Consultant Ninja
SEPTEMBER 26, 2013
'My notes from conversational interview: Situation: Graduating senior interested in management consulting, but from regular state school majoring in history and economics, and doesn''t know where to start. None of the major consulting firms recruit at her school, and she didn''t know where to start. Objective: How do I get into a management consulting job?
Women in Consulting
SEPTEMBER 24, 2013
'By: Anne Janzer The Women In Consulting team has just finished crunching the numbers from the latest WIC Compensation Best Practices Annual Survey. And, ahead of the final report, here’s the advanced scoop on this year’s research: revenues are up, but profitability is down. If you’re not familiar with it, every year Women In Consulting does its annual Best Practices in Compensation survey for consultants.
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MishTalk
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
'The one state arguably more screwed up than California is Illinois. Unions, union sympathizers, socialists, and tax-hike proponents are strongly in control of both states. Is it any wonder that perpetual economic difficulties and insurmountable pension underfundings face both states? Via email, Ted Dabrowski at the Illinois Policy Institute writes.
Seth Godin Blog
SEPTEMBER 27, 2013
'They will push you to fit in, to dress alike, to use the same tools, to fit the format. They are the high school English teacher in love with his rubric and the book editor who needs you to fit in with the program. "That''s the way we do things around here." They are the well-meaning productivity guru who wants you to get faster, not better, and the social media consultant who is driving with his rear-view mirror.
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Consultant Ninja
SEPTEMBER 26, 2013
'My notes from conversational interview: Situation: Graduating senior interested in management consulting, but from regular state school majoring in history and economics, and doesn''t know where to start. None of the major consulting firms recruit at her school, and she didn''t know where to start. Objective: How do I get into a management consulting job?
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MishTalk
SEPTEMBER 21, 2013
'Reader "Nate" noted that Bloomberg columnist Megan McArdle stated that banning Fractional Reserve banking won''t work. Nate asked "What would a future without fractional-reserve banking look like?". Let''s start with a look at Megan McArdle''s article: Banking Without Risk Is Impossible. The fundamental fact of a banking crisis, which is different from a crisis in any other industry, is that if people believe a financial institution to be bankrupt, it actually is bankrupt.
Seth Godin Blog
SEPTEMBER 26, 2013
'The most common style of public speaking, one that’s often used by politicians and is surprisingly common among investment pitches, is based on sentences. At the end of each sentence, the voice goes up a bit, the speaker pauses, as if waiting for an applause line. I’ve even seen corporate CEOs be trained to do this, mostly because they lack the guts to trust themselves and their audience.
Martinka Consulting
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
'I’ve been going through the wonderful experience of applying for a Rotary matching grant, for our Antigua project, in a new system. I’ve been our districts guinea pig as I was way ahead of anyone else in the district. This meant I ran into technical problems, like, the online application system wouldn’t take my entries for all of the financial information because, “it doesn’t work when you use a Chrome browser on a Mac.
Gina Abudi
SEPTEMBER 24, 2013
'Getting the group to work as a team – one project manager’s story Background Alice has recently joined a technology consulting firm as a project manager. The firm has offices globally and is headquartered in New York City. Alice will be located in the NYC office. Projects often include team members from a variety of [.].
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MishTalk
SEPTEMBER 26, 2013
'What happens at Wal-Mart this holiday season will likely happen at many prominent retailers. The Wal-Mart story is not pretty: Wal-Mart Cutting Orders as Unsold Merchandise Piles Up. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) is cutting orders it places with suppliers this quarter and next to address rising inventory the company flagged in last month’s earnings report.
Seth Godin Blog
SEPTEMBER 21, 2013
'(or your business development team, your fundraising team or your pr folks). Who are you trying to reach? If you say you are trying to reach everyone, I''ll know you''re likely to reach no one. How specifically can you identify the psychographics, worldview and needs of the people we seek to change? Why do they decide to support us? In order to earn the donation, make the sale, generate the buzz, we need to change people somehow.
