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Change Management Is Becoming Increasingly Data-Driven. Companies Aren’t Ready

Harvard Business

Data science is becoming a reality for change management, and although it may not have arrived yet, it is time for organizations to get ready. The companies best positioned to change in the next decade will be the ones that set themselves up well now, by collecting the right kind of data and investing in their analytics capacity.

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Consultant, Contractor, Freelancer - Labels Matter!

Successful Independent Consulting

If you refer to yourself as a freelancer or consultant, what does that imply? Employees of major consulting firms like McKinsey and Accenture are called consultants, as are some in-house specialists deployed in an advisory role to work with teams outside of their own reporting structure (for example, an internal change management consultant).

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Selling Your Competitive Advantages in Consulting

Tom Spencer

Looking back to consulting recruiting in graduate school, I always think about how interesting it was that so much of the conversation among candidates was about getting an offer from a top consulting firm. During the recruiting process, firms screen candidates for potential to succeed given the firm’s business portfolio and culture.

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

Harmonious Workplaces

In 1997, Jim promoted me from CSR (customer service representative) to assistant manager of Blockbuster within a few months just prior to my graduation from college. I also handled recruitment, payroll, inventory management, and other store operations.

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Part 3: Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile with Skills, Endorsements & Accomplishments

Successful Independent Consulting

You can download the entire series as a reference guide here. For example, I have over a hundred endorsements for change management, but I no longer do that type of work so I moved it much lower on my list. who know someone I know, which makes it easy to check a reference and get introduced.

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6 Organizational Culture Change Strategies

Organizational Talent Consulting

Culture Change Strategy #6: How leaders recruit, promote, and fire Who gets hired, promoted , and fired, and for what both creates and reinforces your organization's culture. References: Büschgens, T., The Journal of Product Innovation Management, 30 (4), 763-781. Bausch, A., & & Balkin, D. Cameron, K.

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Leading Effectively When You Inherit a Mess

Harvard Business

Recruited from outside the organization, she faced multiple problems: The business was losing money, costs were bloated, customer loyalty was fading, and key talent was defecting. When referring to the significant challenges of her new organization, she consistently spoke in third-person references — they, them, those people.

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