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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. ” 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. For those unfamiliar with Secure Act 2.0, See Shu et al. 4 (2009): 1639-1674.

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

Tom Spencer

As a result, many consultants shift to industry and join the client’s side so that they can not only offer solutions but also take more ownership to formulate, execute, and implement a strategy from start to finish. BizOps / Strategy & Operations at tech firms. Corporate Strategy. What is corporate strategy?

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We REALLY Need to Stop Talking About Lean

Markovitz Consulting

The Wall Street Journal recently wrote about Larry Culp’s efforts to turn around faltering General Electric. As the WSJ explains: " Hoshin Kanri holds that all workers should understand the company’s strategy and how their role can contribute to it, enabling feedback and improvement to come up from lower levels." Consider hoshin kanri.

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No Saturated Markets, Please

Martinka Consulting

A recent Wall Street Journal has an article on how cellphone carriers are back to giving away phones with a contract or financing phones with no down payment. This is a saturated market. Is there any way to grow besides taking customers from other carriers? Maybe more kids getting phones and at a younger age?

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What Do Creative Marketers Look Like?

The Fearless Marketer

For 18 years she’s sponsored a monthly Power Breakfast put on by the Portland Business Journal. She gets exposure through a blurb in the business journal every week and also to the 200 to 400 monthly breakfast attendees. No, these are the kind of strategies you can emulate yourself with a lot of success.

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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. Add to your list all the ways procrastinating on retirement saving could affect your social life, finances, stress, happiness, health, and so on. Why we procrastinate.

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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. Rattleback Rattleback has an excellent blog that I read frequently to validate many of my own strategies for marketing my consulting business. Chances are, this answer would be found in the form of a blog article.