Successful Independent Consulting

APRIL 14, 2017

This is the third and final part in a series of articles. You can download the entire series as a reference guide here. Most independent consultants have no budget for marketing or advertising, yet they all wish they had a bigger client list. Having a well-crafted LinkedIn profile is free and one of the first things potential clients will look at when they hear about you.

Consulting 150

Consulting Examples Marketing System 150

Management Consulted

APRIL 9, 2017

If you’ve been around the management consulting industry for any amount of time at all, you know how different of a beast it really is to conquer than nearly any other industry. That’s not to say it’s not worth it: we happen to believe that consulting is right for almost anyone, and the cross-functional experience and skills building is unmatched in any other part of business.

Cover Letters 113

Cover Letters Resumes Consulting Management 113

BCG

APRIL 10, 2017

Article Monday, April 10, 2017 Leading luxury brands may opt for more e-commerce sales instead of just opening more stores worldwide. These four imperatives will provide guidance.

Sales 112

Sales 112

Tom Spencer

APRIL 8, 2017

“Commercial awareness” is a buzzword that employers like to toss around a lot nowadays, but what is it and how do you get it? Thankfully, gaining “commercial awareness” is a lot less scary than you think – all it really means is to have an awareness of what’s going on in the world and in particular, the business world. So, if you know who the US president is and what he’s done recently, you may have more “commercial awareness” than you think (because let’s be honest, who hasn’t heard about

Video 60

Video Financial Media Course 60

Advertisement

Mastering data visualization in PowerPoint will help accelerate your career because it positions you as someone who can present data that drives business decisions forward. think-cell's PowerPoint Best Practices eBook was created specifically for professionals aiming to master the art and science of data-driven storytelling. What’s inside: Practical Insights: Uncover valuable tips for crafting engaging and persuasive presentations.

Data

Melissa Agnes

APRIL 11, 2017

When a passenger was physically and brutally dragged from his seat aboard United Airlines’s flight 3411 earlier this week – and when the footage of this scene went viral around the globe – the airline’s crisis response was shameful on multiple levels. This is a terrible situation for any organization to find itself in, but to make matters worse, United showed no semblance of compassion or remorse for their abused customer and, as a result (so far at the time of this writi

Airlines 64

Airlines Video Management Marketing 64

BCG

APRIL 12, 2017

Article Thursday, April 13, 2017 The digital revolution and new social trends are changing the way automakers develop products, engage customers, and organize themselves. To transform themselves from “hardware” manufacturers into mobility solutions providers, established automakers must follow tech industry rules.

Company 69

Company Trends Industry Productivity 69

Chad Barr

APRIL 12, 2017

What’s your reaction to binary questions? The sort of questions that demand a yes or no answer. I confess that I’ve used them and recommended their use in the past but have recently changed my mind. Binary questions often feel like a trap, they suggest a too good to be true potential outcome and represent the kind of questions that patronize our intelligence.

Examples 52

Examples Groups Productivity Development 52

Actionable

APRIL 12, 2017

Here are my top three tips to start to build a learning culture, right now. Start today, and the results will roll in sooner than you think. The post Does Your Company Really Want to Build a Learning Culture? appeared first on Actionable.co.

Culture 52

Culture Company 52

Harvard Business

APRIL 13, 2017

A recent New York Times article on how Uber is using various insights from behavioral economics to push, or nudge, its drivers to pick up more fares — sometimes with little benefit to them — has generated quite a bit of criticism of Uber. It’s just one of several stories of late that have cast the company in a poor light. When I read the piece, it reminded me of a question executives often ask me when I talk to them about the benefits of behavioral economics or give them exampl

Efficiency 59

Efficiency Airlines Study Operations 59

Advertiser: ZoomInfo

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

How To

BCG

APRIL 11, 2017

Focus Tuesday, April 11, 2017. Financial inclusion helps propel socioeconomic development. That correlation is well-known but not well understood. Only by fully understanding and quantifying financial inclusion can stakeholders bring more people into the financial system and raise their overall standard of living and well-being. The prevalence of transaction accounts, the availability of credit, and the willingness to save and buy insurance products are all positive markers of economic and socia

Financial 60

Financial Insurance Insurance Benchmarking 60

Strategy+Business

APRIL 9, 2017

Leaders who fully understand strategy and execution are rare. Those who can make it work are even rarer. We're looking for examples. See also "The Leadership Survey.

Survey 56

Survey Leadership Examples Strategy 56

MishTalk

APRIL 8, 2017

Benedict Evans, a blogger who works for a venture capital firm that invests in technology, has an interesting article on the shift to electric and self-driving vehicles. Please consider snips from Cars and Second Order Consequences by Benedict Evans. (more…).

