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Why On-Demand Talent Is the Future

Comatch

There is no way around it: on-demand talent is the future of work. An increasingly digital business landscape has meant a growing demand from companies for highly specialized talent to help navigate this changing business environment. . Hiring On-Demand Talent: The Advantages. Advantage #1: A Solution to the Talent Problem.

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How the Food Industry Is Using Cross-Training to Boost Service

Harvard Business

Cross-training employees on a variety of tasks can be a powerful tool for improving operations, as well as for attracting and retaining workers. Of course, that’s good for the business, but it also makes the job better for workers.

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Earn Your Seat in the C - Suite with Darden’s Chief People & Diversity Officer Sarah King

Consulting Matters

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! She is responsible for developing and executing the company's people strategy to attract, develop and retain top talent to support the company's operating objectives and financial commitments.

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Is Consulting an Attractive Career Option?

Tom Spencer

Consultants will not only consider the specific problem that a client has but also look at the entire company, how it operates, and what is happening in the industry and broader business environment. Their biggest challenges have been company culture, rising competition, late adoption, and underdeveloped talent.

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Human Resources Management – How to Get Started

Tom Spencer

Human resource teams are critical to the growth of a company since employees typically represent both the biggest operating expense and largest off-balance sheet asset for most businesses. Talent Acquisition. The goal of compensation teams is to develop competitive compensation packages to recruit and retain strong talent.

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Poets and Quants in Management Consulting

Tom Spencer

A constantly reoccurring conversation I have heard discussed about the management consulting industry is if the preference for talent is in favor of “ poets” (those that come from more of a humanities background) or “ quants” (those that come from more of a technical or hard sciences background).

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Using Online Platforms to Boost Your Billings

Successful Independent Consulting

The home of independent business talent.” TalMix is a bidding marketplace, offering consulting opportunities in strategy, market research, due diligence, competitive intelligence, operations, and program management. It’s a bidding marketplace with $100 million in annual revenue, operating in over 100 countries.

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