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People over Profit Book Review

Management Consulted

Our awesome intern Nate is here to bring you his unbiased review of a very unique book: People over Profit , authored by Dale Partridge. Partridge then lays out what he terms “The 4 Eras of Organizational Behavior” – The Honest Era, The Efficient Era, The Deceptive Era, and The Apologetic Era. INTERESTING BOOK INSIGHTS.

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Top 11 Must-Read Project Management Books

Epicflow

At the same time, the amount of information in any domain is unprecedentedly huge – courses, books, education websites, blogs, etc. So, we’d like to give you guidance in this flow of resources – we’ve selected 11 project management books that any successful project manager should discover. What else will you find in this book?

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Case Study: Is Holacracy for Us?

Harvard Business

Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. My peers and I will be able to bid on projects more quickly, get them done faster, and book more revenue if we aren’t hindered by needless bureaucracy.”

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IT Consulting: What’s All the Fuss about ‘Soft Skills’

Tom Spencer

Roaming through a series of management books and business coaching sessions, one can easily feel overwhelmed by the constant reappearance of certain buzzwords. I believe this is especially the case with ‘soft skills’, a term which is often mocked as an empty excuse for applying to undersubscribed university courses.

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Five Ways to Spur Lean in the Office

Markovitz Consulting

If meeting takt time is not an issue—for example, in closing the books at the end of the month— then measure and benchmark the time it takes to perform those tasks and challenge the team to figure out how to do them faster. Write your own book on lean in the office. Start treating offices errors and mistakes as real defects.

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Interviews and Assessment Centres – Preparation is key to success

Tom Spencer

In this post, I will share tips on the case interview, assessment centres, keeping stress levels down, and staying motivated on your journey to land a coveted role in the management consulting industry. Get friendly with case studies. There are only a handful of scenarios they may ask you to solve (e.g. Assess your role.

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30 Best Consultant Websites & Why They Have Them (2022)

Tsavo Neal

Whether they’re books, blog posts, videos, lists of podcasts I’ve been on, et al if you’re looking for something I’ve done it’s likely here. Hopefully they’re interested enough to think about me at a future date for either a book, talk, consulting gig, workshop, whatever. I use my site to showcase my ideas. What’s Dan up to now?”