Tom Spencer

MAY 23, 2021

As someone currently in management consulting who has previously done tech sales for a major software company, I was amused by Martin Keller’s article championing tech sales (sometimes known as consultative or customer success driven sales) over management consulting. Professional Development. Professional Development.

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Epicflow

AUGUST 3, 2022

As companies develop and grow, and the number of projects they deliver increases, business leaders are seeking ways to ensure more efficient coordination of all their initiatives. Does every company need a project management office? In this article, we’ll focus on the overview of a project management office only. .

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 26, 2024

This article explores the nature of inflation, delving into its impact on different socioeconomic groups, the balance between inflation and unemployment, and the historical theories that have shaped monetary and fiscal policy decisions. The Fed is currently on a mission to bring inflation down without crashing the American economy.

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Successful Independent Consulting

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Make it a policy. I also recommend making it your policy. Literally create a document titled “Rate Policy” and write down what rates you charge for what services. Your policy should be short, maybe half a page. No one is likely to see the policy except you, but having it will enable you to say to clients, “It’s my policy.”

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Successful Independent Consulting

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Make it a policy. I also recommend making it your policy. Literally create a document titled “Rate Policy” and write down what rates you charge for what services. Your policy should be short, maybe half a page. No one is likely to see the policy except you, but having it will enable you to say to clients, “It’s my policy.”

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Epicflow

AUGUST 19, 2022

Every project management activity doesn’t exist in isolation – they are all related to and dependent on each other, may have competing requirements and/or shared resources. To make sure that the process of orchestrating projects across the whole environment runs like clockwork, project integration management should be applied. .

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Harmonious Workplaces

JANUARY 11, 2024

Leaders striving for a better workplace may suffer consequences In a recent post on LinkedIn from the Business & Management Consultants open group, a contributor posted, “A manager who challenges the boss and stands up for their team, despite risking their own career, is a true leader.” I complied; he didn’t.

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Nash Consulting

JUNE 29, 2022

To what lengths are you willing to go to develop a culture characterized by participation, positive collaboration, enthusiasm, support, and satisfaction? And the subsystem within this larger system with the most significant influence on engagement is leadership and management (we will use these two terms interchangeably here).

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Peter Stark

MARCH 7, 2023

One of the most common mistakes that managers make is not having one-on-one meetings with their direct reports or not holding meetings with any kind of consistency. That should be enough for any leader to jump on board with wanting to hold one-on-one meetings with their direct reports. Start the meeting on time.

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Nash Consulting

MAY 6, 2020

Some of us have been managing remote teams for years, but for many this is a brand new (and slightly anxiety-producing) experience. Have a conversation with each employee to mutually agree on a check-in cadence that meets the needs of both of you. Create a new “open-door policy” system. Be intentional about this right up front.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Are you aware of your performance management blind spots? In a complex and fast-paced workplace, leaders need to be able to recognize and avoid the performance management pitfalls that come from common organizational dysfunctions and cognitive biases. Why recognizing performance management blind spots matters.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Her manager denied her request, saying, “If we did it for you, we’d have to do it for others.” Too many companies’ HR policies are overly restrictive. You signed that you’d read our policy, so you did know.” Deal with any people who choose not to meet expectations on a case-by-case basis.

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The Management Centre

MARCH 8, 2024

Welcome to the Safe Space – where managers can share their issues, and gain advice from top learning & development consultants. Here at =mc we encourage every participant we meet on our programmes to get in touch if they have specific issues they want to follow up on. I’ve found myself in a bit of a predicament.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 14, 2023

National governments are currently in the process of crafting economic policy with a strong environmental focus. Government incentives for investment into renewable energy sources, such as subsidies and tax credits , are becoming an increasingly popular way for governments to meet national pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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CaseInterview.com

DECEMBER 13, 2022

3) Develop preliminary competence in the job above you. When you show you can develop mastery of your current job, you signal that you can likely do this for the next job too. 3) Develop basic competence in the job above you. If you lack those skills now, develop a plan to learn those skills. 2) Master your own job.

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Women in Consulting

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Peer-to-peer Fundraising Email Marketing Website Management Website Design Payment Processing Sphere Know How Blog Sphere Knowledgebase Sphere Forum Case Central Sphere Connect Sphere Connect Partners Blackbaud Connect Partner Network Overview Partner Login. Hiring and developing great people to support you. Nonprofit Management.

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CaseInterview.com

MAY 22, 2019

This is a primary reason that I advise my small company clients to have pre-scheduled, recurring meetings with standardized agendas. Forget about reminding everyone to do something, just stick it in an auto-recurring meeting agenda and it will happen all by itself. I wish I had developed this system at the start of my interviews.

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The Management Centre

DECEMBER 2, 2021

And that model seems to be growing in popularity as a way of managing the various ebbing and flowing Covid-19 restrictions. Plan ahead, identify who you will meet and what it is you can work on together. Plan to catch up with your colleagues, whether that’s at the start of a meeting, by sending them a quick email or arranging a coffee.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 2, 2023

years in management consulting, I transitioned to a Fortune 50 US company in an internal strategy role. It is possible to meet the same clients or colleagues on a future project, but there is a lot of uncertainty around that. Last year, after 2.5 I keep in touch with my friends from middle school, after all.

