The Source

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Value. It’s something that every consultant worth their salt talks about, but relatively few manage to convince their clients that they actually deliver it. The results of our annual survey of consulting clients’ views are in, and it seems that perceptions about value are stalling. There are changes since last year: The top- and bottom-rated firms are different, and where each firm sits relative to each other has shifted.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

In my last blog post we looked at six reasons employee’s leave an organisation. Voluntary turnover is the most crucial type for firms to focus on as it can be impacted by management decisions and organisational styles. We also looked at some of the reasons that motivate people to voluntarily leave an organisation. You can find the detailed post here.

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David A Fields

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Your consulting firm’s clients are wired to notice certain things. That’s because they’re human. Let’s take advantage of that wiring to help your consulting firm win more projects and create happier clients. Consulting clients want results. That’s pretty obvious, right? But what do results look like, and what should you make them look like in … Continued.

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Consulting Success

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

In the consulting and coaching business, unless you’re going to scale it by hiring hundreds of employees, there isn’t this fear that the marketplace grabs this idea that you have and you start printing cash. That’s what happened with the two businesses Tom Asacker was in. Tom is an educator, business advisor, and internationally published author.

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Markovitz Consulting

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

“Disruption” has become another business buzzword that obviates the need for prudent, careful thought and consideration. If something is “disruptive,” then it must by definition be good. But when it comes to internal operations at least, disruption is often both bad for business and for employees, because it causes unevenness in work. Last week , I wrote about how kaizen events can disrupt daily operations and overburden employees.

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

BCG careers are distinctive vs competitors Bain and McKinsey. In this video, Jenny Rae focuses not on Bain Case Interviews like in some of our other videos, but on culture- what’s it’s like to work for Boston Consulting Group. What … Continue Reading. The post BCG Careers vs Working At Bain or McKinsey appeared first on Management Consulted.

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Consulting Success

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Bringing a wealth of experience and expertise to how you can master non-profit consulting is Douglas Nelson, managing director for the Discovery Group. Douglas shares the value of consistent action when it comes to getting organizations govern themselves better, to work together, and to have that alignment across. Taking us to his own personal journey, he talks about the challenges, obstacles, and the learning curve that he has faced from getting started to moving forward.

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CaseInterview.com

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Last week, I held office hours for members of my Inner Circle mentorship program. One of my members asked me for a process she could use to “find” her passion. She was having difficulty figuring it out and was looking for help. Some people are fortunate to figure out their passions early in life. My oldest daughter, now a teenager, loves animals. She raises 25 fish, six chickens, two guinea pigs, one frog, and one dog.

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Henry DeVries

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Marketing is a team sport. If you want your small business to really grow, it’s time to move on from that frenzied blur of fads and find a real marketing partner, and a plan, that you can commit to.

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Marriott Platinum Elite: Help Me Choose Marriott Choice Benefits As a Marriott Elite for many years, and a frequent traveler from consulting days until now, I seriously did not think it could get any better. If you’ve been following my … Continue Reading. The post Marriott Rewards Levels: Choosing Benefits appeared first on Management Consulted.

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Tsavo Neal

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

[Audio taken from the High Income Coaching Podcast ]. Why should you bother “building a list” in the first place? What’s an email list for a consultant or coach like you, anyways? Email is the next big thing. We’re finally realizing just how precious these open standards were all along. Your way around Facebook, and all the other walled-garden parasites, goes through email.

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Strategy+Business

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

A data-inclusive culture, which honors data's place as a significant asset while also respecting risks, is a necessary component of any successful organization.

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freshminds

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Ever experienced difficulties in acing an interview to secure your dream job? Interviews can be an overwhelming and daunting experience, especially at the start of your career or with limited interviewing experience. Completing an application and being invited for an interview is the first indicator of your potential success for securing a role, however accomplishing this comes down to your performance during the interview and the first impressions you give.

