David A Fields
DECEMBER 2, 2015
Let’s face it, many reasons we say a client should hire us instead of a large consulting firm don’t hold water. We’re smart; they’re smart too. We’re responsive; their project teams are responsive. We’re experienced; they’re experienced. We sing Christmas carols in the shower; they sing Christmas carols in the shower, in harmony. Maybe. I’m not sure about that last one.
Tom Spencer
NOVEMBER 29, 2015
(Source: Flickr ). If you want to practice case questions, I highly recommend Marc Cosentino’s book Case in Point. You can also access sample case questions from various consulting clubs here , and from the following consulting firm websites: McKinsey & Company ; Bain & Company ; Oliver Wyman ; Deloitte ; A.T. Kearney ; Accenture ; and. L.E.K.
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The Source
DECEMBER 1, 2015
Japanese clients are a hard bunch to win over. Consulting has never taken off in that market nearly to the extent it has in other major economies, and consultants we spoke with estimate that only about half of the businesses they’d expect to be buying consulting actually are. It’s a culture that doesn’t think much of investing in intangibles like advice, and while interest is definitely picking up, this is a market that has a long way to go if consulting is ever to become the norm.
Chad Barr
DECEMBER 2, 2015
This week’s reflection point: Has technology taken over your family dinner hour? Many decades ago when frozen TV dinners were the newest craze, we began losing precious family time staring at the TV while we ate. The family dinner time to talk about business, schoolwork or highlights of our day stared slipping away. Today, we are incessantly checking for emails, messages, Instagram or Facebook posts all throughout the day.
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David A Fields
DECEMBER 1, 2015
A consultant raised the following concern to me: You’ve advised selling an assessment project when it’s not immediately clear how much work a project might take. But I’m still not sure when I should sell an assessment project and when I should just help them figure out the scope as part of the process of winning an engagement. What advice would you give this consultant?
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Strategy+Business
DECEMBER 3, 2015
Predicting a startup's success before the venture is even launched may seem impossible. But entrepreneurs and investors should never overlook the value of assessing the basic concept behind the business.
MishTalk
DECEMBER 2, 2015
Obamacare "Observations" Team Obama brags that that the readmission rate of patients to hospitals has been dropping. It has. And that was one of the goals of Obamacare. Are congratulations in order? Not exactly. Medicare enacts a penalty on hospitals that do not meet readmission goals. To meet the new goals, hospitals readmit patients, but they don't label it " readmission ", they label it " observation ".
Martinka Consulting
NOVEMBER 30, 2015
For the last nine to 12 months I’ve been writing and saying business owners have their heads in the sand. One of my common lines is business owners think, “Recession, what recession? These good times won’t end.”. Now I don’t think the economy is in big trouble but the stock market’s violent correction is sure to spook some people (especially those who bought high and panicked, selling low).
Gina Abudi
DECEMBER 3, 2015
In a survey Abudi Consulting Group did of 50 managers who lead virtual teams, the following top three challenges were identified: Communication issues: communicating across time zones as well as lack of appropriate technology to enable for virtual communications Cultural differences: understanding cultural backgrounds and managing in a way that enables for increased effectiveness on [.].
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Strategy+Business
DECEMBER 2, 2015
Firms that want to unite far-flung units often struggle to get employees to collaborate.
MishTalk
DECEMBER 4, 2015
Obamacare was supposed to lower costs by pooling everyone together, by creating other efficiencies, and by admittedly overcharging millennials for healthcare. Actual results continue to pour in, nearly all of them negative. Today Gallup reports More Americans Say Health Premiums Went Up Over Past Year. Nearly three in four American adults (74%) who pay all or some of their health insurance premiums say the amount they pay has gone up over the past year.
Martinka Consulting
DECEMBER 3, 2015
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Gina Abudi
DECEMBER 1, 2015
Too often in meetings, although there are good intentions, discussions go on too long and the objectives of the discussion are not achieved. Following some simple best practices will enable for more effective discussions during meetings, ensuring that the discussions are well-facilitated. Consider these eight best practices steps for ensuring an effective and worthwhile (and [.].
