David A Fields
SEPTEMBER 28, 2016
If you want your consulting practice to be more lucrative*, there are five paths to achieve that goal. Or, said otherwise, there are five possible bottlenecks holding you back. If you can identify and break open your current bottleneck, you’ll advance to the next level of financial freedom. *Long-time readers know I define wealth as relationship strength.
Management Consulted
SEPTEMBER 4, 2016
Today we highlight tremendous business analyst and post-consulting leadership jobs at Pixar Animation Studios. Pixar Animation Studios, a California-based subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is a fun filled company that has changed the face of the movie industry. Two of its fourteen feature films – “Finding Nemo” and “Toy Story 3” – are among the 50 highest-grossing films of all time, while an impressive thirteen of the fourteen are in the 50 highest-grossing animated
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Melissa Agnes
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
As I sat on an Air Canada flight this week, listening to the message that warned passengers to power down their Samsung Galaxy Note 7 devices, I thought: “But what if somebody doesn’t power down and and there’s a fire – a crisis – mid-flight?” So I sat there and I thought about the simple message the flight attendant had just given, in both English and French.
Tom Spencer
SEPTEMBER 24, 2016
It’s what you know. It’s not what you know, it’s who you know. It’s not who you know, it’s who knows you. Knowledge, networks, and branding. You have to start somewhere, and the logical starting point is to acquire knowledge. Society understands the importance of this, which is why primary and high school education can be obtained for free in pretty much all developed countries.
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Strategy+Business
SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
It's no longer enough to target your chosen customers. To stay ahead, you need to create distinctive value and experiences for them.
Management Consulting Connection brings together the best content for management consulting professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
David A Fields
SEPTEMBER 21, 2016
A couple of important distinctions will help consultants like you create better client results and win more business by, ironically, lowering the quality bar on your work. Last week’s article talked about perfectionism being a form of procrastination, and the importance of focusing on big wins while inuring yourself to little losses. (Last week’s article also referenced dinosaurs… as any good consulting blog should.
Management Consulted
SEPTEMBER 18, 2016
Your resume, simply put, is the platform through which your story is told. Based on our years of experience editing consulting resumes, we’ve identified the 5 universal qualities of a winning management consulting resume. These qualities will help a reviewer see how you can significantly add value to their team and firm. When writing your resume, remember one thing: to look through the eyes of a management consultant.
Melissa Agnes
SEPTEMBER 19, 2016
When it comes to crisis communication, timeliness is important. But so is accuracy. This is a lesson that Samsung has been learning the hard way while managing their Galaxy Note 7 crisis. What did Samsung do wrong? They gave too much information too soon at the onset of the crisis. As a result, they’ve frustrated customers, regulators and have had to make an embarrassing amount of retractions.
Tom Spencer
SEPTEMBER 17, 2016
As Oxford’s poet-philosopher Ludovic Phalippou once put it, “we are all just levered monkeys!” What did Phalippou mean by this comment? Well, as I explained to my corporate finance students this week, the use of debt by companies is called “financial leverage” That is, debt acts like a lever which can magnify the size of both gains and losses.
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Strategy+Business
SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
Ten principles that show how companies can position themselves for future customer success. For more insight, read "10 Principles of Customer Strategy.
Chad Barr
SEPTEMBER 14, 2016
This past Sunday, September 11, I, along with the nation, recalled the tragedy that our great country suffered 15 years ago. As I watched the recorded footage from that fateful day, listened to the stories shared by family members and the reading of the names, I was reminded of my experience on that morning that seems so long ago and yet is forever ingrained in the forefront of my mind.
Consultants' Consultant
SEPTEMBER 14, 2016
Consultants Consultant: Consultants need to be experts. Whether you cringe at making yourself one (and you shouldn’t!), or whether you’re comfortable with that kind of brand, here’s an article that outlines some research-proven ways to set yourself up to learn better and become even more of an expert. There are some surprising ones: Be in it for […].
Women in Consulting
SEPTEMBER 27, 2016
By: WIC Blog Admin. :: We are so grateful to everyone who contributed to the success of this year’s silent auction on September 15, 2016! The participation and collaboration of our extended community helped us exceed our goals for this year’s event. The proceeds of this event help supplement membership income to pay for Women In Consulting’s operating expenses and a portion of the proceeds go to our favorite non-profit: Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties.
