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Consultant, Contractor, Freelancer - Labels Matter!

Successful Independent Consulting

If you were a hotel chain, would you be a Motel 6, Courtyard by Marriott, or a Ritz-Carlton? Freelancers use artistic or technical skill to generate work products. They tend to do more tactical work, as opposed to the strategic problem solving of consultants or the creative production of freelancers.

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An Ex-Consultant’s Jump into the Start Up World

Management Consulted

He co-founded MobileSuites, an app that puts travel concierge services and hotel information at your fingertips, and which you can (and should) find and sign-up for here. What else did you consider in the recruitment process, and why ultimately did you pick Altman Vilandrie? Okay, great. When did that moment happen for you?

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We May Not Have a Clear Path, But We Each Have One

Harmonious Workplaces

I did this while attending UChicago and picking up extra cash cleaning industrial carpets, being a production artist for GES Exposition Services during the summer, or working a Blockbuster. I also handled recruitment, payroll, inventory management, and other store operations. What a funny place to find wisdom — a hotel lobby shop!

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Consultant Ninja: Reasons not to stay in Consulting: Management.

Consultant Ninja

Yesterday upon arrival at her hotel she received a fruit basket, a warm welcome from the staff who greeted her by first name, and the below card. One of our partners spends a fair amount of time in one city (not his home) and always stays at the sane hotel. Productivity. (6). Tuesday, March 17, 2009. How depressing. at 10:10 PM.

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3 Steps to Cultivate an Innovation Culture

Organizational Talent Consulting

The proven benefits of innovation include: increased competitive advantage improved operational productivity reduced costs and increased revenue improved commercial value enhanced problem-solving One modern innovation that is impressive to watch is SpaceX's reusable Falcon 9 (watch the video below). Organizational Talent Consulting.

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Charting your consulting career direction

Tom Spencer

However, the novelty of weekly business trips and lonely hotel rooms is likely to wear off quickly unless you stay organised and make the most of the wonderful experience this offers. Every year consulting firms hire new high achieving young graduates, meaning that recruits from last year must move up or move out. Exit opportunities.

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The Myth of a Psychologically Safe Workplace

Organizational Talent Consulting

Challenger safety – This is the last stage when others are able to provide constructive criticism and engage in productive conflict without fear of exclusion or retaliation. And after picking up our rental car at the airport, we realized we didn’t have the address to our hotel. This is the stage where individuals can innovate.