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What is consulting?

Tom Spencer

Some people also call consulting a ‘talk-job’ – you go to the clients, you talk about what the ideal world scenario would be for a particular project, product or market, and your billable hours are sorted. Sales, Marketing, Production) and secondary functions (e.g. Finance, HR, Supply Chain, ICT, Legal).

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Why consulting?

Management Consulted

For instance, we examined predatory pricing in the airline industry and illegal product tying by Apple, Microsoft, and AT&T. What I found particularly fascinating was the number of variables that needed to be taken into account while making strategic decisions on governance, production or any other function.

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You Don’t Need an “India Strategy” — You Need a Strategy for Each State in India

Harvard Business

Within the country, there are large — and often underestimated — regional differences in language, culture, talent, infrastructure, and wealth, all of which lead to wide variations in business landscapes. These cultural differences have a significant impact on multinationals’ talent and organizational decisions.

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Top 10 Consulting Firms In New York

Management Consulted

The office is incredibly diverse, with some of the best talent from 35+ countries and folks that speak 29 languages. The main industries served out of New York include Public Services, Products, and not surprisingly, the Financial Industry. With HQ in New York, firm practices are based on the EVA methodology.

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Startup Accelerators Have Become More Popular in Emerging Markets — and They’re Working

Harvard Business

You can examine our data and methodology here. Our research indicates that many emerging market entrepreneurs prioritize building their skill set or refining their product and marketing strategy over connecting with potential investors. Finding talent is critical. When it is about venture funding, hone in on the best matches.

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More Universities Need to Teach Sales

Harvard Business

Compared to professions like engineering or business disciplines like Finance or Operations, the concept of a dedicated salesperson is relatively recent. Now, however, students’ college and pre-MBA experience is more likely to be in a finance area or perhaps in coding. But a lot has changed.

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How to Build a Better Sales Playbook

LSA Global

Sales Talent. We define sales plays as the combination of processes, tactics, approaches, methodologies, skills, knowledge, behaviors, and attitudes required to move the buyer to the next phase of the buying process in a way that makes sense – for them and for you.

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