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Purpose Behind Networking as an Aspiring Consulting

Tom Spencer

While researching a company’s website is essential, networking provides a distinct advantage by offering direct insights into its culture, values, and working environment. She enjoys tennis, hiking, creative writing, travel, exploring new cultures, and mentoring K-12 students.

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BCG Offer vs. AT Kearney Offer

CaseInterview.com

To transition to another region starting from BCG Eastern Europe, you will have to physically travel to the country you want to work in, to network and interview. 4) Or at some point, quit BCG, live off savings, move to the country of your choice (assuming you have travel visas, etc.) 2) Go get an MBA in Western Europe or in the U.S.

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To Grow Your Business Abroad, Partner with Local Influencers

Harvard Business

And they can be very expensive — in addition to overseas business travel, local distribution partner relationships require significant up-front investment to get started and to manage effectively. Both of these approaches, however, are time-intensive, requiring executives to spend weeks or months in foreign markets.

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You Can Be a Great Leader and Also Have a Life

Harvard Business

During one of their monthly webinars I observed, the group began by sharing photographs of their families and talking about their lives outside of work. With few role models, and cultural expectations arrayed against them, someone like Axelrod had to first imagine something new: how he really wanted to combine work and life.

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Doubling a $400,000 Revenue Model With Business Trainer Blair Enns: Podcast #22

Consulting Success

People are willing to travel for expertise, but they’re not willing to travel to hire a consultant from the other side of the world or the other part of the continent if they can get the same thing down the street. You have culture problems because you can’t actually do both in the same business. We hire people.