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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Management Video Consulting Healthcare 131

Consultants Mind

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Management Consulting. It is a set… Read More » The post What is management consulting? Consultant Consulting Management consultingIt’s a lot of things. It is an industry; we all know McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Deloitte, PWC, and others. It is a profession built on asking good questions. It is a team sport. It is a bit of an attitude. It is a tribe that is difficult to get into. appeared first on Consultant's Mind.

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Consultants Mind

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

The post Strategic Management in 20 Icons appeared first on Consultant's Mind. Learning Education Strategy

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Management Consulting Education Strategy 221

Consultants Mind

JUNE 13, 2017

It’s a simple way to think about change management, but it also makes a lot of sense. Head: The logic of the analysis… Read More » The post Change Management: Head + Heart + Hand appeared first on Consultant's Mind. Consultant Analysis Change Management Head Heart Hand implementation LeadershipAfter reading Switch (affiliate link) by the Heath brothers, I am convinced that successful consulting projects must appeal to the head, the heart and the hand.

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Change Management Management Analysis Leadership 212

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.

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Management Consulting Airlines Development 195

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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Management Consulting Healthcare Insurance 120

Steve Shu Consulting

OCTOBER 8, 2017

Prior to my current role, I spent many years in the traditional management consulting space. Management consulting projects can span diverse areas from operational to finance to marketing to strategy to IT management, etc. Management Consulting

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Management Consulting Methodologies McKinsey 195

Steve Shu Consulting

JULY 28, 2015

The Pyramid Principle:Logic In Writing and Thinking (for managers & consultants especially) by Barbara Minto. developing knowledge and skills specific to managing both consulting practices and different organizational structures.

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Management Consulting McKinsey Interviews 269

Consultants Mind

DECEMBER 20, 2014

Probably not a good mindset, but that is the part of the … Continue reading → Consultant Coaching Communication Consulting Consulting Team Leadership Learning Management consulting I love coaching. It is one of the most meaningful parts of this consulting job. Sometimes I am more focused on coaching the junior resources than the client.

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Management Consulting Resources Leadership 204

Consultants Mind

JANUARY 5, 2018

Teaching management consulting this semester to a select group of 40 students. That said, I wanted to describe management consulting succinctly in the syllabus. Two weeks ago I described it by sharing 30+ links to… Read More » The post Syllabus: What is management consulting? I imagine 1/2 of them will have consulting internship or full-time offers already. This is an elective, and they are elite.

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Management Consulting Groups 152

Consultants Mind

MARCH 26, 2015

I have not blogged in a month because of international travel, 3 concurrent projects, and honestly, some of the toughest manager days I have ever had. … Continue reading → Consultant Consulting Consulting Career Consulting Team Management consulting Professionalism Got some new folks, a fairly ambiguous project, and a lack of thinking. Sad, but true.

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Management Travel Consulting 166

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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Management Consulting Ethics Leadership 243

Consultants Mind

APRIL 25, 2015

Increasingly, I have been using this simple, but stark, analogy to talk about team management. Dictator mode (do what I say) As a manager, I want to … Continue reading → Consultant Consulting Consulting Career Consulting Team Management consulting Project ManagementIncreasingly, seems like there are two ways to get outcomes. Democracy mode (what do you think?)

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Management Consulting 218

Steve Shu Consulting

AUGUST 20, 2018

Engagement manager – The engagement manager has responsibility for the client problem statement and the problem-solving structure (i.e., Management reports – Consultants often get reports normally directly accessible by the management teams.

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Management Consulting Interviews Report 195

Consultants Mind

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

The global asset management business is huge. With the incredibly loose monetary policy (read: printing money), it is no surprise that global assets under management (AUM) have done well. Learning asset management McKinsey

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McKinsey Report Management Policies 239

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.

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Consultants Mind

MAY 25, 2014

If you have an interest in consulting, management and persuading people into action, you need to watch it … Continue reading → Learning Consulting Leadership Management consulting Professionalism There is a famous TED talk by Simon Sinek called How Great Leaders Inspire Action. 17 million have watched it so far.

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Change Management Management Consulting Leadership 198

Consultants Mind

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Most management consulting firms are privately held. They start off as partnerships and remain that way: McKinsey, Bain, BCG, Deloitte, E&Y, KPMG, PWC, AT Kearney, PA Consulting, LEK, Oliver Wyman. PRTM, Monitor and others were bought out. It takes a lot of … Continue reading → Consultant Accenture Booz Allen consulting firm Consulting Tools

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Comparison Oliver Wyman Management Consulting 198

Consultants Mind

JULY 26, 2014

I gave this advice to a newbie manager this week. The manager kept acting like an individual contributor, as if that was enough to succeed. No sense … Continue reading → Consultant Consulting Consulting Career Management Management consulting Professionalism Project Management He kept saying, “well, I do this” and “I do that” Wrong point of view.

