article thumbnail

What gives Charity Managers a leading edge? Balancing commercial management with a social heart

The Management Centre

Chris Chadford, Learning and Development Manager at the Calico Group In this interview Chris Chadford, Learning and Development Manager at the Calico Group, shares his experience of developing managers so they have commercial, financial and innovation skills. What changes were you aiming to see?

article thumbnail

Startup Businesses with Professional Consulting Services

Business Consulting Agency

Consultants conduct market validation exercises, customer surveys, prototype testing, and feedback analysis to validate product-market fit and identify areas for improvement. Financial Modeling and Investment Strategy Financial expertise is essential for startups to secure funding, manage budgets, and optimize financial performance.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Need an energy boost? Check your batteries

The Management Centre

Health: are you getting enough exercise and sleep, how is your diet? Finance: does your income match your lifestyle, or is there more money going out each month than coming in? If you want to do more exercise, set a goal of going for a walk at lunchtime, or a 20-minute run after work. What’s next?

Energy 111
article thumbnail

Rule of Thumb #2: Use Behavioral Lenses to Innovate and Adapt to Changes

Steve Shu Consulting

this legislation covers finance and retirement-related considerations. employers, advisors, platforms, systems providers, investment managers). Use a whiteboard exercise to think about ideal approaches to solving a problem. We talked about the recently passed Secure Act 2.0 For those unfamiliar with Secure Act 2.0,

article thumbnail

How to Improve Your Finance Skills (Even If You Hate Numbers)

Harvard Business

If you’re not a numbers person, finance is daunting. Stop avoiding finance because you’re afraid of numbers. Think of it this way, “Finance is the way businesses keep score. “Finance and accounting are very simple. .” “Finance and accounting are very simple. Overcome your fears.

Finance 28
article thumbnail

5 Recommended Courses To Develop Business Understanding for Consulting

Management Consulted

There are other options - including our “Consultant for a Day” exercise or the MC Consulting Bootcamps. An Introduction to Operations Management. Corporate Finance Essentials. Well, here is our common suggestion: acquire hard skills, and study corporate finance to do so. IESE Business School. Khan Academy.

Course 184
article thumbnail

Howard Marks’ Memo Spotlights Major Shift in Investing Approach, Raises Behavioral Considerations

Steve Shu Consulting

As a behavioral finance person, I see some perils of using fast, autonomous thinking and the need to try to use more slow, reflective thinking. Potentially we can use behavioral tools like whiteboard exercises to re-imagine paths to go forward. How will individual investors manage? I also see the role of inertia.

Finance 30