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Consultant, Contractor, Freelancer - Labels Matter!

Successful Independent Consulting

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). But to the general public, and most clients, it’s clear as mud.

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The Barriers to Recruiting and Employing Digital Talent

Harvard Business

Because these firms tend to have slim margins and cannot pay Silicon Valley salaries, many have had to get creative in their recruiting and employee development. Many companies are creating accelerators or other separate units responsible for boosting their digital capabilities.

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How to Transition to Management Consulting after Law School

Management Consulted

Generally speaking, a lawyer’s workload is more narrow and less diverse than a consultant’s; add that in with little to no travel and minimal exposure to different industries, and many lawyers are looking for a change. Management Consulting straight after Law School. Don’t firms only recruit from top MBA programs?

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The 6 Top Leadership and Management Development Mistakes to Avoid

LSA Global

Leadership and Management Development Matters According to recent research by McKinsey and the Corporate Executive Board, more than 500 executives ranked leadership development among the top three human capital priorities, and two thirds of leaders rated developing effective leaders as their top concern.

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Oliver Wyman Careers

CaseInterview.com

Financial Services Consulting engagements tend to tackle issues such as: Risk management. Customer relationship management. 3) The Delta practice focuses on change management initiatives. They help senior management design and implement a wide variety of enterprise-wide changes. Public policy.

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IMS Consulting Group (IMS Health) Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Life-cycle management strategy. Organizational redesign/change management. Because their focus is so narrow, they can boast about the fact that they are able to deliver results that other management consulting firms are not able to, helping them carve out for themselves a niche in the commercial healthcare sector.

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Robo-Advisers Are Coming to Consulting and Corporate Strategy

Harvard Business

Marketing and sales, manufacturing, recruiting (including people assessment), customer service, and support are all fields that can benefit from artificial intelligence according to McKinsey’s recent research. They can help them with change management as smart machines provide new insights at increasing speeds.