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Why you need a COO or operations manager

Asamby Consulting

Why you need a COO or Operations Manager. Either their operations have grown quite a bit or they are in the midst of growing. Many founders and CEOs ask us this question: Do I need an operations manager? But there are a few questions: Why is it necessary to hire an operations person?

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Consultant, Contractor, Freelancer - Labels Matter!

Successful Independent Consulting

By definition, we stand outside of the system we analyze, troubleshoot, or design. Consultants are senior-level people, well-versed in the art and science of the domain in which we consult, be that change leadership or system architecture. By contrast, professional independent consultants operate as microbusinesses.

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Data Can Do for Change Management What It Did for Marketing

Harvard Business

One area so far relatively untouched is change management. The failure of major transformation projects to deliver the expected benefits is a well-documented phenomenon : many change programs simply do not achieve their business goals. A big obstacle is the change management profession itself (of which we are all proud members).

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What is consulting?

Tom Spencer

In the methodology upheld by Kennedy as well as Consultancy.org, Management Consulting is a collective term used for all services that fall under Strategy Consulting, Operations Consulting and HR Consulting. Operations Consultants: Operations consultants are consultants who help clients improve the performance of their operations.

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6 Organizational Culture Change Strategies

Organizational Talent Consulting

It is not about changing but about survival. There are many different definitions for leadership, but most would agree it is about influence. Leaders need to be able to operate within and upon the business. Today, many leaders are asking how they can change the organizational culture.

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Small Steps or Big Steps: What’s the Right Way to Begin Improvement?

Markovitz Consulting

Operational and financial improvements are rapid, dramatic, and lasting. The data on change management are consistent: about 70% of change initiatives fail, despite the plethora of books, conferences, and scholarly papers dedicated to the subject. But by definition they’re episodic (every 2 weeks? every month?)

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Mergers & Acquisitions: The Importance of Creating a Shared Culture

Organizational Talent Consulting

UNDERSTANDING ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE Culture has been studied for years, resulting in many different models and definitions. A working technical definition of corporate culture is an often hidden shared pattern or system of beliefs, values, and behavioral norms. The concept of culture is abstract and not well understood.

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