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4 Lessons Learned Outside the Classroom during an MBA

Tom Spencer

Time management. During the MBA program, besides attending classes and completing assignments, students also get involved in clubs, competitions, alumni meetings and informational interviews, all while applying for internships and jobs. During these times your best friend will become Google Calendar. Final thoughts.

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Due Diligence by Management Consulting Firms

Tom Spencer

At the same time, management consultants will generally be brought in to look at the viability of the business, from a strategic and operational perspective. This allows them to value the target company and determine a bid price. Below is a snapshot of what acted as a guide to conducting due diligence during my own tenure.

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Why Consulting: The 2019 Ultimate Guide

QEmploy

Preparing for interviews. Preparing for interviews. For instance, you have consulting within Business Strategy, Marketing, IT, Management and so on. Sending invoices and getting paid on time. Marketing and Sales strategy. Growth Strategy. Product Strategy and Launch. Project Management.

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Make Sure Your Employees Have Enough Interesting Work to Do

Harvard Business

When productivity starts to slide, it’s not always easy to pinpoint the cause. Is it a problem of time management? The partners were concerned about levels of staff productivity and performance relative to the competition. And what are the productivity effects of taking it on? What could be the cause?

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3 Ways to Make Time for the Little Tasks You Never Make Time For

Harvard Business

We’d all like to spend our time at work on high-value activities: setting strategy, fostering innovation, mentoring promising employees, and more. Another technique, for those who prefer an incremental approach, is the “small drip strategy.” Rather than mourning these lost chances, however, he embraced them.

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Prioritize Your Opportunities with This Checklist

Harvard Business

The world is replete with SWOT mechanisms for evaluating a prospective new product offering, as well as opportunity assessment templates for evaluating a project against overall business goals, customer impact, strategic potential, and competitive urgency. Attend a strategy summit? Should you speak at that event? Author a book?

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Productivity Tips for People Who Hate Productivity Tips

Harvard Business

” “I know what I should do to be more productive, but I just don’t do it.” Many have read articles and books — and have even been trained in productivity methods — but still find staying focused to be an uphill battle. Your Team’s Time Management Problem Might Be a Focus Problem.