Tom Spencer
JANUARY 13, 2021
One of the most difficult tasks in a case interview is to ask the right questions at the beginning of the case. Many candidates ask questions that are too generic. As a result, this don’t really help them to solve the case. Sometimes candidates even ask questions just for the sake of asking questions to give the interviewer the impression that they know what they are doing.
Kai Davis
JANUARY 13, 2021
If you do one small thing every day for the next 70 days to improve your marketing and lead generation, you’ll get more leads and close more projects. But to succeed, you have to accept three rules to guide your behavior and put in the work. You might be familiar with the adage about the power of a 1% daily improvement: If you can improve 1% each day, you double in ability roughly every 70 days.
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The Management Centre
JANUARY 11, 2021
In this blog Charlie Scott outlines why motivation is important, and how leaders can encourage others. Motivation is energy. People who are motivated perform their jobs more effectively. They are more creative, flexible, and healthy. They have the energy and commitment to do what is needed today and to welcome what might be needed tomorrow. In our sector it isn’t enough that people are committed to the mission or your organisation’s beneficiaries.
David A Fields
JANUARY 13, 2021
There are consulting projects, there are advisory engagements, and there are chocolate covered almonds. Your consulting firm’s clients may consume all three, however, the rules for pricing are different in each case. Advisory engagements are 90-100% “on-camera,” where your clients can see you. Behind-the-scenes work—research, planning, creating deliverables, shelling nuts—is the world of consulting projects. … Continued.
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Consulting Matters
JANUARY 12, 2021
Too many consultants tank their success because they do not clearly understand the difference between consulting vs. leading. Consulting is a defined role that is distinct from leadership. A consultant is one who helps a leader by framing the problems that the leader is accountable for solving. Consultants frame the challenges and help provide a roadmap for the resolution of challenges.
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Markovitz Consulting
JANUARY 12, 2021
(Note: a modified version of this article first appeared in the Harvard Business Review. You can read that version, with more links to related articles, here.) ———————————————————————————————————————————————————— Leaders in organizations are always seeking to improve employee productivity (including their own). All too often, that quest goes no further than time management training provided by the HR department.
Johanna Rothman
JANUARY 14, 2021
I had a great time with Jeff and Squirrel on their podcast, Troubleshooting Agile. They focus on what our conversations can tell us about ourselves. We spoke about the Modern Management Made Easy books in Johanna Rothman on Modern Management Part 1. Here's a highlight idea from the podcast: a transition to management is a career change. If we want to be great managers, we need to learn how to be a manager.
Consulting Matters
JANUARY 12, 2021
“Because relationships are mutual, partners share a single fate; no action benefits one and harms the other.” (Lewis, Amini and Lannon). Have you ever read a book that you know will change your life? I think my understanding of who I am and what I do as a consultant, mentor, mother, friend, and partner will be forever changed as result of reading the book, “The General Theory of Love” by Thomas Lewis, M.D., Fari Amini, M.D and Richard Lannon, M.D.
Consulting Success
JANUARY 11, 2021
Many for-profits and nonprofits are making a lot of impact in the world without getting the attention that they deserve. But getting attention is not just something to feel good about; you need to build it intentionally if you are to spread word about your good deeds, get more revenue and be able to help. How To Demand Business – Building Attention With PR Expert Jennefer Witter: Podcast #169 is a post from: Consulting Success.
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Tom Spencer
JANUARY 12, 2021
For all those seeking a career in the consultancy sector, the obscenely competitive nature of MBB applications is hardly news. Candidates are highly aware of the acceptance rates which never exceed a few percent, yet still try their fortunes with consulting, often not despite, but because of this. Nevertheless, these ambitious careerists are exactly the most susceptible to fall for the tragedy of the overachiever, when targeted efforts and sacrifices gradually lose their marginal utility, possib
Rick Conlow
JANUARY 15, 2021
The new science of goalsetting accelerates the opportunity for life achievements. Neuroscientists say the human brain has 100 billion neurons. 20,000 or so carry Dopamine. This neurotransmitter makes us human and has been called the “motivation molecule.” It controls our brains communication and keeps us motivated. Dopamine activation provides us drive, focus, concentration, pleasurable feelings, accomplishment, planning and the joys of life.
The Fearless Marketer
JANUARY 11, 2021
A famous sports quote is “Winning isn’t everything. It’s the ONLY thing.”. I’m rather ashamed to say that I’ve shared this quote many times. But this quote is not only wrong, it is malignant. In so many ways, winning has become the most important value in our society. And it’s leading to some terrible things. Been watching the news lately? Look, everyone likes to win.
