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Being a business consultant is one of the most challenging and rewarding jobs you can have. Each and every day you are setting out to help other businesses succeed. The path to becoming a successful business consultant is not going to be the same for everyone. MORE
This post is the first in a series to share how professional services can develop and execute marketing strategy. Unfortunately, this series will not give you a template that you can simply fill in. Instead, it will give you a strategic framework to guide both the thinking about AND deployment of your marketing strategy. MORE
It’s not only the title of an old Rolling Stones song but the mantra of some business owners. I recently witnessed this twice and the corresponding uplift when a buyer took over each business. Here’s a great story about how the culture can be changed, quickly – the owner of the coffee shop next to a client’s business said he noticed how happier the employees are since the buyer took over. MORE
Three ways to get back in the groove when you’re just not feeling it. Time off Work-life balance Stress management Digital Article MORE
58 You may have seen this famous quote at some point in your life: “Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. MORE
Having the right consulting team is critical to establishing a strong and stable organization and, ultimately, a successful business. Today’s guest is Mike Zani, CEO of The Predictive Index, a talent optimization platform that helps businesses build high-performing teams and cultures. MORE
If you have decided to pursue an MBA, then taking the GMAT is an unavoidable part of the process. The Graduate Management Admission Test is a very challenging exam divided into 4 sections: Integrated Reasoning, Analytical Writing Assessment, Quantitative Reasoning, and Verbal Reasoning. MORE
Consultants Consultant: Keegan Michael Key talking about improv and how sketches work: setting up the parameters. The post Backing up appeared first on Consultants' Consultant. Consulting Well Improv: creativity listening story MORE
52 Employees Expect Leaders to Set a Clear Direction A meaningful company mission, the organization’s fundamental purpose, helps to create employee commitment and drive peak performance. MORE
Melvin Gravely is the CEO of TriVersity Construction, a 100-person, $100 million construction company working with large, commercial customers. MORE
SEPTEMBER 2, 2025
Simply selling online is relatively easy. But unless you plan from day one to build a sustainable e-commerce business, you risk crippling your ability to scale over time. Marketing & Sales Insights Digital marketing Consumer insights Customer experience & loyalty MORE
Private companies’ growing involvement could threaten the long-term viability of this essential software. Technology Security & privacy Risk management Technology and analytics Cybersecurity and digital privacy Risk management IT management Digital Article MORE
AUGUST 29, 2025
To be powerful, a medium needs two things: The ability to reach people who take action The ability for someone in charge to change what those people see and hear and do. MORE
Dear all, thanks for all your support over the past few weeks. I have had some wonderful comments from some people I respect and admire which is really appreciated. A few to share with you. With Save the Silver Bullet Ben de Haldevang has written a fantastically readable guide to grapple with transformation, full of eye-opening examples of transformation done well (and badly) by others.” Bruce Daisley, very successful author of the book ‘ The Joy of Work’ No 1 Sunday Times Business Bestseller. “ MORE
AUGUST 30, 2025
CHROs across industries and regions came together virtually to discuss the impact and the challenges of leading an agile transformation journey. Insights on Organization Professional Services Organization MORE
Skills gaps are gaps that exist between employees’ current skills and the skills they are growing for a company to reach its goals. Not all of your employees have the same skills, while others have skills that overlap. MORE
The driver and limiter of your consulting firm’s size are the same: a single variable simultaneously fuels your growth and resists expansion. MORE
A leadership mistake can be deadly, especially when ignored by the manager. Regardless, other people notice. Any manager faces the path of navigating the expectations of others as well as identifying and managing their own when a mistake happens. MORE
SEPTEMBER 1, 2025
“Flow to work” operating models match scarce skills to high-priority work, improve people development, and increase business responsiveness. While the approach isn’t new, the pandemic has demonstrated its value. MORE
AUGUST 30, 2025
Hear how to embrace change so you can soar! As I have been working with women thought leaders and innovators, I've been struck by the number of them who are moving mountains during this pandemic and setting up new ways of life and work as we try to emerge from it. MORE
We had a huge storm overnight. Our two-acre pond flooded over the driveway and nearly up to our bridge. The flooding “cleansed” the pond, and washes out some of the detritus on the bottom, the decaying leaves, and so forth. MORE
Lessons from Airbnb, Qantas, Disney, and other companies that successfully navigated a year of disruption. Strategy Managing uncertainty Strategic planning Strategy Decision making and problem solving Strategic planning Digital Article MORE
Everywhere you look there are gurus, coaches, and course creators who claim they can help you become a successful consultant. And that’s a great thing. The consulting market is growing. The pie is getting bigger and bigger — and everyone can have a piece. MORE
No one ever said it would be easy. Then again, only a few folks, over time, explained what it takes in way that was completely accessible to those ready for the advice. Some of the best known are: Ben Franklin Napoleon Hill Dale Carnegie Claude Hopkins Steven Covey. MORE
AUGUST 31, 2025
Cultivated meat is meat—but is created by a process so different from conventional meat, it has revolutionary potential, says Didier Toubia, cofounder and CEO of cultivated-meat start-up Aleph Farms. Agriculture Insights Food and Agriculture Sustainability MORE
92 Consulting Success
SEPTEMBER 3, 2025
Everywhere you look there are gurus, coaches, and course creators who claim they can help you become a successful consultant. And that’s a great thing. The consulting market is growing. The pie is getting bigger and bigger — and everyone can have a piece.
