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The Importance of Investing in Employee Development During Tough Economic Times

Clarity Consultants

From figuring out how to cut costs and trying to stand out from your competitors, all while also trying to keep your staff paid and happy, there’s a lot to think about. Retaining existing employees is far more cost-efficient than hiring and training new talent. Why is a reduced turnover rate so important, you ask?

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7 Critical Success Factors for Project Based Firms to Consider in 2024

Progressus

According to PWC , talent, technology and data will set winning professional services firms apart from the competition. Technology combined with data is a matter of life and death for professional services firms where the “product” is a combination of insights and expertise. Can you automate manual processes?

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Your Consulting Niche vs Jack-of-All-Trades Myth

Successful Independent Consulting

I know a highly talented professional with over 20 years of experience with several Fortune 500 companies. Here are some excerpts from their résumés and profiles: PROFESSIONAL SUMMARIES Organizational change expert with 16 years of experience in large-scale technology implementations for the Fortune 500. That’s the hard part.