Tom Spencer

AUGUST 18, 2018

As tech firms play larger roles in more peoples’ lives, they attract the attention of regulators. Around the world, enquiries and court cases are underway, scrutinising everything from data protection to anti-competitive behaviour, and even – most notably – the role of tech firms in election interference. In my last post, I disaggregated the ‘tech’ industry into four clusters of business, based on a loose framework.

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Consultants' Consultant

AUGUST 18, 2018

Consultants Consultant: Fascinating podcast from Second City Works (Kelly Leonard) and Nicholas Chater, a behavioural scientist, author of the book The Mind is Flat. Nicholas doesn’t believe or endorse everything Kelly suggests is true from the anecdotal side, and it’s got some interesting bits. Try these tidbits: [People don’t think they are improvising] I’m not making anything […].

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 18, 2018

Student consulting would seem to most students as an obvious first step towards a career in consulting. It offers experience in dealing with clients, solving real-life problems and demonstrates your interest, all of which can add a lot to your CV. However, Sam Smith has recently argued in the post ‘ Student consulting – Does it deliver? ’ that the experience is detrimental to both the client and the student.

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Consultants' Consultant

AUGUST 18, 2018

Consultants Consultant: If you spend more than half of your day processing emails from customers, you’re basically a professional writer (yes, think about it!). How much would it help you to be more effective as a writer, both in terms of failure demand (where your failure to communicate means they come back to you for clarification or […].

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Seth Godin Blog

AUGUST 18, 2018

It’s only been 140 years since the price tag first appeared. Before that, most every transaction was a negotiation. The seller tried to win by charging more, the buyer by paying less. In many ways, that’s a good thing–treating different people differently, rewarding good customers, adding fluidity to transactions. But for most buyers, most of the time, the certainty and convenience of transacting without fear, without conflict and without a hassle makes it worth it.

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