Tom Spencer

MARCH 9, 2019

So maybe you’ve gotten to the second round, maybe you’re still waiting to hear back, or maybe you’re hoping to interview again in the next recruitment cycle. Regardless of whichever bucket you fall into, it always helps to see things from the interviewers’ perspective. Here are the top three things they’re looking for: 1. Intellectual Capability. Some firms, like the MBB (McKinsey, BCG and Bain) will go as far as requesting your GPA, test scores and the names of your undergraduate institutions.

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Management Consulted

MARCH 10, 2019

MECE is one concept you must be aware of when preparing for the case interview and joining the consulting industry. The term stands for “Mutually Exclusive, Collectively Exhaustive” and it is a seminal concept in consulting. Consultants work, eat, drink, … Continue Reading. The post What is MECE? appeared first on Management Consulted.

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Rod Burkert

MARCH 13, 2019

Today is our last day in Palm Springs. Tomorrow we head for northern Alabama where we will be attending an RV entrepreneur summit next week and meet more crazy people like us. And this week, Amy and I celebrate our 9th anniversary of full-time RV living! Based on the emails I received about last week’s conversation , it seems several (16) of you are warming up to the idea of writing a newsletter.

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David A Fields

MARCH 12, 2019

It’s easy to imagine your consulting firm’s worst nemesis is a competitive consulting firm, a procurement department, your prospects’ internal staff, or gingivitis. However, the biggest threat to your consulting firm’s growth is much closer to home and much more personal. (Well, not closer and more personal than gingivitis.) There’s a problem you confront over … Continued.

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Markovitz Consulting

MARCH 12, 2019

A prospect told me recently that he wanted to work with me to bring lean/continuous improvement to his company, but first he needed to “integrate it into his Training and Development” plans. I told him that he was making a mistake, and that he was likely to fail. If you frame lean/CI as a training and development activity, you won’t get the of buy-in and commitment from staff that you need.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 9, 2019

It is easy to put a lot of pressure on yourself during interview season, especially when your classmates are receiving interviews for firms you’re interested in. Have patience though, your time will come and the wait will be worth it. This blog post is mostly about what to do when you receive an interview at that firm you’ve been eyeing for some time.

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Clarity Consultants

MARCH 12, 2019

When companies hire, they often focus on a candidate’s technical prowess. Similarly, when it comes to learning and development, hard skills are typically a priority. The post Why Are Soft Skills So Essential for Your Job and Team? appeared first on Clarity Consultants - Training Development.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 12, 2019

Too-typical “telephone” game. Especially when we use agile approaches, we want to be close to our customer. If you've ever had a chance to sit with a customer, you've learned how effectively (and fast!) the team and the customer learn from each other. And, too few teams have any access to any customers. Most of their customer information comes via a product owner, who learns from a product manager.

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Consulting Success

MARCH 11, 2019

Would you like to know what separates a high 6 or 7-figure consultant who has a waiting list of clients who are drawn to him or her almost magnetically … and a struggling consultant who lives hand to mouth, month to month? Would you like to know what separates a consultant who controls their schedule, makes a great impact doing what they are good at, and earns enough money to take time off and enjoy.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 9, 2019

As a business major in college, I became familiar with the world of consulting early on. But for those who come from non-business majors (science, engineering, arts, law, etc.), the path to consulting may seem daunting. Here are 4 tips that I’ve picked up over the years which will help you pursue the consulting track. 1. Study Hard. This is easier said than done, but I found that many of my fellow summer interns performed exceptionally well at school.

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Chad Barr

MARCH 13, 2019

Whether you are a solopreneur or a large business, I believe there are seven crucial steps to growing your business and your revenues. I outlined these steps a few years ago in my “ 7 Steps to 7 Figures ” article. Here are the seven steps: Get Referrals. Establish Relationships. Publish Prolifically. Create Offerings. Deliver Results. Take Action.

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The Fearless Marketer

MARCH 11, 2019

For the purpose of this article, there are only two things you need to know about me: 1. I’ve been writing in my business for 35 years. And pretty much regularly, once a week for 22 years. 2. I own two very adorable, wonderful dogs, Dylan and Meera. One of them, Dylan, is pictured below. As you can see, he’s taken over the chair in my office. Dylan has informed me that he wants to contribute to this week’s ezine/blog article.

