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See this as your consulting handbook – your consulting survival guide. Congratulations! You’ve passed your interviews and you’re now a consultant. However, while you may have momentarily rejoiced and thought “I’ve made it!”, you probably quickly came to the realization that this is just the beginning. Being a consultant is a constant challenge and struggle. It will never be “easy,” but if it were, you would not grow and develop. MORE
Here’s an example BLUF from the Air Force Handbook : BLUF: Effective 29 Oct 13, all Air Force Doctrine Documents (AFDDs) have been rescinded and replaced by core doctrine volumes and doctrine annexes. In the military, a poorly formatted email may be the difference between mission accomplished and mission failure. During my active duty service, I learned how to structure emails to maximize a mission’s chances for success. MORE
Rebecca has this fantastic book, Career Handbook for Working Professionals. [At MC, we also offer business and career coaching – just contact us for more information!]. Jenny Rae jumped on a call with Linda – a tremendous woman with a big vision to help those who have great pedigree and experience but have taken a break in their careers (whether it be to have children and care for them or to look after elderly parents, or a myriad of other reasons). MORE
Recently the Communications Workers of America – the union that represents T-Mobile employees — contested a T-Mobile Employee Handbook clause on maintaining a positive work environment. MORE
When I read the Journal analysis, I couldn’t help but think about another famous service organization, the retail giant Nordstrom, and the long-standing handbook that defines life at this 72,500-person company. The entirety of the Nordstrom Employee Handbook fits on a single 5×8 card and involves exactly one rule. MORE
Ethan talked about all the times he’d been told no in his career: on plans to merchandise products, sophisticated inventory control systems, and basic training handbooks. Several years ago I sat down with the CEO of a fast-growing retail business. The company started as a single store, but about a decade later it was a national chain on the heels of filing an IPO. I asked the CEO, whom I’ll call Mike, about the secret of his company’s rapid growth. MORE
Chapter in The Handbook of High Performance Virtual Teams, 2008. Virtual Collaboration in a Matrix Organization. Amy Kates and Paul J. Erickson. The matrix structure is an increasingly common feature on the business landscape. MORE
Third, the book provides concrete tools (such as checklists) and is well-structured for being a quick handbook. By way of background, I have long history in the consulting space and believe that effective communications separates leaders from the pack. MORE
Those currently entering the workforce are expected to engage in even more job hopping than prior generations, suggesting that employers may want to move beyond the simple notice policy in the company handbook and learn to encourage employees to resign in constructive ways. Every day, employees resign from jobs. In the United States and Western Europe, annual resignation rates hover at just below ten percent, with much higher rates found in parts of Asia. MORE
For example, she described how she revised the company’s internal handbook by using skills she honed as a consultant and crowd-sourcing HR ideas from the team she already managed. The handbook was rolled out company-wide.). Maguma/Getty Images. Asking for a promotion can be nerve-wracking. But when you think you’re ready for the next step, it’s important to say so. How do you prepare for that conversation with your boss? MORE
After reading the International Handbook on the Economics of Mega Sporting Events, it''s hard to see how Russia will benefit from hosting the Winter Olympics MORE
But don’t let your supportive policies die in the employee handbook. Jorg Greuel/Getty Images. Bias against parents — and especially mothers — has been well documented. We call it the “ Maternal Wall ,” and we’ve been studying it for years, researching how women who have always been successful at work sometimes find their competence questioned when they take maternity leave or ask for a flexible work schedule. MORE
Once in the conference room, we give binders to all board and staff with the new Strategic Plan (including a strong, realistic Fund Development Plan), graphics guidelines, privacy policies, Board handbook with member agreements and expectations, and an updated Employee Handbook with clear personnel policies. We all have dreams for the nonprofit sector: increased individual giving, more effective boards, simplified government grant applications, better trained staff. MORE
For more information on consulting concepts and frameworks, please download “ The Little Blue Consulting Handbook “.]. Before taking decisive action, it may be a good idea to assess the lay of the land. Source: Flickr ). MORE
