Management Consulted

AUGUST 1, 2013

'Does Oliver Wyman really offer a “different kind of consulting”? Today, we are digging into a firm that prides itself on its entrepreneurial spirit. Oliver Wyman’s strategy consulting practice has made waves specifically in the financial services sector , and beyond as well. Now a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan, Oliver Wyman is known to give MMC its strong reputation as experts over other insurance providers because of the firm’s focus on strategy.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 15, 2013

'THE YEAR is 2050. Imagine waking up in a world where you feel positive and motivated about going to work, knowing that your work provides value to customers in a way that is sustainable and responsible. Your employer operates with the express aim of benefiting members of the community and reinvests all profits to further its social aims. This hypothetical future may seem a distant reality, yet many people today recognise a need for change: executive salaries of large corporations have become ex

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Women in Consulting

AUGUST 27, 2013

'By: Mary Beth Deans Change isn’t easy. Sometimes you know you need to change but don’t know how or where to start. It’s a lot like planning a trip: you have a starting point and a destination; all you need to do is figure out the route. Here are three little things you can do to get moving: Understand where you are first. Take a good look at your current environment, the situation in which you find yourself, and your attitude, knowledge, skills and abilities.

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MishTalk

AUGUST 25, 2013

'By now, everyone is well aware that real wages have not kept up worker productivity. But why is that? The Fed, government bureaucrats, and economists are puzzled by the phenomenon as well as what to do about it. I can explain easily, but first let''s zero in on what is happening. Workers Don''t Share in Companies'' Productivity Gains. In stark contrast to the great American dream, CNN notes Workers don''t share in companies'' productivity gains.

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Strategy+Business

AUGUST 26, 2013

'In an exclusive interview, the cofounder of unconscious thought theory explains how taking a break and distracting the mind can lead to higher-quality decision making. This research confirms the value of interweaving rationality and intuition in developing long-term strategy.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 28, 2013

'Booz & Company Interview and Culture. So you have a Booz & Company interview coming up, and you want to be the best candidate they see? We agree! We want you to nail it. Where prestige, pay, exit opportunities and culture are concerned, Booz & Company ranks number 4 behind MBB. In reality, McKinsey, Bain, and Boston Consulting Group are tied for first, so Booz & Company is a close 2 nd place.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 26, 2013

'“Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.” ~ Warren Buffett. LAST post, I highlighted the importance of strategy when considering the viability of a potential acquisition; however, before a final decision can be made, a consultant needs to estimate the value of the target company. Building on information provided in Management Consulting: A Guide to the Profession , I highlight three approaches that a consultant can use when performing a valuation: Balance sheet valuation; Mark

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Women in Consulting

AUGUST 29, 2013

'By: Anne Janzer Many consultants and small businesses rely on email newsletters to market their businesses to clients and prospects. If this sounds like you, you might be concerned about the new ‘Promotions’ tab in Gmail. By default, Gmail will now put your opt-in email newsletters under a Promotions tab instead of the Primary inbox. Emails from WIC in the Promotions tab of the new Gmail interface.

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MishTalk

AUGUST 26, 2013

'Secretary of State John Kerry says the use of chemical weapons in Syria is " a moral obscenity ". With that clue (and many others), note that Obama prepares wary US public for war with Syria. The White House has begun to prepare a wary US public for military action in Syria, with a flurry of well-publicised meetings of the administration’s national security team, backed by a statement by secretary of state, John Kerry, calling the regime’s use of chemical weapons “a moral obscenity”.

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Strategy+Business

AUGUST 26, 2013

'Since the economic crisis, many companies have been trying to figure out the best way to reposition themselves for growth and economic recovery. Using the Fit for Growth Index, you can tell if your company is part of the 6 percent that are ready for a sustainable, profitable future.

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Seth Godin Blog

AUGUST 14, 2013

'Your second mistake could be assuming that people are eager for change. And the marketer''s third mistake is assuming that once someone knows things the way you know them, they will choose what you chose.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 21, 2013

'Earlier this year I had the distinct pleasure of working with Andy, a 16-year veteran with the Royal Air Force and a real-life fighter pilot. Andy had failed a case interview with one firm but had a confirmed chance with McKinsey London, and he didn’t want to walk away without the offer. With no formal business training, Andy had quite a way to go – but he started with comfort relating to people and was committed to building the skills it would take to nail the case interview.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 16, 2013

'Change is a process. IN the industrial age, change was seen as an event which could be managed: launch a new product, introduce a new feature, enter a new market. But this was never true. As the Greek philosopher Heraclitus rightly pointed out: “Change is Constant” In the information age, change is now happening so quickly that we are forced to accept it for what it is: a constant process of experimentation, discovery, and progress.

