Tom Spencer

APRIL 15, 2022

This article continues on from Part 1 , in which I shared some of my experiences of working with an internal strategy team at a large financial institution, and some of the main projects and activities I undertook. In this article, we will explore the 7 main differences between internal strategy and management consulting. Flexibility.

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

SME Strategy is a strategy consulting firm that specializes in helping organizations align their teams and operations around a shared vision, mission, values, goals, and action plans.

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Clarity Consultants

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

With the rise of technology and the increasing adoption of remote and hybrid learning, organizations are rethinking their training and development strategies. Let’s dive into strategies and best practices for designing effective online and hybrid learning experiences.

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

MARCH 7, 2023

SME Strategy is a strategy consulting firm that specializes in helping organizations align their teams and operations around a shared vision, mission, values, goals, and action plans.

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LSA Global

JULY 9, 2020

Sticky Training. But insofar as corporate training is concerned, stickiness is a measure of training effectiveness. Training stickiness gauges whether or not participants in a training program consistently and effectively adopt the desired skills, behaviors, knowledge, and attitudes on the job. The Bottom Line.

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

SME Strategy is a strategy consulting firm that specializes in helping organizations align their teams and operations around a shared vision, mission, values, goals, and action plans.

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Granite Leadership Strategies

MARCH 22, 2023

As part of a well-functioning business development system and a well-respected pricing strategy practice, keep your pricing team apprised of upcoming bids. The best opportunities come from early pricing strategy homework that includes subcontractor inputs. And that training does not have to cost a great deal of money or time.

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PM Alliance

AUGUST 25, 2023

To restore a holistic culture of accountability and ensure consistent project success, team leaders need to adjust their engagement strategies, whether team members are in the office, at home, in a satellite location, or on the road. Apply feedback strategies across the entire team.

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Rick Conlow

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Our partnership with them included servant leadership training. Consequently, the leader coach must be well trained, rehearsed, and committed to achieve outstanding results as identified earlier. This plan outlines the strategies, actions, and milestones needed to achieve the desired outcomes. Their industry faced rapid changes.

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Rick Conlow

MAY 22, 2023

Here are ten strategies that Servant Leaders apply and others can employ to demonstrate positive communication with their teams and others. Leaders should provide constructive feedback to their team members regularly. Constructive feedback should be specific, timely, and focused on behaviors and outcomes.

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Rick Conlow

JUNE 19, 2023

They need to adapt their leadership styles, communication strategies, and performance evaluation methods to accommodate remote work. Here are ten employee focused strategies that leaders can implement to uniquely and positively managing highly productive remote work teams. Included training in team meetings.

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LSA Global

AUGUST 14, 2022

Redwood Shores, CA – LSA Global, the leading business consulting, coaching, and training firm that helps fast growth life science, technology, and service companies by powerfully aligning their culture and talent with strategy, today announced results for a Strategic Influence Workshop for NASA. Learn more about getting aligned.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 30, 2023

Jason Oh is a Senior Associate at Strategy& Previously, he was part of the Global Wealth & Asset Management Strategy team of a large financial institution and served EY and Novantas in their strategy consulting business with industry focus in the financial services sector.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 21, 2021

As a corporate strategy professional, I execute and coordinate all of the key activities of the firm that span multiple business units and functions. The Pyramid Principle was created by Barbara Minto, the first female MBA hire by McKinsey, who led the Firm’s training in the 70s. What is the Minto Pyramid Principle? Question (Q).

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Nash Consulting

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Constructive Feedback: Feedback is asked for, given, and received in a constructive manner, focusing on learning and improvement rather than criticism. Healthy Interpersonal Conflict: While disagreements may occur, they are handled constructively without devolving into personal conflicts or hostility.

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LSA Global

MAY 20, 2023

They create the conditions for everyone to do their best work, challenge assumptions constructively, engage diverse perspectives, and operate with a clear connection between where we are and where we want to go. Job Relevance 100% Satisfaction 167% Knowledge Gain 91.7% Learn more about getting aligned.

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Rick Conlow

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The team leader did little upfront analysis or training. After reviewing goals, ground rules and doing some training, we started. We worked through it by applyinng constructive confrontations skills. In addition, go here for our RealTime Learning & Training leadership and personal development website.

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LSA Global

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Based upon data from our new manager training , there are three main ways to better develop new people leaders: Be Upfront about the Challenges as well as the Rewards of Management The benefits of effective management are well-known: the raise in status and salary, and the reward of leading a team toward the achievement of a common goal.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Evidence from a large-scale study revealed that training and development positively affected innovative performance by building employee competence and organizational commitment. Employees are more likely to provide constructive criticism and engage in productive conflict without fear of exclusion or retaliation.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 20, 2023

The best part about this is that the intense training and growth at MBB is recognized by most corporate firms globally. Some people thrive best when they’re regularly receiving constructive criticism and specific feedback, but others might find this suffocating and unbearable. Growth is forged in the crucible of hard work.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The current product development playbook is outdated, too detailed, and is not aligned with the new strategy. Agility Recovers constructively from setbacks, continually learns and modifies approach, remains impactful and nimble in stressful or suboptimal settings, and adapts to circumstances and changes course where appropriate.

