Johanna Rothman

MARCH 14, 2024

You’re an unemployed agilist. And even if you can find an agile coaching or Scrum Master job, the pay is so terrible, you don’t want to take it. Staff jobs only offer intangible and peripheral value, as I briefly discussed in Unemployed Agilists: How to Show Your Value to Support What Managers Want, Part 1.

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Consulting Matters

OCTOBER 30, 2020

After over 15 years of consistent and growing consulting success - they now understand exactly why he did it. Do you want to start or grow your own business? Does fear about money or not having what it takes hold you back? If you answered "Yes" to any of these questions, you'll love my interview with Dan. Transcription.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 15, 2022

You spend time completing tasks, eating meals, working out, and hanging out with friends. When you spend your time, it is not lost, but rather exchanged for something else. You may receive a salary, full belly, stronger muscles, or simply an enjoyable time. In a casual position, you receive a defined wage, say $15 per hour.

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Consulting Matters

JULY 7, 2022

Do you want to know what executives in world-class companies think about leadership and why they hire consultants and coaches? I have worked on and off with Jim since 1999, first as his Organization Development Consultant at Disney and, more recently, as a sounding board when he retired from his 43-year career. Learn more.

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Consulting Matters

MARCH 16, 2023

Have you ever felt you need to make more progress with your consulting or coaching business? Are you tired of hit-or-miss profits and feeling like you're never getting ahead? You're making a solid income without worrying about your next lead. How great does that sound? So how do you get out of this trap?

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Chad Barr

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

A few years ago, I embarked on a journey with my trusty Apple Watch Series 6 on my wrist. Initially told to brace for a lengthy wait due to backorder, I voiced my dissatisfaction, questioning how they intended to maintain my loyalty. Let this be a call to action for you and your business. I was elated.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 20, 2022

Most people I talk to, regardless of what stage they are at in their career, can connect the dots as to how they arrived at their current position. However, if you asked them to predict their current job 5 years ago, most of them wouldn’t have been able to do it. During this time you have to seek out opportunities.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 10, 2021

This year has been tough and challenging for many of us. Who knows how long it will take for us to fully recover from this global crisis. What can we learn from it to get ourselves better prepared for future uncertainties? No matter what challenges you are facing, the first sale is always to yourself.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 9, 2023

Whether you are studying for your MBA , Ph.D., graduate school is an incredible opportunity to learn as much as you can. You might be completing case studies, conducting experiments, and writing lengthy legal reports, all of which will prepare you for your career.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

You did it! You successfully interviewed for a position at your dream consulting firm, and you have received and accepted an offer. However, you have multiple months before you begin. Maybe you received this offer after a summer internship and must return to school for a final year. Learn a New Skill.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 18, 2021

When playing sports as a child exploring different sports will help you identify your strengths and find what you naturally enjoy. However, as you get older, focusing on one sport will help you stay competitive. When in college you have to pick a major, which is the first step to focusing your career. Consulting.

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Rick Conlow

MARCH 30, 2022

Could you be an entrepreneur? ” It is time all employees-YOU- become an entrepreneur. Whether or not you start your own business, you are in business for yourself. An employee entrepreneur is one who seizes opportunities while merging preparation and risk. So, do not wait for your boss to come to you.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 15, 2021

What got you interested in consulting? I realized that they were not the types of problems I wanted to be solving for the next forty years. How do you interact with your coworkers with different degrees? What do you bring to the table as a Ph.D? Sometimes you bring in knowledge from your Ph.D.

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Rick Conlow

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Aren’t you weary of the steady stream of leadership nonsense you hear from politics, Washington, or the corporate office? If you have had or do have a bad boss, you know what I am talking about. So, am I… aren’t you? What can you do as an employee? Invest in and prepare yourself.

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The Management Centre

DECEMBER 15, 2020

As we look back at 2020, we have had to handle some tough situations over the last year. A pandemic will do that to you. Getting prepared is vital. But no matter how well you prepare for challenging conversations, the other person involved is bound to react in some way. So, what do you do?

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Management Consulted

JANUARY 29, 2017

Have you missed the undergraduate recruitment window? Didn’t make the break you expected this year for careers? You’ve got that much more work to do to put yourself in position to land your dream job next cycle. So without further ado, we offer some tips on how to prepare for consulting right now.

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The Management Centre

MARCH 1, 2022

Hello =mc team, I’m really hoping you can help me. It was never quite agreed you see, and now the project will stall at the very least, or fail completely at worst. This means the next phase can’t go ahead without finding another partner, or convincing the current partner to stick with us. How do I make this go away?

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Successful Independent Consulting

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

The tactics in this article will help if you bill by the hour or by the day. Benchmark so you know your rate is reasonable. If you’ve ever subcontracted to a firm or found work through an agency, they probably billed the client 25-40% more than what they paid you. This is what clients are willing to pay for you! (

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 20, 2019

In my last blog post I wrote about how new grads can navigate interview season when they finally receive a consulting interview they’re excited about. You can find the full article here. but then I remembered how much I hated receiving this answer when I was in their shoes, so I refrained. So, let’s begin! Be careful here!