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Management Consulting 226

Steve Shu Consulting

OCTOBER 8, 2017

In a nutshell: Analyst / Associate – Performance on project activities and workstreams for a project as evaluated by the manager and partner/principal for the project plus any client feedback, minimum threshold for billable hours, support for internal firm activities and some professional development. Partner/Managing Partner – Here we get into sustaining a business to support teams, multiple consultants, and potential practices. Management Consulting

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Management Consulting Development Sales 150

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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Management Leadership Report Consulting 47

Tom Spencer

JUNE 17, 2017

Many individuals will be self-employed, and the value creation process will be overseen and managed in a way that no longer requires multiple layers of other human beings to be part of the process. Many things managers do – and in many industries – are about to be automated out of existence.

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Management Banking Industry Fashion 78

Consultants Mind

MARCH 10, 2014

I was reading an article in the Economist about immigrant diasporas. Overseas Chinese, Indians, and Jews are a few examples of tight-knit, highly-educated, geographically-dispersed groups, who are extremely successful and make things happen. The article argues that these small groups … Continue reading → Fun Consulting Graphs Learning

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Management Consulting Education Groups 241

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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Talent Productivity Software Management 87

Consultants Mind

MAY 18, 2014

For those of us who have worked with Fortune 500 clients, … Continue reading → Learning BCG Consulting Leadership Management Management consulting The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has a refreshing new book which makes the argument that companies have a bad habit of responding to complex business environments by simply getting more complicated. This is so true.

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Management Boston Consulting Group Groups Company 183

Steve Shu Consulting

JULY 4, 2017

I wrote the following post (edited slightly here) in response to someone on Quora who indicated that they were having a hard time coping with the transition from management consulting to a startup in terms of the more experimental nature of the startup world and feeling like they were not using their past skills and knowledge. When I first left a traditional management consulting firm, I went to a startup. in operations or product management).

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Management Consulting Training Training 150

The Clever Consultant

JULY 8, 2013

Every six months or so, I take the time to re-read time management books, review my workload and consider ways to more effective. Improving your time management is the result of successfully adopting new habits and, old habits are hard to break.

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Time Management Management Case Studies Case Study 136

McKinsey

JULY 13, 2018

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

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Agile Management 87

Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

Management requires smooth process, leadership requires clear vision. Management is about running systems, processes, and people. If you have no managers, then key details, tasks and deadlines are likely to be missed.

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Leadership Management System Consulting 117

Steve Shu Consulting

JULY 4, 2017

I wrote the following post in response to someone on Quora who asked me about innovative methods that management consultants use to pitch clients instead of using PowerPoint presentations. Management Consulting Sales And Marketing

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Management Consulting Exercises Construction 195

Consultants Mind

APRIL 15, 2012

Management consultants are always on the prowl for good data. The title of this post would be a kin to: “Why … Continue reading → Consultant Analysis Business Intelligence Clients Consulting Data Database Gartner Habits Management consulting Stanford TED (conference After all, it is the stuff that client recommendations are made of. To a cynic, it might seem obvious.

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Data Management Consulting Conference 186

Steve Shu Consulting

AUGUST 13, 2017

Management ConsultingConsultants do work long hours. Not as bad as investment bankers though. In my opinion, it takes a conscious effort to have a healthy lifestyle in consulting.

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Management Exercises Consulting Efficiency 195

Management Consulted

JULY 12, 2018

” We’ll adjust this slightly for management consulting, “It’s not just what you know, but who you know.” The post Networking Course at Management Consulted appeared first on Management Consulted. Most of us at one time or another have heard the phrase, “It’s not what you know, but who you know.” ” While having … Continued. consulting networking

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Course Management Consulting 100

Consultants Mind

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

For those interested in management consulting – Dominic Barton is a name you will recognize – the managing partner at McKinsey & Company. This interview with him is a 1,500 word read, but … Continue reading → Consultant Consulting Consulting Career Management consulting McKinseyBasically the chief of the chief consulting firm.

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McKinsey Interviews Management Company 179

Steve Shu Consulting

AUGUST 31, 2016

Management Consulting Professional Services Sales And Marketing UncategorizedI’ve often been asked by new consultants to provide insights on structuring a proposal. Here’s a conceptual, high-level summary of a typical proposal: Executive Summary and Overview – often articulates background relevant to the proposal, such as current issues and the specific problem statement that the consultant will be addressing for the client.

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Management Consulting Case Studies Case Study 150

Tom Spencer

APRIL 29, 2018

The term ‘knowledge management’ has become increasingly trendy over the past couple of years during B-school. And with that trend a new one has emerged: little information on how to manage it successfully. Skills, Tips, and Tactics knowledge management

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Management Trends Culture System 98

Consultants Mind

MARCH 26, 2014

Fun Graphics Consulting Graphs Management consulting

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Management Consulting 235

Tom Spencer

APRIL 23, 2014

We are delighted to welcome Meenakshi to join the Consulting Blog as a Manager for 2014/15. She is providing crucial strategic and operational guidance, and we believe that she has a bright future ahead working for a top consultancy – if they manage to hire her.

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Management Resources Interviews Talent 102

Tom Spencer

JULY 21, 2018

It was a very interesting experience, so in this post I will share what I learned, as well as talk about the role played by management consulting firms.

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Management Cash Flow Consulting Bain 85

McKinsey

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Five principles are useful in guiding CEOs in their third, fourth, and fifth years on the job. Strategy & Corporate Finance Insights

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Management Finance Strategy Strategy 109