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5 Benefits of Internal Strategy vs Consulting

Tom Spencer

years in management consulting, I transitioned to a Fortune 50 US company in an internal strategy role. Before outlining the benefits of internal strategy, I want to highlight a few things: I generally enjoyed my time as a consultant and view the firm I left with high regard. Internal strategy isn’t for everyone.

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ChatGPT: How Chatbots are Disrupting Entire Industries

Tom Spencer

As a strategy consultant at a boutique management consulting firm, I am always on the lookout for new tools that can help organizations become more efficient, effective, and innovative. As a strategy consultant at a boutique management consulting firm, I believe that ChatGPT is worth keeping an eye on as it continues to evolve and mature.

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Is Strategy still Relevant to Organization Design?

Kates Kesler

The axiom has always been to start with a clear strategy if you want to design a sound organization. But, is detailed strategy work even relevant in a world where the external environment is continually changing, requiring companies to regularly shift direction and priorities? Both strategy and organization have to be dynamic.

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6 Tips for Building a Powerful Slide Deck

Tom Spencer

Communicating through PowerPoint, also known as a “slide deck”, is an important part of any consulting, strategy, or analyst role. Below are six tips that you can follow to aid your process of slide development and help you build incredible presentations. Develop a Story Board. Keep that in mind when developing a slide deck.

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Consulting 101: Operations, Hierarchies, and Types of Firms

Tom Spencer

As a result, you hire a team of consultants to explore and recommend marketing strategies. Clients may need help with market research, competitor analysis, growth strategies, supply chain optimization, product development, or a range of other issues. They will be facing some form of challenge that they would like to overcome.

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Navigating the Entrepreneurial Journey

Business Consulting Agency

Evaluate Your Target Audience and Customer Needs Understand your target audience and their specific needs, preferences, and pain points to develop a comprehensive understanding of how your business can address their challenges and deliver value-driven solutions. Navigating the entrepreneurial journey includes making such decisions.

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The Innovator Inside: How to Overcome Institutional Inertia

Tom Spencer

You can become better at associative thinking by gaining exposure to multiple areas of knowledge. After all, it is hard to draw on ideas from diverse fields if you have an overly narrow and specialized knowledge base. However, outside the company, there are even more people and new ideas being developed.

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