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What follows after the Eureka Moment: Consulting for Innovation Start-ups

Tom Spencer

‘Technological innovation’ has recently become an ossified catch-all term not only in venture capital circles, but in management consultancy as well. Such issues gain increasing relevance in a consulting career, if one decides to take projects with start-ups. Start-up in the Plastics Industry.

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New Regulations Place Sustainability and ESG at the Center of National and Global Business Competitiveness

Brimstone Consulting

The issue is that PFAS do not degrade or degrade very slowly, giving them the name “forever chemicals.” These forever chemicals are found in soil, waterways, food sources, and in our bodies – and they are associated with serious health conditions, including cancer and reduced birth weight.

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What is Consulting?

Tom Spencer

Consulting” is a pretty general term, and doesn’t really give you a clear idea of what consultants actually do. The Oxford dictionary indicates that “to consult” means to “seek information or advice from someone (especially an expert)”. In other words, consultants are people who provide expert advice. (Source: Flickr ).

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Top 10 Consulting Firms in the Middle East

Management Consulted

We’re continuing our Top 10 Consulting Firms series this week by focusing our expert eye on the Middle East. Ask any consultant about the Middle East, and Booz (now Strategy&) will be the first name on their lips! Currently, Strategy& does major public (read: government) consulting work outside the U.S.

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Focus on Happiness: Achieve Sucess - Tom Spencer consulting blog

Tom Spencer

Happiness releases dopamine, a chemical which stimulates the learning centres in the brain and enables you to operate with more intelligence, creativity, and energy than would otherwise be possible. Next post: 9 Signs It’s Time to Hire an Outside Consultant. Graduate Consulting Group. Management Consulting.

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Leadership Trust Killers: 4 Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make

Organizational Talent Consulting

At an individual level, a lack of trust contributes to feelings of: Frustration Rejection Stress Anxiety Depression When we experience feelings of distrust, our body responds immediately at a bio-chemical level within less than a second. Cortisol, catecholamine, testosterone, and norepinephrine levels in our blood increase rapidly.

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Simon Sinek on the Drivers of Real Leadership

Tom Spencer

Simon Sinek gives a ground breaking talk in which he explains the biological drivers of real leadership, and the natural chemicals ( endorphins , dopamine , serotonin and oxytocin ) that enable us to prosper, together. Leadership consulting dopamine endorphins leadership Management Consulting oxytocin real leadership serotonin Simon Sinek'