Effective Managers

MARCH 19, 2024

In the dynamic and highly competitive world of management consulting, standing out is crucial. In this blog, we’ll dive deep into what ISO 20700 is, its significance in the consulting industry, and how mastering these guidelines can significantly differentiate your consultancy in the marketplace. ISO 20700 provides that edge.

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PM Alliance

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Resource conflicts Managing and allocating resources is complicated enough with only one or a few projects in motion. PMAlliance, Inc uses a team of highly experienced and certified professionals to provide project management consulting , project management training and project portfolio management.

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LSA Global

MARCH 11, 2024

Do You Know How to Measure the Effectiveness of Corporate Training? Although most believe that the ability to measure the effectiveness of corporate training is too challenging or too expensive, evaluating the impact and return on training investments can and should be done in the right situations. There is a better way.

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Effective Managers

MARCH 27, 2024

In the fast-paced and evolving world of management consulting, staying ahead of the curve is paramount. The introduction of ISO 20700, the first global service delivery standard for management consultants, marks a significant milestone in this pursuit. Enhancing Credibility and Trust For management consultants, credibility is key.

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The Management Centre

JULY 31, 2023

Sending your team members on a training course should be a fantastic opportunity: for them to learn new things, for you to see them doing new things, for you to save some of your precious time, and ultimately to enable your organisation to do more, or do better. Before the training – set expectations 1. Is this will or skill?

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The Management Centre

DECEMBER 21, 2022

And whilst we spend almost all of our time delivering training, we wholeheartedly believe in learning lots of things in lots of different ways. In this blog we take a look at how to learn from listening, and have podcast recommendations for you. The post Learning without training appeared first on The Management Centre.

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The Management Centre

JULY 1, 2022

A training budget is wonderful. But how exactly do you make sure training is right for your team right now? We often hear from managers and leaders who have suddenly found themselves with a training and development budget, and get a bit overwhelmed with the possibilities. I need to develop my team, where do I even start?

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The Management Centre

APRIL 8, 2024

Chris Chadford, Learning and Development Manager at the Calico Group In this interview Chris Chadford, Learning and Development Manager at the Calico Group, shares his experience of developing managers so they have commercial, financial and innovation skills. What changes were you aiming to see?

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The Management Centre

JULY 8, 2020

How to ensure people learn, develop and feel invested in – no matter how small your training budget is. The CIPD have released their latest learning report [1] , and whilst not entirely surprising, it highlights that charities and non-profit organisations have very tight training budgets. These will continue to shrink.

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The Management Centre

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

When we put together management training, we like to involve potential participants in the design. This co-creation approach has some real benefits – participants are engaged early on, and we can understand exactly what their management challenges are and ensure the training is tailored to meet their needs.

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Tsavo Neal

MARCH 30, 2017

When is the last time you read a helpful blog article that gave you actionable advice to improve your consulting business? Did you know that there are consultant-specific blogs that host such advice? Although books are a fantastic way for consultants to learn how to run a more profitable business — blogs can be just as helpful.

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Jacq Hackett Consulting

JUNE 28, 2018

Here are my five tips for managing these and similar problems in your business so you can avoid getting overwhelmed: Tip one: Don’t be afraid to go back and renegotiate terms when timeframes shift because of an issue that’s beyond your control. If you liked this blog, you'll love my video series. Tip five: Change your mindset.

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The Consultants Peer Group

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Yesterday I was a presenter on a national Zoom ‘webinar’ on the ‘High Cost of Ethics Lapses’ in the management consulting profession. Back in the early 70’s when I started in management consulting the worst reputational hit we took was in the form of some jokes told at our expense. Then books about consulting and TV shows.

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LSA Global

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Market Internal Corporate Training More Effectively How well do you market internal corporate training strategies, value propositions, offerings, and learning journeys to your target participants? We make this distinction because customized training programs designed for intact teams within companies do not usually require marketing.

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The Management Centre

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

I need to manage my stakeholders and I don’t know where to start. As a project manager it’s important to know and understand who your stakeholders are and how to manage your relationships with them. For other bigger, more complex projects you can face a potential minefield of relationships that you need to manage.

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The Management Centre

JANUARY 26, 2023

And whilst we spend almost all of our time delivering training, we wholeheartedly believe in learning lots of things in lots of different ways. In this blog we take a look at how to learn from reading, and have book recommendations for you. There are thousands of management and leadership books, on all kinds of topics.

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The Management Centre

APRIL 9, 2024

Are you an aspiring manager? In this article, Petia Tzanova, =mc Learning and Development Consultant draws on her extensive career to outline key considerations when taking your first step into management. If you’re undecided whether a management role is the right move for you, then use this guide to help you work out your options.

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Office Skills

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Contrary to popular belief, effective password management is a skill — one that’s fundamental in the workplace. Protecting it is […] The post Why Effective Password Management is a Critical Office Skill appeared first on Office Skills Training. Office employees work with a lot of data and software.

