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Leadership Tip 12: Focus on Effectiveness, Not Efficiency

Johanna Rothman

Many of us focus on how efficient we can be. An Example of Moving from Efficiency to Effectiveness. We're focused so much on efficiency, that we haven't decided what not to do. Efficiency focuses on reducing the cost or time of the work—doing things right. Effectiveness first, efficiency second.

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Real-World Examples of AI in Management Consulting

Tom Spencer

This article will explore some of the most notable examples of AI in consulting, including its use in market research, strategy development, and operational optimisation. This article will explore some of the most notable examples of AI in consulting, including its use in market research, strategy development, and operational optimisation.

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Minimum Efficient Scale

CaseInterview.com

Today, I want to introduce you to (or perhaps remind you of) the concept of the minimum efficient scale. For example, Amazon is able to process and deliver its customers’ orders very efficiently because of its “scale.”. The concept of “minimum efficient scale” is less well known and is a less-used term.

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MECE Framework: Case Interview Example

Management Consulted

The Mutually Exhaustive Collectively Exhaustive (MECE) framework is an important problem structuring principle that consultants use to organize data efficiently and comprehensively. The post MECE Framework: Case Interview Example appeared first on Management Consulted. To watch a video … Continue Reading.

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Is Stress Killing Productivity? Here's How Leaders Improve Efficiency & Wellbeing

Organizational Talent Consulting

For example, someone on your team who is feeling down enters a meeting. Also, we are more connected to each other than we may recognize, and stress is an emotional contagion. Evidence suggests that co-workers can spread stress within a workgroup.

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How a Pen and a Sheet of Paper Make You an Efficient Consultant

Tom Spencer

When one thinks of management consultants, one inevitably thinks of highly efficient workers. This is because an efficient way of working is essential as a management consultant. So, the crucial question is, how do you become an efficient worker to withstand the time pressure in a management consultancy? Simple as that.

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Efficient or productive?

Seth Godin Blog

When time gets short (for new parents or startup founders, for example) we naturally focus on getting efficient. But being efficient is not the same as being productive. We can remove extraneous details and distractions and magically get much faster at getting tasks done.