Management Consulted

MAY 5, 2015

At MC, we spend a lot of time enjoying life. In our free time, we dream up new ways to effectively equip prospective consultants so they ace the process and get their dream job. Over the years, we’ve come up with a lot of really great stuff ; our success has amazed even us. What started off as an informal blog about management consulting with just a few readers became interview prep sessions, resume edits, videos on YouTube and Vimeo, books and the presentations we give at colleges around

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Tom Spencer

MAY 5, 2015

(Source: Flickr ). It will help your consulting application if you have prior business experience, however if you come from a non-business background all hope is not lost. You can strengthen your consulting application by showing how your experience demonstrates team work, leadership, and an ability to achieve positive outcomes. Use ‘action-outcome’ language in your résumé.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

MAY 6, 2015

Last week I attended the "What Really Matters" webinar from Abila to discuss the findings in their latest Donor Engagement Study. There were a few surprises in their latest findings, and several confirmations of what we've always known, or at least should have sensed. On of the key points that should be obvious, but bears repeating, is that Content is King.

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Women in Consulting

MAY 4, 2015

By: Mary Gospe. Spiceworks (www.spiceworks.com), a social network that connects marketers with IT buyers, recently held an “Unplugged” panel discussion in Mountain View, CA in which three IT professionals shared what they want from marketers. The organizations represented included a cloud-based software company, a food producer, and a government agency.

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Management Consulted

MAY 3, 2015

You’ve just made it through the most insane interview process in your life, beat the overwhelming odds stacked against you, and have received an offer from your desired consulting firm. Congrats! That is an impressive accomplishment. Perhaps you’re thinking, “Now what?” If so, you’re in the right state of mind. As a new consultant, y ou have some hard work ahead of you if you want to succeed on the job.

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MishTalk

MAY 6, 2015

Every time I post on antonymous trucks, I get dozens of emails from people telling me that self-driving trucks will not happen for at least 10 more years, if ever. People cite insurance, driving skills, city traffic, changing road patterns, faulty radar, etc. My typical reply is things will likely happen far faster than even I envision. And so here we are, at least a year before I thought possible (but 15 years before some naysayers thought).

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Melissa Agnes

MAY 7, 2015

There’s no denying it. Social media, the real-time news cycle and mobile technology have changed the landscape for crisis management. These changes include: heightened stakeholder expectations of two-way communication and transparency in a crisis; amplifying the speed at which organizations need to be prepared to respond and communicate in a crisis; the fact that it is becoming increasingly difficult for you to get ahead of the story and position your organization as the narrative of its o

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Strategy+Business

MAY 3, 2015

Because unexpected CEO successions can paralyze even the best-functioning companies, they can wreak a harsh toll on revenues, earnings, and stock prices. All of which means there is a far greater payoff to getting succession right than current practices imply. The key is consistent planning.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 7, 2015

(Source: Flickr ). There are six types of questions that you may encounter in the consulting interview: Behavioural interview questions; Guesstimate questions (aka market sizing); Math questions; Brainteasers; Factor questions; and. Business case questions (these form the cornerstone of the consulting interview). [For more information on consulting interviews, please download “ The HUB’s Guide to Consulting Interviews “ ].

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MishTalk

MAY 3, 2015

To combat food shortages caused by socialist policies including nationalization of half the nation's food supply, Venezuela to Nationalize All Food Distribution. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has promised to nationalise food distribution in the South American nation beset with record shortages of basic goods, runaway inflation and an escalating economic crisis.

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Chad Barr

MAY 6, 2015

This week’s reflection point: I was always intrigued by English colloquial expressions and have always loved “testing” my new learned idioms on anyone I see in my path. Upon my arrival to the US (37 years ago) and during one of my college lunch breaks, I wanted to impress my American buddies with my new idioms. Being so tired from studying the night before and while they were having their lunch I sat down and said: “I pooped!

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Strategy+Business

MAY 3, 2015

The chief operating officer has traditionally been the number two person in many companies -- the senior executive charged with overseeing all of the company's business operations. But COOs are becoming an endangered species, made obsolete by a more efficient CEO.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 6, 2015

(Source: Flickr ). Case questions form the cornerstone of the consulting interview, and reading this blog or reviewing the case prep resources listed below will not be sufficient preparation. If you want to perform successfully, then you will need to do a lot of practice. Many experts recommend at least 30 mock case interviews with friends, classmates, contacts in the industry and anyone else who is willing to help.