All the imaginary stuff about Karg and the Court Jesters wasn’t what we (and the editors) needed for a more serious handbook for OD Practitioners. Library. Translate This. Home. Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Library Blogs Home. This Blogs Home. Guest Writer Submissions. Policies. To Subscribe to a Blog. About. Feedback. MORE
As in many fast-paced companies today, consulting staff operate without formal job descriptions or handbooks. Many companies continue to struggle with advancing and retaining women. As we’ve studied our own progress at BCG, we have found that gender disparities in our senior cohorts are not completely explained by traditional workplace concerns, such as work-life balance, maternity leave , unequal pay , and differential ambitions. MORE
Bridging Organization Design and Performance is a handbook for leaders looking to enhance the success of their organizations and themselves. Companies that compete globally require organizational operating models as robust as their strategies. Many companies have created elegant designs and consider their worldwide, matrix organizations sources of competitive advantage. MORE
Robert Rock – Milton Rock’s son and co-author of the Compensation Handbook and Mergers & Acquisitions Handbook. HAY GROUP CONSULTING. In this firm profile, we do a deep dive into Philadelphia-based Hay Group, a darling in the boutique organizational consulting realm. A global firm with a very interesting history, they’re known for motivating, developing and training their clients’ staff as well as the for research they carry out on the companies they work with. MORE
Over the past year we have been writing the HBR Leader’s Handbook — a primer for aspiring leaders who want to take their careers to the next level. Thomas J Peterson/Getty Images. MORE
Not with my blog-post on how to hold more effective meetings , and my handy-dandy Facilitator’s handbook below. Are you a newly hired manager? How about an up-and-coming high-potential employee? Maybe you are a client-facing management consultant? MORE
If your employee handbook or HR policy manual is large and prescriptive, consider the following: Don’t play “gotcha” — make positive assumptions about employees. Attorneys may recommend codifying company rules in a series of “thou shalt nots” and then making employees sign a statement confirming that they’ve read the handbook. Recently, one of my colleagues left our firm to make significantly more money at another company. MORE
He recognized that they didn’t have rules about dress “clearly posted on a wall or in a handbook,” so it was his responsibility to explain them to Ross. Whether we like it or not, a person’s appearance affects their success at work. When an employee looks unkempt or wears revealing clothing, they may have a harder time gaining their colleagues’ or customers’ respect. But how do you broach what feels like a sensitive topic? MORE
This tried and true perspective on leadership was reinforced for us during the past year as we researched and wrote the HBR Leader’s Handbook. Gary S Chapman/Getty Images. MORE
An employee handbook update doesn’t usually merit a press release and glossy promotional video — except when there’s a benefits arms race on. The paid-parental-leave arms race is red-hot because employers see a unique opportunity to nab talent and headlines by one-upping their competitors. Although 86% of American employees have no access to paid parental leave, at elite firms access is growing. Six weeks ! 20 weeks ! A full year ! MORE
For instance, he pointed to his own direct reports, who often spent days at home when they need “heads down” time to write surveys or handbooks, and were getting high marks from clients as a result. Stephen Smith for HBR. More and more people are working remotely, and many say it improves their productivity and satisfaction — while also saving them time and money. MORE
We did this at the same time we built The Guerrilla Marketing Handbook. I realized the other day that most people grow up thinking in terms of professional affiliations. "I''m I''m going to be an accountant." "I''m I''m going to work for General Dynamics.". MORE
In our book, Rebels at Work: A Handbook for Leading Change from Within , we offer suggestions for how employees can more effectively advance their good ideas, even in organizations resistant to constructive nonconformists. It’s time for companies to embrace their rebel talent as a way to foster innovation, employee engagement, and change from within. MORE
The Operations Manager takes the handbook and executes on it. A career is often based on one of these three stances: The Scientist does experiments. Sometimes they work, sometimes they fail. She takes good notes. Comes up with a theory. Works to disprove it. Publishes the work. MORE
Handbook Related Topics Kates Kesler
AUGUST 29, 2012
Chapter in The Handbook of High Performance Virtual Teams, 2008. Virtual Collaboration in a Matrix Organization. Amy Kates and Paul J. Erickson. The matrix structure is an increasingly common feature on the business landscape.