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Henry DeVries

MARCH 13, 2019

Consultants who want to attract high-paying clients are led to believe a myth. The big myth is that the key to their success in landing more clients is the latest technology tool.

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Ben de Haldevang

MARCH 15, 2019

The latest piece from my colleague, David Boyd, on the potential benefits of delivering deals internally rather than relying on expensive, external, experienced but rarely independent consultants. Worth a read as always…comment and critique welcomed! [link].

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 10, 2019

I was recently asked by a reader what the average applicant success rate is at each round in the case interview process. This is a very good question and unfortunately the answer varies quite a bit. The first step in the application process where cuts are made would be the Consulting Resume and Cover Letter Screen. This is by far where the biggest number of cuts are made.

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Consultants' Consultant

MARCH 13, 2019

Consultants Consultant: Trying to make better, more strategic decisions? Trying to break out of the mold of previous behaviours? Trying, even, to build a new paradigm of business? This article (which is a transcript of a podcast) talks about the “inside” vs “outside” view. it’s a Kahnemann thing: inside is the usual things we think of to […].

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Henry DeVries

MARCH 11, 2019

If you want to attract high-paying clients, one way of demonstrating your expertise is to hold a leadership retreat. But what do you focus on?

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This White Paper targets opportunities for Management to develop proficiency in the Decision Framing and Analyses element of input to Decision, & Risk Analyses for Major Project Funding Decisions.

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Management and IT Consulting

MARCH 13, 2019

Deltek Vantagepoint moves the advanced Cloud ERP market forward—providing visibility from pursuit to engagement close—an absolute must for high performing consulting firms.

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Martinka Consulting

MARCH 13, 2019

What’s the difference between being a manager and being a business owner? Let me use a sports analogy. I recently read the following about new NFL coaches (as it’s that time of year where there’s job turnover). “If there’s one thing I’ve heard from new head coaches, it’s dealing with all the things he’s not anticipating, and still devoting the proper time to the things he was.”.

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Kai Davis

MARCH 12, 2019

Monetarysearch. A Marketing Professor told my class in college about how when he was starting up his marketing agency he had to pick between two cities: He could set up shop in his hometown in Illinois where there would be no competition. He could set up shop in San Diego where there were 87 other marketing agencies. No brainer, right? Pick “Hometown, Illinois” Set up shop.

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Consulthon

MARCH 12, 2019

Hi everyone! I am the CEO of a travel startup and we are about to welcome our second trainee into the team. I am wondering about the best approach I can take when managing them. I do not approve of.

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Prudent Pedal

MARCH 12, 2019

On the latest Rattle and Pedal podcast , Jason Mlicki and I wrapped up a series on “ Stupid Sh*t Marketing Should NOT Do ” and how professionals could move from checking boxes off that list to, instead, checking boxes off of my list of “ Smart Sh*t Marketing Should Do.” Jason suggested we record a 3rd on how to move from one list to the other so we didn’t leave our listeners frustrated and demotivated in the gap between the two. .

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The Source

MARCH 12, 2019

Stepping into L.E.K.’s offices, situated in the heart of Victoria, London, there’s a palpable warmth to all the people we meet on our journey to the client suite. Carol Wingard— a woman who wears many hats in her roles as Managing Director of L.E.K., the Head of the firm’s industrials sector in the Americas, and Co-Head of its global industrials sector—is no exception.

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Claris Consulting

MARCH 11, 2019

I was asked yesterday by a CEO client to list what I thought were the essential characteristics of high performing leaders and team members. After giving a disclaimer about high levels of competency and a deep expertise in their respective areas, I provided my top ten list of suggested attributes for leadership and team effectiveness. Passion: Successful leaders and team members have one idea that has grabbed hold of them and won’t let go.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 12, 2019

Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, a psychologist and chief talent scientist at ManpowerGroup, says we’re not picking leaders in the right way. While we should be promoting people based on their competence and potential, it’s often the incompetent, overconfident candidates — most of them men — who get ahead. Studies show that, by many measures, women are actually better equipped to become strong, successful managers.

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