Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

As I start my consulting career, some of the questions that I keep coming back to are: How can I stand out amongst all of these high achieving and well educated individuals, especially in the beginning? What skills do I need to develop? What are the keys to longevity at my firm and the greater consulting world?

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Consulting Matters

AUGUST 4, 2022

Want a common sense, down-to-earth approach for developing leaders, growing organizations, and creating a profitable consulting or coaching business? Today I'm talking with Lee Cockerell, the former Executive Vice President of Operations for Walt Disney resort and currently a consultant, author, and speaker.

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Consulting Matters

JULY 7, 2022

Do you want to know what executives in world-class companies think about leadership and why they hire consultants and coaches? I have worked on and off with Jim since 1999, first as his Organization Development Consultant at Disney and, more recently, as a sounding board when he retired from his 43-year career.

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Harmonious Workplaces

JANUARY 25, 2024

Additionally, I began a mentee relationship with Alan Landers, from whom I learned much about organizational development and change leadership through a certification course offered by The Drucker School of Management at Claremont Graduate University. Enable Others to Act  — Build teams, develop others, and make future leaders.

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Brimstone Consulting

JANUARY 13, 2023

PFAS are used in hundreds of thousands of products, from nonstick pans to water-repellent sports gear, to stain-resistant rugs. For example, as of January 1, 2023, Maine requires that companies report PFAS in products by quantity to the state, and the state will ban all PFAS-containing products by 2030.

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Women in Consulting

JANUARY 20, 2022

When I first joined Women In Consulting – back in 2010 I think – I was looking for insights on how to be a successful consultant. What I didn’t realize was the deep, abiding business friendships I’d develop among high-powered and very independent-minded women. How This Applies to Women In Consulting. By: Kathryn Gorges.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 24, 2021

This is a question that you will inevitably receive when interviewing with a consulting firm. For some, the attraction of consulting is the opportunity to work on a diverse set of problems in a diverse range of industries, which generalist firms can offer. Making use of consulting websites, forums, and blogs. What did you like?

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Management Consulted

APRIL 2, 2017

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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Markovitz Consulting

AUGUST 19, 2020

All too often, companies that strive for first mover advantage bleed their products—or their entire organization—to death. Peter Golder and Gerard Tellis’s seminal study of 500 brands in 50 product categories reveals that almost half of market pioneers fail. Good luck finding any of those products today.

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 11, 2015

How in the world did Josh go from a PhD in cell and molecular biology to a job in federal consulting for The Tauri Group? Here at MC, we had the pleasure of recently interviewing Josh and asking him how he’s navigated his interesting career path, and how consulting was a great place for his passions and skills to collide.

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Consulting Matters

APRIL 9, 2019

Interview Transcript: Betsy Jordyn: Well hey there, it's Betsy Jordyn and I am so excited to interview our latest Consultants Institute grad, Dave Saliaris, who has his own consulting group that he is launching officially. So it was a very significant role and we did very unique things and new to the world type products.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 9, 2015

OC&C STRATEGY CONSULTANTS INTERVIEWS & CULTURE . Today we continue our firm profile series with an in-depth review of OC&C Strategy Consultants. KEY STATS FOR OC&C STRATEGY CONSULTANTS . OC&C Strategy Consultants Website: [link]. OC&C Strategy Consultants Headquarters: Worldwide.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 28, 2021

Consulting case interviews require lots of preparation. Namely, a learning curve that is helpful in many situations, not just in consultancy. Understanding and solving complex problems in a short period of time and following a concrete approach that promises success regardless of the problem is not only relevant for consultants.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

To ensure such acceptance and belonging, humans have developed a desire to present the best version of themselves to others. People watch sports not just for entertainment, but also to be a part of a shared experience that provides a reliable and safe topic of conversation.

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Consulting Matters

APRIL 9, 2019

Interview Transcript: Betsy Jordyn: Well hey there, it's Betsy Jordyn and I am so excited to interview our latest Consultants Institute grad, Dave Saliaris, who has his own consulting group that he is launching officially. So it was a very significant role and we did very unique things and new to the world type products.

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Management Consulted

MARCH 26, 2017

We just love bringing you good reads, and today our spotlight turns to top consulting firms in one of our favorite cities in the U.S. If you are a sports fan, Washington D.C. So here they are: The top 10 management consulting firms in the very global, very dynamic, always-changing District of Columbia! – Washington, DC.

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

FTI CONSULTING INTERVIEWS & CULTURE. As consulting firms go, FTI Consulting is a newcomer – but at just over 30 years old, the firm has made impressive strides to become one of the most respected name in legal analysis and data-driven research to support major initiatives for law firms, banks and the majority of the Fortune 500.

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Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Last week, I discussed lessons I learned dealing with some of the largest sports’ brands in the world. Research: Remember this: Market research is a proactive activity built on developing a hypothesis of the market or asking a question that you are looking to answer. Developing a voice. Spoiler: all markets are competitive now.

