David A Fields
APRIL 25, 2017
You’re going to read this article quickly. I wrote it quickly. Why? Because speed matters. Injecting more speed into your consulting practice will increase your value to clients, increase your success in the marketplace, and increase your enjoyment in consulting.
Successful Independent Consulting
APRIL 28, 2017
If you describe yourself as both a consultant and coach, this article is for you. There’s a lot of grey area and overlap between the two. Many self-employed professionals go to market as both. For example: Mary Smith: Executive Coach & Consultant John Doe: Organization Effectiveness Consultant and Leadership Coach Usually there’s nothing wrong with this.
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Management Consulted
APRIL 23, 2017
Interested in seeing how a MC resume review works? Looking for tips on how to transition well into consulting? Meet Chris, a lawyer interested in breaking into consulting. Pay careful attention to how Jenny Rae tweaks his resume and gives him invaluable advice for his next steps. Have questions of your own? Reach out to us at team@managementconsulted.com.
Tom Spencer
APRIL 22, 2017
Few internship schemes are as competitive as those offered by top management consulting firms – for many good reasons. Instead of making coffee, you will work on challenging projects as part of a team. Your salary will be more than decent. And even if you find out that consulting is not for you, the knowledge and skills you’ve acquired will be highly appreciated by any employer around the world.
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BCG
APRIL 25, 2017
Article Tuesday, April 25, 2017 Globalization isn’t dying; it’s changing. Rising economic nationalism and digital integration are radically redefining the economic, business, and political framework that has characterized our understanding of globalization for a half century. Companies that base their strategies on an outdated narrative risk missing some of the world’s biggest growth opportunities.
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Actionable
APRIL 26, 2017
We want to nurture a curiosity culture because it makes us more present to the journey, more creative, better at communicating alignment with each other, and more agile. The post Building a Curiosity Culture appeared first on Actionable.co.
Strategy+Business
APRIL 26, 2017
When plotting strategy, leaders should worry less about solutions and more about identifying the precise problem they are trying to solve.
MishTalk
APRIL 27, 2017
Two articles in the last two days, one on Bloomberg , the other on the Wall Street Journal , provided key reasons we should not worry about stock market bubbles. It’s only 1997 (P/E valuations have not exceeded the dot-com bubble in 2000 yet). It’s different this time (always a classic argument). (more…).
Chad Barr
APRIL 26, 2017
Archimedes once said: “Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world.” With the right support and some smart leverage, we’re all capable of moving the world—both in our personal lives and our businesses. But I’ve come to realize that we also have an obligation to become that “lever” for our clients, propelling them to new heights of personal and professional growth.
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Actionable
APRIL 24, 2017
In addition to modeling being recipients of feedback, another way to reduce the threat is to recognize that when we give feedback we are engaging in a conversation. The post The Art of Receiving Feedback appeared first on Actionable.co.
Strategy+Business
APRIL 25, 2017
"Today is the slowest rate of technological change you will ever experience in your lifetime," says Shelly Palmer. In this Thought Leader interview, one of the world's premier voices on digital technology in media and entertainment looks ahead to the decline of midsized companies, the evolution of data-driven decision making (and the general lack of skill at it), and the prospect of many jobs being lost to automation, except for the very top creative tier.
MishTalk
APRIL 28, 2017
I keep asking the same question on Brexit and keep coming up with the same answer: Why bother? There is absolutely no reason the UK should start a negotiation given the repeated EU demands. Once again, on Thursday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel repeated the EU’s “not reversible” position. (more…).
Chad Barr
APRIL 25, 2017
In this podcast Scott discusses: What it means to hire in an instant, Providing value, How to create remarkable content and strengthen thought leadership, Digital Empire Creation® and turning bumps into opportunities, Overcoming challenges and more… The post Chad Barr Interviews Scott Wintrip: The New Way To Hire appeared first on The Chad Barr Group.
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Clarity Consultants
APRIL 25, 2017
Learner engagement is one of the most important metrics by which you can gauge the success of any chosen training topic. Without engagement, the chances of your learners retaining and using their new skills and knowledge outside the classroom are limited at best. Make sure your employees can fully benefit from the important lessons their training offers by building engagement in these ways.
Harvard Business
APRIL 27, 2017
An unbridled urgency can be counterproductive and costly. If you’re too quick to react, you can end up with short-sighted decisions or superficial solutions, neglecting underlying causes and create collateral damage in the process. But if you’re too deliberative and slow to respond, you can get caught flat-footed, potentially missing an opportunity or allowing an emergent challenge to consume you.
MishTalk
APRIL 28, 2017
First quarter real GDP came in at 0.7% vs an Econoday consensus estimate of 1.1%. Consumer spending was the weakest since the 4th quarter of 2009. (more…).
Strategy+Business
APRIL 24, 2017
Even though Congress's effort to partially repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) failed, it is likely that reforms and changes in the regulatory and competitive environment will continue to disrupt established business models. As they negotiate the uncertainty inherent in the environment in the coming years, healthcare organizations that understand the long-term trends affecting their markets, grasp their relevance to stakeholders, forge meaningful partnerships, and engage with reform
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.
BCG
APRIL 26, 2017
Article Wednesday, April 26, 2017. A new study shows a clear link between diversity and innovation and quantifies the impact of diversity on companies’ ability to generate new sources of revenue.
Consultants' Consultant
APRIL 24, 2017
Consultants Consultant: Emotional resilience gets you through life’s hardest challenges. If you’re going through a hard time at work (or at home), maybe there are some gems here to help you. Remember, doing the same things and expecting different results is just the definition of insanity. You’re not insane! Try something new. Here’s what a study of the most […].
MishTalk
APRIL 23, 2017
Project Syndicate writer, Hans-Werner Sinn, explains why the ECB’s asset purchases and Target2 imbalances constitute “ Europe’s Secret Bailout ”. (more…).
Harvard Business
APRIL 24, 2017
The first 100 days are usually the honeymoon period for any new CEO to make their mark and get others on board. However, for Airbus CEO Christian Streiff, it was just a brief window before his abrupt departure from the European aircraft company that’s part of the EADS consortium, along with DiamlerChrysler and Aerospatiale-Matra. Streiff’s drive to speed up decision-making, overcome bureaucracy, and deliver rapid execution, exposed historic and deep divisions between executives at th
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Seth Godin Blog
APRIL 23, 2017
To countless teenagers who had the wrong teacher in high school, it means, "a boring collection of right answers, categorized by topic.". Once we discover that some things we were taught aren't black and white any more (Pluto, DDT, infant formula), it's not surprising that people begin to go from bored to skeptical. About all of it. Except that's not what science is.
The Crazy Lives of Consultants
APRIL 25, 2017
We've all heard the story by now: United is cruel, because they body-shamed some little girls over their leggings. United is vicious because they beat up some old guy and dragged him off the plane. And American is just as awful because they almost punched a baby and took away his mommy's stroller. Oh, what a world! Since I fly a lot, my friends and family have been quick to ask my opinion on these issues.
MishTalk
APRIL 25, 2017
Every time I do a post on self-driving vehicles, readers respond that it cannot happen and won’t happen for a decade, if ever. It’s time for a reality check. A quick check of my calendar shows we are not quite halfway through 2017. And a quick check of headline news shows Waymo’s Self-Driving Minivans Now Offer Rides to Real People in Arizona.
Strategy+Business
APRIL 23, 2017
Are the bells and whistles on already highly engineered products just decadence, or are they a small price to pay for the gadgets we need?
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