Successful Independent Consulting

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

Benchmark so you know your rate is reasonable. Although rate information is a closely guarded secret, based on my 20 years in the industry here are very rough ballpark numbers for “management consulting” (not IT consulting, project management, training development, etc.). At the end of our meeting, I didn’t quote the range.

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Consulting Real Estate Policies Operations 236

Peter Stark

AUGUST 11, 2018

Companies in our Best of the Best Benchmark from our Employee Opinion Surveys rate almost 20 points higher than organizations in our Overall Benchmark regarding their ideas and opinions counting at work. Once you have a read on employee opinions, you can then manage your culture. Provide training to accomplish development goals.

Benchmarking 30

Benchmarking Survey Culture Meeting 30

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 11, 2018

To create an analytical culture in your organization, you need to nurture the right mindset among your employees. And that starts with creating a culture of analytics in your HR department. How can senior leaders help HR develop a culture in which people think analytically? SolStock/Getty Images. Analytically willing.

Data 34

Data Development How To Culture 34

Peter Stark

JUNE 30, 2018

We have learned a lot by isolating the Best of the Best Organizations and their leaders to learn what they do differently from their peers in the overall PBS Benchmark. Organizations in the Best-of-the-Best Benchmark are rated 18 points higher when it comes to communicating changes in a timely manner. This is a trick.

Software 26

Software Benchmarking Meeting Efficiency 26

1 to 1

JULY 29, 2022

By looking at the CX lifecycle though granular intents, companies can 1) benchmark where they are strong/blemished, 2) identify where a human touch in a contact center helps/over-indexes the needs of a customer, and 3) solve for customers’ CX needs with surgical precision.”

Data 29

Data Apparel Automotive Balance Sheet 29

Harvard Business

APRIL 11, 2016

And while companies recognize the need for internal capabilities such as language and cultural adaptation skills in a new market, they tend to overlook other, less obvious internal requirements, only to discover too late that they are ill prepared for what awaits them. Training and sensitizing stakeholders on cultural differences.

Company 28

Company Tools Ethics Culture 28

Harvard Business

MARCH 13, 2018

For instance, Doug shared some new concepts for transforming an insurmountable checklist of requirements into manageable benchmarks and priorities, which he had developed after conducting a comprehensive review of his company’s operations. He also shared supply discipline systems that reduced common inefficiencies.

Operations 32

Operations Exercises Conference System 32

Harvard Business

JUNE 3, 2016

Examples include defining and agreeing on new work practices, creating a blueprint for business processes, agreeing on changes to job roles and responsibilities, establishing new performance-management systems, training in new business skills as well as the more obvious training and education in using the new system, and so on.

Tools 28

Tools Construction System Retail 28

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 3, 2019

If you have views on on-boarding, shaping, and training young product managers, you can effectively mold these programs to fit your vision. There are two key ways to do this: Company culture is a great way to assess the quality and ease of being mentored. There is no clear benchmark for which category a given company falls into.

Productivity 60

Productivity How To Recruiting Recruitment 60

Epicflow

JANUARY 12, 2024

During the expo, the attendees will be able to explore real-world solutions to typical PM problems; discover recent technologies, tools, and services; participate in the enlightening discussions of the latest areas of project controls; engage with supply chain organizations; and meet all major project controls professional in one place.

Industry 52

Industry Automotive Pharmaceuticals Management 52

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Even when they found good people, many new service agents were pulled out of their two-month training program in as little as two weeks. Fintona held launch meetings with all 300 experimenters and handed each one a white lab coat to wear throughout the experiments. No market research or benchmarking data would have suggested it.

Company 42

Company Metrics Financial Benchmarking 42

Harvard Business

MAY 3, 2016

Best Buy responded by reengineering the design of its stores and training some of its staff to be generalists who could help women traverse their stores. And what are the benchmarks of success? They shift their culture so that some of these ideas begin to permeate and shape the behaviors and actions of their employees.

Education 28

Education Real Estate Research Company 28