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Jacq Hackett Consulting

JUNE 28, 2018

Here are my five tips for managing these and similar problems in your business so you can avoid getting overwhelmed: Tip one: Don’t be afraid to go back and renegotiate terms when timeframes shift because of an issue that’s beyond your control. If you liked this blog, you'll love my video series. Tip five: Change your mindset.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

FEBRUARY 3, 2013

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Library Blogs Home. This Blogs Home. To Subscribe to a Blog. Training Versus Consulting – a Story By John Dupre on February 3, 2013. Peter Block ran the training side, which was entitled Designed Learning. Recent Blog Posts.

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Effective Managers

APRIL 23, 2024

In the evolving and complex field of management consulting, the relationship between a consultant and their client is vital to success. This is where ISO 20700, the international standard for management consulting services, plays a crucial role. To learn more about ICMCI’s ISO 20700 Checklist Training, click here.

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PM Alliance

AUGUST 25, 2023

If your group has a hybrid environment, then routine standing meetings will enable project managers to stay on top of progress across all activities, whether the people responsible are offsite or working in the office. This consistency is something managers may find challenging when team members aren’t physically in the office.

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The Management Centre

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Choose the right training and it can help you improve productivity, achieve more goals and make a lasting difference to working life. In short, to build your own training programme. In this blog =mc Director Charlotte Scott looks at some considerations for tailored training, and shares examples of who it’s worked for.

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The Management Centre

MARCH 26, 2021

On our management programmes we regularly discuss what it means to be a great manager. When we ask people what they themselves want from their managers we continually hear the five key themes: direction, openness, modelling, trust and challenge. We want our managers to provide us with a sense of direction.

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LSA Global

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Pressures Faced by Sales Managers Are Unique to Their Role A sales leader’s average tenure is less than two years, which is far shorter than the tenure of most other managers. In fact, a recent survey by PayScale uncovered that 73% rated the role of sales account manager as “highly stressful.”Unlike Why is this?

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Consulting Matters

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Chris sheds light on our collective discomfort with uncertainty and how coaching and consulting can train us to build resilience during such tricky times. He began his career in sales and sales management with a division of a Fortune 500 company in the aerospace and defense industry.

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PM Alliance

APRIL 22, 2022

Because scheduling long-duration projects can be a challenge for companies accustomed to shorter efforts, support from an experienced project management consultancy can be key to launching the project with a workable and reliable schedule. Assign every task.

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Corporate Training Impact Why would any organization invest in professional development unless it believed that their training investment would pay off for their people and the business? And yet far too many businesses invest in corporate training without meaningful or agreed-upon success metrics.

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LSA Global

JANUARY 27, 2018

Do You Need to Improve New Manager Training? It is not easy to find an organization that does not want to improve new manager training. Why are so many leaders disappointed in the impact of their new manager training? Managers are Being Asked to do More. Management Practices Matter.

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The Management Centre

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Managers are often tasked with demonstrating leadership in their role. What is management? Why do managers need to lead? Why do leaders need to also manage? In this blog we look at three responsibilities and which management/leadership attributes to use for each. Management. Management.

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LSA Global

JANUARY 15, 2024

A Strategic Guide to Territory Management and Account Management Much like a chessboard where each move matters, sales leaders must carefully orchestrate sales strategies to optimize revenue growth, profitability, and customer satisfaction. What Is Sales Territory Management? What Is Sales Account Management?

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PM Alliance

JANUARY 13, 2023

After years of disruption, few project management teams expect pandemic-era supply chain issues to ease any time soon. If you’re seeking new ways to deal with what are becoming old problems, consider these tips to help adjust how you manage supply chain risks.

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The Management Centre

MAY 2, 2023

In this blog =mc Director Yvette Gyles looks at 7 key questions to help you work out how best to manage behaviour at work. In =mc training programmes we are often asked for tips and techniques to support managers dealing with staff issues. Is there a link between the quality of the reports and their timeliness?

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The Management Centre

APRIL 26, 2023

Welcome to the Safe Space – where managers can share their issues and gain advice from top learning & development consultants Here at =mc, we encourage every participant we meet on our programmes to get in touch if they have specific issues they want to follow up on. Yvette: Hello Project Manager, thanks for reaching out.

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LSA Global

JULY 15, 2023

3 New Sales Manager Tips for Success for Your First 90-Days We know from our sales management training that being a high performing solution seller often leads to a promotion to sales management. As a new sales manager, first assess if there is enough psychological team safety for a healthy sales culture.

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PM Alliance

JULY 14, 2023

But if you’re looking for more sophisticated and flexible ways to manage your project’s financial resources, consider how data can help make any approach more effective. The post Project Management: Leverage Data for Better Cost Control appeared first on PMAlliance, Inc.

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The Management Centre

JULY 3, 2019

Fresh from her session on assertiveness with Ruby Bayley-Pratt at this years Institute of Fundraising Convention, =mc Director Yvette Gyles offers insight into why training is not always the solution. That said, the one-size-fits-all-and-all-must-attend training programme seems to remain a popular approach.

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