David A Fields
MAY 25, 2016
Consultants often want to know what resources I recommend to build a thriving practice. In addition to chocolate. Below are 10.5 resources I recommend. 10.5 Resources to Help Consulting Firms Thrive (in no particular order) Are there other resources you’ve found invaluable? Let me know in the comments below. Text and images are © 2016 David A. Fields, all rights reserved.
Management Consulted
MAY 22, 2016
ARCHSTONE CONSULTING. Today we highlight Archstone Consulting, a new firm on the block that is quickly making a name for itself in the consulting neighborhood. Founded in 2003 by two former Deloitte partners, Archstone Consulting specializes in helping companies eliminate operational inefficiencies, cut costs and invest resulting savings back in to the growth of the firm.
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Tom Spencer
MAY 22, 2016
(Source: Flickr ). We have commented on consulting jargon before, but we will do it again. Organisations hire management consultants to provide advice on their most challenging business problems. Senior management are busy people, and so consultants need to communicate as clearly as possible. The need for clarity, however, has not prevented consultants from developing an industry jargon all of their own, which can sometimes be pretty incomprehensible to industry outsiders.
BCG
MAY 25, 2016
Article Wednesday, May 25, 2016. This article is the second in the 2016 BCG Value Creators series. In May 2016, we released the 2016 Value Creators rankings, which track the top performers worldwide and in 28 industry sectors on the basis of their total shareholder return (TSR) from 2011 through 2015. Recent volatility in global equity markets has led to an uptick in bearishness among investors.
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Melissa Agnes
MAY 23, 2016
Your crisis management governance model serves as one of the foundational elements of your entire crisis management program. It defines everything from the structure, roles and responsibilities of your crisis team, straight through to your internal escalation process. When working with clients to develop a scalable crisis management program, their governance structure is one of the first things I focus on developing.
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Strategy+Business
MAY 24, 2016
The business of strategy will continue to churn out the next big thing because strategy concepts provide a modicum of comfort in an uncertain, complex world. But the most capable strategists are never swept up in the hype. They understand the limitations of such concepts and resist the allure generated by their popularity. Perhaps most important, they know that new concepts never produce the essential characteristics of a great strategy.
BCG
MAY 26, 2016
Article Thursday, May 26, 2016. As they witness the proliferation of sensors, software, computing power, and connectivity embedded in everything from motor vehicles to home appliances, equipment manufacturers of all kinds are asking an existential question: is it time to stop thinking of themselves primarily as hardware and systems companies and instead to view themselves as providers of software solutions and services?
MishTalk
MAY 25, 2016
In an interesting development in the US election campaign, a state department report, released today, shows Clinton’s Use of Private … Continue reading →
Leadership Planning with Liz Weber CMC
MAY 24, 2016
In facilitating a client’s strategic planning retreat recently, one the the board members, known for having a healthy ego, kept pushing for a legacy event that would carry his name. This board member was more concerned with having his name on something than on developing or providing a valuable service to their members. As he started to pressure others to support his wishes, I asked, “What’s a greater legacy: Developing the one-time event you’ve been discussing — or — creating a program that wil
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Harvard Business
MAY 23, 2016
At some point, almost all of us will experience a period of radical professional change. Some of us will seek it out; for others it will feel like an unwelcome intrusion into otherwise stable careers. Either way, we have choices about how we respond to it when it comes. We recently caught up with yoga entrepreneur Leah Zaccaria , who put herself through the fire of change to completely reinvent herself.
Strategy+Business
MAY 25, 2016
E-tailers create sponsored ads in a bid to attract online consumers, but lower-cost improvements to search placement can be more profitable.
MishTalk
MAY 24, 2016
In a “breakthrough” agreement to kick the can until after the next German elections, the IMF backed down on its … Continue reading →
Martinka Consulting
MAY 26, 2016
Business seller: “We implemented our plan, hit a speed bump, regrouped, profits are lower than per the plan, but pay me for the business as if all went well.” Business buyer: “You’re (expletive deleted) crazy.” You could substitute business owner telling a customer the price went up because of an operations issue no fault of the customers and get the same response.
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Harvard Business
MAY 27, 2016
Brainstorming is the default way in which many teams and organizations come up with new ideas. And it’s commonly said that the more diverse the group, the greater the potential for innovative ideas. However, it doesn’t always work out this way. Brainstorming is better suited to some personalities and cultures than others. Extroverts who “think out loud” and Westerners who have grown up in educational environments where classroom participation is required, usually thrive i
Strategy+Business
MAY 23, 2016
Before embarking on transformations, executives must establish trust with employees. Following this three-step process will help.
MishTalk
MAY 26, 2016
Yesterday, Apple’s iPhone maker, Foxconn announced an immediate cut of 60,000 workers to be replaced by robots.
1 to 1
MAY 24, 2016
As the leader of the company, the CEO often sees himself or herself as the person who is ultimately responsible for the customer experience. While some past studies have revealed a disconnect between the quality of the customer experiences the CEO believes a company delivers to its customers and what customers' actual perceptions are, a recent survey of CEOs finds that many chief executives view customer experience as the most effective opportunity for obtaining a competitive advantage.
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Harvard Business
MAY 24, 2016
Many experienced professionals would like to make a career transition. But the thought of giving up their hard-earned seniority and starting again at the bottom is simply too demoralizing, so they stay — sometimes unhappily — in place. But as I discovered in researching my book Reinventing You , there are ways you can shift jobs or even careers without giving up your professional status.
Strategy+Business
MAY 25, 2016
The legendary management guru believes reading is fundamental to business success. See the 19 books he deems most useful.
MishTalk
MAY 23, 2016
According to the Markit Flash Manufacturing PMI survey, manufacturing activity in the US declined for the first time since September … Continue reading →
Seth Godin Blog
MAY 27, 2016
As your new idea spreads, most people who hear about it will dislike it. (click to enlarge). Start at the left. Your new idea, your proposal to the company, your new venture, your innovation—no one knows about it. As you begin to promote it, most of the people (the red line) who hear about it don't get it.
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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
Harvard Business
MAY 23, 2016
Viral content typically evokes high-arousal emotions , such as joy or fear. But new research suggests arousal is just one of the underlying drivers of viral content. High dominance, or a feeling of being in control, may be another key driver behind content that is widely shared. New work from Jacopo Staiano of Sorbonne University and Marco Guerini of Trento Rise sheds light on the roles that valence, arousal, and dominance play in content that goes viral.
Strategy+Business
MAY 22, 2016
Now is the time for advertising to start experimenting with technology that can create immersive brand experiences.
MishTalk
MAY 24, 2016
In 2007, UPS dumped its pensioners into the Central States Pension Fund, a fund now destined for bankruptcy.
Seth Godin Blog
MAY 25, 2016
Coming and going matter far more than what happens in the middle. Opening things. Closing them. Tearing off the bandage. Losing something. Meeting someone new. Getting on the airplane, getting off of it. Being greeted. Elections. Ending a feud. We mistakenly spend most of our time thinking about, working on and measuring the in-between parts, imagining that this is the meat of it, the important work.
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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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