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MishTalk

MAY 4, 2015

I have seen many grim predictions regarding robots taking away human jobs, but one of the most dire predictions comes from a study commissioned by ING-Diba. The study claims that 59 percent of Germany's work force could be replaced by machines and software in the coming decades. The Local asks Robots About to Take Away 18 Million Jobs? The results of the [ING-Diba] study paint an almost doomsday-esque scenario for Germany.

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Melissa Agnes

MAY 2, 2015

Welcome to episode #047 of The Crisis Intelligence Podcast, with Melissa Agnes and Roman Gaponenko. Global events, from the Olympics to the Oscars to a global crisis that impacts the world at large, present unique challenges when it comes to crisis preparedness and crisis management. Last week, in part one of this two-part podcast series with Roman Gaponenko, a social media and content strategist for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, Roman and I discussed how to strategize and approach crisis prep

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Strategy+Business

MAY 4, 2015

Large companies can lose billions of dollars when they don't plan for changes in leadership. See also "The $112 Billion CEO Succession Problem.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 3, 2015

(Source: Techradar ). Design is about function. Every product has a job to do, as Professor Clay Christensen enjoys telling his marketing students at Harvard Business School. If a product is designed properly, then the job will get done well. Apple’s new debut wearable technology, the Apple Watch, has a sleek yet distinctively square shaped design.

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This White Paper targets opportunities for Management to develop proficiency in the Decision Framing and Analyses element of input to Decision, & Risk Analyses for Major Project Funding Decisions.

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MishTalk

MAY 5, 2015

I had a lot of fun this morning on CNBC. Rick Santelli invited me on his show to discuss Beware, the Tax Man Has Eyes on You: Potential Hike for Illinoisans is Staggering and a few other recent posts of mine on the plight of Chicago. If you have not read that post, please do so. Nuveen figures property taxes need to rise by 50% to bail out Chicago pensions in deep trouble.

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Seth Godin Blog

MAY 3, 2015

At the congregation down the street, they're doing things the way they've done them for the last few hundred years. Every week, people come, attracted by familiarity, by the family and friends around them, part of a tribe. And just past that building is another one, a different tribe, where the tradition is more than a thousand years old. This is not so different from that big company that used to be an internet startup, but all the original team members have long left the building.

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1 to 1

MAY 5, 2015

Customer experience leaders talk a lot about the importance of providing customers with simple and easy experiences. But in the real world, some customer interactions can be quite complicated. For instance, as customers continue to increase their use of self-service tools to resolve issues they may encounter on their own, the types of customer inquiries that are hitting the contact center are becoming more complex.

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Gina Abudi

MAY 7, 2015

The ability to communicate effectively with the sponsor and stakeholders is absolutely essential to BPI (business process improvement) projects. Communicating, besides reporting on status, enables for building stronger relationships with key individuals and keep others engaged in the project. Similar to communicating with a project team, it is essential to use a variety of communication [.].

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MishTalk

MAY 5, 2015

Many producers have approached Ron Paul about doing a documentary regarding Paul's philosophical views. Until now, Ron Paul has turned down all such overtures. Empire of Lies I am pleased to report that Ron Paul just now authorized a long-time friend, Charles Goyette, to make that documentary. Goyette asked me to break the news. The Ron Paul Documentary project is underway today with the launch of a Kickstarter crowd-funding campaign.

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Seth Godin Blog

MAY 4, 2015

To be actually trapped is to have no options, no choices, no possible outcomes other than the one you fear. Most of the time, when we think we're trapped, we're actually unhappy with the short-term consequences of making a choice. Make the choice, own the outcome and you can start in a new place. This is often frightening and painful, which is one reason it might be easier to pretend that we're actually trapped.

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1 to 1

MAY 5, 2015

Every year, we reserve one day in May to celebrate the very person responsible for our existence--Mom! From mother figures to mothers-in-law, and everyone in between, Mother's Day allows us to honor those who've always cared for and supported us throughout life's journey (even though one day clearly cannot compensate for all they've ever done). Thus, with the season in full swing, many brands have launched ad campaigns that commemorate the bond between mother and child.

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Gina Abudi

MAY 6, 2015

Determining early in your project how you will communicate with the project team and how the project team will communicate with each other is absolutely essential to ensure the project stays on track. While team meetings are essential, they are unlikely to be sufficient for business process improvement (BPI) projects; especially more complex ones. It [.].

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