David A Fields
JUNE 27, 2017
The design of your consulting firm determines your bottom line profit. If you’re a solo consultant, you might think that firm design doesn’t apply to you. You’d be wrong. It applies to you too. Reading articles should be fun, so here’s a tune to hum for the next couple of minutes: Walk Like an Egyptian.
Consulting Success
JUNE 26, 2017
I was about 25,000 feet up and seated on the right side of the DCH-8 plane. Looking out the window below, I could see beautiful turquoise water and the sea speckled with islands. The flight was short. Only 30 minutes to reach my island destination. I was meeting one of my first business mentors. A man named Kyoji, who had grown up on this island but had spent 40+ years travelling around the world building several international brands and businesses.
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Markovitz Consulting
JUNE 26, 2017
I was at a conference for internet retailers two weeks ago and was overwhelmed by the software and hardware solutions promising to solve all their operational problems and turn their ecommerce businesses into a highly profitable, eight figure monsters. They’re lying. Technology is not, by itself, the answer. If you have a broken process and you add technology, all you get is a faster (and more expensive) broken process.
Steve Shu Consulting
JUNE 25, 2017
I was asked to answer a question about how to become a go-to person when employed within a consulting firm. Here are some thoughts based on my past experience: Be known as a consultant that gets things done on projects in general. This goes a long way in consulting circles. Play a key role in developing new intellectual property or approaches for the firm.
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Management Consulted
JUNE 25, 2017
Today, we’re here to talk about a little known path into management consulting – transitioning over to the industry from Teach for America. Many of you have heard of Teach for America, but for those of you haven’t, TfA recruits the best and brightest undergraduate students to teach in low-income school districts for two years after they complete their undergrad studies.
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Actionable
JUNE 29, 2017
Actionable is a completely remote working environment—many of us have never met in person. And yet we know each other on a deeply personal level. The post The Intimacies of Remote Working appeared first on Actionable.co.
Chad Barr
JUNE 28, 2017
For as long as I can remember, I always had a hobby or two that kept me curious, excited, enthusiastic and fulfilled. I remember the fish breeding aquariums in my parents’ home, building amplifiers and various sound systems for playing my electric guitar in my various bands, and I even remember a period of experimenting with macramé hanging plant holders.
MishTalk
JUNE 28, 2017
Yesterday, in response to alleged “progress” on Obamacare I penned Mish’s Rule of Progress. Today, I am pleased to announce even more amazing budget progress in the state of Illinois. (more…).
Harvard Business
JUNE 29, 2017
More and more people are feeling tired and lonely at work. In analyzing the General Social Survey of 2016 , we found that, compared with roughly 20 years ago, people are twice as likely to report that they are always exhausted. Close to 50% of people say they are often or always exhausted due to work. This is a shockingly high statistic — and it’s a 32% increase from two decades ago.
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Actionable
JUNE 28, 2017
My conclusion is that it is often the leaders themselves who need the repair job, and who could most benefit from self-reflection. The post Leader Self-Reflection — The Importance of Looking Inward appeared first on Actionable.co.
BCG
JUNE 30, 2017
Article Friday, June 30, 2017 Roland Hess describes how Innogy undertook a bold transformation program in the face of challenges to the power and gas industry.
MishTalk
JUNE 25, 2017
On Friday the ECB Shut Down Venice-based Veneto Banca and Banca Popolare di Vicenza as failed or failing banks. The bailout cost is purportedly €5.2 billion ($5.8 billion), but costs nearly always exceed initial projections. Under the announcement, senior bondholders and depositors will be protected. (more…).
Harvard Business
JUNE 27, 2017
Vincent Tsui for HBR. Motivating employees seems like it should be easy. And it is — in theory. But while the concept of motivation may be straightforward, motivating employees in real-life situations is far more challenging. As leaders, we’re asked to understand what motivates each individual on our team and manage them accordingly. What a challenging ask of leaders, particularly those with large or dispersed teams and those who are already overwhelmed by their own workloads.
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Actionable
JUNE 26, 2017
Organizations today need an agile mindset to thrive in the business landscape, which is increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous. The post Get Unstuck — Developing an Agile Mindset appeared first on Actionable.co.
BCG
JUNE 29, 2017
Article Thursday, June 29, 2017 Deep thought is often a casualty of the high-pressure and high-stakes C-suite environment. CEOs who do make time to reflect, however, say that it is time well spent.
MishTalk
JUNE 25, 2017
Here’s the question of the day: What happens when central banks own the market? The answer comes from Asia where Japan’s Government Bond Market Grinds to a Halt and the yield on 10-year Japanese bonds did not move for seven days. (more…).
Harvard Business
JUNE 27, 2017
There is an enormous gender gap in venture capital funding in the United States. Female entrepreneurs receive only about 2% of all venture funding , despite owning 38% of the businesses in the country. The prevailing hope among academics, policy makers, and practitioners alike has been that this gap will narrow as more women become venture capitalists.
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Consultants' Consultant
JUNE 25, 2017
Consultants Consultant: I’ve heard people say that they are their own worst enemies. This research on how we interrupt our own process consistently is evidence of that. We are inefficient animals (and yet we get stuff done, so go figure). The post We’re our own worst enemies, right? appeared first on Consultants' Consultant.
BCG
JUNE 27, 2017
Article Wednesday, June 28, 2017 China’s GDP is leveling off, but the consumer segment of the economy is still growing faster than that of any other country, thanks to new shoppers and changing behaviors.
MishTalk
JUNE 29, 2017
Reader Bian emailed an ad for huge discounts on cars. The fine print is rather amusing: Must be subprime and must finance through Chrysler Capital. (more…).
Melissa Agnes
JUNE 26, 2017
Over the weekend, the organizers of Montreal’s St. Jean Baptiste parade were accused of racism , when an image of a float being pushed solely by people of color, went viral. While I’m confident that this situation was unintentional, it’s not the first time we see an organization experience an avoidable controversy on account of their failure to assess the potential risk associated with their initiative.
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Strategy+Business
JUNE 28, 2017
Companies around the world need a comprehensive plan in place to ensure that critical business can still get done in the case of a prolonged Web outage.
Clarity Consultants
JUNE 27, 2017
The best learners are the ones who are self motivated. They are eager to discover, to ask questions, and to take in the new information that can potentially change their lives. Creating motivated learners, from a corporate learning perspective especially, may seem like an uphill battle. But it's not impossible. Read on to see how the concept of authentic learning can help your hr training and development programs become more accessible, more relatable, and more influential within your learning a
MishTalk
JUNE 29, 2017
An article from Investopedia recently caught my attention: “ IMF Urges Banks to Invest In Cryptocurrencies ” The opening sentence of the article states: “ A June 2017 staff discussion note from the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) suggests that banks should consider investing in cryptocurrencies more seriously than they have in the past.” Let’s investigate the claim.
Seth Godin Blog
JUNE 28, 2017
If you're seeking to create positive change in your community, it's almost certain you'll be creating discomfort as well. Want to upgrade the local playground? It sounds like it will be universally embraced by parents and everyone who cares about kids. Except that you now bring up issues of money, of how much is enough, of safety. Change is uncomfortable.
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