David A Fields
APRIL 7, 2016
Let’s say Ann Oying, CEO of Cheapo Enterprises asks you for consulting help because she and her team are mired in misery and they don’t know the path out. But you do. You develop a comprehensive proposal for Ann, outlining the route to Nirvana. During the follow-up call, Ann informs you that, having reviewed your proposal, her team now feels they can reach Nirvana on their own.
Management Consulted
APRIL 3, 2016
As a prospective consultant, one of the things that can seem the most mysterious in the case study prep process is wondering what the interviewer is going to ask you next. We have good news for you! Many of you have heard about interviewer-led and interviewee-led case interviews and are wondering how to approach each one appropriately. The good news is, as far as anatomy goes, they’re actually very similar.
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Women in Consulting
APRIL 6, 2016
By: Kim Wasson. As consultants we often face an overwhelming volume of data, to-do items, and just general communication. In our brave new world of email, instant messaging, social media, twitter plus the occasional phone call it can be hard to sort through the list of possible tasks and decide what to do next. One exceptionally useful tool is the Urgent vs.
Tom Spencer
APRIL 3, 2016
An organisation’s approach to strategy will always depend on the circumstances. Who are the organisation’s competitors? There will be existing competitors, and outsiders who might threaten to compete in future. And who are the organisation’s customers? There will be existing customers, and larger groups that the organisation wants to target.
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BCG
APRIL 5, 2016
Focus Tuesday, April 05, 2016. In a time of economic turbulence, disruptive technology, globalization, and unprecedentedly fierce competition, the priority concern for many business leaders is to adapt to the changing conditions in order to boost their company’s performance. For that purpose, they frequently turn to organization design for help. By driving a thorough organizational review and redesign, company leaders can change the trajectory of their business.
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Chad Barr
APRIL 6, 2016
This week’s reflection point: Ever wonder what are the attributes of great content and how to effectively position such on your site and blog? I suggest that your content should be: Practical. Provocative. Insightful. Interesting. Entertaining. Humorous. Inspiring. Counterintuitive. Offered in various media formats. Easy to share. Succinct. Irresistible to consume and go viral.
Strategy+Business
APRIL 3, 2016
Fundamental changes -- driven by international currencies, the state-owned enterprise model, and rapid technological evolution -- are affecting the way every company does business.
BCG
APRIL 5, 2016
Report Tuesday, April 05, 2016. Nigeria boasts abundant assets—most notably, vast natural resources, arable land, and a young, entrepreneurial population. After a decade of steady growth, promarket reforms, and increased political stability—as demonstrated by a successful democratic change in leadership—the country could be poised to enter a period of sustainable inclusive growth.
MishTalk
APRIL 7, 2016
Starting with the projections of a Panel of Experts on Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight website, and deviating surprisingly little, I project … Continue reading →
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Harvard Business
APRIL 6, 2016
dave wheeler FOR HBR. Not long ago, a manager asked me to name the most important work-life benefit for employees. I answered that the most important benefit isn’t a benefit at all. Of course, child care, flexible scheduling, and family leave policies are important, but in my experience the best thing we can do to support working parents (and all employees) is to get better at one of the most basic and poorly executed functions of managers: performance appraisals.
Strategy+Business
APRIL 4, 2016
Many companies are unprepared for the level of connection that the smartphone is bringing them. It raises a fundamental issue involving user interface -- an issue that is not just technological, but that concerns the nature of human relationships. Tens of thousands of computer applications and the business processes they embody, including thousands used by businesses to connect with their customers and employees, may need to be reengineered for smartphones and tablets.
BCG
APRIL 5, 2016
Article Tuesday, April 05, 2016. A quiet revolution has been happening in sales over the past several years. While many companies have continued to adhere to sales models developed a decade ago, “digital attackers” have been busy reinventing selling. Fueled by the ubiquity of data, the growth of “as-a-service” business models, and the decentralization of account relationships, cloud-based companies such as Amazon Web Services, Salesforce.com, HubSpot, Workday, and ServiceNow are disrupting the s
MishTalk
APRIL 7, 2016
Government officials in the Transcarpathian region of Western Ukraine sent an ultimatum today to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, Prime Minister … Continue reading →
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Harvard Business
APRIL 8, 2016
In the name of employee wellness, and in response to insurance company demands, corporations are offering well-being initiatives with financial incentives. Complete this cholesterol screening, say, and you’ll get $100 added to your paycheck; participate in some number of wellness programs, and you’ll receive another bonus. In this quest to increase employee wellness, however, organizations are often unwittingly making things worse.
Strategy+Business
APRIL 5, 2016
In his new book, Mohamed A. El-Erian argues that the world's masters of monetary policy have reached the peak of their ability to influence the course of the global economy.
BCG
APRIL 7, 2016
Article Thursday, April 07, 2016. Insurers know that many small businesses in the US—those with up to 30 workers—will eventually buy insurance directly online. What insurers don’t appreciate is how fast this shift is likely to happen. According to estimates by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), about 17% of premiums in the US small-business market will be digitally underwritten by 2018.
Consultants' Consultant
APRIL 2, 2016
Consultants Consultant: Carl Braun on Communicating Like a Grown-Up is a very rational, logical approach to managing people which works. The post For the logical mind: people appeared first on Consultants' Consultant.
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Harvard Business
APRIL 7, 2016
Saturday Night Live recently featured a sketch poking fun at Millennials. It opens with a young woman frantically texting on her iPhone, approaching her boss and asking for a promotion. The boss asks how long she’s been with the company. She replies, “Three days.” Everyone gets it. Conventional wisdom holds that Millennials are entitled, easily distracted, impatient, self-absorbed, lazy, and unlikely to stay in any job for long.
MishTalk
APRIL 8, 2016
Reader “Kenneth”, from Sweden, thinks a collapse in the Swedish economy is coming due to the huge influx of refugees … Continue reading →
BCG
APRIL 7, 2016
Focus Thursday, April 07, 2016. The high-risk, high-reward world of biopharma and medtech has generated a great deal of optimism on Wall Street—and behind-the-scenes financial engineering in the C suite. Shareholders have been rewarded handsomely with strong returns in the sector, but it is unclear how long such high valuations can last. Stock prices may be rising, but the businesses themselves have slowed in terms of growth.
Strategy+Business
APRIL 6, 2016
Forward-looking companies used the recent recession as an opportunity to restructure their workforce through a combination of hiring, layoffs, and training.
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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
Harvard Business
APRIL 8, 2016
You’ve spent hours preparing for the meeting. The objectives are clear. The agenda is tight. Relevant material was distributed to attendees in advance. Smartphones are put away, and your team seems focused and ready to work. The conversation begins, but after 10 minutes of good discussion on the first agenda item, someone goes off on a tangent that, while interesting, is only marginally related to the designated topic.
MishTalk
APRIL 6, 2016
In the wake of the Wisconsin primary that really didn’t change anything, the amount of media hype to the contrary … Continue reading →
BCG
APRIL 4, 2016
Article Monday, April 04, 2016 In market after market worldwide, an increasingly popular breed of retailers is proving an old credo wrong. Stores such as Aldi, Lidl, Trader Joe’s, and Mercadona, which offer more targeted assortments than traditional grocers do, are showing that shoppers don’t have to choose between value and quality.
Strategy+Business
APRIL 6, 2016
The combination of tight markets and a flurry of state actions on minimum wages is quickly imposing new local standards on employers.
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