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Rick Conlow

JUNE 19, 2023

The number of companies adopting and managers leading remote work teams has increased significantly. It is worth noting that the exact extent of remote work adoption varies across countries, industries, and individual company policies. In addition, Gallup research shows 82% of managers are failing. hours a week.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

Throughout the consulting career recruiting process, I found it memorable that in both informal conversations and formal presentations, the issue of personal life management did occur as a poignant topic of conversation. She just naturally hates talking on the phone and prefers meeting up in person, so we will have to work out a solution.

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 10, 2019

New Managers are Struggling. Do you know the role and responsibility of a new manager at your company? Senior executives and non-executive managers are unhappy with the performance of their companies’ frontline managers. The Role and Responsibility of a New Manager in 5 Stages. Effective new managers are decisive.

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Nash Consulting

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

“You’re an excellent engineer/IT professional/accountant/[choose your own adventure]…we’re going to reward you by promoting you to a management role. Welcome to management. The second is that there really aren’t any specialized skills related to being a good manager. Congratulations! Good luck!” Again, untrue.

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Women in Consulting

APRIL 11, 2013

Peer-to-peer Fundraising Email Marketing Website Management Website Design Payment Processing Sphere Know How Blog Sphere Knowledgebase Sphere Forum Case Central Sphere Connect Sphere Connect Partners Blackbaud Connect Partner Network Overview Partner Login. Hiring and developing great people to support you. Nonprofit Management.

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Rick Conlow

MAY 22, 2023

Check out these eight common factors that can contribute to ineffective leadership or management communication: Lack of clarity: Leaders may fail to articulate their thoughts and ideas clearly, leading to confusion among their employees. Communication is a skill that can be developed and improved. Why do leaders communicate poorly?

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Organizational Talent Consulting

APRIL 11, 2022

Leadership development investments don't have to be a big gamble. Fair and robust talent calibration meetings present a meaningful solution for identifying the right leadership. These meetings create an intentional space for leaders to discuss and align on the performance and potential of the talent in the leadership pipeline.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Meetings are notoriously one of organizational life’s most insufferable realities. And 71% of senior managers view them as unproductive. In a meticulous inventory, we calculated the hours spent in meetings by directors and above across the enterprise (a population of about 500). emma mayfield photography/Getty Images.

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The Management Centre

MARCH 7, 2021

They seems to be some excitement about this change – not least because it takes away a painful process that creates a heavy spikes in HR and manager workloads. They set expectations, clarify progress and help managers to give direction, support and recognition to their teams. appeared first on The Management Centre.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JULY 3, 2023

Evidence from a global study by Gallup revealed that 49% of leaders and 42% of non-managers struggle with anxiety at work. Poor communications, unclear policies, or a general lack of workplace relationships are typical sources of role ambiguity. It is easy to forget tasks when building these in a meeting.

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Rick Conlow

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Without consistent feedback a manager operates blindly. When you are the manager, it can be down-right difficult to get candid critiques or compliments that are not coated with ulterior motives or filtered by fear. Yet, here is the thing: it is pivotal to a leader’s success and development. ” Pulling It All Together.

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Rick Conlow

JULY 2, 2023

And of course, organizations and managers want the hustle and the desire to get ahead. 57% of employees blame managers for their quiet quitting. 39% of employees say managers have not noticed their lower performance. And of course, organizations and managers want the hustle and the desire to get ahead.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

What follows are several success stories that I’ve received from readers who successfully managed to land multiple offers. A relative, who's a senior executive at another leading ibank, advised me to take the banking offer while waiting for the business development one, I nevertheless felt very uncomfortable with such action.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 13, 2016

employers, since the United States is the only developed nation without paid maternity leave. A managers’ challenge is how to take these “on the books” policies and move them beyond simple compliance to a place of executional excellence. ” This is the policy. ” This is the policy.

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Melissa Agnes

AUGUST 27, 2014

Emory did a beautiful job at managing this crisis, but not all healthcare institutes are as prepared as Emory was. Expectations of key audiences – and how to meet these expectations. Develop an initial strategy to achieve these goals and objectives. Develop an initial strategy to achieve these goals and objectives.

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Asamby Consulting

JANUARY 13, 2022

Why you need a COO or Operations Manager. Many founders and CEOs ask us this question: Do I need an operations manager? How do I best structure the role of an COO or operations manager. What qualifications should an operations manager or COO have? Check out our privacy policy. We answer with a resounding yes.

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The Source

APRIL 9, 2021

We’re all well aware of the pressures placed on consulting firms to meet unprecedented client demand for insights to help them deal with the COVID crisis. This data factory enabled scenarios to be developed and regularly revised for different industries. …

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Harmonious Workplaces

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Carefully and appropriately choose your organizational development interventions. The personal feelings workers have for their managers and for the executive leadership of their workplace can impact organizational commitment and performance. Professional Development Opportunities: Invest in your team’s growth.

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