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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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The Rise of AI Makes Emotional Intelligence More Important

Harvard Business

Financial advisers gather and analyze data about their clients and potential investment vehicles, interpret the implications given a variety of factors such as risk tolerance, recommend an investment strategy, and help their clients carry this strategy out over time. Invest in developing your emotional intelligence.

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

Tom Spencer

As a result, many consultants shift to industry and join the client’s side so that they can not only offer solutions but also take more ownership to formulate, execute, and implement a strategy from start to finish. BizOps / Strategy & Operations at tech firms. Corporate Strategy. What is corporate strategy?

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Why CEOs Can’t Dance Redux

Rick Conlow

A finance executive said this of the decades-old corporate attitude, “We are GM. Travis Bradberry, CEOs and other executives have the lowest emotional intelligence skills of all management levels. A global IBM study found that 33% of CEOs had engineering degrees and another 15% had finance degrees.

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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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2016 Top 10 U.S. MBA programs for Management Consulting

Management Consulted

In contrast, this year 28 graduates accepted offers from Bain, 26 from BCG, 20 from Deloitte, and an additional 18 went to PwC/Strategy& The average starting base salary for a Kellogg 2015 grad entering consulting was over $133,000, with an average signing bonus of over $27,000. Kearney, 7 at Strategy&, and 3 each at EY and PwC.

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KPMG Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Interestingly, KPMG is the only one of the Big 4 that has not yet acquired a boutique strategy firm. 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.