The Management Centre

APRIL 9, 2024

Are you an aspiring manager? In this article, Petia Tzanova, =mc Learning and Development Consultant draws on her extensive career to outline key considerations when taking your first step into management. If you are ready, it’s crucial to reflect on whether management is truly the right path for you.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 29, 2022

Managing people is rewarding, but sometimes we could all use a hand in navigating its complexities. Read on to learn about 9 tips that will make every manager and HR professional’s life easier, and unlock the latent potential in your organisation to drive your company forward. Know when to Consult HR & Compliance Experts.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 6, 2021

Consulting, like many other industries, is under threat from artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). The risks to the management consulting industry are summarized well in an article written by Alexandre Gonfalonieri , an AI Consultant based in Paris.

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Successful Independent Consulting

APRIL 27, 2022

If you refer to yourself as a freelancer or consultant, what does that imply? The terms you use to describe yourself will impact how potential clients perceive you, how they pay you, and even how much they're willing to pay. Consultants give strategic advice and often lead complex projects.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

Pursuing tertiary studies is not only about the academics, but also about knowing which career path you want to take and how to utilise the resources you are given by your institution in order to attain that goal. My interest in consulting began at university , before then I was certain I would become a diplomat.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 17, 2021

Recruiters want to hire candidates with strong self-awareness because people who understand their own strengths and weaknesses are likely to cause less trouble in a team environment. One of the recruiters metaphorically described ‘being yourself’ as promoting a personal brand. It can allow you to learn your authentic identity.

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The Management Centre

JUNE 5, 2021

Welcome to the Safe Space – where managers can share their issues, and gain advice from top learning & development consultants. This time, the issue comes from a manager with a thorny issue: supporting a colleague who has been treated badly but doesn’t want to make a complaint. They gave me some clear examples.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

You received an interview with a consulting firm! Management consulting interviews generally have two types of assessments, behavioral and casing. This blog will help shed some light on what to expect and how to prepare for behavioral assessments. Tell me about a strength/weakness? What to Expect. Phone Screens.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 29, 2021

How should agile coaches work? Should agile coaches focus on: How well the teams use their pre-determined agile framework. For example, how good is their Scrum?). Enroll (or somehow persuade) the managers in an agile mindset. (As As an example, how agile do the managers think?). (As

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

In this short post, we will briefly explore how consulting firms work, the hierarchy within firms, the main types of firms, and a few ways to learn more about a particular firm as you chart your career path, prepare your applications, and get ready to matriculate into the consulting industry. How do Consulting Firms Work?

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MARCH 4, 2024

Analytical skill sets also need to include: negotiating consulting communication developing others quantitative analysis Also, organizations need analytical leadership at every level, not just in the CTO or IT department. The following are six high-impact and low-cost culture levers leaders can pull to build an analytical cutlure orientation.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 18, 2023

Marketing consultants advise companies on marketing strategies and campaigns. Marketing consultants may work as freelancers, or as part of a digital agency (such as Slalom ), marketing agency (such as Ogilvy ), or larger firm that has digital and marketing capabilities (such as McKinsey Digital or BCG X ).

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 21, 2021

Looking back to consulting recruiting in graduate school, I always think about how interesting it was that so much of the conversation among candidates was about getting an offer from a top consulting firm. Yet, I don’t remember many conversations about succeeding within a consulting firm after joining.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

If you are interested in consulting roles, case interviews are an integral part of that process. No matter how well prepared you are, you will never really know the case that lies ahead. No matter how well prepared you are, you will never really know the case that lies ahead. For example, “Who here is good at PowerPoint?” “Who

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Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

Based on our years of experience editing consulting resumes, we’ve identified the 5 universal qualities of a winning management consulting resume. These qualities will help a reviewer see how you can significantly add value to their team and firm. Here we go! Good Looks. Results Oriented .

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PM Alliance

JUNE 9, 2023

This desire for a truly hybrid experience extends to project management, where project teams and stakeholders face a growing need to strike a similar balance within processes and workflows as new technologies and new ways of working change how activities are carried out. Consider your communications strategy.

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 20, 2022

However, if you have a reasonable context, you (or HR and you) can create a script you can use to make a layoff a respectful and relatively kind experience. I've been a manager in several layoffs. The managers had already tightened the operating expenses, such as eliminating coffee in the break rooms.

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Rick Conlow

JUNE 19, 2023

The number of companies adopting and managers leading remote work teams has increased significantly. The Council on Foreign Relations shares global research on how productivity increases in remote work settings. In addition, Gallup research shows 82% of managers are failing. The COVID-19 pandemic initiated this trend.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 20, 2019

An MBA degree has long been known as a robust pathway towards accessing management consulting career options. The short answer is that people have done it, but it is often more difficult to break into consulting from another graduate degree program compared to an MBA. On campus recruiting serves two key purposes.