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Brimstone Consulting

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

The costs to our productivity and our personal wellbeing of this involuntary attention are enormous. We may experience it playing sports or tending to a child, rock climbing, sailing, or driving in bad weather. Jeremy is a Senior Partner at Brimstone Consulting Group. This takes us utterly away from the present moment.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 30, 2020

If you're creating products of any kind—especially software products—you've got a team sport. Successful software product development is about how well the team learns together. The better the team learns together, the better the product is. They're reading/reviewing the product and thinking.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Conventional wisdom suggests that marketers should emphasize the novelty of new products to get people to buy them. Despite the fact that firms spend billions of dollars on developing and marketing new products, these products face persistently high failure rates — often up to 40% to 90%, depending on the product category.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

OCTOBER 30, 2023

No productive conflict? Development Dimensions International. Organizational Talent Consulting. The effects of visualization and guided imagery in sports performance Kotter, J. One valuable lesson he shares for leaders to consider is a mindset that "pressure is a privilege." What is the alternative to leadership pressure?

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Rick Conlow

MARCH 10, 2020

It is one of the reasons for poorer employee engagement, customer service and productivity throughout the world. A study by the Personnel Management Association found that training alone increased productivity by 22.4%. Training plus coaching increased productivity by 88%! Consulting Services. Does Coaching Work?

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MAY 8, 2023

Studies reveal that a servant leadership style improves employee productivity and creativity. Employees are more likely to provide constructive criticism and engage in productive conflict without fear of exclusion or retaliation. Servant Leadership Quotes "Leadership is an extreme sport requiring both courage and humility."

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 16, 2014

If you are thinking about producing a strategic plan, developing a new product, entering a new market, engaging in a new venture, or financing a project then it probably makes sense to understand the big picture issues that could affect your success. Cultural and sporting events. Buying patterns and consumer preferences (e.g.

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Management Consulted

APRIL 11, 2016

Today we take a look at a boutique consulting firm you may not have heard of, The Brattle Group. Consulting Firms, ranking 7th overall. In fact, The Brattle Group founders we convinced that by getting the firm culture just right, consulting could be the most fun way to make money. Product liability. Practice Areas.

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Women in Consulting

APRIL 10, 2014

B2B companies are just as able to develop creative, fun, people-focused content as their consumer-oriented counterparts. If we want customers and prospects to feel something for our products other than boredom and disaffection, we cannot aim our content solely at their “logic” brains. Top Consulting Tips' Marketers know this.

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 15, 2018

Consider some of the impacts branding can have: Provides direction for future product development. So, with that being said, what are hospitals, health systems, and healthcare companies doing to build a strong brand and develop a clear and distinct position in the market? Develop Unique Customer Experiences. Builds trust.

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Management Consulted

JANUARY 25, 2016

ALIXPARTNERS CONSULTING. Generally regarded as turnaround market leaders, AlixPartners is doing a killer job at taking up more room in the consulting space by strategically hiring a plethora of gurus. What eventually came out of these good intentions were revolutionary concepts, some of which are now standard in consulting.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 23, 2015

Today we highlight tremendous business analyst and post-consulting leadership jobs at Tesla Motors. Tesla Motors is an American company that has made waves in the car industry, so much so that General Motors then-Vice Chairman Robert Lutz said in 2007 that this company’s car inspired him to push GM to develop the Chevrolet Volt. .

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Harvard Business

APRIL 19, 2017

Ask any sports fan about their favorite team and they will usually spend half the time either cursing or extolling the manager. We believe these three functions are the core of what business schools and consultancies claim is the essence of good management. Nicholas Blechman for HBR.

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Prudent Pedal

JANUARY 21, 2020

Buyer’s journey mapping has grown in importance for professional services firms as more firm solutions have become productized. It’s just a good old-fashioned understanding of client needs, combined with intelligent segmentation, aligned with consultative selling, and assisted by technology. A few superstars rise even higher.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 28, 2018

Medical device companies are catching on to the financial potential of these devices and are beginning to add medical wearables to their product lines. Kevin Anderson is a graduating medical student at Duke University School of Medicine and will be starting at LEK Consulting later this year. Potential Benefits. Image: Pixabay.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 28, 2018

Recently, Georgia Institute of Technology developed a machine learning algorithm capable of analyzing more data from a patient’s EHR than a physician would be able to. Kevin Anderson is a graduating medical student at Duke University School of Medicine and will be starting at LEK Consulting later this year. Image: Pexels. October 2012.

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freshminds

MARCH 22, 2016

Sponsored by digital software developer Oracle, the glittering event took place in the Ballroom of the Grovesnor House Hotel on Park Lane as the champagne flowed and live bands headlined. Well known as the 'Oscars' of retail, these awards congratulate the excellence of leading retail companies and their talented staff.

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Epicflow

JANUARY 31, 2023

Becoming a competent and sought-after project manager is impossible without constant professional development. The essays are based on Scott Berkun’s work experience as a project manager at Microsoft, which however doesn’t mean that his guidelines will be useful for software development projects only.

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ConsultX

AUGUST 31, 2021

This blog post was created from Everything Business Consulting podcast episode 55, 7 Steps to Goal Setting Success as a Business Consultant. For a business consulting example, a long term goal could be to help your clients become the market leader in their industry. To view the episode page, click here.

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