Jacq Hackett Consulting

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

As a consultant, your working life now revolves around projects and one of your key roles is project manager. You need to become very good at this because poor project management skills will mean your consulting career is very short lived. Excellent organisation and communication skills are at the core of great project management.

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Clarity Consultants

JULY 28, 2023

In fact, even those with a knack for management could still use a little help every now and then. That’s where leadership development programs come in. Through courses, coaching sessions, and training modules, they can improve their leadership skills and become the manager they need to be for their business.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 31, 2022

I want to make those interruptions easier to manage. Backlogs help the managers stay out of the team's way. That's because the manager can look at the backlog and know what the team is doing. I see this in most of my management clients and at many of my team clients. As part of that strategy, I have interim deliverables.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Many management consultants hardly complete two or three years in their jobs before they realize that there’s more to life than consulting. As a former consultant who decided to move from consulting to industry, I would like to share my personal journey on how I landed my opportunity in corporate strategy/M&A. Corporate Strategy.

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Jacq Hackett Consulting

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

As a consultant, your working life now revolves around projects and one of your key roles is project manager. You need to become very good at this because poor project management skills will mean your consulting career is very short lived. Excellent organisation and communication skills are at the core of great project management.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 30, 2023

Management consulting is widely known as a highly intense industry. The sheer intensity of the industry is a big reason why many consultants end up burning out within 2 years, opting to exit into more relaxed roles such as head of strategy at a startup, or venture capital. Collectively, this is what I mean by balance in life.

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LSA Global

JANUARY 23, 2021

There are several effective options to develop new managers. But, Manager Performance is Not Meeting Expectations According to McKinsey and the Corporate Executive Board, executives are not happy with the performance of their frontline managers and new managers are not being set up to succeed.

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PM Alliance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

If you’re getting ready to plan and execute a facility startup project, be sure your team is prepared to manage the timeline challenges you might encounter. You’ll need to develop highly accurate task duration estimates and ensure task handoffs are as efficient as possible. Inflexible timelines aren’t compatible with miscommunications.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 29, 2022

In this article, I will break down a few functionalities of Human Resource teams, and a couple of ways to get started in Human Resource Management. Within HR management, there are three main functions to be aware of. The goal of compensation teams is to develop competitive compensation packages to recruit and retain strong talent.

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The Management Centre

APRIL 9, 2024

Are you an aspiring manager? In this article, Petia Tzanova, =mc Learning and Development Consultant draws on her extensive career to outline key considerations when taking your first step into management. If you are ready, it’s crucial to reflect on whether management is truly the right path for you.

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Effective Managers

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

David is a very experienced management consultant, currently on the national board of the Institute of Management Consultants in the USA. Did you know there is an international standard providing guidelines for delivery of management consulting services? David has created TCPG, a peer group for and about consultants only.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 10, 2024

Understanding what the GRE is, how it aids in unlocking master’s programs, particularly MBAs, and effective preparation strategies is crucial for prospective graduate students. The GRE is a computer-based test developed and administered by Educational Testing Service (ETS). What is the GRE?

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Jacq Hackett Consulting

JUNE 10, 2018

Here are my top tips for managing your self-doubt. Here’s what to do instead: Develop a really good capability statement that describes your service offering and lets clients know why they should hire you. And of course, share your Capability Statement with them. How will I figure out ‘how to’ consult? What if I fail?

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 19, 2024

Create a Study Schedule: Develop a realistic timetable based on your daily commitments. Understand strategies for approaching different question types. GMAT Courses Consider enrolling in a GMAT prep course to benefit from structured lessons, expert guidance, and additional resources. Best of luck on your GMAT journey!

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Successful Independent Consulting

APRIL 1, 2024

Here is a snippet from his resumé: Professional Summary and Services Jack Tradesmith is a senior consultant with professional experience in organization development and change, leadership and organizational communications, and coaching, as well as internal and external corporate communications, including global marketing initiatives.

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Steve Shu Consulting

APRIL 26, 2010

It is atypical for me to write a book review for this blog, but Nilofer Merchant’s “ The New How: Creating Business Solutions Through Collaborative Strategy ” is very respectable contribution to both audiences of this blog and the process of strategy development in general. through customized, experiential learning sessions.

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Clarity Consultants

AUGUST 3, 2023

Learning services refers to the outsourced management of training activities and/or processes. These services can include content development, learning administration, learning delivery, vendor management, measurement and analytics, learning strategy and learning technology.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 4, 2018

The question is, what is the best way to develop skills and grow professionally without the big price tags that come with graduate and postgraduate courses. Below are five favourite tips for skill development at zero cost. Strategy + Business. BCG on Strategy. Competitive Strategy. Online Courses.

