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Consulting as a Contractor: The Rise of Self-Employment

Tom Spencer

For example, as a freelance contractor, my manager has the freedom to act on the advice he gives to clients and work with them as they implement recommendations, rather than either leaving prior to implementation or merely performing the work for them. From a financial perspective, this allows businesses to turn a fixed cost (i.e.,

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Due Diligence by Management Consulting Firms

Tom Spencer

There are many different types of due diligence such as legal, accounting, financial, and commercial due diligence amongst many others. Financial due diligence involves a lot of financial modelling ( DCF , LBO , NAV ) and deal structuring. This allows them to value the target company and determine a bid price. Image: Pexels.

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Help Your Team Achieve Work-Life Balance — Even When You Can’t

Harvard Business

It wasn’t until I moved to Paris in 1997 to become Finance Manager for Disney Consumer Products Europe, Middle East, and Africa that I experienced someone setting a non-negotiable boundary for herself. We received a request from Disney headquarters in Burbank, California, for a financial analysis.

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How Being a Workaholic Differs from Working Long Hours — and Why That Matters for Your Health

Harvard Business

Hanna, a finance director at an international home care retailer, works long hours. We conducted a study in 2010 at the Dutch subsidiary of an international financial consulting firm with over 3,500 employees. Hayon Thapaliya for HBR. She sometimes also works on weekends. 763 employees completed both.

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How to Reduce Primary Care Doctors’ Workloads While Improving Care

Harvard Business

Periodically, a client and accountant would meet, review financial materials and status and, at the end of the encounter, make an appointment for the next meeting. Within three months, patients used them only 50% of the time; within six months only 30% of the time. Less Time, Better Care.

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