Johanna Rothman
JANUARY 12, 2021
You're a busy product person, a Product Owner. You have information the team needs, and you want to meet. A lot. You see the need for these meetings: Standups. Backlog refinement. Iteration planning. Strategic updates, so the team knows what's going on. Sounds reasonable. Except, the team thinks you want to meet too often. What can you do? Instead of calling every gathering a “meeting,” use the meeting's purpose to guide your decisions.
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Tom Spencer
JANUARY 10, 2021
It sounds cliché to repeat it again just like a mom’s tip to kids “Don’t be afraid of challenges and changes, my darling”, but there are probably some good reasons for us to revisit this motherhood statement. This year has been tough and challenging for many of us. The Covid-19 pandemic has dramatically changed people’s lives within a very short period, and the world is still struggling to cope with it properly.
On the Brink Podcast
JANUARY 11, 2021
Learn how to enjoy your business and your life! Our guest today is Angela Henderson, a wonderful woman from Australia who teaches us how to help women start and grow their businesses and themselves. She has a unique approach to help aspiring women entrepreneurs reach the peak of their performance. This is always a topic of great importance to us and to our listeners.
Leadership Planning with Liz Weber CMC
JANUARY 13, 2021
A client called me yesterday. She was really hurting because of the low morale and the state of divisiveness she's seeing in her team, her family, her community, and the country because of the pandemic, ongoing social issues, and our current political turmoil. So we talked. Given today is another day of spiking emotions with a potential second impeachment of President Trump, I thought I'd share some of what I shared with her.
Strategic Planning and Management Insights
JANUARY 14, 2021
What are you paying attention to during this pandemic? What you’re focusing on can make a big difference to your business, your career, and your health.
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Tom Spencer
JANUARY 11, 2021
Finding a job as a young professional is a challenging task in any climate, however, by following these four tips you can increase your chances of kickstarting your career. 1. Do something you’re passionate about. An individual is likely to spend significantly more time and energy on tasks they’re passionate about relative to other tasks. Needless to say, this additional time and effort spent will normally result in a higher quality and quantity of work produced.
The Source
JANUARY 15, 2021
The events of 2020 have undoubtedly shaken things up in the world of consulting firm content production. From our unique position looking across the whole thought leadership landscape, we believe there are some key trends that will help to shape 2021. Here are our top three: A more agile mindset. Many of those responsible for content production in consulting firms really stepped up to the plate in 2020, helping meet the huge appetite for information and guidance at a time when their clients were
Kai Davis
JANUARY 15, 2021
Weird week. Big week. A college reached out to me and asked, “How can I get started blogging?” They want to take 2021 to practice writing, develop their thoughts, and maybe start to build a brand. Before you start thinking about any tools (e.g., Medium vs. WordPress vs…), you want to focus on building the writing habit and finding ideas to write about.
Effective Managers
JANUARY 14, 2021
Accountability represents all the obligations we have. This includes at our work, in our regular lives, in the community, and perhaps even in a volunteer role. Accountability is something that cannot be discarded, nor disregarded. Accountability is something that has to be respected and nurtured. With that in mind, we wanted to talk more about accountability and how you can create a culture of accountability at your organization.
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Chad Barr
JANUARY 13, 2021
Over the years I have published quite a few of my newsletters and have dedicated them to lessons learned from other thought leaders , lessons learned from women , lessons learned from my granddaughter , lessons learned from my Mom , lessons learned from my Dad , lessons learned from my clients, and lessons learned from running my business. Today I am dedicating my newsletter to the 10 lessons learned from my grandkids, Dafna (11), Liav (9), Hadar (5) and Bentley (9 months): True love is uncondit
Leadership Planning with Liz Weber CMC
JANUARY 13, 2021
A client called me yesterday. She was really hurting because of the low morale and the state of divisiveness she's seeing in her team, her family, her community, and the country because of the pandemic, ongoing social issues, and our current political turmoil. So we talked. Given today is another day of spiking emotions with a potential second impeachment of President Trump, I thought I'd share some of what I shared with her.
On the Brink
JANUARY 12, 2021
It's out! My new book, " Rethink: Smashing The Myths of Women in Business ," is now published and available wherever books are sold. You can get your copy here. I am thrilled that it's now out in the world, telling the stories of 11 women, myself included, who refused to believe the myths that (male-dominated) society was telling them about their capabilities and what they could and couldn't do.
Consultants' Consultant
JANUARY 13, 2021
Consultants Consultant: I’m always looking for short things that make me happy, just in case i. The post Happy Dance appeared first on Consultants' Consultant.
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