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Quote Your Consulting Billing Rate with Confidence

Successful Independent Consulting

Also, the larger the firm, the more overhead the billing rate needs to cover such as partner salaries and bonuses, real estate, advertising, and training. At the end of our meeting, I didn’t quote the range. It’s a matter of what they’re used to and their operating margins. Figure out your market rate.

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Mastering the Art of Leading Remote Work Teams

Rick Conlow

However, employees may struggle to prioritize tasks and allocate their time efficiently. Employees who take advantage of the situation may neglect or avoid participating in virtual meetings, discussions, or projects. Schedule regular check-ins, team meetings, and one-on-one discussions to stay connected. Also, do it yourself.

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VC Stereotypes About Men and Women Aren’t Supported by Performance Data

Harvard Business

They seemed especially sensitive to situations where female entrepreneurs failed to meet their standards, however. Property mortgage/mortgage of venture’s real estate ratio: a reflection of the use of real estate collateral for loans or credit. The question is if she can rely on her own abilities.”

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Writing Your Résumé When Your Job Title Doesn’t Reflect Your Responsibilities

Harvard Business

And she wrote her summary headline — a prime piece of résumé real estate — to immediately show that she had the experience these new positions require. This was Sasha’s summary: Department Administrator – Efficiency Expert – Staff Manager - Crisis Handler. Expand from U.S.

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How Microsoft Used an Office Move to Boost Collaboration

Harvard Business

Beginning in the Spring of 2016, our workplace analytics group worked with commercial real estate company CBRE to calculate the cost savings associated with relocating a 1,200-person Microsoft engineering organization from five buildings into four other buildings. At Microsoft, we went about answering this question in a couple of ways.

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How Small Businesses Can Increase Their Digital Capabilities

Harvard Business

Small businesses like restaurants, which have an 80% failure rate in the first five years, are some of the most challenged in curbing inefficiency and meeting the rising expectations of tech-empowered customers. Bringing Your Operations Online. Bringing efficiency to operations is table stakes for retailers.

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“We Had Gone Back 20 Years.” The Heads of Puerto Rico’s Largest Media Company on Life After Hurricane Maria

Harvard Business

The family-owned business runs Puerto Rico’s largest media company&#8212 (GFR Media) as well as other companies focused on customer engagement (LinkActive) and real estate (Kingbird). In terms of the media company, we needed to revise processes and look for efficiencies. Our call centers became the FEMA call centers.

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