Women in Consulting
MAY 22, 2018
By: Amy Huson. #Leslie became a WIC member nearly 20 years ago when she first took the leap to become an independent financial consultant. She had spent a number of years building a career at Bank of America rising to a V.P. of Investments for their Investment Services division working with the banks clients. Having left the bank, she was starting from a blank slate.
Harvard Business
MAY 22, 2018
Tetra Images/Getty Images. Believe it or not, bureaucracy was once a progressive innovation. Its hierarchical authority, specialized division of labor, and standard operating procedures enabled companies to grow far larger than they had ever been. The German sociologist Max Weber famously praised bureaucracy’s rationality and efficiencies. But Weber also warned that, unfettered, bureaucracy could create a soulless “iron cage,” trapping people inside dehumanizing systems and lim
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Harvard Business
MAY 22, 2018
Topic Images/Getty Images. M&A is central to many companies’ growth strategies. But you can’t grow by acquisition alone. Companies with more organic growth generate higher shareholder returns than those relying on acquisitions alone. But organic growth remains elusive. It’s been easier to go from big to bigger through M&A than new to big through entrepreneurship.
David A Fields
MAY 22, 2018
A nearby grocer prominently displays a sign proclaiming, “Rule #1: The customer is always right.” That’d never work for consulting because, well, clients aren’t always right. Rule #1 of successful consulting is to remember consulting isn’t about you. It’s about them–the clients. Got it. What’s rule #2? Let’s talk about rules for a moment.
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Strategy+Business
MAY 22, 2018
Company leaders should think of government regulation as an operating system -- and of their government-relations strategy as writing better code. That means developing a more open relationship in which business leaders and regulators collaborate on rules that serve the needs of both groups.
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Strategy+Business
MAY 22, 2018
Innovation is like a garden -- you need to create an environment where it can flourish.
Harvard Business
MAY 22, 2018
Thiemi Higashi/EyeEm/Getty Images. If you’re asked to speak at a conference or event, it’s likely because you’ve demonstrated expertise in your particular subject. To provide a great experience for attendees, you generally want to focus on the topic the organizers have requested – the “greatest hits” that you’re known for.
Henman Performance Executive
MAY 22, 2018
Memorial Day weekend 1977 opened with an intergalactic bang as George Lucas’ blockbuster Star Wars hit movie theaters across America. The incredible success of the first movie, which received seven Oscars and earned nearly $800 million worldwide, began with brilliant marketing of a groundbreaking thought: Let’s create a revolutionary movie-watching experience, complete with never-before-seen special […].
Harvard Business
MAY 22, 2018
Avi Goldfarb, a professor at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, explains the economics of machine learning, a branch of artificial intelligence that makes predictions. He says as prediction gets cheaper and better, machines are going to be doing more of it. That means businesses — and individual workers — need to figure out how to take advantage of the technology to stay competitive.
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MBO Partners
MAY 22, 2018
Use a Scope of Work (SOW) to better manage client expectations for your next independent consulting project.
Harvard Business
MAY 22, 2018
By Paul Clarke, Chief Technology Officer, Ocado. Industry 4.0 is the catchall name for the current trend of harnessing the intersection of technologies such as the Internet of Things, big data, cloud computing, robotics, and artificial intelligence (AI) to create smarter, more productive, more resilient, and more adaptable factories and industrial processes.
1 to 1
MAY 22, 2018
Great customer relationships happen when brands authentically connect with customers to create a community. Diversity and inclusion must be part of the mix; it’s not an option. Anthony Larrisey of Industria Creative talks to TTEC’s Jeff Marcoux about the evolution of multicultural marketing and how to create authentic, collaborative experiences that fuel strong emotional bonds.
Harvard Business
MAY 22, 2018
JEWEL SAMAD/Staff/Getty Images. Many mature industries are experiencing significant technological disruption. The automotive industry is being disrupted by electric vehicles and self-driving cars, just as home appliances is being disrupted by the Internet of Things and smart appliances, home entertainment by on-demand content providers, and apparel by online personal stylists such as Stitch Fix and Trunk Club.
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Harvard Business
MAY 22, 2018
ETIENNE LAURENT/Getty Images. It’s been 50 years since the events of May 1968 , when France went through a period of civil unrest, and one year since the election of centrist reformer Emmanuel Macron as president. The country is marking these anniversaries with a series of strikes, rallies, and occupations in response to Macron’s economic agenda.
Harvard Business
MAY 22, 2018
Fabien Butazzi/Unsplash. In today’s increasingly globalized world, more and more people are choosing to live, work and study abroad —and this trend appears to be a good thing: social science studies have shown that international experiences can enhance creativity , reduce intergroup bias , and promote career success. To better understand the psychological effects of living abroad, we set out to examine whether and how international experiences can transform a person’s sense of
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