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Renewable Energy and its Impact on Consulting

Tom Spencer

National governments are currently in the process of crafting economic policy with a strong environmental focus. Government incentives for investment into renewable energy sources, such as subsidies and tax credits , are becoming an increasingly popular way for governments to meet national pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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Setting Healthy Boundaries in the Consulting Industry

Tom Spencer

A manager at Accenture has been known to say that “analysts are often over enthusiastic about the consulting industry”. Knowing the answer to this question is quite important when starting off in consulting because if boundaries are not set, you will likely experience fatigue and burnout early in your career. The bottom line.

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From meeting-heavy to essential meetings only

Asamby Consulting

Reform your team’s meeting habits to boost productivity and business impact as a CEO (a post-pandemic approach). If you work at a small business or growing company, you'll eventually face the problem of too many meetings. A scenario like this leaves people feeling their time is being wasted in meetings, which makes them disengaged.

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Quote Your Consulting Billing Rate with Confidence

Successful Independent Consulting

It takes practice to quote your consulting billing rate with confidence. Talk with other consultants, do a web search on typical management consulting rates in your city or state, and/or try converting your employee salary to an hourly rate. At the end of our meeting, I didn’t quote the range. Figure out your market rate.

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A New Quest for Consultancy: Transitioning from Just-in-Time Logistics

Tom Spencer

Economic meltdowns hold important lessons for business consultants. Not coincidentally, the conspicuous rise of many consulting giants dates to the late 1970s and ‘80s, during the period of digitalisation and globalisation of Western economies. Logistics has always been a key area of focus for consulting firms.

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Netflix Brings Lean Thinking to Board Meetings

Markovitz Consulting

I doubt Netflix was thinking how Jim Womack would apply lean to their board meetings. But in a new article , the Harvard Business Review describes how the company reinvented board meetings by creating a better way to share information with its board of directors. Senior management responds to the questions prior to the meeting.

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What Management Consulting Looks Like Post Covid-19

Tom Spencer

As a result, companies are turning to consulting firms for assistance on how to rethink and restructure their organisation and workforce. When we speak of consulting, we are speaking of an industry that has grown significantly over the years and impacted how companies in many industries operate and deliver services to customers.