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10 Ways To Making Money And A Difference as a Consultant & Coach (Number 2 Is My Favorite)

Consulting Matters

Consultants do not work harder than their clients – they have to bring the energy and sponsorship of the work. Our clients have to bring the energy for their own change that we can support. This perspective is what will keep us in the game over the long-term as we need boundaries to protect our energy and compassion.

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The Biggest Obstacles to Innovation in Large Companies

Harvard Business

But there are thorny cultural, strategic, political, and budget issues that must be confronted by CEOs and other leaders if they want to ensure that their organizations can be hospitable to — rather than hostile to — new ideas. . Cultural issues (45% of respondents.). It can be inserted into people’s job titles.

Company 52
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Top 10 Consulting Firms In New York

Management Consulted

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. The NYC office offers a great place to start a career; there is a great training system and great working environment.

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Two Questions to Ask Before You Set Up an Innovation Unit

Harvard Business

At one large European energy company we consulted with, no less than four separate corporate functions were supposed to be working on innovation—yet none of them was supporting critical needs at the business unit level. At Samsung, the other aspects of the innovation process are relatively well managed at the operating level.

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A 5-Part Process for Using Technology to Improve Your Talent Management

Harvard Business

Fast-iteration methodologies are a prerequisite, because talent tech has to be tailored to specific business needs and company context and culture. The job of leaders shifts from mandating change to fostering a culture of learning and growth. Knowing how to use lean, self-managing team methodologies is a prerequisite.

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Fostering Employee Innovation at a 150-Year-Old Company

Harvard Business

.” Our solution – one transferable to other organizations pursuing innovation – has been to create an agile network of volunteer ambassadors and coaches throughout the company who have taken collective responsibility for making innovation happen and steering our organizational culture in the right direction.

Company 38
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Why consulting?

Management Consulted

You are trained on how to get into a CEO’s mindset within a lifetime of an engagement while being an outsider. “I am competitive in nature and always give the best in whatever I do and my passions include photography, travelling and embracing new cultures and languages. I met with alumni in the industry.