Steve Shu Consulting

JANUARY 4, 2023

this legislation covers finance and retirement-related considerations. For example, by increasing the age at which people are required to take minimum distributions from retirement, how might this affect other choices? For example, what impact might it have on how people think about claiming Social Security? See Shu et al.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 29, 2024

For example, if a case is related to business, it is likely to involve questions about finance and accounting, strategy, and marketing. You might choose a finance major, a marketing major, and a sociology major. For example, you may want to define roles early on, such as team lead, notetaker, and source validation.

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 16, 2021

Knowing the ins and outs of upcoming trends in finance is indispensable for any aspiring consultant. A prime example for such a question is how finance is adapting to the issue of climate change, and might assist its mitigation. Green Finance. Final thoughts.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 18, 2019

Asset managers are institutions that ‘manage money’ on behalf of certain beneficiaries. Well, asset managers aim to understand client investment objectives and invest client funds in a variety of financial products and asset classes. Major traditional asset managers include: Blackrock. Affiliated Managers.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 9, 2023

For example, businesses like Netflix, Youtube, Amazon, and Airbnb use AI-powered recommendation systems to suggest movies, videos, products, and rental properties based on a user’s browsing history, past purchases, and revealed preferences based on past behavior. Supply chain management is another area where AI is revolutionizing operations.

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CaseInterview.com

JULY 22, 2019

When it comes to managing your career, you need to be aware of your own weaknesses. For example, I lack skills around design, aesthetics, or style. For example, when I started working for myself 17 years ago, I was not a strong writer. For example, I’m not great at managing details. they all know your weaknesses.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 10, 2018

It is no wonder we came to fear our gender would keep us from achieving the same level of success as our male peers in finance. We turned to those most able to effect change in finance: the professionals actively working in the field. Family-friendly policies alone may not be enough to drive change in gender equality in finance.

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Effective Managers

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

For example, let us say that a person in the finance department has a quarterly report that is dependent on the operations department to gather information. It’s crucial for the finance department that they do this work on time as the Owner or CEO depends on the information. It is something ‘dreamed up’ by Finance.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 1, 2019

Retail Wealth Management. Retail investors largely invest in mutual funds or segregated funds , although there is increasingly a flow into ETFs (for example, iShares by BlackRock ) for passive investing – sometimes via automated platforms such as robo-advisers. High Net Worth (HNW) Wealth Management.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 8, 2019

Asset management as an industry is becoming increasingly important for a variety of reasons: The world is getting wealthier, driven by growth in emerging markets. This bodes well for those looking to work in asset management. A simple example would be taking the S&P 500 and taking out all of the high volatility stocks.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 3, 2014

Ukraine''s just-named "Finance Minister" is a US citizen, and Ukraine''s new "Economy Minister" is from Lithuania. citizen and chief executive of private equity group Horizon Capital, will take over as "Finance Minister". Ukraine has a new finance minister, Natalie Jaresko. Greece is a perfect example. State Department.

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Steve Shu Consulting

JULY 22, 2016

Inside Nudging is written for management professionals and scientists to feed their thinking and discussions about implementing behavioral science initiatives (which includes behavioral economics and finance) in business settings. Example elements include an advisory board and a behavioral science officer.

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Steve Shu Consulting

JULY 22, 2016

Inside Nudging is written for management professionals and scientists to feed their thinking and discussions about implementing behavioral science initiatives (which includes behavioral economics and finance) in business settings. Example elements include an advisory board and a behavioral science officer.

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Epicflow

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Do you know your organization’s project management maturity level? If not, it’s high time to change the situation: project management maturity has a direct impact on a company’s competitiveness and business success. . What is project management maturity exactly, and how to define its level?

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

For example, if I’m terrible at engineering, but I collaborate with an exceptional engineer, my personal weakness is irrelevant. If someone I work with is fabulous at sales but terrible at finance, when we work together, I benefit from their talent in sales, and they benefit from my talent in finance. Unsubscribe at any time.

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Harvard Business

JULY 17, 2017

When I ask students graduating from Harvard Business School what they’re doing next, I often get some version of “I’m going into finance but…” Then they quickly explain that finance is just a way station on the route to nobler goals. And it is truly fascinating.

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Business organisations and management consultants have long had a contractual rather than an employer/employee relationship. Consultants are one example of these contractual workers in the sense that consulting firms are legally bound by a contractual agreement to their respective client.

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Rick Conlow

JANUARY 2, 2023

For example, The Great Man showed up for budget review in a white limo, flanked by two black SUVs. All lights were off except a spotlight on the presenting manager and the CEO’s reading light. For example, CEOs pay is 399 times more than the average worker. hours a week on people management issues.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 24, 2023

For example, in a recent consulting engagement, I worked with a company that was struggling with low employee morale. After conducting interviews and surveys, it became clear that the root cause of the problem was a lack of transparency on the part of management. For example, how should a car make decisions in case of an accident?