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Women in Consulting

AUGUST 22, 2013

'By: Jennifer LeBlanc Recently on my blog, I shared some of the details of my interview with Trae Vasallo, General Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB). As I mentioned, I wanted to get her perspective both on coaching women (and btw, the tips are applicable to men as well!) and launching great technology companies. We talked for a while about the launch process and who’s doing it well.

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MishTalk

AUGUST 18, 2013

'Science marches on at a blistering pace. The star-trek "replicator" that seemed preposterously far-fetched is now here. For example: Accidentally cut your ear off? Just 3D print a new one. This week, researchers at Hangzhou Dianzi University. in China unveiled their Regenovo 3D printer. Unlike more familiar 3D. printers, which work with plastic or metal dust, Regenovo prints living. tissue – such as these little ears.

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Strategy+Business

AUGUST 26, 2013

'Although many leaders may be personally dedicated to protecting nature, environmentalists cannot depend on goodwill alone. The surest way to get the attention and commitment of key stakeholders is to put environmental issues in terms of "here''s what''s in it for you." To champion investment, says Mark Tercek, CEO of the Nature Conservancy and former Goldman Sachs managing director, environmentalists should listen closely to what businesses and governments need and think carefully about how nat

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Seth Godin Blog

AUGUST 19, 2013

'It''s not the three minutes it will take to do this favor for you. Everyone has three minutes. And it''s not even the noise and the wear and tear of the mental clutch as we shift from one task to another. For me, and for many people, it''s the leakage of mental bandwidth. Fear is the enemy of creativity and innovation and of starting things. The resistance hates those things—they are risky, they might not work, so the resistance pushes us not to do them.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 5, 2013

'For the last 3 months, we’ve enjoyed receiving feedback and comments from readers all over the globe that purchased 3 Month Mastery through Amazon. We had a key finding from the program, however – MC readers are more global than Amazon users! As such, we’ve decided to make the book available directly from our website. If you’re new to the site, or just looking for some more info on what the 3 Month Mastery craze is all about, we’ve provided some answers to FAQs for

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 17, 2013

'Bailouts: a band-aid solution for continuing sovereign debt crises. BAILOUTS were the band-aid solution prescribed for the Greek sovereign debt crisis. And every indication suggests that Greece will require another band-aid early next year. In this context, Clarke and Dawe raise an interesting and often carefully overlooked question. Where does the money come from to bail out basket case economies?

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Women in Consulting

AUGUST 1, 2013

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MishTalk

AUGUST 5, 2013

'MISHS. Global Economic. Trend Analysis. Home. Contact. Advertisers. Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts. Featured Links. GoldMoney: The Best Way to Buy Gold & Silver. Dollar Collapse News on the Dollar's Death Spiral. Minyanville Business and Market News. Patrick Housing Crash News Top Housing and Commercial Real Estate News. Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide.

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Strategy+Business

AUGUST 26, 2013

'Innovation is often a bottom-up process: Managers should cultivate many promising seeds to let a thousand flowers bloom. But investing in variation alone is not enough. You also need a deliberate system of selection to ensure that the right ideas--those that are truly best for your company''s strategic direction and not those determined by personal preference and emotion--get the funding they need.

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Chad Barr

AUGUST 17, 2013

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Gina Abudi

AUGUST 27, 2013

'Managers work hard to avoid performance management conversations. In fact, for one of my clients, I’m pretty certain they work overtime trying to avoid having these conversations! They dread them that much. Performance management conversations are necessary and these are frequently conversations employees want their managers to have with them.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 19, 2013

'When adversity strikes, b randing gives you resilience. This guest post is by Ryan Currie. Ryan is a product manager at BizShark.com with 5 years experience in online marketing and product development. He is on the cutting edge of developments in emerging technologies and open source projects. IN BUSINESS, branding is crucially important. If your business doesn’t have a brand, then you may as well be invisible.

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