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#8: 5 Reasons Why EVERY Consultant Needs Systems Thinking

Consulting Matters

Download Episode Transcript. People Strategy : What competencies are required; how individuals are recruited, selected, trained, recognized, compensated and rewarded; and how performance is measured, tracked and monitored. I have two children. When they were small, they used to go to daycare. budgeting, order fulfillment, etc.).

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McKinsey 7 S Model

Tom Spencer

While you may not directly use the 7 S Model in the consulting case interview, it will give you a deeper understanding of how to examine the inner workings of an organisation, identify strengths and sources of competitive advantage, as well as weaknesses and reasons why an organisation may not be operating effectively.

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5 Characteristics of Great Sales Managers

LSA Global

They know how to set meaningful and fair performance expectations, proportionately reward accomplishments, recruit top-quality sales reps that fit, and are willing to quickly, compassionately, and fairly replace sales reps who underperform despite good sales coaching. Research backs up this approach.

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The 6 Top Leadership and Management Development Mistakes to Avoid

LSA Global

There is inevitably real discomfort as employees stretch to practice and embed new ways of operating. To learn more about how to develop better managers, download the 6 Management Best Practices that Make the Difference Between Effective and Extraordinary.

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The High Cost of Employee Turnover

LSA Global

While estimates vary by industry and position, figure on a cost of twice the loss of their fully-loaded salary plus the loss of productivity as you recruit, hire, and train replacements. HR/People Operations employees are 37% more likely to leave than average. It harms revenue, profits, customers and morale. Who Is Leaving?

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How to Grow Your Workforce without Sacrificing Your Culture

LSA Global

And when it comes to strategy execution, typically that means changing the way you recruit and hire when your workforce needs to grow fast to make sure you are not sacrificing your culture. Download The 4 Do’s and 3 Don’ts of Culture Change Now. Because a strategy, any strategy, must go through your culture to get executed.

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3 Ways to Shape Culture During High Growth

LSA Global

Small, high-performing team-based and innovative cultures of smaller companies often fall victim to high growth in a few areas: Hiring: The increased recruiting pressure to fill open requisitions to meet demand can negatively impact hiring decisions when hiring managers settle for less talented or less culturally aligned candidates.

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