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Steve Shu Consulting

APRIL 19, 2018

Back in 2010, I was part of a team that started one of the early behavioral finance centers with one of the investment manufacturing firms in the United States. Here are a few examples of how the field of behavioral economics has touched business in my corner of the world relative to behavioral finance: Voya Financial – [link].

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 10, 2013

A perfect example came up today. France Finance Minister in Complete Denial Those of you seeking still more amusement can find it in one of the usual places: statements made by French politicians. Mike "Mish" Shedlock [link] Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management.

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Management Consulted

APRIL 20, 2016

MBA programs for Management Consulting – and the results may surprise you. Kellogg School of Management – Northwestern University. Tuck’s Class of 2015 placed 34% of its students in management consulting, with a vast majority of those going to MBB firms. With that in mind, we compiled the 2016 Top 10 U.S

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

They claim it's “Economies of scale,” and the combined organization will save money by centralizing “overhead” and flattening management. You know who that “overhead” is: the people who support the business, such as finance and HR. And, the managers. The managers each had their own assistants.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

This might include advice on asset management, tax structuring, or capital structuring to reduce financing costs and sources of risk (e.g. For that reason, management consultants form the vast majority in the advisory branch – more than half of all advisors can be defined as a management consultant.

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Successful Independent Consulting

OCTOBER 22, 2017

Agencies involve people in the matching process and, typically, to oversee projects and “manage the client relationship.” (I SpareHire is an online work marketplace for finance and consulting projects.” I roll my eyes at the last phrase because good consultants can do this on their own.) Sounds intimidating.

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LSA Global

APRIL 4, 2024

An HR Guide to Company Culture and Your Organizational DNA When it comes to people and organizational dynamics, the concept of company culture can seem nebulous and less vital when compared company strategies, systems, people, or finances. Does your performance management process strengthen or weaken your corporate culture?

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The Consultants Peer Group

JUNE 14, 2023

Now, out of Australia comes another set of examples, these are being pointed out in a governmental hearing: Consultancy industry unrequlated, unaccountable, committee hears in Governmental News by Judy Skatsasoon. Note: Westlund is presenting to and talking about management consulting within Australia.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Many managers want to be more inclusive. For the most part, managers are not given the right tools to overcome the challenges posed by implicit biases. But this demands a lot of cognitive energy, so over time, managers go back to their old habits. Take, for example, the hiring process. PATRIK STOLLARZ/Getty Images.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Although all data is field specific, for example health care data collected from a hospital, data scientists can often operate without specific domain expertise as they apply powerful statistical methods to uncover meaningful correlations in large datasets. Required Skills. In terms of pay, both roles offer highly competitive salaries.

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Consultant Journal

MARCH 5, 2020

How should small business owners manage the corona virus, aka COVID-19 ? In the meantime, based on current information, you can take the following steps: Managing Employees. Update your website, social or client communication to let people know how you’re managing health and what options you are offering.

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Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Flow Efficiency In How Centralization Decisions Create Friction, Increase Cycle Time, and Cost Money, Part 1, I discussed how removing support staff for departments and managers created longer cycle times. Resource Efficiency Thinking Traps Many Managers And I said the managers were not stupid. Ignorance of the flow metrics.

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Management Consulted

JANUARY 1, 2017

These cases can be some of the scariest, because they test things like finance principles, but on the other hand, they’re really easy to recognize. Once again, it all comes down to finances. For example, how much of a risk is it to integrate two different sales departments, each of which with its own bonus structure?

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Steve Shu Consulting

MARCH 21, 2014

Since this blog has a long history covering management consulting, I thought I would share some thoughts on integrating behavioral economics into the practice of consulting. For example, why do some people help or punish others when it is not in their best economics interests to do so?

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Management Consulted

JULY 22, 2013

In compliance work, or on finance-focused projects, the broad-sweeping projections of strategy consulting don’t cut it. As mentioned in our previous post, financial consulting is a much better choice than a narrowly-defined role in internal finance (especially at a no-name corporation). 2013 Management Consulting Salaries.

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Steve Shu Consulting

JULY 25, 2014

For example, Opower tapped into a great market using software-as-a-service and a behavioral efficiency model for saving energy. As another example, when I was working with Allscripts we had more of a strategic, business unit approach. One the other hand, possibilities for competitive differentiation and new products seem limitless.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 3, 2023

For example, you could take classes in statistics, data analysis, or programming, or join a student consulting group or business club. For example, you could try interning in adjacent roles that also involve problem-solving and project management. Plus, many consulting firms recruit MBA graduates directly from business schools.

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Comatch

JUNE 21, 2022

A Global Shift Toward Sustainable Finance. For example, in 2020, the CEO of BlackRock (the world’s largest asset manager) announced that they would divest from all organizations that have significant sustainability risks. Enhanced Carbon Management. The Addition of a Sustainability Function.

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