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Consulting Matters

JANUARY 23, 2020

Over the past few years, I have noticed an increasing trend of excess stress experienced by employees at all levels, particularly at the executive level. Regardless of how the excess stress has come to be the impact is significant. As a consultant, I have exposure to the inner workings of companies of all sizes and in all industries.

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Consulting Success

JULY 24, 2017

Gordon has spent the last 20 years dominating his field as the expert of white papers. In this episode, Gordon and I discuss the value of white papers as content-filled marketing tools that you can use to set yourself apart as the expert consultant companies want to hire. How can you make customer success stories work for you?

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 11, 2021

Finding a job as a young professional is a challenging task in any climate, however, by following these four tips you can increase your chances of kickstarting your career. When you are determined to make a difference, you will be more likely to make an impact. This is because you will be putting in that extra time and effort.

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The Fearless Marketer

AUGUST 30, 2021

You may have seen this famous quote at some point in your life: “Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. This means know what you want, but perhaps more importantly, knowing what direction you are going in. Preparation. Some of my biggest mistakes came from not preparing enough. Performance.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 11, 2021

You will frequently encounter new challenges, clients, and environments which may differ completely from your past experience. Although you are no doubt working towards becoming an expert, your consulting toolkit will change overtime. As a consultant you also represent a brand that has a reputation attached to it.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

APRIL 10, 2023

Have you heard about the new hot tech job, AI Prompt Engineer, that can pay up to $335,000 annually without an engineering degree? With today’s highly competitive employee-driven market, you cannot afford to make a mistake that negatively impacts your employment value proposition. There are many reasons for excitement and concern.

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Prudent Pedal

JANUARY 28, 2020

If you’re a managing partner, practice leader, sales leader, or chief administrative officer in a professional services firm, you probably have responsibility for “managing” marketing. If this is you, you may be feeling a little uneasy as we approach that dreaded time of the year for most managers—annual reviews.

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Kai Davis

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

It’s that time of the year again. December is about to knock on the front door; before you know it, it’ll be January. Over the past few years, I’ve come around to my friend Justin Weiss’s ( [link] ) thinking on yearly quarters. And then it’s a new year. How did your 2022 go? What will I do differently next year?

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Tom Spencer

MAY 10, 2021

Many candidates spend numerous hours perfecting their resumes, preparing for case and technical interviews, and crafting their fit story. Conducting due diligence on the company you are interviewing for will help you build rapport with the interviewer, learn the firm’s culture and values, and showcase that you did your homework.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 22, 2021

What got you interested in the path to consulting? I like the independence and autonomy of how a researcher goes about solving a problem. When you are interviewing with consulting firms, what made you look at Boston Consulting Group compared to some other big firms or specialty firms? s in the corporate world.

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Management Consulted

MAY 4, 2014

First of all, if you could just give a little bit of your background: where you are going to school, what you are studying, and finally how you got interested in consulting in the first place – that would be super helpful. I had a bunch of friends in freshman year who did express an interest in consulting.

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The Management Centre

JULY 28, 2023

Was this in response to a need (various departments need to find information on our service users), opportunity (a new technology has become available which may support our beneficiaries) up which or problem (staff don’t know how to explain and talk about our research when fundraising)? What are you actually going to do? In order to…?

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

If someone is willing to give you 20 minutes of their time, what is the most value you can extract from that conversation? Having a purpose and clearly articulating the purpose will help you and the person you are reaching out to throughout your entire interaction. I networked my way to an interview.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 2, 2020

It was only a few years ago that I began to realize its importance. To have a decent chance of receiving a return offer, it is crucial that you transition from the demeanor of a student towards that of a professional. Funnily enough, a big part of your manager’s job is to manage you. You: “Here’s the analysis I did on [XYZ].

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LSA Global

MAY 10, 2021

Is Your Business Prepared for Future Needs? The companies that survive disruption are those that are able to predict how needs and marketplaces will change and shift. Thanks to COVID, putting people back into the workforce and preparing them for the jobs that are needed now will be a huge challenge.

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Markovitz Consulting

MAY 4, 2018

Reducing changeover time of machines—the time it takes to switch from the last “good” part of product A to the next “good” part of product B—is one of the most powerful tools in lean manufacturing. The concept applies to any other process in which you need to make a change from one “product” to another. That’s pretty obvious.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 21, 2013

Earlier this year I had the distinct pleasure of working with Andy, a 16-year veteran with the Royal Air Force and a real-life fighter pilot. I have absolutely no doubt that I couldn’t have done this without you. Thank you so much for working with me over the past few weeks! Jenny Rae: Hi Andy, how are you?

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

If you are short on time and looking to upskill here are some tips. If you are less than a year away from applying for jobs you may be better off building a surface level understanding of the core consulting skills and then trying to identify places where you have already applied these tools in your life.

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