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Narrow Your Niche to Win More Work as a Solopreneur

Successful Independent Consulting

Examples Several years ago, my agency represented a highly talented professional with over 20 years of experience even though he positioned himself as a jack-of-all-trades. What was the industry? When you have a specific area of expertise, it’s easier for people to remember you, refer you to their colleagues, and of course, hire you.

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The Consulting Value Proposition

Tom Spencer

The benefit of bringing in specialist consultants is that they are likely to have experience solving similar problems and an understanding of industry best practice. Turnarounds. Restructuring is a niche service which requires specialized knowledge and industry experience. Image: Pexels.

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FTI Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Compared to its peers, FTI Consulting is a youngster in the consulting industry. Luczak pioneered solutions at the intersection of law, communications and technology that affected not only the cases he was involved in, but the industry itself. Dispute, litigation and investigations services for construction industry.

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How to Evaluate Your Marketing Leader’s Performance

Prudent Pedal

I hope it eases your angst, provides a rubric to simplify your conversation, gives your marketing leader their do, and sets you on a course for a less anxious and more productive review next year at this time. Ask questions about production efficiency, turnaround times, collateral organization/dissemination, and costs. Keep Doing 2.

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Private Equity’s New Phase

Harvard Business

In phase one (buy and sell), PE investors looked for the equivalent of a “fixer-upper house” — a dilapidated company in a good industry that could be purchased at a discount and, after the business equivalent of some fresh paint and new appliances, resold for a profit. How Phase 3 Is Changing PE Companies.

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All Hail Medium-Term Planning

Harvard Business

There is, of course, nothing wrong with the openness and transparency that lies behind quarterly reporting. The private equity industry has a clear understanding of the importance of the medium term. The beauty of the PE industry model is that it does not succumb to the travails of the short term or the dreams of the future.

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Marissa Mayer’s Departure from Yahoo and the Challenge of Drawing Lessons from an N of 1

Harvard Business

Leading a turnaround requires much more than making a splash. In an age obsessed with the latest competencies, talent signals, and talent identification tools, it is easy to forget the basics, namely that a leader’s experience is a pivotal determinant of his or her effectiveness. Experience (still) matters.