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Premier airline status. The consultant’s holy grail. More than Christmas, New Years, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa combined, airline status brings joy to many consultants each year (usually in December.) But not this year for me. Because, although I achieved my 13th … Continue Reading. The post Airline Status Stacking: How I’m getting status on American, Delta, and Southwest appeared first on Management Consulted.

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People Business Psychology

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

Jan de Jonge is guest speaker at the LinkedIn Local event in Bristol, on Monday 4 February 2019 at the Harbour Hotel. The event is fully booked and, weather permitting, some 70 attendees will be there. The #LinkedInLocal movement is an idea that started in New Zealand in 2017 by Anna McAfee and has caught peoples’ imaginations. The idea is very simply to put the social back into social media, to meet the person behind the LinkedIn profile.

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Clarity Consultants

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Employee reviews are common in nearly every business. They allow managers to assess a team member’s performance, provide guidance to help them excel, and even reward them for exceeding expectations. By flipping your review process, you create an opportunity for a win-win. Not only can your team express themselves openly, making them feel heard and valued, but you also have a chance to improve the business at every level.

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The Fearless Marketer

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

When we think about fearlessness and about fearless marketing, we think of things like courageous, bold action. We think of taking risks, doing creative things and really swinging out there. And all of that can be very inspiring. But have you noticed that it usually doesn’t last very long? For one, it can be exhausting. But it can also trigger old fears in very short order.

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Consulting Firms: Networking the Non-Sleazy Way Consulting firms are famous black boxes with armies of Brooks Brother adorned management consultants that are unapproachable. The thought of consulting firms networking can seem like a pretty daunting task. In fact, after “case … Continue Reading. The post Consulting Firms: Networking The Non-Sleazy Way appeared first on Management Consulted.

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Consultant Journal

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Maybe you’ve heard it, steeped in scorn. “Oh, you’ve got a lifestyle business”. For whatever reason, some people love to slag entrepreneurs who’ve built out businesses that work with their lifestyle. The first time I heard this, I was about three years into my practice. I’d built out a solid business plan, brought in – and retained – Fortune 500 and A-list clients and my business was growing.

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Strategy+Business

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Anyone can get better at generating novel, useful business ideas. To foster that skill among members of your team, have them mirror how creative breakthroughs actually happen in the business world: Ask them to find and assemble the most relevant discoveries of others into a solution to whatever problem your challenge or opportunity presents.

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Martinka Consulting

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

In November I had the pleasure of attending the all-staff dinner as part of the Farallon Consulting retreat (Farallon is an environmental consulting firm on whose board I serve). It was an exhibition of culture at its best. While I only heard reports about the day’s activities (and happy hour) I witnessed a group of people on the same page. While there’s an endless supply of “bad” stories about managers, culture, etc. a good way to start the new year is to consider what a good culture means, whe

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Kai Davis

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

I’m reminded of a story in the Principia Discordia revolving around a fictional figured named Greyface. Greyface preached that we should preserve Serious Order and eradicate spontaneity (and even play) at any and all costs. Greyface and his followers took the game of playing at life more seriously than they look life itself and were known even to destroy other living beings who ways of life differed from their own.

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Peter Stark

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

I recently flew on a flight from San Diego to Atlanta. The person sitting next to me spent the first two hours of our flight complaining about his company, his boss, his direct reports, his peers and even his wife and kids. Two hours of listening to how bad everything in this guy’s life really was made me want to get off the plane mid-flight. I finally asked this guy, “If you are not happy…why don’t you find a new job?

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Strategy+Business

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Cohesion is a prerequisite for any team's success. This is one area in which business can learn from soccer, a results-driven undertaking that requires managers to build united, cohesive teams in order to win. Here are four tips on how to rally your team around a common goal, including the system used by Thomas Tuchel, the manager of Paris Saint-Germain, to ensure star players Neymar, Edinson Cavani, and Kylian Mbappé work together.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Youngme, Felix, and Mihir debate U.S. fears about Huawei and implications for U.S.-China relations. They also offer their interpretation of Facebook’s latest earnings results, before sharing their After Hours picks for the week.

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