Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 6, 2020

I receive 2-3 LinkedIn messages per day asking to schedule a call so that I can share my personal experience in consulting, answer recruiting-related questions, and sometimes even review a resume on the spot. Someone you came across at an event/conference and want to know more about? Is this someone you know and need advice from?

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

As usual getting into McKinsey is tough, but it’s even tougher in NYC – with many target recruiting schools nearby and hundreds of aspirants swarming to locate in NY, it’s a highly competitive office. PwC’s mothership manages a network of member firms with 83 offices across the US. The Boston Consulting Group.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 7, 2015

Alex Formstone is a Principal in Marakon ’s London office, and heads up recruiting in the UK for graduates and MBAs. I recently had the good fortune to talk briefly with Alex about his career, Marakon and its recruitment process. What made you decide to pursue a career in strategy consulting?

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Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

Birthed in 2004 as a spin-off of Indian tech outsourcing behemoth Infosys Technologies, Infosys Consulting is quickly climbing the charts as an industry leader in IT Operations and Strategy consulting. Strategy and Architecture. IT Strategy. Transformation Strategy. Transformation Program Management. IT Operations.

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Practice will only help for future interviews or next year’s recruiting cycle. If your heart is still set on management and strategy consulting, the best thing you can do is recruit for jobs with the best combination of brand recognition and skill-development. Sincerely, George. Short and to the point.

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 21, 2019

Below is a recap of four key reasons management consulting provides a truly differentiated career opportunity. Many consulting firms also invest significant dollars in their knowledge management and training programs. I have heard a number of hiring managers and headhunters remark that a year of consulting experience is worth 1.5-3

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Management Consulted

MAY 21, 2009

Out of school, join professional associations, networking groups, attend conferences, etc. Always speak to bankers/consultants , not recruiters, to get things done. Not 50 questions about their job, not 100 questions about the strategy consulting industry. Click here for more on recession recruiting.

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Management Consulted

JUNE 17, 2015

Funny enough, the idea for Airbnb came about because the founders had trouble making rent, and in a desperate attempt to solve the problem they decided to throw up a website and market the extra space in their kitchen and living room to conference attendees visiting San Francisco who could find no room elsewhere. Are you an employer?

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 11, 2016

Though the firm’s background is exclusively in pricing, in more recent years it has been breaking into other practice areas such as strategy, marketing, and sales. In 1996, Simon-Kucher opened an office in Boston and began to put more of a focus on its other three practice areas: strategy, marketing, and sales. Practice Areas.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JULY 24, 2023

The following are three proven strategies leaders can use to help employees overcome a fear of failure: Game Theory: Game theory can be used in a safe environment without the harmful consequences of the real world to teach employees about failure as learning. European Conference on Knowledge Management, 833. Cantaragiu, R., &

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MishTalk

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

No Admission “We didn’t say that we acknowledge serious misrepresentation of the facts,” Lake said yesterday in a conference call with analysts. “We Mike "Mish" Shedlock [link] Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Managing a police department is a tough job, and the legitimacy crisis currently facing American policing has made it even tougher. But by ensuring organizational justice during management activities, police executives can go a long way toward effectively supervising their agencies through strained times.

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Harvard Business

MAY 22, 2018

If you’re asked to speak at a conference or event, it’s likely because you’ve demonstrated expertise in your particular subject. Conference organizers are not hiring you to fill a 60-minute slot; there are plenty of cheaper ways to do that. Thiemi Higashi/EyeEm/Getty Images.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Take the case of Dominic Barton, who served as the Global Managing Director of McKinsey & Company from 2009-2018. Translate that vision into a clear strategy about what actions to take, and what not to do. Recruit, develop, and reward a team of great people to carry out the strategy. Focus on measurable results.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Indeed, surveys show that managers and executives describe the “ideal worker” as someone with no personal life or caregiving responsibilities. It is part shared confessional with peers and part trading research, strategies, tips and lifehacks that DeGroot collects and analyzes for best practices. “We kept trying.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 26, 2017

Sales is, by far, the most expensive part of strategy execution for most firms. Yet, on average, companies deliver only 50% to 60% of the financial performance that their strategies and sales forecasts have promised. To add to that, the groups are far apart on basic elements such as recruiting, hiring, training, and role alignment.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 27, 2018

Yet many other women have managed to build highly successful careers with degrees in STEM disciplines. It’s impossible to prove through data analysis whether these strategies got these women ahead, or whether achieving a more successful position allowed them to flourish in these ways. How did they do it? Hone your brand.

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MishTalk

JULY 12, 2014

The police, for example, are locally recruited, and more pro-Russian.” We are preparing our defences,” Igor Strelkov, the separatists’ military commander, told a Thursday press conference in the city’s government administration building, now surrounded by separatists with Kalashnikovs and shoulder-fired rocket launchers.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 20, 2015

I recently had the chance to talk with Stephanie Green, Manager of Talent Acquisition for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at IMS Consulting Group. Steph: Our work is split across all the centres of excellence: Brand & Commercial Strategy, Pricing & Market Access, Strategy & Portfolio Analysis and Competitive Intelligence.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 3, 2018

There are findings that point to positive gains in both cost savings and productivity measures, while other studies, including the recent report from the National Bureau of Economic Research, find that programs can make for good recruitment tools but won’t do much to lower costs or improve health. Coaching made a difference.

