Confessions of a Consultant

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

I suppose it was only a matter of time until my musical talent was discovered. But how then do we explain ‘high productivity’ in environments that are typically low engagement? On the Investment Banking side, new recruits regularly work 80+ hours each week (my nephew often slept under his desk or in a conference room in New York).

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Harvard Business

APRIL 14, 2017

These are the very same cities where employers struggle to recruit and maintain skilled talent. Investing in conference room technology “so you can dial in from anywhere and still feel like you are in the room with your colleagues” is an important enabler of flexible work, she says.

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Harvard Business

MAY 20, 2016

It’s one thing to note a person working solo in an otherwise empty seminar room, or a group of people huddling around someone’s desk because a conference room wasn’t available. What are the most satisfying attributes of the existing workplace that sustain productivity? This is easier said than done, however.

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Harvard Business

JULY 27, 2017

Talented founders know that corporations simply cannot replicate the deep experience private VCs have in starting companies, nor their expertise in assisting startups with complex challenges such as deal making, business modeling, resolving disputes among founders, executing a successful IPO, and so on.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Jetta Productions/Walter Hodges/Getty Images. They can help executives in lots of traditional fields think about how to battle for talent. Unfortunately, young people “just don’t want to work for insurance companies,” the Journal reports, which has led some companies to develop brash recruiting campaigns.

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Harvard Business

JULY 28, 2017

The paid-parental-leave arms race is red-hot because employers see a unique opportunity to nab talent and headlines by one-upping their competitors. Primary-caregiver policies are also counterproductive to employer efforts to recruit and retain women, who leave industries like tech at twice the rate of their male counterparts.

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Confessions of a Consultant

MAY 28, 2017

Being able to run errands e.g. to pop around to the Supermarket – if you need to – decreases stress (and increases productivity). Don’t hide your talent under a bushel! Higher Productivity: A recent HBR article found that people working from home completed 13.5% Less dry-cleaning bills! Less distractions.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Our research at the Agile Talent Collaborative reinforces findings from Accenture and other consulting and research firms: the use of freelancers — or agile talents as we call them — is growing, and for reasons that go well beyond cost efficiency. How talent management is changing. Insight Center.

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