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The Role of Consultants in an AI-Driven World

Tom Spencer

AI may be able to analyse data and make predictions, but it will always lack the ability to understand the nuances of human behaviour which require emotional intelligence, creativity, and an understanding of ethical decision making. One of the key areas in which we excel is emotional intelligence.

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Transitioning from Management Consulting to Corporate Strategy/M&A – the Interview Process

Tom Spencer

Interviews. After going through a handful of interviews through referrals, direct reach out from HR/hiring team, and LinkedIn/company website applications I would categorize my interviews into three buckets: Corporate strategy. In terms of the interview process it followed the following steps: HR interview (fit).

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Consulting Networking: 6 Best Practice Guidelines

Tom Spencer

Generally speaking, strengths fall under three categories: Skills – e.g. accounting, finance, data analysis. However, it is important for you to use your emotional intelligence to feel out if a conversation is going well enough that you are in a position to ask for follow on action.

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How Fear Helps (and Hurts) Entrepreneurs

Harvard Business

We interviewed 65 entrepreneurs in the UK and Canada. We defined fear of failure as a temporary cognitive and emotional reaction to a threat to potential achievement. Our research revealed four strategies that enable entrepreneurs to ensure that fear of failure works positively: Emotional self-monitoring and control.

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KPMG Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

In the mid 1970s, as public opinion swayed toward greater accountability for the finance industry, Peat Marwick took steps to firm up controls on its accounting practice and increase transparency. Capabilities: Finance. KPMG CONSULTING INTERVIEWS & RECRUITING. Get yourself up to speed and grab an interview prep session here.

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The Fundamentals of Leadership Still Haven’t Changed

Harvard Business

The challenge, she said, was that these managers were highly proficient in their own disciplines such as finance, marketing, research, clinical care, and insurance reimbursement — and had demonstrated that they could manage people in these areas — but she needed them to be “bigger” leaders.

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Great Teams Are About Personalities, Not Just Skills

Harvard Business

After years of analyzing interviews and data from more than 100 teams, it found that the drivers of effective team performance are the group’s average level of emotional intelligence and a high degree of communication between members. It also indicates the likelihood of success or failure for an assigned task.