Jacq Hackett Consulting

JUNE 28, 2018

Here are my five tips for managing these and similar problems in your business so you can avoid getting overwhelmed: Tip one: Don’t be afraid to go back and renegotiate terms when timeframes shift because of an issue that’s beyond your control. So don’t be overwhelmed by managing the business finances; instead get a bookkeeper and avoid that end of quarter panic. There are days as a consultant when things are going wonderfully. You’ve got a lot of work in the pipeline.

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Consulting Success

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Being on top of your relationship management skills is a definite must in order to keep your network solid. Why You Must Master Your Relationship Management Skills With Frank Forte: Podcast #155 is a post from: Consulting Success.

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The Source

OCTOBER 1, 2020

… Featured Opportunities for growth Uncategorised Managed services Risk consulting Risk management Risk servicesRisk consulting is poised for growth, but which way will it grow? Risk is having a good crisis; arguably it always does.

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Jacq Hackett Consulting

JUNE 28, 2018

Here are my five tips for managing these and similar problems in your business so you can avoid getting overwhelmed: Tip one: Don’t be afraid to go back and renegotiate terms when timeframes shift because of an issue that’s beyond your control. So don’t be overwhelmed by managing the business finances; instead get a bookkeeper and avoid that end of quarter panic. There are days as a consultant when things are going wonderfully. You’ve got a lot of work in the pipeline.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 6, 2020

Dear HBR: answers your questions with the help of Weatherhead School management professor Ellen Van Oosten. Managing people Professional transitions Audio

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Jacq Hackett Consulting

JUNE 10, 2018

Here are my top tips for managing your self-doubt. You have to put away your self-doubt and manage your self-talk. I get it – making the move from employment to consulting is a big step. I know so many people who have agonised about the decision for a long time and still not made up their mind. And for those who have taken the leap, it’s exciting, but equally, it can be terrifying. And the common denominator for most people is self-doubt.

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The Source

OCTOBER 9, 2020

It has never been more challenging for professional services firms to get account management right. Client behaviour Account man Blog posts Client-consultant relationship Relationship management Technology

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The Management Centre

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

We all know that risk management is an important part of project planning. Risk management is like a lifeboat in this sea of uncertainty. Here we explore the key steps to effective risk management. What is risk management and why does it matter? Blogs Project Management

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Consulting Success

APRIL 13, 2020

Here to talk about change management consulting with host Michael Zipursky is keynote speaker Paul Gibbons. An Insider’s Look At Change Management Consulting With Paul Gibbons: Podcast #134 is a post from: Consulting Success. Consulting Success Podcast Business Book Writing Change Management Consulting Data Science Data Science Implementation Management Pseudoscience thought leadership

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Management Consulting Prep

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

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The Source

AUGUST 20, 2020

Account management, it’s safe to say, isn’t the sexiest part of being a consultant. Nevertheless, a robust and purposeful approach to account management is critical for firms that want to ensure both parties get value out of the client/service provider relationship.

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Steve Shu Consulting

JULY 16, 2020

Probably the most common definition out there is that management consultants are like doctors for companies (instead of doctors for people). For example, there are some management consultants that are more specialized like brain surgeons. There may also be management consultants that operate more like pharmacists. These management consultants are not fixing things like doctors do. This is a repost from an answer I wrote a couple of years ago on Quora.

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McKinsey

JULY 13, 2018

Who manages in an agile organization? And what exactly do they do? Insights on Organization

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In 2019, DiscoverOrg commissioned Forrester Consulting to evaluate sales and marketing intelligence practices in the B2B space. The primary takeaway? Forrester found only 1.2% of companies achieved a score indicating maturity in data management practices. However, organizations are fighting back - and winning.

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Leadership Planning with Liz Weber CMC

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Do you believe your managers can really manage? Do you believe your managers have the skills to make their own department or team decisions? Do you believe your managers can outline their own department or team projects and budgets? Do you believe your managers can resolve their own team problems and make sound decisions concerning their teams and talent? You’d trust your managers to manage. The post Do You Believe Your Managers Can Manage?

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Steve Shu Consulting

APRIL 9, 2011

As many regular readers may know, I am pretty passionate about the practice of business and management consulting. Without further ado, here is a working draft of my management consulting manifesto: Do what’s best for the client before the consulting firm. Related links: An Illustration of the Consulting Spectrum: Giving Simple Opinions Versus Practicing Consulting “Science” General Management Management Consulting Business Consulting Consulting

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The Clever Consultant

JULY 16, 2015

A few months back, somebody asked me what my favorite People Management Theory was. Delivery Stuff Expert Insights managing by results managing consulting projects people management project managementUpdate 7/15: This is one of my favorite posts. Maybe its because I wrote it while 30,000 miles over Topeka. Or, I just like the way my early writing looks. Either way, I added #7 below.

