Remove Consulting Remove Finance Remove Operations Remove Time Management
article thumbnail

Consulting as a Contractor: The Rise of Self-Employment

Tom Spencer

Business organisations and management consultants have long had a contractual rather than an employer/employee relationship. Consultants are one example of these contractual workers in the sense that consulting firms are legally bound by a contractual agreement to their respective client. The bottom line.

article thumbnail

Due Diligence by Management Consulting Firms

Tom Spencer

It was a very interesting experience, so in this post I will share what I learned, as well as talk about the role played by management consulting firms. At the same time, management consultants will generally be brought in to look at the viability of the business, from a strategic and operational perspective.

article thumbnail

Help Your Team Achieve Work-Life Balance — Even When You Can’t

Harvard Business

It wasn’t until I moved to Paris in 1997 to become Finance Manager for Disney Consumer Products Europe, Middle East, and Africa that I experienced someone setting a non-negotiable boundary for herself. You can verbally communicate this with your team, role model it, and create organizational operating principles around it.