53

53

Harvard Business

APRIL 11, 2017

Imagine you need people to donate to a cause you care about. How do you get as many people as possible to donate? You could send an email to 200 of your friends, family members, and acquaintances. Or you could ask a few of the people you encounter in a typical day—face-to-face—to donate. Which method would mobilize more people for your cause?

Survey 54

Survey Study Journal Research 54

Advertisement

Savings Consultants are needed in today’s market more than ever. With an increase in expenses, businesses are looking for opportunities to save. Often unknown to businesses are savings in expense reduction, specialized tax savings, specialized savings including medical underpayments, health benefits cost reduction, zero cost processing, and more. Blue Coast Savings, with over 20 years in business, assists Savings Consultants in helping these companies move toward more profitable businesses.

Consulting

Seth Godin Blog

APRIL 8, 2017

People talk about bike riding when they want to remind us that some things, once learned, are not forgotten. What they don't mention is how we learned. No one learns to ride a bike from a book, or even a video. You learn by doing it. Actually, by not doing it. You learn by doing it wrong, by falling off, by getting back on, by doing it again. PS this approach works for lots of things, not just bikes.

Video 55

Video 55

BCG

APRIL 14, 2017

Article Friday, April 14, 2017 For CPG companies, Brazil is a tough market—and not just because of the nation’s recent political and economic turbulence. To run a winning supply chain, CPG companies need to break some rules and adopt unconventional approaches.

Strategy 45

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Company 45

MishTalk

APRIL 13, 2017

Albert Edwards at Society General commented today on Central Bank Hubris, deflation, and the flattening of the US yield curve. Here are some email snips. (more…).

Banking 53

Banking 53

Harvard Business

APRIL 10, 2017

Congratulations! You got the job. Now for the hard part: deciding whether to accept it or not. How should you assess the salary as well as the other perks? Which publicly available information should you rely on? How should you try to get a better deal? And what’s the best way to decline an offer if it’s not the right job for you? What the Experts Say.

How To 53

How To Recruiting Recruitment Case Interview 53

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.

Methodologies

Consultants' Consultant

APRIL 8, 2017

Consultants Consultant: If you want to be happy, make friends. If you want to get ahead in business, network, right? No, just make friends. Here’s why and here’s how. This review of the book Never Eat Alone offers 5 tips for networking: try to Make Friends, Not Contacts. So here are some other tips how to make friends (and […]. The post Make Friends, Not Contacts appeared first on Consultants' Consultant.

Consulting 45

Consulting How To Management 45

BCG

APRIL 13, 2017

Article Thursday, April 13, 2017 Social mission organizations use many “soft levers” to catalyze transformational change. Leaders spur action by creating a shared sense of purpose, fostering a strong sense of urgency, and taking great pains to gain agreement among a wide variety of stakeholders. Business executives can learn much from these tactics.

45

45

Seth Godin Blog

APRIL 9, 2017

Easter Island was the home to a thriving community, thousands of people living good lives. One by one, though, the trees on this isolated island were cut down. They were cut down for fuel, or to make tools, or boats. And finally, the last tree was gone. And the population went extinct. Jared Diamond makes the story real in his brilliant article  and book.

Tools 54

Tools Culture 54

Harvard Business

APRIL 10, 2017

The average Facebook user spends almost an hour on the site every day, according to data provided by the company last year. A Deloitte survey found that for many smartphone users, checking social media apps are the first thing they do in the morning – often before even getting out of bed. Of course, social interaction is a healthy and necessary part of human existence.

Study 53

Study Comparison Media Data 53

Advertisement

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

Case Study

MishTalk

APRIL 8, 2017

Those responding to Mish Twitter polls show serious skepticism about who is responsible for the chemical attack in Syria. Here are the results. (more…).

Chemicals 52

Chemicals 52

BCG

APRIL 12, 2017

Article Wednesday, April 12, 2017 Users are accessing digital government services more often and satisfaction levels are increasing, but problems persist. Governments must continue to improve their digital services.

Government 45

Government 45

Clarity Consultants

APRIL 11, 2017

Change is a natural part of business, particularly in today's fast paced market. Whether you are dealing with mergers and acquisitions or fast changing technology, as a leader you need to help your employees deal with change in a manner which is as seamless and easy as possible. There are some leaders who are naturally better at this than others, but the skills are clear in those that know how to manage change well.

Management 40

Management Leadership Marketing How To 40

Harvard Business

APRIL 10, 2017

We all want to be part of a great organization and a high-performance workplace. We want to be at our best, surrounded by colleagues who help us and challenge us, doing work that is financially rewarding and personally meaningful. But there’s more than one kind of successful organization, and there are many kinds of productive workplaces. What matters at work is whether the value proposition that drives your company is in sync with the values that motivate you, whether the culture that def

How To 52

How To Financial Company Course 52

Advertiser: ZoomInfo

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.

Strategy