Jerry Fletcher
AUGUST 28, 2025
No one ever said it would be easy. Then again, only a few folks, over time, explained what it takes in way that was completely accessible to those ready for the advice. Some of the best known are: Ben Franklin Napoleon Hill Dale Carnegie Claude Hopkins Steven Covey.
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Strategic Planning and Management Insights
AUGUST 31, 2025
Skills gaps are gaps that exist between employees’ current skills and the skills they are growing for a company to reach its goals. Not all of your employees have the same skills, while others have skills that overlap.
David A Fields
AUGUST 31, 2025
The driver and limiter of your consulting firm’s size are the same: a single variable simultaneously fuels your growth and resists expansion.
Speaker: Patrick Dempsey and Andrew Erpelding of ZoomInfo
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Consulting Success
AUGUST 30, 2025
Having the right consulting team is critical to establishing a strong and stable organization and, ultimately, a successful business. Today’s guest is Mike Zani, CEO of The Predictive Index, a talent optimization platform that helps businesses build high-performing teams and cultures.
Management Consulting Connection brings together the best content for management consulting professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
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McKinsey & Company
SEPTEMBER 1, 2025
“Flow to work” operating models match scarce skills to high-priority work, improve people development, and increase business responsiveness. While the approach isn’t new, the pandemic has demonstrated its value.
The Fearless Marketer
AUGUST 30, 2025
You may have seen this famous quote at some point in your life: “Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.
Rick Conlow
AUGUST 29, 2025
A leadership mistake can be deadly, especially when ignored by the manager. Regardless, other people notice. Any manager faces the path of navigating the expectations of others as well as identifying and managing their own when a mistake happens.
Tom Spencer
AUGUST 29, 2025
Being a business consultant is one of the most challenging and rewarding jobs you can have. Each and every day you are setting out to help other businesses succeed. The path to becoming a successful business consultant is not going to be the same for everyone.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
In 2021, as companies continue to move more functions online, employees will take a more virtual -- and flexible -- mindset and lifestyle in parallel to the digitization of businesses. To succeed, you must change the way you conceive and build new products as a digital business. Download the report today to discover more!
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McKinsey & Company
SEPTEMBER 2, 2025
Simply selling online is relatively easy. But unless you plan from day one to build a sustainable e-commerce business, you risk crippling your ability to scale over time. Marketing & Sales Insights Digital marketing Consumer insights Customer experience & loyalty
Alan Weiss
SEPTEMBER 2, 2025
We had a huge storm overnight. Our two-acre pond flooded over the driveway and nearly up to our bridge. The flooding “cleansed” the pond, and washes out some of the detritus on the bottom, the decaying leaves, and so forth.
On the Brink Podcast
AUGUST 30, 2025
Hear how to embrace change so you can soar! As I have been working with women thought leaders and innovators, I've been struck by the number of them who are moving mountains during this pandemic and setting up new ways of life and work as we try to emerge from it.
Strategic Planning and Management Insights
SEPTEMBER 1, 2025
Melvin Gravely is the CEO of TriVersity Construction, a 100-person, $100 million construction company working with large, commercial customers.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
In our 24-criterion evaluation of B2B marketing data providers, we identified the 11 most significant vendors — Data Axle, Dun & Bradstreet, Enlyft, Global Database, InsideView, Leadspace, Oracle, SMARTe, Spiceworks Ziff Davis, TechTarget, and ZoomInfo Technologies — and researched, analyzed, and scored them. This report shows how each provider measures up and helps B2B marketing professionals select the right one for their needs.
