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Figuring Out Your Billing Rate as an Independent Consultant

Successful Independent Consulting

Factors that Impact Your Base Rate The 2x-3x estimate will give you a rough idea, but tweak your numbers up or down based on the following factors: Pedigree: Did you learn your craft at a consulting firm with formal training, such as Deloitte or Bain & Company? I was happy, and the client believed they were getting a fair price.

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How to Figure Out Your Consulting Bill Rate

Successful Independent Consulting

Was it at a big firm with formal training (for example Deloitte, Bain & Company) or did you learn on the job as an internal resource with a company? Field of expertise — Consultants who can diagnose problems and create sound strategies and actionable plans can charge more than those who focus on more tactical work like project management.

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Changing Business Practices to Change Culture

LSA Global

The Challenge of Culture Change Organizational change is always challenging, but culture change is especially difficult because it requires changing employee mindsets and behaviors as to how work gets done. It requires changing business practices to change culture. The question is why?

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List of strategy consulting firms in Hong Kong

Tom Spencer

in Management Consulting. Bain & Company. Established in 1989, Accenture operates in more than 120 countries worldwide. Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. Founded in 1983, A&M operates in 38 cities worldwide. Bain & Company. IMS Health.

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3 Tactics for Accelerating Company Performance Despite an Economic Downturn

Organizational Talent Consulting

Bain & Company found that 47% more S&P 500 businesses moved from the bottom quartile to the top half, and 89% more dropped from the top quartile to the bottom half during economic downturns compared to periods of strong economic growth. Economic downturns are inevitable. But only if leaders proactively take steps to prepare.

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How to Better Manage the Human Side of Change

LSA Global

But the communications were top down with executives directly announcing change rather than involving employees early on in the process. Bain recently reported that only 12% of change initiatives they surveyed achieved what the change programs set out to do. And the results speak for themselves.

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Consultant Ninja: Consultants = Big Strategy, Little Execution. Client.

Consultant Ninja

Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Consultant Ninja. Friday, June 26, 2009. Consultants = Big Strategy, Little Execution. Client Needs = Little Strategy, Big Execution.