Women in Consulting

DECEMBER 13, 2017

:: I’m coming up on one year as a WIC member and as a marketing consultant. So I thought the “newbie” perspective might be worth sharing to others looking to WIC as a support for a new venture. But I also want to send out a sincere thank you to all of the WIC pros that helped me better understand what I have to offer and how I’ll break through. Every single member I met in person or virtually took the time to listen, offer perspective and make me feel welcome.

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Chad Barr

DECEMBER 13, 2017

As the year comes to a close and another is about to start, I started to reflect on some of my key learning and insights this past year and the questions I ask myself. Here is what I came up with: January: Insights are consistently around us as they leave their trails and hints. We just need to heighten our senses and learn from our surroundings. We are what we think about and the thoughts we allow into our minds.

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Clarity Consultants

DECEMBER 13, 2017

It’s an ongoing conversation that women have long been overcoming challenges in their work lives. These challenges include a stubborn pay gap, less opportunity, higher standards, and gender bias. While society has taken many steps over the past several decades to enable women to achieve their career goals, the struggle remains and the conversation must continue.

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Consultants' Consultant

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Consultants Consultant: There are so many things that we COULD be doing with our time. I always say that time management is a political issue, meaning that putting our time where others want it to be can be a political choice. It’s political because you have to take into account where your boss want you to focus, where […]. The post Saying no really nicely appeared first on Consultants' Consultant.

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DECEMBER 13, 2017

The modern business environment is defined by rapid change, digital transformation, and of course, a highly competitive market. There is constant pressure on companies to do more with less resources, and it’s the ones who are able to clearly define their goals, understand their challenges, and take decisive action who are able to achieve the financial goals that drive success in the enterprise market.

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 13, 2017

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Gina Abudi

DECEMBER 13, 2017

As a follow up to my last article on strategic and operational planning, consider some additional best practices to follow to begin planning now for developing your 2018 strategic plan. As part of your plan, consider: Who should be involved on the core team? (Ensure leadership representation from across the organization.) Get employees from throughout [.].

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Aron Vellekoop Len/Getty Images. Because I teach a course on Product Management at Harvard Business School, I am routinely asked “what is the role of a Product Manager?” The role of a Product Manager (PM) is often referred to as the “CEO of the Product.” I disagree because, as Martin Eriksson points out , “Product managers simply don’t have any direct authority over most of the things needed to make their products successful – from user and data research

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Henman Performance Executive

DECEMBER 13, 2017

In September 2017, Ikea, the Swedish home goods retailer, gave their customers what they wanted when they acquired TaskRabbit, a company that sends tool-wielding workers to rescue customers from the frustration of build-it-yourself furniture kits. TaskRabbit continues to operate independently of the acquiring company, using online marketing to connect 60,000 freelance “taskers” with people who […].

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Tooga/Getty Images. The business-casual dress code had Troy Freeman stumped. As the longtime CEO of Otto Hotels & Resorts, now the second-largest lodging company in the world, he’d packed for hundreds of work trips before, but suits were his go-to. Without them as an option, he was having a much harder time. His flight was leaving first thing in the morning for Carmel, where he would meet his newly expanded executive team for an offsite to discuss the company’s portfolio strategy

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MBO Partners

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Your 2017 holiday gift guide for independent professionals. A list of 10 home office gifts perfect for your wish list.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Pedro Pestana/EyeEm/Getty Images. People are undoubtedly your company’s most valuable asset. But if you ask cybersecurity experts if they share that sentiment, most would tell you that people are your biggest liability. Historically, no matter how much money an organization spends on cybersecurity, there is typically one problem technology can’t solve: humans being human.

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MBO Partners

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Independent professionals are fast-growing, vital part of our workforce. Learn more in this short video.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Joed Barallas/EyeEm/Getty Images. Some years ago, we worked with a director of a multinational pharma company who’d been receiving poor grades for engagement and leadership effectiveness. Although he tried to change, nothing seemed to work. As his frustration grew, he started tracking the time he spent with each of his direct reports – and every time he received bad feedback, he pulled out his data and exclaimed, ”But look how much time I spend with everyone!

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Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 13, 2017

I’m (finally!) circling back around to Joe Berkowitz’s statement : There is no template for how to be a good man in the #MeToo era. I said that respect provided that template. (And, we can say “good people” instead of only men because abuse of power is not limited to men. See Power, Management, and Harassment: It’s a Cultural Problem.).

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 13, 2017

MirageC/Getty Images. This has been a remarkable year for the markets. The S&P and the Dow indexes are up 18% and 19%, respectively. But this run-up isn’t based on solid business foundations. Quarterly profits have only increased 5% since 2012 , but investors’ valuations of those profits (as measured by earnings per share) has increased 59% over the same period.

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