McKinsey & Company
AUGUST 30, 2025
Boards need to ensure that management walks the talk on culture and values. Strategy & Corporate Finance Insights Regulatory strategy Strategy Stakeholder management Strategic planning
Consultants' Consultant
AUGUST 31, 2025
Consultants Consultant: Keegan Michael Key talking about improv and how sketches work: setting up the parameters. The post Backing up appeared first on Consultants' Consultant. Consulting Well Improv: creativity listening story
Ben de Haldevang
AUGUST 29, 2025
Dear all, thanks for all your support over the past few weeks. I have had some wonderful comments from some people I respect and admire which is really appreciated. A few to share with you. With Save the Silver Bullet Ben de Haldevang has written a fantastically readable guide to grapple with transformation, full of eye-opening examples of transformation done well (and badly) by others.” Bruce Daisley, very successful author of the book ‘ The Joy of Work’ No 1 Sunday Times Business Bestseller. “
Harvard Business
SEPTEMBER 3, 2025
Three ways to get back in the groove when you’re just not feeling it. Time off Work-life balance Stress management Digital Article
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
Over the last two years, there’s been a 76 percent increase in AI adoption across sales organizations. For sales teams, AI opens up a world of new possibilities, including automating outreach, identifying best-fit buyers, and keeping CRMs flush with fresh data. Read on to learn the four AI hacks sales teams need to improve their performance. Download the eBook today!
McKinsey & Company
AUGUST 30, 2025
CHROs across industries and regions came together virtually to discuss the impact and the challenges of leading an agile transformation journey. Insights on Organization Professional Services Organization
Prudent Pedal
SEPTEMBER 2, 2025
This post is the first in a series to share how professional services can develop and execute marketing strategy. Unfortunately, this series will not give you a template that you can simply fill in. Instead, it will give you a strategic framework to guide both the thinking about AND deployment of your marketing strategy.
Martinka Consulting
SEPTEMBER 1, 2025
It’s not only the title of an old Rolling Stones song but the mantra of some business owners. I recently witnessed this twice and the corresponding uplift when a buyer took over each business. Here’s a great story about how the culture can be changed, quickly – the owner of the coffee shop next to a client’s business said he noticed how happier the employees are since the buyer took over.
Harvard Business
SEPTEMBER 2, 2025
Private companies’ growing involvement could threaten the long-term viability of this essential software. Technology Security & privacy Risk management Technology and analytics Cybersecurity and digital privacy Risk management IT management Digital Article
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
CRM software is a powerful tool when used correctly, yet another obstacle to a sales team’s efficiency when it’s not. Leveraging research and commentary from industry analysts, this eBook explores how your sales team can get back valuable time by overcoming some pain points with your CRM, such as low adoption rates, integrations, and data quality.
McKinsey & Company
AUGUST 31, 2025
Cultivated meat is meat—but is created by a process so different from conventional meat, it has revolutionary potential, says Didier Toubia, cofounder and CEO of cultivated-meat start-up Aleph Farms. Agriculture Insights Food and Agriculture Sustainability
LSA Global
SEPTEMBER 3, 2025
Employees Expect Leaders to Set a Clear Direction A meaningful company mission, the organization’s fundamental purpose, helps to create employee commitment and drive peak performance.
Seth Godin Blog
AUGUST 29, 2025
To be powerful, a medium needs two things: The ability to reach people who take action The ability for someone in charge to change what those people see and hear and do.
Harvard Business
SEPTEMBER 2, 2025
Lessons from Airbnb, Qantas, Disney, and other companies that successfully navigated a year of disruption. Strategy Managing uncertainty Strategic planning Strategy Decision making and problem solving Strategic planning Digital Article
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
Fact: Good data lives at the core of every successful B2B demand generation strategy. Without quality data, it’s nearly impossible to identify and segment your target audience and create messaging that speaks to their values and interests. Whether you’re stepping into a new position or you’re new to demand generation, learning the tricks of the trade can be, well, tricky. In this eBook, you’ll discover how to improve your demand generation program—and your bottom line.
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