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LSA Global

MAY 25, 2022

New strategies, competitive pressures, leaders, products, and approaches. The highly customized executive strategy session focused on: People feeling heard, understood, and appreciated. Having constructive debate in a safe environment. People Team goals , roles, success metrics, and interdependencies were unclear and misaligned.

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Be open-minded and purposefully engage in constructive debates about what works and what does not work. Note: Constructive Debate Research According to University of California psychology professor Charlan Nemeth, when different perspectives are allowed to be thoughtfully debated, it stimulates thinking and alignment.

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Business Consulting Agency

JULY 13, 2023

Business consultants collaborate with organizations to craft robust strategies that navigate market shifts and capitalize on opportunities. A study by the IIA found that organizations leveraging consultants for risk management achieve more effective risk mitigation strategies.

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LSA Global

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

According to research by Forbes and McKinsey: 58% of new people managers said they did not attend any management training programs prior to taking on the new role. 98% of new people managers feel they would benefit from new manager training. Then invest the time and resources to train, coach, and reinforce them.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Typically, performance management includes how to: define performance and behavioral expectations set individual and team goals provide constructive feedback have difficult performance conversations guide career development conversations review performance. Leaders need to pay attention to performance management warning signs.

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Management Consulted

APRIL 2, 2017

Strategy& (PwC). Ask any consultant about the Middle East, and Booz (now Strategy&) will be the first name on their lips! A little later, Booz was acquired by PwC and rebranded as Strategy& Now that our little history lesson is complete, let’s continue. Here we go! bravo Deloitte!).

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LSA Global

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Overcome the Team Decision Making Deadlock When the decision making process bogs down and competing viewpoints lead to misunderstanding, a lack of patience and, ultimately, frustration with the whole effort, it’s time to implement a decision making strategy to help move the team toward a mutually acceptable, appropriate, and sound decision.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 7, 2021

It includes training your managers about your job, about you, and how to best utilize you as a resource. In the subtle art of managing up, there’s a fine line between “training” your manager and overstepping boundaries. At its core, managing up isn’t just about the way you interact with your supervisor. What Is Managing Up?

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LSA Global

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Based upon data from thousands of new manager training and leadership development training workshops, here are a few circumstances when leaders most need 360 degree feedback: Things Are Changing, The Leader Is Not When markets, strategies, structures, cultures, processes, and systems change, leaders also need to change.

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LSA Global

JUNE 20, 2023

With 85% of new managers receiving no formal new manager training prior to taking on their new leadership role, we are not surprised that new managers aren’t performing as well as those who promoted them had hoped. Generic training is not enough to change behavior and performance. But beware. Leading people is not easy.

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Effective Managers

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

David recently completed the ICMCI ISO 20700 checklist training program that I offer through an LMS, which inspired him to write this article. It is my honor to be an accredited instructor for the ICMCI ISO 20700 Checklist training program. I love his tag line: Coaching consultants beyond start-up to success and on to significance.

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LSA Global

MARCH 9, 2021

Even though corporations spend between $500 and $1,500 on employee development, our research found that only 1-in-5 employees change their on-the-job behavior and performance from training alone. Certainly, targeted training has its place. Embrace a Variety of Learning Approaches Learning can be formal or informal.

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The Management Centre

APRIL 8, 2024

With around 1,000 dedicated employees, Calico strives to provide social housing, employment support, refuge for survivors of domestic abuse, homelessness services, addiction recovery programs, and construction projects aimed at regeneration. Tell us about what prompted you to commission training for your managers across the Calico Group?

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PM Alliance

DECEMBER 2, 2022

With the right strategies in place ahead of time, you can mitigate the risks and keep your project on track for a timely completion. Perhaps new outlets were overlooked during construction, or a department manager didn’t put enough thought into where their team members would sit. 1: End users’ schedules will change .

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Consulting Matters

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The overall organizational system includes three primary systems: The business strategy is all about WHAT the organization wants to accomplish. The organization strategy is about HOW the organization will achieve its business strategy. The people strategy is about the WHO.

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Rick Conlow

JUNE 3, 2021

Less than 25% of employees have attended a company sponsored training program in the last five years. With a change of pace and new strategies that I brought, they made significant gains in four months. If you are the leader you will need to know how to do this or need to engage a trained facilitator to help you.

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