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Business Book Review: Boston Consulting Group On Strategy

Management Consulted

Welcome to yet another opportunity to gain valuable insights from a book review, written by Preeti Vemu, MC intern, MC events organizer extraordinary, and an ex-Deloitte consultant. Every section of Boston Consulting Group on Strategy is a comprehensive article offering insights that can be applied to any business circumstance.

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Why Your Productivity Hacks Don’t Hack It

Markovitz Consulting

All too often, that quest goes no further than time management training provided by the HR department. As legendary statistician and management consultant W. Managers meet 30 minutes after that, followed by directors, VPs, and finally the executive team. Problems are addressed at the lowest possible level.

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Help Your Team Achieve Work-Life Balance — Even When You Can’t

Harvard Business

It wasn’t until I moved to Paris in 1997 to become Finance Manager for Disney Consumer Products Europe, Middle East, and Africa that I experienced someone setting a non-negotiable boundary for herself. These advances will have also significantly increased the workload of more senior managers, keeping them working around the clock.