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Transitioning from Management Consulting to Corporate Strategy/M&A – the Interview Process

Tom Spencer

Many management consultants hardly complete two or three years in their jobs before they realize that there’s more to life than consulting. As a former consultant who decided to move from consulting to industry, I would like to share my personal journey on how I landed my opportunity in corporate strategy/M&A. Corporate Strategy.

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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). ” The Quarterly Journal of Economics 124, no. We talked about the recently passed Secure Act 2.0 and potential behavioral implications and impacts on the ecosystem and players.

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We REALLY Need to Stop Talking About Lean

Markovitz Consulting

They think it’s yet another short-term management fad. But when you look at many of the tools and concepts from the lean playbook, they’re really just good management that any leader would want to embrace. The Wall Street Journal recently wrote about Larry Culp’s efforts to turn around faltering General Electric.

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Detroit's Emergency Manager Threatens Pension Fund Takeover; Blame the Unions

MishTalk

Detroit''s emergency manager Kevyn Orr says a pension fund takeover is a "right, if not an obligation" after Orr learned of extra, unwarranted pension payments. Please consider Emergency Manager Weighs Pension-Fund Takeover. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.'

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11 Best Consulting Blogs: Read These Blogs To Grow Your Consultancy

Tsavo Neal

These best consulting blogs offer bite-sized reads packed with actionable tips and strategies for consultants. Whether you are a management consultant, sales consultant, or design consultant, reading these blogs (and most importantly, taking action on their advice) will help you improve your consulting business.

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5 Research-Based Strategies for Overcoming Procrastination

Harvard Business

To answer these questions, I spoke to researchers, and spent time digging through dozens of academic journal articles. Your Team’s Time Management Problem Might Be a Focus Problem. Add to your list all the ways procrastinating on retirement saving could affect your social life, finances, stress, happiness, health, and so on.

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Japan's Current Account Surplus Collapses

MishTalk

The Wall Street Journal reports Japan Current Account Surplus Smallest on Record. trillion surplus registered a year earlier, data from the Ministry of Finance showed Monday. Mike "Mish" Shedlock [link] Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management. billion ($7.76

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