Strategy+Business
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
After reading the International Handbook on the Economics of Mega Sporting Events, it''s hard to see how Russia will benefit from hosting the Winter Olympics
Steve Shu Consulting
NOVEMBER 19, 2017
Third, the book provides concrete tools (such as checklists) and is well-structured for being a quick handbook. By way of background, I have long history in the consulting space and believe that effective communications separates leaders from the pack.
Kates Kesler
NOVEMBER 11, 2015
Bridging Organization Design and Performance is a handbook for leaders looking to enhance the success of their organizations and themselves. Companies that compete globally require organizational operating models as robust as their strategies. Many companies have created elegant designs and consider their worldwide, matrix organizations sources of competitive advantage.
Billable Percentage
MARCH 19, 2017
Not with my blog-post on how to hold more effective meetings , and my handy-dandy Facilitator’s handbook below. Are you a newly hired manager? How about an up-and-coming high-potential employee? Maybe you are a client-facing management consultant?
Seth Godin Blog
AUGUST 6, 2016
The Operations Manager takes the handbook and executes on it. A career is often based on one of these three stances: The Scientist does experiments. Sometimes they work, sometimes they fail. She takes good notes. Comes up with a theory. Works to disprove it. Publishes the work.
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Management Consulted
MAY 10, 2015
Robert Rock – Milton Rock’s son and co-author of the Compensation Handbook and Mergers & Acquisitions Handbook. HAY GROUP CONSULTING. In this firm profile, we do a deep dive into Philadelphia-based Hay Group, a darling in the boutique organizational consulting realm. A global firm with a very interesting history, they’re known for motivating, developing and training their clients’ staff as well as the for research they carry out on the companies they work with.
The Nonprofit Consultant
JANUARY 17, 2013
Once in the conference room, we give binders to all board and staff with the new Strategic Plan (including a strong, realistic Fund Development Plan), graphics guidelines, privacy policies, Board handbook with member agreements and expectations, and an updated Employee Handbook with clear personnel policies. We all have dreams for the nonprofit sector: increased individual giving, more effective boards, simplified government grant applications, better trained staff.
Harvard Business
OCTOBER 24, 2018
Over the past year we have been writing the HBR Leader’s Handbook — a primer for aspiring leaders who want to take their careers to the next level. Thomas J Peterson/Getty Images.
Harvard Business
APRIL 20, 2017
When I read the Journal analysis, I couldn’t help but think about another famous service organization, the retail giant Nordstrom, and the long-standing handbook that defines life at this 72,500-person company. The entirety of the Nordstrom Employee Handbook fits on a single 5×8 card and involves exactly one rule.
Harvard Business
SEPTEMBER 15, 2017
If your employee handbook or HR policy manual is large and prescriptive, consider the following: Don’t play “gotcha” — make positive assumptions about employees. Attorneys may recommend codifying company rules in a series of “thou shalt nots” and then making employees sign a statement confirming that they’ve read the handbook. Recently, one of my colleagues left our firm to make significantly more money at another company.
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Harvard Business
NOVEMBER 7, 2018
This tried and true perspective on leadership was reinforced for us during the past year as we researched and wrote the HBR Leader’s Handbook. Gary S Chapman/Getty Images.
Tom Spencer
APRIL 15, 2015
For more information on consulting concepts and frameworks, please download “ The Little Blue Consulting Handbook “.]. Before taking decisive action, it may be a good idea to assess the lay of the land. Source: Flickr ).
Harvard Business
NOVEMBER 24, 2016
In our book, Rebels at Work: A Handbook for Leading Change from Within , we offer suggestions for how employees can more effectively advance their good ideas, even in organizations resistant to constructive nonconformists. It’s time for companies to embrace their rebel talent as a way to foster innovation, employee engagement, and change from within.
Harvard Business
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
Those currently entering the workforce are expected to engage in even more job hopping than prior generations, suggesting that employers may want to move beyond the simple notice policy in the company handbook and learn to encourage employees to resign in constructive ways. Every day, employees resign from jobs. In the United States and Western Europe, annual resignation rates hover at just below ten percent, with much higher rates found in parts of Asia.
