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Consultant, Contractor, Freelancer - Labels Matter!

Successful Independent Consulting

If you were a hotel chain, would you be a Motel 6, Courtyard by Marriott, or a Ritz-Carlton? If you refer to yourself as a freelancer or consultant, what does that imply? The terms you use to describe yourself will impact how potential clients perceive you, how they pay you, and even how much they're willing to pay.

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We May Not Have a Clear Path, But We Each Have One

Harmonious Workplaces

In 2021, Dr. Casey DeBruyn recommended, based on my interests and the content of my schoolwork, that I consider organizational development (OD) and change management as career paths in consulting. What a funny place to find wisdom — a hotel lobby shop! That’s a lot of bending!

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Not Everyone Can Build a Digital Ad Business, Plus Debating Radical Transparency

Harvard Business

21c Museum Hotels. Some recent picks: Bloomberg article (“ Wall Street Rule for the #MeToo Era: Avoid Women At All Cost “) and Response from Jefferies CEO Richard Handler. The Truth As Told By Mason Buttle (by Leslie Connor). TikTok (phone app). Robert Stavins (follow on Twitter). FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data).

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What the Best Transformational Leaders Do

Harvard Business

Long before becoming CEO, in 2016, he was searching for new growth in the hypercompetitive travel reservations market, coming across a pair of small European startups with a business model opposite to Priceline’s in two key ways: Instead of taking an up-front 25% commission on a hotel reservation, the startups charged only 15% after check-out.

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What I Learned from Leading a Tunisian Ministry During the Arab Spring

Harvard Business

But sadly, Tunisia is now facing an unprecedented terrorist threat following three attacks in 2015 on the Bardo National Museum, on a major hotel in Sousse, and on the presidential guard in Tunis. I would say overall, we harnessed technology to push the country toward the future.

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Sexual Harassment Is Pervasive in the Restaurant Industry. Here’s What Needs to Change

Harvard Business

When they do, management tends to ignore them or change servers instead of confronting the customer. Managers can also be more forgiving of sexual harassment from customers. Second, managers should be required to complete training on sexual harassment. In addition, because restaurant employees in the U.S.

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KPMG Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Business Process Management. Change Management. Richard Solomons – Chief Executive of InterContinental Hotels Group. Supply Chain and Operations. Other Operations. Functions: Analytics. Business Integration. Business Intelligence. Business Transformation. Customer Experience. Digital and Mobile. Enterprise Solutions.