Successful Independent Consulting

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

There are other ways to bill for your talent and expertise but those will be covered in another article. Benchmark so you know your rate is reasonable. At the end of our meeting, I didn’t quote the range. It takes practice to quote your consulting billing rate with confidence. There are lots of ways to do this.

Consulting 236

Consulting Real Estate Policies Operations 236

Organizational Talent Consulting

APRIL 17, 2023

Most leaders struggle to find and develop the ready-now talent they need. However, industry experts forecast that your talent challenges will become increasingly severe by 2030. But with a few steps, you can disrupt your processes to improve your talent pipeline position. Workforce challenges are nothing new.

Talent 52

Talent Biotechnology Data Development 52

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Companies that are able to easily access and manage these workers will be able to unleash fresh energy and thinking inside their organizations, and quickly meet staffing needs when new opportunities arise. But making the most of flexible talent-access platforms is not as simple as adding a solution into an existing organization.

Talent 32

Talent How To Benchmarking Operations 32

LSA Global

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

9-out-of-10 strategies fail to meet expectations. There are a number of reasons that corporate strategy execution fails to meet the mark. Culture or Talent Misalignment. Even companies with clear and believable strategies can be thwarted at execution time by misaligned culture or talent. Too Complex.

Strategy 34

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Metrics 34

Management Consulted

MAY 22, 2016

While originally founded as an independent strategic firm, Archstone Consulting was acquired by leading enterprise benchmarking firm The Hackett Group in 2009. The firm is small and internally loyal – poaching talent from one group to haul it over to another is frowned upon.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 100

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

This trend has key implications for talent management. The second, more qualitative piece, keyed in on leadership ability based on a multitude of in-depth interviews with the leader’s peers, supervisors, and direct reports done by our internal executive talent team.

Boston Consulting Group 28

Boston Consulting Group Case Interview Leadership Talent 28

Harvard Business

AUGUST 10, 2017

A leader interested in increasing their persuasiveness, for example, might experiment with sitting in a different place or speaking first or last in a critical meeting. They can also avoid the trap of constantly seeking out places and tasks to highlight their strengths, as well as feedback that affirms their innate talents and self-esteem.

Leadership 28

Leadership Benchmarking Development Talent 28

Harvard Business

MARCH 24, 2017

Unplanned attrition is extremely challenging for any business, but it’s especially tough for a startup because young, small companies lack the infrastructure and talent redundancies of larger companies. This time, the firm ranked in the top quartile of all companies and handily beat our benchmark.

Culture 42

Culture Benchmarking Sales Trends 42

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 17, 2018

We found that customer satisfaction is directly correlated with customer collaboration time (email and meetings) across all Microsoft roles and teams engaging with customers, including product engineering and marketing teams. Internal and external network size in comparison with benchmarks in their local areas.

Sales 28

Sales Data Enterprise Analysis 28

Harvard Business

JANUARY 4, 2018

That way, if ABU projects have high profits relative to the costs, the departments they work with have an easier time meeting annual targets. The returns generated by ABU’s analytics projects accrue to the departments, who do not contribute to the cost of the ABU. Rigorous assessment of results.

Company 28

Company Recruiting Recruitment Financial 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 36

Operations Exercises Conference System 36

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 3, 2019

Do you feel like it’s easy to meet with people at the company, regardless of their level? There is no clear benchmark for which category a given company falls into. Career mobility will be higher, since these markets tend to be more competitive in the hunt for good product talent. Ask these questions: How big is that team?

Productivity 60

Productivity How To Recruiting Recruitment 60

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 20, 2016

This is a key talent challenge for most organizations, and a talent gap that needs to be closed, starting at the top – with the role of the CEO. Benchmark best practices for each and identify five opportunities that can be implemented immediately within the organization. Insight Center. The 21st-Century CEO.

Development 28

Development Leadership Trends Study 28

Confessions of a Consultant

AUGUST 12, 2018

The book attempted to distil the methods deployed by the best-managed companies to create what’s sometimes referred to as sticky talent. Talent Wars : As the ‘war for talent’ increases, there’s emerging evidence of systematic poaching, in some cases encouraged by headhunters who make a living from ‘executive churn’.Don’t

Talent 40

Talent Case Interview Engineering Interviews 40

QEmploy

JULY 16, 2019

You get the chance to meet a lot of different people. One thing is other consultants that will be working on the same projects as you, but there’s also the different clients, as well as all the people you meet in the office. If you’re in doubt about how much you can earn, look at the benchmarks for your specific title and industry.

Consulting 64

Consulting Case Interview Interviews Survey 64

Harvard Business

JUNE 20, 2016

And second, they need to ensure that – even with respect to strategy and operations – board scrutiny doesn’t result in an over-emphasis on conforming to benchmarks and industry norms. I’m not against benchmarking and norming. Letting your ETR slip to the benchmark could risk your customers’ trust.

Benchmarking 36

Benchmarking Company Balance Sheet Intellectual Property 36

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Assess candidates against industry benchmarks, valid indicators of executive potential, and the CEO profiles you’ve developed. CEO succession is an ongoing process designed to develop the talent pipeline — not an isolated event. Think 2-to-3 CEO moves ahead; don’t just seek to replace the incumbent.

Leadership 28

Leadership Talent Turnaround Benchmarking 28

Confessions of a Consultant

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

You benchmark best practices, stealing ideas shamelessly from clients and competitors. And nurture that talent like a Ferrari engine – to release maximum horsepower. Until we meet in person… Warm Regards. Kevin’s view was that, in most cases, people get rich slowly. You get exposure to increasingly complex roles.

Engineering 40

Engineering Benchmarking Course Productivity 40

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

How talent management is changing. Generating new knowledge by conducting research, benchmarking, or bringing in “resident” artists or scientists whose interactions with employees can spark creativity. Such valuable individuals are pulled into every important client meeting, problem-solving session, and innovation project.

Development 28

Development Education Engineering Benchmarking 28

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

MAY 17, 2016

The key product and customer jobs no longer attracted the best talent. After seeing this data presented, the CEO left the meeting committed to reversing course. Speed is measurable and can be benchmarked. One simple way to maintain speed as your company grows is by having fewer, higher impact meetings.

Bain 35

Bain Meeting Company Pharmaceuticals 35