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Leadership Tip #13: For Innovation, Remove at Least One Policy or Procedure a Week

Johanna Rothman

Some managers wanted to prevent Bad Things from happening in the organization, so they added policies or procedures. However, the policies and procedures increase friction and make it harder to get the Right Things done. It's time to start removing some of those policies and procedures. Yet, the policies and procedures remain.

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Consulting Networking: 6 Best Practice Guidelines

Tom Spencer

I have been in quite a few consulting networking events where the key point of conversation was checking how ready people are to endure consulting’s hardships, in particular the long hours, frequent travel, and simply being plugged in 24/7 when on an engagement.

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Conversation with North Highland

Tom Spencer

Tom: North Highland has a broad range of industry expertise including in Energy and Utilities, Financial Services, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Media, Entertainment and Telecommunications, Public Sector, Retail and CPG, and Transportation, Travel and Leisure. Tom: What is the firm’s travel model? Plus, we have fun whilst doing it!

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Improving the Patient Experience: People, Process, Place Model

Tom Spencer

Due to the vast complexity of hospitals and health systems, policies and processes for the clinical and non-clinical staff can end up directly and indirectly affecting the patient experience. His free moments are spent traveling and enjoying sporting events with his wife and daughter. Process: Each Step Matters. Image: Pexels.

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Conversation with Vivaldi Partners Group

Tom Spencer

As part of the mentor program, we assign a senior partner to a handful of people on the mentor team, and we have a learning and development guideline that guides the process. Tom: What is the firm’s travel model? Tom: Does Vivaldi Partners Group employ an “up or out” policy? We have a fluid and open schedule in that regards.

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Applying to McKinsey from a Non-Target School

CaseInterview.com

Using your frameworks and guidelines, I was able to recently secure offers from Oliver Wyman and McKinsey (I accepted the McKinsey offer). You put in a lot of time, energy, and money (travel to interviews, taking people out to lunch, buying a new suit, prep materials, etc.) Read Our Privacy Policy. No, Thanks!

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How to Reduce Primary Care Doctors’ Workloads While Improving Care

Harvard Business

The ideas have also been embraced by public policy makers, health plans, and the general public. From this perspective, the enthusiasm of policy makers and health plans to simply increase access to primary care as a way to address delivery challenges is a cop-out. Insight Center. Transforming Health Care. Sponsored by Medtronic.

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