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Beyond Bullet Points: A Guide to Structured Consulting Decks

Tom Spencer

In the fast-paced world of management consulting, effective communication is key. The Problem Every management consulting engagement begins with the identification of a problem. You can use various methods to collect data, such as interviews, surveys, observations, documents, and benchmarks.

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How to De-Risk Working with a Freelance Management Consultant

Comatch

More than ever, organizations are using independent experts and freelance management consultants to address critical challenges. In a recent webinar, I addressed some of the typical issues that arise when working with a freelance management consultant. Travel costs matter less than capabilities. . Here are the key insights. .

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Management Consulting versus Investment Banking

Management Consulted

Consulting compensates with perks that banking does not offer – from better travel allowances to more generous health and retirement packages. Consultants – depending on firm – travel anywhere from 25-75% of their time. At the Big 3 (Bain, Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey), you can expect travel 50-75% of the time.

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Welcome All Future Management Consultants – Favorite Posts, Link Roundup, and Reader Questions

Management Consulted

International Management Consulting 101 – we discuss what it’s like to work in an overseas management consulting office. Points and Per Se: Management Consulting Perks – discover the non-salary benefits of a life in strategy consulting, including laptops, expense accounts, and Starwood points. Part 1 here.

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Research: Hiring Managers Are Biased Against People with Longer Commutes

Harvard Business

But the comparison at least provides a benchmark. Recently on a radio show discussing my research, a former suburban hiring manager called in to echo this sentiment: “We had a difficult time finding applicants for our low-level clerical positions because those applicants lived in the city.

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Future-proofing your job against the robots

Comatch

The myth prevails that one either has or hasn’t got strong soft skills, exasperated by the lack of a clear learning path or benchmarks to improve them. And the best part: This is true for soft skills such as communication, resilience, or time management – just like training to be a data analyst or mastering a foreign language.

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3 Steps to Cultivate an Innovation Culture

Organizational Talent Consulting

Space travel alone is challenging, but reusing a rocket by landing it on a drone ship takes the complexity to another level. European Conference on Knowledge Management, 833. Creativity and Innovation Management, 21 (3), 304-314. Benchmarking in the process of creating a culture of innovation in hotel companies.

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