining to the fit interview: Strategy and Approach Motivation Questions Effective Storytelling Finessing Negative Stories This article focuses on the first of these: the broad strategy and approach towards fit interviews.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 2, 2023

years in management consulting, I transitioned to a Fortune 50 US company in an internal strategy role. Before outlining the benefits of internal strategy, I want to highlight a few things: I generally enjoyed my time as a consultant and view the firm I left with high regard. Internal strategy isn’t for everyone.

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David A Fields

JULY 16, 2019

The post 5 Consultant Strategies for Getting Unstuck appeared first on David A. (Write a book, or track consulting project profitability, or win a consulting project from the Danish royal family.) Or some Godzilla task smashed its way to the forefront and all your (consulting firm’s) work has … Continued.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 5, 2023

Military strategy has long been a source of wisdom for the field of business, inspiring countless comparisons. This article will consider three examples from military history that can examined to better understand competitive strategy in the business arena. Similarly, businesses can employ speed to gain a first-mover advantage.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Too often, organizations bring in outside firms to develop their growth strategies — resulting in a smart plan without the motivation, skills, and resources to get it done.

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Consulting Success

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Triple Your Consulting Sales With These 2 Strategies is a post from: Consulting Success. Wouldn’t it be so much easier if you didn’t have to jump through hoops just to show that you can help them? The more value your prospective clients associate with you, the.

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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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Harvard Business

APRIL 5, 2024

It’s crucial, in particular, the authors argue, to adopt three key strategies: leveraging digital platforms and networks, utilizing open talent and freelancers as a secret weapon, and harnessing the power of AI to augment your capabilities.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 1, 2024

Companies that integrate the cost of capital into their strategy and planning reap real benefits. While many executives and investors were thrown by last year’s interest rate increases, the cost of capital needn’t be a threat. When something is cheap, people waste it.

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Consulting Success

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Believe it or not, Strategy VS Tactics: Answer These Questions To Grow Your Consulting Business is a post from: Consulting Success. Like everything you’re doing doesn’t really connect — and you aren’t making the progress you want towards your goal?

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Consulting Success

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Consulting While Working Full Time: 2 Proven Strategies To Start Consulting is a post from: Consulting Success. Consulting is a low-risk, high-reward business. You don’t need any capital to get started. You don’t need a storefront or a warehouse. All you need is a room.

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Asamby Consulting

JULY 25, 2022

What does a good strategy execution require If you have the right strategy and execute it well, your business will thrive. But given your strategy is smart, what's required to execute well on your strategy? This article outlines a simple framework to execute your strategy. It's that simple.

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Harvard Business

JULY 6, 2023

This article provides a process for segmenting prospective customers in this fashion and creating a sales strategy. When companies are creating profiles of possible target customers, there is a dimension they often overlook: the urgency of the need for the offering.

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David A Fields

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Don’t let off-strategy projects (a.k.a. bad work”) crowd out your ability to accept on-strategy projects. How could you connect his situation, your approach to solving his problem, or any lessons you learn from working on George’s issue, back to your consulting firm’s core strategy? This is lateral thinking in action.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Many managers view strategy as a complex subject, but at its essence it boils down to three questions: Where are we now? Where do we want to go? What is a credible path to get there? To successfully use these questions to chart a course, people must be brutally honest with themselves about where they are now.

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Markovitz Consulting

JUNE 13, 2018

I just wrote a new article for Industry Week on common failure modes in strategy deployment (hoshin kanri). Read the full article here. Here are the key points: No, you’re not an army of one. Projects are not chocolate: more is not better. Fear the walking dead. And the zombie projects. Beware the Hemmingway rule of bankruptcy.

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Management Consulted

JULY 9, 2021

As the Joint Global Leader of People and Organization at PwC, Bhushan brings decades of experience to this conversation around work-life balance, diversity & inclusion,… Read Article.

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LSA Global

JANUARY 8, 2024

Do You Need More Effective Strategies to Maximize Employee Talent Development? Done right, strategies to maximize employee talent development should increase employee engagement, retention, and performance. Done right, strategies to maximize employee talent development should increase employee engagement, retention, and performance.

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Consulting Success

JULY 26, 2018

I’m excited to share the results of our 2018 Marketing Strategies for Consultants Study. Marketing Strategies for Consultants Study: 2018 is a post from: Consulting Success. Marketing is always a hot topic for consultants. Many struggle with it. Few excel in it. All must do it to attract new clients and grow their business.

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Chad Barr

JANUARY 24, 2024

This article is a clarion call to recognize and guard against these lurking cyber threats. Professional Consultation: Sometimes, you need a digital general to guide your cybersecurity strategy. The post Navigating the Cyber Minefield: Essential Strategies for Digital Safety appeared first on The Chad Barr Group.

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The Fearless Marketer

DECEMBER 31, 2018

When she explained one of her marketing strategies, I thought, “Wow, you really cracked the code on this!”. It’s very simple: Whenever she writes a newsletter article, she offers something free that people can request from her and that she can send back via email. It contained a number of articles from various other professionals.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 18, 2024

The problem with an AI-first strategy lies not within the “AI” but with the notion that it should come “first” aspect. An AI-first approach can be myopic, potentially leading us to overlook the true purpose of technology: to serve and enhance human endeavors.

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Consulting Success

JULY 30, 2020

R&D Pricing Strategies for Consultants: How to Price The Unknowns is a post from: Consulting Success. You only have so many hours in a day. If you charge by the hour, the only way for you to earn more is to spend more hours working. You can always raise your rates. But, at some point, there.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 6, 2023

This puts a premium on strategy over proprietary technology. The explosion of AI startups in dozens of sectors masks something many of them share: They are increasingly built on top of standardized technology from a few AI giants like OpenAI, Google, and Meta.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 18, 2024

Companies are investing in — and talking about — mental health more often these days. But employees aren’t reporting a corresponding rise in well-being. The author, who wrote a book on mental health and work last year, explores several key ways organizations haven’t gone far enough in implementing a culture of well-being.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 19, 2024

This article explores four common challenges that trip up efforts and offers strategies for overcoming them. While the concepts of disruptive innovation are well established, startups and incumbents alike continue to struggle with becoming disruptors.

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LSA Global

JANUARY 4, 2024

Shaping a Culture of Strategy Execution Excellence Our leadership simulation assessment data tells us that top leaders cultivate a culture of strategy execution excellence by ensuring that workplace culture harmoniously aligns with key strategic objectives. Corporate Culture Research Corporate culture matters.

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