Sun.Oct 08, 2017

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Why Do Management Consulting Firms Hire MBAs?

Steve Shu Consulting

Prior to my current role, I spent many years in the traditional management consulting space. As I see it, the traditional segment of the management consulting industry values MBAs primarily because it facilitates a plug-and-play kind of model where people are interchangeable and can start working on a broad swathe of business problems. Management consulting projects can span diverse areas from operational to finance to marketing to strategy to IT management, etc.

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McKinsey Case Interview Tips

Management Consulted

Whether you’ve been casing for months, or just started yesterday, it always helps to get some expert guidance along the way. That’s why today, we’re bringing you the most high-level McKinsey Case Interview Tips we can. What’s the one thing … Continued. The post McKinsey Case Interview Tips appeared first on Management Consulted.

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Scientists Claim to Have Proof that Time Travel Exists

MishTalk

Not much is happening economically speaking this Sunday evening so let’s ponder the ability to travel back in time such that the future can change the past. Please consider Physicists send particles of light into the past, prove time travel is possible. (more…).

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Why Larry Smarr Is Pioneering Collaborative Innovation

Strategy+Business

Physicist Larry Smarr has been among the most important synthesizers and conductors of innovation, discovery, and commercialization of new technologies -- including areas as disparate as the Web browser and personalized medicine. As director of Calit2, based at two University of California campuses in Southern California, Smarr oversees a sandbox in which researchers from different disciplines collaborate in such areas as renewable energy, medicine, and climate research.

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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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Crystal Ball Territory: Rajoy Ponders Article 155, Taking Over Catalonia

MishTalk

Pro-Spain activists took over streets of Barcelona today. Police estimate the crowd at 350,000 but organizers place the total close to a million. Meanwhile, the Catalan government appears likely to declare independence on Tuesday, and prime minister Mariano Rajoy Mulls Suspending Catalonia Autonomy via article 155. (more…).

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Confusing signals

Seth Godin Blog

There are high-end products, like camera lenses, stereo speakers and cars where the conventional wisdom is that heavier is a signifier of better. It's so widely held that in many cases, manufacturers will intentionally make their products heavier merely to send a signal that they expect will be understood as quality. And yet, in many cases, there are exceptional performers that completely contradict this belief.

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Brexit Plans in Shambles: Is That a Bad Thing?

MishTalk

The Financial Times reports Germany Rejects May’s Brexit Transition Hopes. Once again, the divorce agreement is at the center stage. Germany and France insist divorce bill from EU will be resolved before tackling trade.

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The Weekly Independent: October 9, 2017

MBO Partners

News and notes for independent professionals and their clients. This is the October 9, 2017 edition.

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Crystal Ball Territory: Rajoy Ponders Article 155, Taking Over Catalonia

MishTalk

Pro-Spain activists took over streets of Barcelona today. Police estimate the crowd at 350,000 but organizers place the total close to a million. Meanwhile, the Catalan government appears likely to declare independence on Tuesday, and prime minister Mariano Rajoy Mulls Suspending Catalonia Autonomy via article 155.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Listen to the NEW Leadership Vision Podcast!

Leadership Vision Consulting

Leadership Vision is excited to announce our brand new podcast! Starting today, we're rolling out a weekly show that will focus on how we are using Strengths to build strong People, Teams, and Organizational Culture. We hope to share our expertise in the discovery, practice, and implementation of StrengthsFinder that we have gained since we first started working with the tool in 1999.

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Scientists Claim to Have Proof that Time Travel Exists

MishTalk

Not much is happening economically speaking this Sunday evening so let’s ponder the ability to travel back in time such that the future can change the past. Please consider Physicists send particles of light into the past, prove time travel is possible.

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How Management Consultants Are Evaluated At Different Levels

Steve Shu Consulting

I’ve been asked on a number of occasions to describe how consultants are evaluated in terms of performance, so I thought that I’d finally write these thoughts down publicly. Here’s a whirlwind overview of an illustrative consulting firm evaluation framework for single career tracks. In a nutshell: Analyst / Associate – Performance on project activities and workstreams for a project as evaluated by the manager and partner/principal for the project plus any client feedback, minim

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Brexit Plans in Shambles: Is That a Bad Thing?

MishTalk

The Financial Times reports Germany Rejects May’s Brexit Transition Hopes. Once again, the divorce agreement is at the center stage. Germany and France insist divorce bill from EU will be resolved before tackling trade. (more…).

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Savings Consultants Are Needed in Today's Market More Than Ever

Savings Consultants are needed in today’s market more than ever. With an increase in expenses, businesses are looking for opportunities to save. Often unknown to businesses are savings in expense reduction, specialized tax savings, specialized savings including medical underpayments, health benefits cost reduction, zero cost processing, and more. Blue Coast Savings, with over 20 years in business, assists Savings Consultants in helping these companies move toward more profitable businesses.

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Scientists Claim to Have Proof that Time Travel Exists

MishTalk

Not much is happening economically speaking this Sunday evening so let’s ponder the ability to travel back in time such that the future can change the past. Please consider Physicists send particles of light into the past, prove time travel is possible. (more…).

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Brexit Plans in Shambles: Is That a Bad Thing?

MishTalk

The Financial Times reports Germany Rejects May’s Brexit Transition Hopes. Once again, the divorce agreement is at the center stage. Germany and France insist divorce bill from EU will be resolved before tackling trade. (more…).

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Crystal Ball Territory: Rajoy Ponders Article 155, Taking Over Catalonia

MishTalk

Pro-Spain activists took over streets of Barcelona today. Police estimate the crowd at 350,000 but organizers place the total close to a million. Meanwhile, the Catalan government appears likely to declare independence on Tuesday, and prime minister Mariano Rajoy Mulls Suspending Catalonia Autonomy via article 155. (more…).

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Brexit Plans in Shambles: Is That a Bad Thing?

MishTalk

The Financial Times reports Germany Rejects May’s Brexit Transition Hopes. Once again, the divorce agreement is at the center stage. Germany and France insist divorce bill from EU will be resolved before tackling trade. (more…).

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.

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Crystal Ball Territory: Rajoy Ponders Article 155, Taking Over Catalonia

MishTalk

Pro-Spain activists took over streets of Barcelona today. Police estimate the crowd at 350,000 but organizers place the total close to a million. Meanwhile, the Catalan government appears likely to declare independence on Tuesday, and prime minister Mariano Rajoy Mulls Suspending Catalonia Autonomy via article 155. (more…).

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Scientists Claim to Have Proof that Time Travel Exists

MishTalk

Not much is happening economically speaking this Sunday evening so let’s ponder the ability to travel back in time such that the future can change the past. Please consider Physicists send particles of light into the past, prove time travel is possible. (more…).

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