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Honing and Highlighting the Consulting Skillset

Tom Spencer

As an aspiring consultant, simply knowing which skills to show on your CV is not enough; you’ll also need to know how to hone and highlight these skills, which is what we’ll be covering in this article. Problem solving Problem solving refers to the ability to reliably overcome challenges.

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Shift Your Perspective to Make Business Development Easier

Successful Independent Consulting

Most of us never had sales training so this concern is understandable, but reframing how we think about business development can turn concern into action. Read any definition of business development and you won’t find the word sales. A shift in perspective can make a significant difference in how you approach something.

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5 Ways to say No

The Management Centre

I find it really hard to say no to colleagues’ requests – never mind my manager – and I feel like I’m drowning at times. Like many people, it sounds as though you want to be a team player and so end up saying yes to every request that comes your way – whatever your own pressing priorities. Ah, yes – you’re not alone.

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Is your project a zombie, troll or unicorn? Maybe it’s just confused and needs a rationale

The Management Centre

In this blog, Director, Laura Slater looks at common problems with projects, and gives an overview of =mc ’s approach to Project Rationale. mc’s Systems Model outlines 3 elements in getting your project rationale right. What are you actually going to do? They are: Driver : what triggered this project? In order to…?

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Useful Software to Master Before Technical Consulting

Tom Spencer

If you are a STEM major looking to go into technical consulting, whether at a large generalist firm or a small boutique one, you will likely need to draw upon your knowledge of digital tools and skills. However, some of the specific technical software you might use in graduate school may not be the same ones used in consulting.

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How a Pen and a Sheet of Paper Make You an Efficient Consultant

Tom Spencer

So, the crucial question is, how do you become an efficient worker to withstand the time pressure in a management consultancy? When you think of an efficient worker, you probably imagine of a person who works quickly. In short, you think of a person that is fairly stressed. Start by writing down the problem.

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A Better Way to Think About Innovation

Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

I was doodling this week, waiting for a store to open in the mall, and I came up with a drawing for what innovation really looks like: Insight Creativity Action A circle. Insights are the understanding of the cause and effect of a situation. And, to try and solve the problem, they are forced to discount again.

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