Sat.Jan 06, 2018

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For Beginners: A Roadmap into the Consulting Industry

Tom Spencer

Whether I was talking to graduates, MBAs or experienced professionals, as a consulting club president at business school, I was frequently asked the same question, “What is the most efficient and quickest way to transform into a consultant?”. Honestly, this could be one of the toughest questions one can ever answer. First let me be clear, the word ‘Consultant’ has such a broad spectrum that includes hundreds of roles from outsourcing technician, personal coach, freelancer, technical consultant a

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Going Traditional or Going Agile

SkillQuo

When should you hire one of the traditional Big 4 Consulting firms, and when and why should you consider a lean alternative? Management consulting is oftentimes largely unattainable for companies that need their services the most. Firms such as McKinsey, Deloitte, Bain, and BCG almost always work with clients with $1B revenue minimums. This is a necessity so that clients can pay for not only the consultant’s time, but also for overhead, SGA expenses, and weekly travel and hotel stay for the con

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What sort of performance?

Seth Godin Blog

It's not unusual for something to be positioned as the high performance alternative. The car that can go 0 to 60 in three seconds, the corkscrew that's five times faster, the punch press that's incredibly efficient. The thing is, though, that the high performance vs. low performance debate misses something. High at what? That corkscrew that's optimized for speed is more expensive, more difficult to operate and requires more maintenance.

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Designing One-on-One Employee Meetings to Increase Engagement

LSA Global

One-on-One Employee Meetings Can Increase Employee Engagement. One-on-one employee meetings with direct reports can be a powerful tool to increase employee engagement and productivity. What is Wrong with One-on-One Employee Meetings. Unfortunately, most employees and managers feel one-on-one employee meetings are often: Disorganized – too many one-on-one employee meetings have unclear goals, agendas and next steps.

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PowerPoint Best Practices for Creating Stellar Presentations

Mastering data visualization in PowerPoint will help accelerate your career because it positions you as someone who can present data that drives business decisions forward. think-cell's PowerPoint Best Practices eBook was created specifically for professionals aiming to master the art and science of data-driven storytelling. What’s inside: Practical Insights: Uncover valuable tips for crafting engaging and persuasive presentations.

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Rethink the Weekend and Skip These 5 Things

Cheryl Cran

If you're like us, your work week is insanely busy; your to-do lists are overloaded and your inboxes are out of control. And then, the weekend arrives with the promise of redemption: This will be the weekend you do all the things that have been preventing your ascension to greatness. You will answer your emails. You will deep-clean the bathroom. You will make lasagna and freeze it for later, in practical, single-serving squares.

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