Successful Independent Consulting

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

Although rate information is a closely guarded secret, based on my 20 years in the industry here are very rough ballpark numbers for “management consulting” (not IT consulting, project management, training development, etc.). Figure out your market rate. This is your market rate. Don’t discount.

Consulting 236

Consulting Real Estate Policies Operations 236

Rick Conlow

JUNE 19, 2023

Bottom-line, companies with people-first culture led by Servant Leadership principles outperform their competitors. The real issue with whether remote work works involves a company’s commitment to people. Establish a culture of sharing ideas, knowledge, and best practices by leading by example. Also, do it yourself.

Leadership 101

Leadership Training Training Productivity 101

Harvard Business

JULY 31, 2017

Retailers combine data on demographics and weather to predict sales and develop merchandising plans. Housing market price changes can be more accurately predicted from analysis of Google searches than by a team of expert real estate forecasters. One area so far relatively untouched is change management.

Change Management 28

Change Management Data Marketing Management 28

MishTalk

AUGUST 7, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. Patrick Housing Crash News Top Housing and Commercial Real Estate News. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Fed Balance Sheet vs. Stock Market; Will QE Cause Inflation?

Balance Sheet 75

Balance Sheet Marketing Real Estate Financial 75

Management Consulted

JANUARY 20, 2014

BearingPoint Interview and Culture. Read on to discover interesting nuances of culture and competence that are unique to the global consulting firm. Digital Marketing, Sales & Customer Services. International Development. Real Estate & Facilities. Real Estate & Facilities.

BearingPoint 139

BearingPoint Interviews Oliver Wyman Capgemini 139

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

The culture is really crisp with very intelligent people around; in fact, some of the “best” longest-standing McKinseyites in the world are in NYC and McKinsey has significant support staff in the office as well. Parthenon brings in a new flavor, but actual integration is still a bit up in the air.

Consulting 157

Consulting Deloitte Bain McKinsey 157

MishTalk

JULY 30, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. Patrick Housing Crash News Top Housing and Commercial Real Estate News. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Featured Links. GoldMoney: The Best Way to Buy Gold & Silver.

Real Estate 75

Real Estate Case Interview Financial Advertising 75

MishTalk

AUGUST 1, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. Patrick Housing Crash News Top Housing and Commercial Real Estate News. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Featured Links. GoldMoney: The Best Way to Buy Gold & Silver.

Analysis 71

Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 71

MishTalk

JULY 27, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. Patrick Housing Crash News Top Housing and Commercial Real Estate News. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Still, there is much research and development to be done.

Analysis 78

Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 78

Harvard Business

MARCH 17, 2017

Nor is it likely to be the most effective way to create your marketing message, manage your back office, or maintain secure information systems. It’s much harder to develop, measure, and evaluate the specific value and results that each employee produces. Labor is the most expensive and valuable resource at most firms.

Real Estate 41

Real Estate Study Productivity Resources 41

MishTalk

AUGUST 3, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. Patrick Housing Crash News Top Housing and Commercial Real Estate News. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Featured Links. GoldMoney: The Best Way to Buy Gold & Silver.

Analysis 71

Analysis Trends Real Estate Case Interview 71

Harvard Business

MARCH 21, 2018

In addition to networking their way into new professional circles and learning new cultural mores, veterans have to face down the even more fundamental questions: what career will best suit them? He tried tech, finance, and real estate — all to no avail. veterans who leave the service each year.

Real Estate 42

Real Estate Case Interview Deloitte Leadership 42

MishTalk

JANUARY 15, 2015

That paragraph stood out because Michael Pettis at China Financial Markets has made similar statements about interest rates in China. Psychology of Deflation When I sent Pettis the above OECD link he commented " Wow, remember 20-30 years ago when the Japanese had the highest savings rate in the developed world? Yes, I do remember.

Real Estate 28

Real Estate Banking Comparison Trends 28

Harvard Business

JULY 17, 2017

Based on what we’ve learned, here are some tips that can help recruiters and hiring managers alike better understand the contractor mindset and develop strategies to integrate them into their workforce. And when it comes to experience, companies in the market for contractors shouldn’t limit themselves to costly industry veterans.

Real Estate 28

Real Estate Talent Survey Analysis 28

MishTalk

JULY 2, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. Patrick Housing Crash News Top Housing and Commercial Real Estate News. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Featured Links. GoldMoney: The Best Way to Buy Gold & Silver.

Trends 63

Trends Analysis Real Estate Financial 63

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Amazon’s big announcement that it will build a second headquarters has caught the attention of local officials, economic development professionals, and pundits across the U.S. But this announcement carries far more profound implications for regional and local economic developers, Amazon HQ2 hopefuls or not. and Canada.

Industry 28

Industry Development Education Transportation 28

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 4, 2011

AECOM is a leader in providing fully integrated professional, technical and management support services for a broad range of markets. Through its economics and planning service Arup focuses on creating sustainable, efficient and culturally-appropriate businesses and places. Website: www.asiarisk.com. 20/F, Central Tower.

Consulting 94

Consulting Intellectual Property Engineering Real Estate 94

Harvard Business

AUGUST 9, 2016

These “buy, fix, manage, and then sell” PE firms were essentially umbrella holding companies while the acquired firms would become better managed before returning to the public market. KKR, BlackRock, Blackstone) became publicly traded holding companies exploiting capital markets to expand their reach.

Talent 28

Talent Real Estate Financial Operations 28

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Based on this research, I have developed a three-phase model that shows how companies can move beyond rhetoric and take ownership of sustainability. Psychological ownership refers to feelings of possessiveness and connection that we develop toward an appealing object such as a person, company, or even an idea.