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Melissa Agnes
SEPTEMBER 12, 2016
It’s clear that Wells Fargo has proven to NOT be crisis-ready for multiple reasons. As a result, they’re faced with one of the most difficult crises to manage: a crisis of corporate culture. In this week’s #crisisready video I highlight the bank’s two biggest crisis management fails. Take a look: What do you think of Wells Fargo’s crisis response?
Clarity Consultants
SEPTEMBER 29, 2016
All companies need employees who are strong leaders. Managers need leadership skills to encourage, motivate and support their teams. Even those who are not in managerial roles provide more value to the organization if they possess some of the leadership qualities described by Adam and Jordan Bornstein in Entrepreneur , like having focus, confidence and integrity.
Strategy+Business
SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
Ten principles that show how companies can position themselves for future customer success. For more insight, read "10 Principles of Customer Strategy.
Chad Barr
SEPTEMBER 7, 2016
I was engaged in discussions with a prospective client who showed great interest in our services and its potential value for his business. After a few weeks of great conversations, and to my unpleasant surprise, he shared with me his decision to go in a different direction. He said: “This may sound awkward but the reason I decided to go with another company is because I did not want to disappoint you!
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Consultants' Consultant
SEPTEMBER 14, 2016
Consultants Consultant: Watch this 7 minute video. It will remind you of how difficult a client can be, the weight of buzzwords and how the consultant is sometimes characterised as the difficult one when the client doesn’t understand the domain in question. The post The difficult client appeared first on Consultants' Consultant.
Harvard Business
SEPTEMBER 20, 2016
75% of organizations struggle to implement strategy. Improve your odds of success with this 7-minute video slide deck. To download a customizable version, visit the Visual Library.
Leadership Planning with Liz Weber CMC
SEPTEMBER 20, 2016
I’ve had three conversations within the past week with managers from three separate organizations. Each one has asked for guidance or simply an ear so they could vent. Each manager is frustrated by a ‘leader’ who can’t lead. Each is frustrated by a leader who believes she or he is actually a really good leader because of their academic training, their professional work history, or, the one that I find really amusing, because the leader has written articles on leadership!
Clarity Consultants
SEPTEMBER 27, 2016
Research shows that learners gain a deeper understanding when their training is built on a story. The story presents real-life scenarios in which employees are to apply their knowledge to solve a problem or construct a plan. Here are a few examples of how to incorporate storytelling in to your training sessions. Keep it Relevant. Storytelling is a powerful tool , but only when the story is relevant to the audience.
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Case studies are proof of successful client relations and a verifiable product or service. They persuade buyers by highlighting your customers' experiences with your company and its solution. In sales, case studies are crucial pieces of content that can be tailored to prospects' pain points and used throughout the buyer's journey. In marketing, case studies are versatile assets for generating business, providing reusable elements for ad and social media content, website material, and marketing c
Ben de Haldevang
SEPTEMBER 8, 2016
I’m struck by a couple of transactions in the last 6 months which have some unusual characteristics….and absolutely demonstrate the passive nature of both institutional and retail shareholders these days. The one in particular which I want to look at today is SAB Miller / Anheuser Busch. The announcement of the transaction between SAB Miller and Anheuser-Busch INBEV in the form of the public statement issued on 11th November 2015 forms the basis on which the vote by shareholders was cast in favo
The Thirsty Dog
SEPTEMBER 6, 2016
This post by Jason Price can be seen at The Thirsty Dog Blog - Seattle's Finest Blog on Business and Consulting by Jason Price. Ten years ago, the concept of local consulting was the next big thing. Now with skill, cost and capacity limitations - local firms are changing their tune. The post Local Consulting Is No Longer Unique appeared first on The Thirsty Dog Blog.
Consultants' Consultant
SEPTEMBER 21, 2016
Consultants Consultant: This delicious story from Shawn Callahan at Anecdote illustrates how to remember great stories. By telling a great story! Go check it out. The post How to remember stories appeared first on Consultants' Consultant.
Harvard Business
SEPTEMBER 1, 2016
Should companies primarily focus on playing to the strengths of their employees or help them improve on their weaknesses? This question is particularly important today, given low workplace engagement and higher expectations from workers about what a great job entails. Gallup has studied thousands of work teams and millions of leaders, managers, and employees for more than five decades.
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Just because we're working with a distributed team doesn't mean we have to abandon time-tested tools and methods like whiteboarding. Digital look-alikes often cramp creativity and all but eliminate the humanity of shared interactions. Hardware solutions are also limiting and, of course, expensive and immobile. In an increasingly digital and remote-first world, it’s important for us to select tools and processes that allow us to mitigate if not eliminate the above problems.
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