Harvard Business
JULY 28, 2017
An employee handbook update doesn’t usually merit a press release and glossy promotional video — except when there’s a benefits arms race on. The paid-parental-leave arms race is red-hot because employers see a unique opportunity to nab talent and headlines by one-upping their competitors. Although 86% of American employees have no access to paid parental leave, at elite firms access is growing. Six weeks ! 20 weeks ! A full year !
Harvard Business
MAY 31, 2016
Recently the Communications Workers of America – the union that represents T-Mobile employees — contested a T-Mobile Employee Handbook clause on maintaining a positive work environment.
Management Consulted
FEBRUARY 24, 2015
Rebecca has this fantastic book, Career Handbook for Working Professionals. [At MC, we also offer business and career coaching – just contact us for more information!]. Jenny Rae jumped on a call with Linda – a tremendous woman with a big vision to help those who have great pedigree and experience but have taken a break in their careers (whether it be to have children and care for them or to look after elderly parents, or a myriad of other reasons).
Harvard Business
FEBRUARY 6, 2017
Ethan talked about all the times he’d been told no in his career: on plans to merchandise products, sophisticated inventory control systems, and basic training handbooks. Several years ago I sat down with the CEO of a fast-growing retail business. The company started as a single store, but about a decade later it was a national chain on the heels of filing an IPO. I asked the CEO, whom I’ll call Mike, about the secret of his company’s rapid growth.
Harvard Business
NOVEMBER 22, 2016
Here’s an example BLUF from the Air Force Handbook : BLUF: Effective 29 Oct 13, all Air Force Doctrine Documents (AFDDs) have been rescinded and replaced by core doctrine volumes and doctrine annexes. In the military, a poorly formatted email may be the difference between mission accomplished and mission failure. During my active duty service, I learned how to structure emails to maximize a mission’s chances for success.
Consulting and Organizational Management
MARCH 5, 2012
All the imaginary stuff about Karg and the Court Jesters wasn’t what we (and the editors) needed for a more serious handbook for OD Practitioners. Library. Translate This. Home. Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Library Blogs Home. This Blogs Home. Guest Writer Submissions. Policies. To Subscribe to a Blog. About. Feedback.
Harvard Business
JANUARY 29, 2018
For example, she described how she revised the company’s internal handbook by using skills she honed as a consultant and crowd-sourcing HR ideas from the team she already managed. The handbook was rolled out company-wide.). Maguma/Getty Images. Asking for a promotion can be nerve-wracking. But when you think you’re ready for the next step, it’s important to say so. How do you prepare for that conversation with your boss?
Harvard Business
MAY 19, 2017
As in many fast-paced companies today, consulting staff operate without formal job descriptions or handbooks. Many companies continue to struggle with advancing and retaining women. As we’ve studied our own progress at BCG, we have found that gender disparities in our senior cohorts are not completely explained by traditional workplace concerns, such as work-life balance, maternity leave , unequal pay , and differential ambitions.
Harvard Business
MAY 5, 2017
For instance, he pointed to his own direct reports, who often spent days at home when they need “heads down” time to write surveys or handbooks, and were getting high marks from clients as a result. Stephen Smith for HBR. More and more people are working remotely, and many say it improves their productivity and satisfaction — while also saving them time and money.
Seth Godin Blog
JULY 10, 2014
We did this at the same time we built The Guerrilla Marketing Handbook. I realized the other day that most people grow up thinking in terms of professional affiliations. "I''m I''m going to be an accountant." "I''m I''m going to work for General Dynamics.".
Harvard Business
MAY 26, 2017
He recognized that they didn’t have rules about dress “clearly posted on a wall or in a handbook,” so it was his responsibility to explain them to Ross. Whether we like it or not, a person’s appearance affects their success at work. When an employee looks unkempt or wears revealing clothing, they may have a harder time gaining their colleagues’ or customers’ respect. But how do you broach what feels like a sensitive topic?
Harvard Business
APRIL 27, 2018
But don’t let your supportive policies die in the employee handbook. Jorg Greuel/Getty Images. Bias against parents — and especially mothers — has been well documented. We call it the “ Maternal Wall ,” and we’ve been studying it for years, researching how women who have always been successful at work sometimes find their competence questioned when they take maternity leave or ask for a flexible work schedule.
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