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The Lockdown Unlocks Real Work

Markovitz Consulting

Peter Drucker once quipped that, “Much of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to work.” Recent research from the Boston Consulting Group confirms that employees can do better work when they’re liberated from much of the bureaucratic cruft that passes for daily management. Four-hour meetings?

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Why Your Productivity Hacks Don’t Hack It

Markovitz Consulting

All too often, that quest goes no further than time management training provided by the HR department. As legendary statistician and management consultant W. Managers meet 30 minutes after that, followed by directors, VPs, and finally the executive team. Problems are addressed at the lowest possible level.

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Want To Be On The Leading Edge? Forget About It.

Markovitz Consulting

At this level, managers are consumed with the chaos of daily operations, and seldom have any understanding—or bandwidth—to execute on the lofty strategic goals pronounced in the C-Suite. He diverted a container that was en route to the US with $400,000 worth of shoes to Africa, where he unloaded everything at a loss.

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Blockchain: New Use Cases for Governments and Business

Tom Spencer

Blockchain is also being used to improve supply chain management. Tradelens’ blockchain-based data platform has made it possible to track meat en route so that delays are quickly identified, and customers are kept informed. This has led to delays, increased costs, and frustration for customers.

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Managing Project Stakeholders

The Management Centre

I need to manage my stakeholders and I don’t know where to start. As a project manager it’s important to know and understand who your stakeholders are and how to manage your relationships with them. For other bigger, more complex projects you can face a potential minefield of relationships that you need to manage.

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New Site – www.Mandat-Group.com/en/

Chad Barr

Guido Quelle, Managing Partner of Mandat Consulting Group , located in Dortmund, Germany, is one of the smartest people I know. The post New Site – www.Mandat-Group.com/en/ appeared first on The Chad Barr Group. Guido helps global companies grow profitably.

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Thoughts on PwC’s Booz Purchase

Tom Spencer

Mainardi, even more effusive, stated that the merger will “help reinvent management consulting for the next century.”. Well, as it turned out, Arthur Anderson earned more from Enron in consulting fees than it did in auditing fees. Nally stating that the merger will strengthen the scope and quality of PwC’s service offering.