David A Fields
FEBRUARY 27, 2018
It’s the topic that everyone has on their mind, but is uncomfortable bringing up. The one you know will have to be raised at some point, and you’re shy about broaching it too early. Male pattern baldness. Fees and pricing.
Markovitz Consulting
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
Megan McArdle of Bloomberg View recently wrote about the benefits of a high level of trust—among individuals, companies, and even government— in Denmark: [The high level of trust among people] allows Danish labor to be more productive than workers elsewhere. An economy’s labor productivity, after all, is its output divided by the number of hours worked.
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Management Consulted
FEBRUARY 25, 2018
Although it’s been around for 25+ years, not much is known about Atlanta-based North Highland in the broader community following the industry. After publishing our North Highland firm profile last week, we have a special treat for you today. Our … Continued. The post An ex-North Highland London consultant dishes on his time at the firm appeared first on Management Consulted.
Tom Spencer
FEBRUARY 24, 2018
When it comes to consulting interviews, most people are fixated on the case interview. Which makes sense, given the amount of practice that’s required to ace the case. But, as an aspiring consultant, don’t forget that you will also face the Fit Interview! Fit Interviews can be very tricky because they require you to talk about yourself and your past experiences in a way that portrays you in the best possible light.
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Melissa Agnes
FEBRUARY 26, 2018
Image: Nestor Rizhniak | Shutterstock. I was recently asked the following question by a professional who follows my work: Does my organization need to be crisis ready even though we aren’t a huge brand? This is an important question, as it often leads to push-back from management when those who know the organization isn’t crisis ready attempt to gain the necessary buy-in to become crisis ready.
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Harvard Business
FEBRUARY 27, 2018
Hulton Archive/Hayon Thapaliya/Getty Images. Remote communication isn’t always easy. Do you recognize yourself in any of these examples? At 10 p.m., a corporate lawyer gets a text from a colleague and wonders (not for the first time) if there’s a protocol about work-related texts after a certain hour. After a long and liquid client dinner, an advertising executive opens an email from his boss reminding him to submit his expenses on time.
Tom Spencer
FEBRUARY 24, 2018
Whether you’re recruiting for consulting via a graduate program or going it alone, the process is extremely time-consuming and chaotic. Effectively managing the flood of information on companies, contacts, and case-prep is half the battle. In this piece, I will arm you with a few simple tools (templates) that will help to keep your recruiting activities organized.
Henry DeVries
MARCH 1, 2018
Entering award competitions is a great strategy for attracting high-paying clients. Imagine the envious applause as you accept an award your peers wish was going on their office wall. The award can be merchandised in many ways to build credibility.
Chad Barr
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
From time to time I like to reflect on what’s happening in my life and business, recent conversations with clients, colleagues and friends and my key learning points. Here are today’s 10 reflection points: Happy clients become loyal clients and when they achieve success because of your contribution they become your viral spread and convince others to become your clients.
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Melissa Agnes
MARCH 2, 2018
Image: Konontsev Artem | Shutterstock. As I frequently share on stage , one of the secrets to being crisis ready is to choose your lens. The lens through which you choose to see a negative situation directly impacts the actions you take in response to that situation, which directly impacts the results that that situation has on your brand. This means that choosing your lens, and empowering your teams to have and act through the right lens, is essential in building brand invincibility.
Strategy+Business
FEBRUARY 26, 2018
This Inside the Mind of the CEO interview features Shin Sakane, the chief executive of a Japanese company developing the Laundroid, a clothes-folding robot. For Sakane, of Japan's Seven Dreamers Laboratories, the key to innovation is finding a difficult but satisfying "theme.
Consultants' Consultant
FEBRUARY 25, 2018
Consultants Consultant: We all know that exercise is good for us. And yet we can de-prioritise it in favour of other stuff. Until we feel like we just don’t have the energy, just don’t feel like it, just can’t face it. Here are the secrets of how to exercise when it’s the last thing you want to […]. The post Getting more exercise appeared first on Consultants' Consultant.
Harvard Business
MARCH 2, 2018
pm images/Getty Images. Three beliefs about globalization have propagated since the early 1980s. First, that globalization leads to a reduction in global inequality. Second, that high income growth among the richest will lift the incomes of the poorest. Third, that there is no alternative to rising inequality without turning our backs on trade and technology.