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Management Consulted

APRIL 20, 2016

Going to a top notch business school to get an MBA is high on the list for many aspiring consultants, especially those based in or desiring to work in the U.S. MBA programs should you apply to if you want the best inroads to consulting? MBA programs for Management Consulting – and the results may surprise you.

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 31, 2020

No one enjoys being turned down, especially in the case of a consulting role where a lot of preparation is required. Fortunately, a top management consulting firm is not the end all and be all. There are many successful people in the world of business that were rejected by consulting firms and went on to achieve great feats.

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Consulting Matters

APRIL 22, 2021

On today's Ask Betsy, I open up my library of resources to two coaches, so they can figure out how to align executives with company values! We also learn how to take a coaching gig and make it into a more extensive consulting engagement! However, values can differ by department within a single organization.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

You are sitting in a chair facing a recruiter, manager, or professor asking you to share an experience where you displayed a particular emotion, dealt with a problem, or overcame a challenge. Example questions might include: Tell me a time when you handled a crisis. How did you resolve the situation?

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 10, 2022

There are many steps to take in preparing to apply and interview for a consulting position. Can you hold a decent conversation? Rather, it can encompass the entire interview. Attending a virtual office hour or recruiting event will net you some one-on-one time with a consultant or recruiter – another airplane test.

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Management Consulted

MAY 28, 2017

Have we got a treat for you today, as we highlight up-and-coming software consulting firm Bulger Partners. What makes Bulger Partners even more unique among consulting firms is the fact that the firm houses Strategy Consulting and Investment Banking arms under the same roof, and even has a small PE fund. BULGER PARTNERS.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

Making a shift into the consulting world may feel daunting, especially if you have no prior exposure to the industry. As such, learning how to be as confident as a consultant presents a conundrum. How are you supposed to be confident when you do not have a consulting background? How to be more confident.

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Consulting Matters

MAY 13, 2021

Most blog posts aren't helpful to your ideal customer. He decided to turn his advice into a consulting business! He said that after he sold his business, and then a friend suggested he start a consulting business. Many of us don't realize how much knowledge we've picked up from being in the trenches.

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PM Alliance

APRIL 8, 2022

The final weeks of an ERP implementation can introduce a lot of stress for project teams and stakeholders. It can also erode stakeholder’s confidence that the system launch will turn out as planned. If your team appears to be in constant firefighting mode, look for resources to help. Focus on the right priorities.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 13, 2020

Although COVID-19 has created new problems and obstacles for many of us, the situation has also brought out the best in all of us in terms of our willingness to help others. For me, I wanted to leverage my professional experience to help students and professionals looking for employment and help individuals seeking career advice.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 12, 2021

For all those seeking a career in the consultancy sector, the obscenely competitive nature of MBB applications is hardly news. Candidates are highly aware of the acceptance rates which never exceed a few percent, yet still try their fortunes with consulting, often not despite, but because of this. Image: Pexels.

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Successful Independent Consulting

APRIL 14, 2017

You can download the entire series as a reference guide here. Most independent consultants have no budget for marketing or advertising, yet they all wish they had a bigger client list. The second article provides tips for how to market yourself as an independent consultant using the Summary and Background sections.

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Management Consulted

JULY 1, 2012

Here’s our first post about networking your way into consulting. Before we get started, check out our core post on networking the “normal way” – at info sessions and through target school types of recruiting opportunities. Think of it as a 101 on consulting networking.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 18, 2021

Internships can provide those desired skills and resources that academia cannot provide. While you can talk with recruiters or alumni from your school about potential employment opportunities out there, you have no real way of knowing how it will feel to utilize your degree without actually working. Build Your Network.

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Successful Independent Consulting

MARCH 15, 2017

This is the first in a series of three articles about how to optimize your LinkedIn profile. You can download the entire series as a reference guide here. Whether or not you have a website for your independent consulting business, it’s critical that you have a polished, professional profile on LinkedIn.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 18, 2020

In the consulting industry networking is more than just gaining a few names and LinkedIn contacts, it is about building personal relationships and a portfolio of prospective business opportunities. For students, networking is a fundamental stepping stone on the path towards a career in consulting. Do you know how to prepare?

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 21, 2021

As a regular mentor to new consultants, I regularly find myself addressing some challenges of consulting life by simply recommending gear acquisitions based upon my personal experience. After much extensive feedback about how helpful my recommendations have been, I thought it would be helpful to share the wealth with a wider audience.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 31, 2019

One of the more memorable parts of the consulting recruiting process was witnessing people attempting to network with consulting firms. Hence, I thought it would be helpful to highlight 6 pieces of tactical guidance for networking with consulting firms. Experience – e.g. managed a $100 million-dollar joint venture.

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