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Steve Shu Consulting

APRIL 29, 2017

It’s been nearly twenty years since I started management consulting. While the book provides insights regarding management consulting, I feel its strength is really in highlighting some of the previously unwritten, nuances of the trade which can help new consultants navigate their way. Management ConsultingI tried to quickly reflect on lifehacks that really helped me in my first year so that other, new consultants might benefit from my learnings.

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This eBook highlights best practices for developing a pipeline management process that helps sales leaders and their team C.L.O.S.E (you’ll see what we mean in this eBook) more revenue through data-driven prospecting, stage analysis, and subsequent sales enablement.

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McKinsey

APRIL 30, 2019

Performance management is tough enough in traditional organizations; in agile organizations, three changes are essential to success. Insights on Organization

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Tom Spencer

MAY 16, 2020

Managers come in all shapes and sizes. Of course, when you get to the very top of a consultancy or any other organisation, managers tend to be good. Partners are partners because they are good at management, good with clients, and in general, they are just good at people. Below we will have a look at some of the bad types of manager. The Micro Manager. The micro manager loves detail. However, he’s just not cut out for managing others.

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Consultants' Consultant

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Consultants Consultant: Managing people is not easy. Management Secrets: Core Beliefs of Great Bosses outlines some important concepts (including “my employees are my peers, not my children”). The post Management Secrets appeared first on Consultants' Consultant. Consulting Well Manage others Manage yourself Please your boss and your clientsSo I’ve been gathering some great ideas for you.

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Markovitz Consulting

APRIL 16, 2019

A recent article by Sam Walker in the Wall Street Journal argues that better managers are the key to delivering better results. Walker cites research by Gallup showing that the quality of middle managers determines 70% of the variance between high-performing and low-performing companies. We’ve all heard the maxim that workers don’t leave companies; they leave their managers. He places the burden for increasing engagement on the individual manager.

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Steve Shu Consulting

JULY 28, 2015

The Pyramid Principle:Logic In Writing and Thinking (for managers & consultants especially) by Barbara Minto. Beyond the generic core, there are three major dimensions that come to the top of my mind when considering practitioner-level knowledge of the management consulting space: developing speciality and functional-area skills. developing knowledge and skills specific to managing both consulting practices and different organizational structures.

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McKinsey

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Despite product managers’ central roles in software organizations, they are often neglected from a talent-management perspective. Four levers can address this industry-wide challenge. High Tech Insights

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Effective management is what brings a company together and ensures ceaseless smooth-sailing through daily operations. No matter what industry you’re in, competent management is an integral piece to any company’s bigger picture puzzle.

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The Source

AUGUST 6, 2020

Business model Account management Blog posts Multidisciplinary working ProductivityThe UK has long suffered from weak productivity.

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Forward-thinking marketing organizations have continuously invested in a database strategy for enabling marketing processes. Download this ebook to learn how to maintain a strategy that includes refreshed information, database cleanses, and an accurate analysis at the same time.

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Steve Shu Consulting

OCTOBER 8, 2017

Prior to my current role, I spent many years in the traditional management consulting space. As I see it, the traditional segment of the management consulting industry values MBAs primarily because it facilitates a plug-and-play kind of model where people are interchangeable and can start working on a broad swathe of business problems. Management consulting projects can span diverse areas from operational to finance to marketing to strategy to IT management, etc.

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

JANUARY 13, 2020

While program management and project management are often related, there are key differences that set them apart. For organizations that run programs, it’s important to understand these differences so that their program leaders and project managers are working towards the same organizational goals, and are aligned on projects that support program initiatives and organizational strategic priorities. Strategic planning Project managment Program management

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McKinsey

JULY 14, 2020

Through thoughtful design, agile and lean management can be the perfect match for companies in search of lasting performance improvement. Insights on Operations

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 1, 2019

Management consulting is a professional service offered to organisations which aims to help internal management improve operating performance. The management consulting value chain encompasses strategy (idea origination, analysis and presentation of findings), implementation, operations and maintenance/feedback. Strategy consulting is the most human capital intensive and highest margin segment of management consulting, and the terms are used interchangeably.

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As buyer expectations continue to heighten, marketing and sales teams are feeling pressured to deliver authentic messaging to buyers at every point of their customer journey. This report aims to highlight the current state of B2B database and contact acquisition strategies, and organizations’ goals to leverage data to fuel their go-to-market strategies in 2020 and beyond.

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