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Consultant Journal
MARCH 1, 2018
Looking for a way to boost your bottom line? Taking steps to reduce client churn – account turnover – can help. Maintaining a strong relationship with existing clients and past clients offers an opportunity to improve efficiency and revenues. Client churn or loss of customers can be a critical situation for any business. When you face turnover from even a small percentage of clients, it can reduce your revenue and tie up valuable resources as you try to recover.
Consulthon
MARCH 1, 2018
Hello All, Currently, my Client will need to establish a process to select the best operating model for its month-end process. What is the best plan/matrix to create in order to choose the Operati.
Consultants' Consultant
FEBRUARY 26, 2018
Consultants Consultant: Story is an integral part of the process of enchanting, beguiling and well, lying. I don’t want you to lie. If you want, however, to make people listen to your point of view, the enchanting and beguiling part could be useful. Read the post here. In this podcast from Masters of Scale the founder of […]. The post Story works appeared first on Consultants' Consultant.
Harvard Business
MARCH 2, 2018
Yulia Reznikov/Getty Images. We all know developing a personal brand is valuable, since a strong reputation can put you on the radar for exciting career opportunities. When your true talents are understood, it’s far more likely you’ll be tapped for relevant and interesting assignments — and it helps you stand out in a field of competitors.
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Leadership Planning with Liz Weber CMC
FEBRUARY 26, 2018
The Vice President of Human Resources called. “I need to create a Strategic Workforce Plan for our company, get our leadership team on-board, teach all managers how to do this, and then implement this thing. How do I create this so it makes sense and doesn’t alienate everyone in the process?” That’s a great question, because the key issue is not “How do I do this?
Consulthon
MARCH 1, 2018
Hi everyone! the FSI Analytics team, that offers support for Audit, works with advanced elaborations and interactive dashboards that help show trends and insights from huge datasets of banks and in.
Consultants' Consultant
MARCH 2, 2018
Consultants Consultant: Since 1994, whenever I met, coached or worked with a consultant I’d ask them what their best advice and worst mistake was when they started out in consulting. That information was summarised in my best-selling Consultant’s Guide, published by Business and Professional Publishing in 1999. Over 7000 Australian Consultants have begun their businesses using that advice since then […].
Harvard Business
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
Mitsuaki Iwago/Minden Pictures/Getty Images. It’s no secret that most of us don’t get enough sleep and suffer for it. If you’re between the ages of 16 and 64, and don’t get seven to nine hours of sleep per night, your logical reasoning, executive function, attention, and mood can be impaired. Worse, severe sleep deprivation can lead to depression, anxiety, and symptoms of paranoia.
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Seth Godin Blog
FEBRUARY 27, 2018
My sourdough rye bread failed. For the first time since I've been baking from this starter, this weekend's batch didn't work. I know why. I rushed it. I didn't let the dough ferment long enough. And then I made the oven hotter, in an effort to get the loaves finished so I could leave to meet someone. That's not how great bread works. It's ready when it's ready, not when you need it to be.
Consulthon
MARCH 1, 2018
Hi everybody! Does anyone have experience in writing an implementation Lean roll-out handbook in a multi-cultural environement? The aim of the initiative is to have a central documentation of our b.
Consultants' Consultant
FEBRUARY 25, 2018
Consultants Consultant: Vulnerability in others we see as courageous. Vulnerability in ourselves we see as weakness. You can build team through helping them show their vulnerabilities to each other. So says this piece from TED. If you haven’t yet caught up on the power of vulnerability go check out Brene Brown: The power of vulnerability. It is a quiet, […].
Harvard Business
MARCH 1, 2018
Peter Cade/Getty Images. There’s no question or debate that workplace stress levels are at critical levels and are escalating. The American Institute of Stress (AIS) reveals that 80% of us feel stress on the job and almost half say they need help in managing that stress. The StressPulse survey by ComPsych, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provider, shows the main causes of that stress are: 1) workload (36%); 2) people issues (31%); 3) balancing professional and personal lives (20%); an
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