Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 2, 2017

Why do organisations hire consultants? If you are a junior consultant, knowing why your work is valuable is likely to make your job more meaningful. If you are a partner, knowing why your work is valuable is likely to help you sell consulting projects and make money for yourself and for the firm. Expert Knowledge. Turnarounds.

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Consulting Matters

MARCH 16, 2023

Have you ever felt you need to make more progress with your consulting or coaching business? Today, we decode the profit puzzle and dive into the different levels of success you can achieve with your consulting or coaching business: stable profits, sustainable growth, and scalable success. How great does that sound? Ever again.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 29, 2015

IN this post we look at researching consulting firms. Below we provide some ideas to help make your research as effective and efficient as possible. Researching consulting firms will help you figure out which firms suit your personality and career goals and will significantly improve your interview performance. Talk to people.

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Brimstone Consulting

MARCH 27, 2023

Was he working efficiently or just working hard? This became a virtuous cycle of the empowerment, efficiency, and pride that accompanies a shared workload and a superior outcome. During this period, he also became a single parent of two teenagers. He was exhausted.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 23, 2023

The hypothesis-based problem solving (HBPS) approach is a method employed by consultants to develop actionable recommendations for clients using a structured, evidence-based process. Clients often come to consultants with problems that aren’t well defined. You can also download a word version of the template here.

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Tsavo Neal

JUNE 8, 2017

Does this pressure make you feel uncomfortable considering your current website doesn’t generate business results for your consulting business? As a web consultant, I build websites and advise on web strategy for consultants and boutique consulting firms. Does Every Consultant Need A New Website?

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

(Asking for the rate itself would have been more efficient, but it wasn't an option in this context.). That was the best 200 some dollars that I have ever spent, and I HIGHLY recommend that candidates download the audio files and listen to them over and over. Additional Resources.

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Brimstone Consulting

MARCH 29, 2022

As the organization moved forward with acquisitions as outlined in the strategy, Brimstone worked with the organization on integration, building one culture, and identifying operation synergies and efficiencies. Download Case Study. The post Agile Strategy Enables Significant Growth appeared first on Brimstone Consulting LLC.

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Tsavo Neal

JANUARY 25, 2018

Consulting lead generation isn’t easy, especially when done online. Now, B2B decision makers are actively looking for consultants online, and your digital presence can be a huge part of how you generate new conversations with buyers. Downloadable, Educational Content. 64 Lead Generation Techniques for Consulting Companies.

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Jacq Hackett Consulting

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Being a solo consultant doesn’t mean you have to do everything yourself. Of course, you need to take responsibility for all the core consulting tasks – those tasks that require your high-level expertise, your thinking, your credibility. In fact, you shouldn’t. But for a host of other things, get help.

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Tsavo Neal

APRIL 13, 2017

What’s one big difference between a global consulting firm and a small consulting firm? Small consulting firms and independent consultants don’t have the same sized marketing budget. Small consulting firms and independent consultants don’t have the same sized marketing budget.

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Brimstone Consulting

JUNE 7, 2022

A multinational biopharmaceutical company brought in a new CEO to improve operational efficiencies and accelerate growth. Download Case Study. The post Reenergizing an organization and accelerating growth appeared first on Brimstone Consulting LLC. The organization’s energy and confidence were back, well founded, and palatable.

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Jacq Hackett Consulting

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Being a solo consultant doesn’t mean you have to do everything yourself. Of course, you need to take responsibility for all the core consulting tasks – those tasks that require your high-level expertise, your thinking, your credibility. My free 3-part video series will get you on the path to becoming a consultant.

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LSA Global

APRIL 11, 2024

Change management consulting experts define agility as the capacity of an organization to anticipate, respond to, and capitalize on internal and external changes. Embracing Technology and Innovation Technology is both a driver and an enabler of change, offering organizations new opportunities for growth and efficiency.

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Martinka Consulting

MARCH 6, 2019

But plans are now downloaded, iPads are prevalent on job sites, communication is by text, etc. This improved efficiency reminds me of one of my favorite stories. The post Technology is Changing Unexpected jobs appeared first on Martinka Consulting. Can you think of many industries not affected by technology? Keep moving.”

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 18, 2015

The outsourcing matrix may prove useful in the consulting case interview, either as a standalone framework or as part of a larger profitability framework. This can be done by pursuing business as usual or by forming a strategic alliance or increasing efficiency. (Source: Flickr ). Are the activities strategically important?

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Brimstone Consulting

APRIL 4, 2023

Was he working efficiently or just working hard? This became a virtuous cycle of the empowerment, efficiency, and pride that accompanies a shared workload and a superior outcome. Download The post How Executive Coaching Created New Possibilities and Perspective appeared first on Brimstone Consulting LLC.

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Tsavo Neal

APRIL 27, 2017

You may be the most capable consultant to solve help her business. This article lists relevant website and digital marketing statistics for consultants. Learn some key mistakes plaguing consulting businesses and ineffective marketing tactics to avoid. Ar you looking to get more out of your digital marketing strategy?