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Jacq Hackett Consulting

JUNE 10, 2018

Here are my top tips for managing your self-doubt. Here’s what to do instead: Develop a really good capability statement that describes your service offering and lets clients know why they should hire you. And of course, share your Capability Statement with them. How will I figure out ‘how to’ consult? What if I fail?

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The Management Centre

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Managers are often tasked with demonstrating leadership in their role. What is management? Why do managers need to lead? Why do leaders need to also manage? In this blog we look at three responsibilities and which management/leadership attributes to use for each. Management. Management. Management.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Most entrepreneurs and product managers (PMs) know that they need to find out what people want. In this article, we will look at how to conduct what is called ‘ customer development ’ – the process through which a business comes to understand the needs, pain points, and behavior of potential customers through direct conversation and feedback.

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Epicflow

JUNE 10, 2022

So, the importance of risk management cannot be overestimated – it’s better to stay ahead of all possible threats to your project. . What are the most typical risks associated with aerospace engineering projects, and how to manage them effectively? Project management risks. developing a poor project plan), Executing (e.g.,

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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. Ten of the most dynamic and synergistic pricing practices are right here.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Top 10 Key Sales Management Skills: Mastering the Art of Sales Leadership Sales leaders must routinely navigate high stakes internal and external relationships while meeting ever-increasing revenue targets and demands from their sales team. Do your sales managers anticipate and meet current and future customer needs?

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Harmonious Workplaces

DECEMBER 12, 2023

During the month of October, I had the pleasure of learning Organizational Development (OD) and Change Leadership from The Drucker School of Management at Claremont Graduate University. One of the more impactful moments in the course involved the resistance to change by most people at most times.

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Clarity Consultants

JANUARY 22, 2024

In the world of instructional design, AI is proving a valuable asset by accelerating development timelines, creating more opportunities for personalization, and more. Understanding how AI is revolutionizing instructional design is beneficial to learning and development (L&D) and their client companies alike.

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Consulting Matters

JULY 14, 2022

I'm in the middle of what I'm calling my "Favorite Executive Series of all time" series, and so, of course, I had to include Sarah King in this series! Why HR often IS your client and not the gatekeeper if you're in the organization development, leadership development, or change management consulting space.

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The Management Centre

JUNE 5, 2021

Welcome to the Safe Space – where managers can share their issues, and gain advice from top learning & development consultants. This time, the issue comes from a manager with a thorny issue: supporting a colleague who has been treated badly but doesn’t want to make a complaint. What is the issue? What should I do?

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 3, 2023

People advisory consulting is a field that involves helping organizations optimize their human resources and talent management practices. People advisory consultants work with clients to identify and address issues related to employee engagement, performance, and development, as well as to design and implement HR strategies and initiatives.

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Kates Kesler

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

The axiom has always been to start with a clear strategy if you want to design a sound organization. But, is detailed strategy work even relevant in a world where the external environment is continually changing, requiring companies to regularly shift direction and priorities? Both strategy and organization have to be dynamic.

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Effective Managers

APRIL 8, 2021

Organizations today need efficient managers to nurture a culture where there are precise models for accountability and authority. In other words, every employee in the organization should be clear on how it’s managed and how to collaborate with others. Managers Who Lead and Leaders Who Manage.

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LSA Global

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

Going From Colleague to Boss Creates Common New Manager Challenges Not surprisingly, most new managers struggle to make the transition from the role of individual contributor to the role of people leader. 98% of new people managers feel they would benefit from new manager training. Sadly, many are inadequately prepared.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 31, 2023

Machine learning can be valuable in areas like marketing and customer relationship management where large amounts of data are collected on customer behaviour through various channels such as websites, social media, and e-commerce platforms. The quantity of data can be overwhelming and difficult to make sense of.

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PM Alliance

JULY 21, 2023

Does your company have a strong commitment to support workers’ career development goals or to promote from within? Connect with your HR team early so you can develop the project schedule based on an accurate and realistic staffing plan. In addition, these experts can help develop task duration estimates for their targeted activities.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 21, 2023

The client can use this insight to target their marketing campaigns and direct their product development efforts accordingly. With this insight in hand, consultants can then focus on identifying the root cause of the problem, and recommend the best course of action to improve overall performance.

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Management Consulted

MAY 29, 2016

Boston Consulting Group on Strategy is a compilation of 82 valuable articles called Perspectives, 4 Harvard-reviewed business articles and 8 other articles written by various members of The Boston Consulting group between 1968 to 2005. WHY READ IT? QUICK OVERVIEW. INTERESTING BOOK INSIGHTS.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 28, 2016

During the last five years of my corporate management career, I had a great deal of leadership development. Along with many other executives, I attended talks by noted management authors, I went to (often lengthy) team-building exercises, and I participated in discussions on different leadership styles. I avoided conflict.

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