How To 36

How To Real Estate Case Interview System 36

SkillQuo

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Mobile also creates an opportunity to develop new business models such as telemedicine, which allows for remote communication with physicians. These companies see an opportunity to bring health-focused services to underserved individuals and develop new consumer relationships via technology. RETAIL CLINICS.

Healthcare 53

Healthcare Insurance Insurance Retail 53

MishTalk

JULY 4, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. Patrick Housing Crash News Top Housing and Commercial Real Estate News. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Featured Links. GoldMoney: The Best Way to Buy Gold & Silver.

Analysis 68

Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 68

MishTalk

JUNE 27, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. Patrick Housing Crash News Top Housing and Commercial Real Estate News. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Featured Links. GoldMoney: The Best Way to Buy Gold & Silver.

Analysis 70

Analysis Trends Real Estate Banking 70

Harvard Business

JULY 14, 2016

Such a high failure rate isn’t surprising, as leaders are trying to create entirely new competencies and wedge them into an organization with strong legacy cultures and operating models. For example, increasing your marketing spend for digital channels or upgrading internal communication systems. You manage what you measure.

Real Estate 28

Real Estate Course Operations Accenture 28

Harvard Business

JANUARY 23, 2017

” People in industries as different as commercial real estate, pharma, biotech startups, hedge funds, and public school districts worried about how to transform a competitive, star-driven culture into a collaborative one when they had no power to juggle financial rewards and no influence over promotion decisions.

How To 28

How To Real Estate Research System 28

Harvard Business

MAY 20, 2016

An office environment reflects and reinforces a business’s core values, through the placement of different teams and functions and design elements that reflect culture, brand, and values. Since its 2005 founding, the marketing company had grown to over 1,100 employees.

Exercises 38

Exercises Meeting Real Estate Survey 38

MishTalk

JULY 10, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. Patrick Housing Crash News Top Housing and Commercial Real Estate News. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Featured Links. GoldMoney: The Best Way to Buy Gold & Silver.

Real Estate 61

Real Estate Financial Policies Advertising 61

Harvard Business

MAY 19, 2017

The CEO of a large real estate development company recently complained to me about a frustrating executive team meeting he’d just finished. Its leader had been in the job only six months and had made some changes to their marketing plan. Create a Culture Where Difficult Conversations Aren’t So Hard.

How To 28

How To Real Estate Meeting Groups 28

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Ram had led the technical analysis and design teams for their residential and commercial real estate projects, and Hari had overseen the small team of civil engineers in the field. The talent market was so tight that strong employees were often poached from small companies by bigger-name, more successful ones. “I know. .”

Case Study 28

Case Study Case Studies Study Real Estate 28

MishTalk

JUNE 9, 2015

We invite and encourage governors, budget officers, and legislators to commit to work with us in developing useful approaches toward effective financial policies. Its revenue remains highly dependent on capital gains taxes, which means the state is hostage to the vagaries of the stock and real estate markets.

Real Estate 28

Real Estate Policies System Financial 28

Harvard Business

JULY 7, 2016

“It feels weird eavesdropping like this,” Alejandra Chirinos told Ricardo Rodriguez, her marketing VP, and Miguel Martinez, her head of sales. Soledad Orellana, the market research consultant who’d arranged the session, concurred. Ricardo chuckled. “They know they’re being watched,” he said.

Case Study 32

Case Study Case Studies Study Fashion 32

Harvard Business

MAY 3, 2016

According to a new book by Harvard Business School’s Ranjay Gulati, it is customer-centric firms—those with a so-called outside-in perspective—that are most resilient during turbulent markets. Q: What are some of the institutional barriers to developing an outside-in orientation? Developing the Global Leader.

Education 29

Education Real Estate Research Company 29

MishTalk

JULY 14, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. Patrick Housing Crash News Top Housing and Commercial Real Estate News. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Featured Links. GoldMoney: The Best Way to Buy Gold & Silver.

Real Estate 70

Real Estate Financial Analysis Case Interview 70

Harvard Business

JANUARY 25, 2018

While well-structured interviews can be useful in assessing personality and cultural fit, we believe they are much less effective at considering qualities such as analytical skill, teaming abilities, and performance under pressure. Why move so far beyond traditional HR assessment tools? We’ve also been told the experience is pretty fun.

Real Estate 28

Real Estate Talent Recruiting Recruitment 28

Harvard Business

JUNE 26, 2017

In that same Wired piece: …what began with aesthetic judgments of the digital renderings—the Los Angeles Times’ architecture critic called the Ring a “retrograde cocoon”—has lately turned to social and cultural critiques. Buildings, on the other hand, are change averse, optimized to stand for decades.

Real Estate 28

Real Estate System Software Efficiency 28

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

This is a familiar scene for companies building mines, pipelines, oil fields, and, more recently, even renewable energy and large real estate projects. A study of 19 publicly traded junior gold-mining companies found that one-third of their market capitalization is a function of their stakeholder relations.

Company 32

Company Energy Real Estate Resources 32

MishTalk

JULY 3, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. Patrick Housing Crash News Top Housing and Commercial Real Estate News. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Featured Links. GoldMoney: The Best Way to Buy Gold & Silver.

Real Estate 68

Real Estate Financial Government Advertising 68

MishTalk

AUGUST 2, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. Patrick Housing Crash News Top Housing and Commercial Real Estate News. Bay Area Real Estate Trends. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Featured Links. GoldMoney: The Best Way to Buy Gold & Silver.

Tools 77

Tools Real Estate Case Interview Financial 77