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 2, 2016

Founded in 1989 by three former consultants of the MAC Group (a boutique sales and distribution consulting firm), Cornerstone Research was established to be very different than the general management consulting firm it was birthed from; focused on unique clients, managing delicate client relationships, and offering specialized work.

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Harvard Business

JULY 18, 2016

When Frederick Taylor published his pioneering principles of scientific management in 1912, the repetitive and mundane nature of most jobs required employees to think as little as possible. So how can managers do a better job of fostering learnability in the workplace? We suggest starting with three things: Select for it. Nurture it.

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Harvard Business

MAY 4, 2017

Companies that are interested in using a new collar approach to fill security positions should consider the following: Re-examine your workforce strategy: Do you know what skills you need today and tomorrow to run a successful security program? Cybersecurity is a highly dynamic field, requiring ongoing education and exploration.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 14, 2017

One stumbling block is that company policies and benefits aren’t clear — either to employees or their managers. “I came across Milk Stork, a milk shipment service, and took it to my manager. ” In the end, her manager shared that the firm already offered Milk Stork. Ask, Advocate, and Organize.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Imagine you’re hanging out at a job fair, and you’ve identified a few key recruiters you’d like to approach. Consequently, we tend to try out various impression-management strategies, ranging from self-promotion to ingratiation. How to Get the Most Out of a Conference. You and Your Team Series.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

At a recent investor conference, one of us heard a CEO proudly state that the new law would have no effect at all on how his company views investments. For example, well-managed consolidators such as Dell Technologies are doing well in this market. But most have been reticent to say anything about their plans.

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Henman Performance Executive

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Last week I had the privilege of hearing the new Chief of Staff of the Air Force, General Mark Welsh, address the Air Force Association Conference. We will address them only when we have recruited the best, educated and trained them, and given them best technology we can afford. Crisis Management. Talent Management.

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Harvard Business

MAY 31, 2018

Checking into a hotel for a conference several years ago, I asked the receptionist where I could get some dinner. Employers can also provide their business travelers training in a variety of stress management approaches and sleep hygiene techniques. Eric Raptosh Photography/Getty Images.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 14, 2017

These are the very same cities where employers struggle to recruit and maintain skilled talent. Support from employers makes or breaks the deal, creating either a manageable new reality or the need for a backup plan (or even an exit). “This can be hugely stressful when you have to arrange daycare,” she says.

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Harvard Business

MAY 4, 2016

But for the most part, recruiters aren’t calling. Hiring managers will see what you have done — and can do for them. Communicate across logos, taglines, ads, marketing, trademarks, media, trade shows, and conferences.” VP, Marketing, Communication, and Strategy 2011 – present. Rebecca Knight.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 23, 2016

The first three days are spent learning step by step how to build simple apps on the Twilio platform – a conference line, a voice recording, a text response. It may seem kind of strange to have every marketer, salesperson, recruiter, and finance person spend a week programming an app, a skill they’ll never use in their day job.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 3, 2017

However, some of the most common beliefs about how this will happen, repeated by conference speakers, self-proclaimed gurus, and consultants, have been oversimplified, misunderstood, or misapplied. Therefore, when making strategy, the focus should be on identifying complements, rather than assuming complete substitution.

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Consulting Success

JANUARY 29, 2018

Now, it was about revenues and profits and leading and managing. You’re a managing partner and owner now at Navalent. I think their recruiters love that because it’s an annuity for them. Whether you’re going to go to conferences and network. When that firm sold itself to a larger firm, the game changed.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Even lengthy conference calls were opportunities for spontaneous sharing, personal connection, and productive problem-solving. Too many management articles — including many I’ve written — serve to comfort those afflicted by the misdeeds of others. How to Manage a Toxic Employee. Juan Díaz-Faes for HBR.

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Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

Founded in 1983 by Kellogg School of Management marketing professors Andris A. In 1982, Andy presented his and Prabha’s mathematical models for sales force sizing and territory alignment to the Pharmaceutical Management Science Association (PMSA), using an early Apple computer to display sales territories on-site. sales force teams.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

But what if there were a way to make breakthrough progress by applying research-based tools and strategies to boost these numbers faster? Throughout the study’s assessments of female CEOs, a combination of four traits and competencies emerged as key to their success: courage, risk-taking, resilience, and managing ambiguity.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 20, 2018

That picture also reflects the challenges that face the more than 6,000 registered investment advisors who work with TD Ameritrade, leaders of firms that manage a total of more than $3 trillion of assets for their clients. The program also included workshops that explored management trends and insights into the future of the advisor industry.

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