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Tom Spencer

JULY 13, 2015

In this post we outline some mathematical concepts that may prove useful for solving consulting case questions. Return on Investment: ROI is a performance measure that a company can use to evaluate the efficiency of an investment or to compare a number of different investments. (Source: Flickr ).

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IMC USA

JULY 27, 2012

consulting—even technology-centric consulting—is manual. We, as consultants, must recognize, understand, and even embrace technology as a communications and information efficiency platform. Now here's where you need to pay attention. It's personal. It's analog. But folks, this is 2012, and we're in a digital.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 15, 2015

The profitability framework is probably the most important framework for solving consulting case questions. This can be done by forming a strategic alliance or increasing efficiency. If a company wants to increase efficiency, then it will need to find ways to reduce costs. Profit equals revenue minus cost. Procurement.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 8, 2019

Smart Beta is an adjustment to beta exposure (replicating an index) by looking for efficiencies to add value (alpha) or meet a mandate. We have prepared a Brief Guide to Asset Management, you can download it now. A host of alternative investing options have appeared alongside improvements in technology.

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Kraft Kennedy

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Sophisticated technologies like Managed Desktop make that possible, empowering the kind of consultative IT department that’s required to succeed in today’s market. Reach out tp discuss how Kraft Kennedy can help automate your routine processes or download the The Definitive Guide to The Managed Desktop to learn more.

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 13, 2019

And yet, as business consultants for over thirty years, we are constantly amazed at how few companies have designed a strategy that is coherent and well understood by their key stakeholders. If you want to perform at your peak, you need your strategy to be clear, believable, and implementable across the organization. Lack of Accountability.

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Kai Davis

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

You can view and download the spreadsheet here ). The most efficient way to draft a good outreach email is to: Identify a good-fit sample prospect. The second most efficient method? If you aren’t logged into your Google account, you’ll be asked to log in. ( Step 2: Draft Your Outreach Email.

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Kai Davis

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

You can view and download the spreadsheet here ). The most efficient way to draft a good outreach email is to: Identify a good-fit sample prospect. The second most efficient method? If you aren’t logged into your Google account, you’ll be asked to log in. ( Step 2: Draft Your Outreach Email.

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LSA Global

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

According to recent McKinsey research, successful agile transformations deliver almost 30% improvements in efficiency, customer satisfaction, employee engagement, and operational performance. To learn more about how to help teams become comfortable with uncertainty, download Change Agility – A New Leadership Mindset.

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Rod Burkert

APRIL 8, 2020

On to this week: The paradox of limiting yourself is that the more specific you are, the easier for your audience to find you … the more efficiently you can sell to that audience … the more effectively you can deliver your services … and the more likely you can charge a premium for those services. Download this Find Your Niche infographic.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 4, 2017

You may benefit from downloading a free white noise app like Rain Rain or White Noise , which provide the right kind of background noise that won’t break your flow of concentration. This may mean changing your schedule, adopting a new technology, or even engaging outside consultants. Take Responsibility. Final Thoughts.

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LSA Global

JUNE 13, 2017

They expect you will have questions but not questions that could have been answered by simple research, a review of their financial reports, or preliminary interviews with staff.The best consultative salespeople invest their time in learning all they can about the customer and their situation before the meeting.

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LSA Global

MAY 9, 2017

Change management consulting experts say that even though we may be convinced that the new way is better than the new—more effective, more efficient, and/or less costly, it is not easy to shed old habits that have become ingrained over time. Download Change Management Toolkit to Learn More. Eventually, of course, you adjust.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

(Asking for the rate itself would have been more efficient, but it wasn't an option in this context.). That was the best 200 some dollars that I have ever spent, and I HIGHLY recommend that candidates download the audio files and listen to them over and over. So, what kind of person did the interviewer recognize? Why is that?

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LSA Global

MARCH 23, 2017

When they are ready to buy, smart consultative sellers are poised to help usher contracts through needed channels and with financing arrangements that favor the customer without extra cost for the seller. Download Solution Selling Toolkit Now to Learn More. The post In Solution Selling, Who Determines Value?

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Download this podcast. And today I’m talking with Michael Gretczko, Principal, National Offering Leader, Human Capital as a Service at Deloitte Consulting, LLP, and with Jody Kohner, Senior Vice President of Employee Marketing and Engagement at Salesforce. Michael Gretczko, Deloitte Consulting, LLP. Angelia Herrin, HBR.

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LSA Global

APRIL 18, 2017

Here are a few examples from decades of change management consulting projects of now-defunct organizations that, in order to avoid disaster did not. Download Change Management Toolkit to Learn More About Managing Organizational Change. To perform and thrive, you have to be able to adapt to an ever changing environment.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

So the alignment of people with your business is not only more efficient, it has a direct impact on your bottom line. Borrow from outside consultants or contractors? When business and talent strategies are linked, you are more than two times more likely to outperform your competitors on total shareholder returns. Build internally?

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 30, 2018

Download this podcast. Driving digital transformation really means driving rapid, efficient, and high-ROI responses to those changes. Successful digital transformation means being able to change business operations software, commonly called IT services, quickly, reliably, and efficiently. Angelia Herrin, host.

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