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Strategy+Business
DECEMBER 1, 2015
Learning from the rare instances in which we made a mistake about a big story.
MishTalk
NOVEMBER 29, 2015
In contrast to the absurd Keynesian position that refugees will pay for themselves via higher growth rates, German economist Bernd Raffelhüschen estimates that over the long haul Refugees Will Cost Germany €900 brillion. Via translation. Bernd Raffelhüschen, director of the Research Center for Generational Contracts totals the cost of all government spending on refugees, including social insurance, over the life of a refugee.
Seth Godin Blog
NOVEMBER 29, 2015
The only way to become the writer who has written a book is to write one. The only way to become the runner who has just finished a run it to go running. You might dread the writing or the running or the leading, but it's the key step on the road to becoming. If it's easier, remind yourself what you're about to be.
1 to 1
DECEMBER 1, 2015
As job functions continue to evolve, employees have come to expect more from the training programs designed to advance their skills. While these programs provide employees with the knowledge necessary to fulfill their roles, employees also crave engaging lessons that empower them to grow and develop along their personal career path. By establishing programs that sustain individual improvement, leaders demonstrate their investment in both the business and their employees, for they understand that
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Strategy+Business
NOVEMBER 30, 2015
Four ways to better speak truth to power, and for the powerful to hear it.
MishTalk
NOVEMBER 28, 2015
The recovery in France appears to have stalled already, and this is from employment data before the terrorist attacks. Via translation from Les Echos. The number of Class A unemployed rose by 42,000 last month. This is the largest increase in nearly three years. Overseas included, France now has 3,810,000 unemployed, a new record. The major disappointment is for the Government, which hoped that the sharp decline in September finally marked the beginning of the reversal "credible" and "sustainabl
Seth Godin Blog
DECEMBER 2, 2015
A reporter recently hacked an interview he did with me, turning 17 emailed sentences into two and changing both the message and the way it was delivered. That used to make sense, when papers involved column inches, but it was for an online article. Why make things shorter than necessary if you're not paying for paper? Why make make a podcast or a talk 18 minutes long. the internet isn't going to run out of reels of tape.
1 to 1
NOVEMBER 29, 2015
Sales reports from Black Friday weekend and forecasts for today indicate a shift in consumers' holiday shopping preferences. Black Friday weekend sales fell to $10.4 billion, down from $11.6 billion this time last year, while online sales are expected to jump more than 11.7 percent. The National Retail Federation reported that 103 people shopped online over the weekend and it expects another 121 million people to shop online today.
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Strategy+Business
DECEMBER 1, 2015
Learning from the rare instances in which we made a mistake about a big story.
MishTalk
DECEMBER 3, 2015
In Search of a Motive Police are still searching for a motive in a Couple's California Rampage that Killed 14. Authorities sought on Thursday to determine if a couple accused of killing 14 people in a mass shooting at a workplace holiday party in Southern California had links to Islamic militant groups abroad, U.S. officials familiar with the investigation said.
Seth Godin Blog
DECEMBER 1, 2015
Most things are liked because they're popular. I know that seems to be a redundancy, but it's worth decoding. Pop music, for example, is a must-listen among certain populations because that's what "everyone else" is listening to, and being in sync is the primary benefit on offer. The paradox, of course, is that you have to walk through a huge valley of unpopular before you arrive at the population that will embrace you because that's the thing to do.
Leadership Vision Consulting
DECEMBER 3, 2015
Using the Four Domains of Strength is one way to wrap your mind around all 34 themes. It breaks them up into easily digestible chunks, and helps you focus on them as four distinct “sets.”. While it isn’t necessary to be “balanced” – having near equal dispersion in each domain – it is helpful to know where the bulk of your Themes reside. When teams leverage the Strengths of each individual, employee engagement is higher and goals are more likely to be achieved.
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