Strategy+Business
SEPTEMBER 22, 2013
'Chinese brands don''t need David Brooks'' "romantic advantage," just the right capabilities.
Gina Abudi
SEPTEMBER 26, 2013
'The first team meeting Read Part I and Part II of our story for background information. Everyone arrived on time for the start of the team meeting and seemed excited about what was ahead. Siraj was rather quiet during dinner, but Alice assumed it was because he was just a little shy. Mimi and Samantha [.].
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MishTalk
SEPTEMBER 24, 2013
'Inquiring minds are wondering " Income-Wise, What Percentage of People are Worse Off Now Than in 2000? ". I asked Doug Short at Advisor Perspectives that seemingly simple question after posting his chart of Real Disposable Income in Illusion of Prosperity: Deflating the American Dream; No Recovery in "Real" Income. click on any chart for sharper image.
Seth Godin Blog
SEPTEMBER 22, 2013
'Computer wonks like to talk about garbage in/garbage out. A simple example: if there''s a mistake in the way a blog post is encoded, many XML/RSS readers will choke on it, preventing all future posts from showing up. The IT guys put up their hands and say, "well, if you hadn''t had a lousy character, it wouldn''t have broken. GIGO.". That''s not resilient.
1 to 1
SEPTEMBER 26, 2013
'Social media might have been born out of humans'' need to communicate with friends, to remove geographical boundaries, and share information with loved ones. But it has long moved on to become an important tool for organizations, and the more savvy ones are leveraging it to interact with their customers. There’s more… To read the rest of this blog posting click here or visit www.1to1Media.com/weblog.
Gina Abudi
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
'Preparing for the team meeting Read Part I of our story for the background information. Alice needs to prepare for the initial team meeting, which will be held in 2 weeks. The meeting will be in the NYC office and will be two and a half days in length. Everyone is arriving on Monday evening [.].
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MishTalk
SEPTEMBER 21, 2013
'The data is a bit out of date, but the US Department of Education has a College Affordability and Transparency Center where you can see the highest and lowest tuition and net tuition (including aid) of various types of two and four-year colleges. The highest costs are over $60,000 per year. And that is just tuition and books, not just room and board.
Seth Godin Blog
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
'The original business was a lemonade stand. At least metaphorically. Geographically based, this sort of business offers the following proposition: We are physically convenient to you, and you won''t pass another business on the way here that offers you a transaction you will like more than ours. Originally, of course, this meant on your block. Now, it means within a drive, with good parking.
Strategy+Business
SEPTEMBER 26, 2013
'In the third part of our In Conversation video series, Kellogg''s Loran Nordgren argues that while conscious thought helps you identify available options, unconscious thought helps you figure out which choice is best.
1 to 1
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
'Just when we thought Big Data couldn''t get any more confounding, the accelerated adoption and use of mobile payments continues to make analyzing customer data even more challenging. Instead of resisting these changes, marketers, data analysts, and customer experience leaders must look closely at the added benefits that providing mobile payment options to their customers will afford them.
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MishTalk
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
'ECB president Mario Draghi is in on the no-normalization act along with the Fed. Of course, a mere reduction in asset purchases by the Fed from $85 billion a month to $75 billion is not even a baby step towards normalization. Anyway, it''s liquidity full throttle in the Eurozone as well because Draghi Says ECB Will Offer More Long-Term Loans If Needed.
Seth Godin Blog
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
'What tastes better, a $30 bottle of wine that''s the cheapest the restaurant offers. or the very same bottle at the restaurant next door, where it''s the most expensive? When asked about our experience, the essential question is always, compared to what? What offers a better education: four years at your first choice selective college like Purdue or Williams?
Strategy+Business
SEPTEMBER 27, 2013
'Companies that give employees the tools to speak their minds reap big rewards.
Leadership Vision Consulting
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
'Have you struggled to talk about what you are good at? Maybe you know you’re a people person, but can’t describe it beyond that. Perhaps you are known for the great care you take in making decisions, but others say only see this as delaying the process. The Clifton StrengthsFinder assessment can help you begin(.).
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