Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Companies are constantly revising their policies and procedures, business models, and organisational structures, as well as adopting new technologies. The majority of meetings are now conducted virtually and remote working has become the “new normal”. The world is evolving at a rapid speed, which prompts companies to adapt.

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Markovitz Consulting

DECEMBER 8, 2020

But how do we ensure that the administrative “drag”—bloated meetings, excessive documentation, repetitive approvals, etc.—don’t Many older managers have preconceived notions of telework as a refuge for slackers, and will push for a return to pre-Covid work routines. don’t snapback with a vengeance when we return to the office?

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Nash Consulting

JUNE 29, 2022

And the subsystem within this larger system with the most significant influence on engagement is leadership and management (we will use these two terms interchangeably here). So, what does it mean to have skilled managers? The following is a brief overview of The Top 15 Management Skills. And guess what?

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 26, 2024

This article explores the nature of inflation, delving into its impact on different socioeconomic groups, the balance between inflation and unemployment, and the historical theories that have shaped monetary and fiscal policy decisions. The Phillips curve offered no short term solutions to the problem.

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Successful Independent Consulting

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Make it a policy. I also recommend making it your policy. Literally create a document titled “Rate Policy” and write down what rates you charge for what services. Your policy should be short, maybe half a page. No one is likely to see the policy except you, but having it will enable you to say to clients, “It’s my policy.”

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Epicflow

AUGUST 19, 2022

Every project management activity doesn’t exist in isolation – they are all related to and dependent on each other, may have competing requirements and/or shared resources. To make sure that the process of orchestrating projects across the whole environment runs like clockwork, project integration management should be applied. .

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Successful Independent Consulting

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Make it a policy. I also recommend making it your policy. Literally create a document titled “Rate Policy” and write down what rates you charge for what services. Your policy should be short, maybe half a page. No one is likely to see the policy except you, but having it will enable you to say to clients, “It’s my policy.”

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Harmonious Workplaces

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Since I’ve shown a little grey in my beard, I can verify from my experience that some hiring managers do not look favorably on older workers, especially job seekers. After five or so interviews, the hiring manager stated that they wanted a “digital native.”

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Markovitz Consulting

DECEMBER 9, 2020

But how do we ensure that the administrative “drag”—bloated meetings, excessive documentation, repetitive approvals, etc.—don’t Many older managers have preconceived notions of telework as a refuge for slackers, and will push for a return to pre-Covid work routines. don’t snapback with a vengeance when we return to the office?

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Tom Spencer

MAY 23, 2021

As someone currently in management consulting who has previously done tech sales for a major software company, I was amused by Martin Keller’s article championing tech sales (sometimes known as consultative or customer success driven sales) over management consulting. However, the hours are generally easier to plan and organize.

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Nash Consulting

MAY 6, 2020

Some of us have been managing remote teams for years, but for many this is a brand new (and slightly anxiety-producing) experience. Have a conversation with each employee to mutually agree on a check-in cadence that meets the needs of both of you. Create a new “open-door policy” system. Be intentional about this right up front.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Are you aware of your performance management blind spots? In a complex and fast-paced workplace, leaders need to be able to recognize and avoid the performance management pitfalls that come from common organizational dysfunctions and cognitive biases. Why recognizing performance management blind spots matters.

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Peter Stark

MARCH 7, 2023

One of the most common mistakes that managers make is not having one-on-one meetings with their direct reports or not holding meetings with any kind of consistency. That should be enough for any leader to jump on board with wanting to hold one-on-one meetings with their direct reports. Start the meeting on time.

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Harmonious Workplaces

JANUARY 11, 2024

Leaders striving for a better workplace may suffer consequences In a recent post on LinkedIn from the Business & Management Consultants open group, a contributor posted, “A manager who challenges the boss and stands up for their team, despite risking their own career, is a true leader.” I complied; he didn’t.

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Harvard Business

JULY 6, 2023

Organizational innovation is fueled through effective and agile creation, management, application, recombination, and deployment of knowledge assets and know-how. As such, a company’s comprehensive knowledge is often unaccounted for and difficult to organize and deploy where needed in an effective or efficient way.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Steven Rogelberg, a professor at UNC Charlotte, has spent decades researching workplace meetings and reports that many of them are a waste of time. Because the vast majority of managers aren’t trained in or reviewed on effective meeting management. ”

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Consultant Journal

MARCH 5, 2020

How should small business owners manage the corona virus, aka COVID-19 ? It’s a question on the minds of many entrepreneurs, as Fortune 500 companies announce new protocols for travel, meetings and even use of coffee cups. In the meantime, based on current information, you can take the following steps: Managing Employees.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 8, 2019

Asset management as an industry is becoming increasingly important for a variety of reasons: The world is getting wealthier, driven by growth in emerging markets. This bodes well for those looking to work in asset management. The Rise of Passive Asset Management. Here are some trends that would be good to keep on top of.

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Markovitz Consulting

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

They’re not ending their work from home policies, but increasingly higher ranking staff are coming back to the mothership, particularly for important meetings. When everyone is working from home and meetings are conducted by Zoom it’s easy to remember to bring everyone to the virtual table.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 4, 2023

The traditional methods of governance, often characterized by bureaucratic hurdles, delayed decision-making, and limited stakeholder engagement, no longer meet the demands of the modern era. Governance is the backbone of any organization Governance shapes an organization’s strategies, policies, and decision-making processes.

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Nash Consulting

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

“You’re an excellent engineer/IT professional/accountant/[choose your own adventure]…we’re going to reward you by promoting you to a management role. Welcome to management. The second is that there really aren’t any specialized skills related to being a good manager. Congratulations! Good luck!” Again, untrue.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

Throughout the consulting career recruiting process, I found it memorable that in both informal conversations and formal presentations, the issue of personal life management did occur as a poignant topic of conversation. She just naturally hates talking on the phone and prefers meeting up in person, so we will have to work out a solution.

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Markovitz Consulting

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

They’re not ending their work from home policies, but increasingly higher ranking staff are coming back to the mothership, particularly for important meetings. When everyone is working from home and meetings are conducted by Zoom it’s easy to remember to bring everyone to the virtual table.

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The Management Centre

MARCH 8, 2024

Welcome to the Safe Space – where managers can share their issues, and gain advice from top learning & development consultants. Here at =mc we encourage every participant we meet on our programmes to get in touch if they have specific issues they want to follow up on. I’ve found myself in a bit of a predicament.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Meetings are notoriously one of organizational life’s most insufferable realities. And 71% of senior managers view them as unproductive. In a meticulous inventory, we calculated the hours spent in meetings by directors and above across the enterprise (a population of about 500). emma mayfield photography/Getty Images.

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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 12, 2022

While some relationships have a built-in hierarchy (manager vs. direct report, parent vs. child), many other relationships are more peer-level (e.g., For example, let’s say you’re upset because a colleague left you off of a meeting invite for a project. Instead of complaining by saying, “Why didn’t you include me in the meeting!”

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Women in Consulting

APRIL 11, 2013

Peer-to-peer Fundraising Email Marketing Website Management Website Design Payment Processing Sphere Know How Blog Sphere Knowledgebase Sphere Forum Case Central Sphere Connect Sphere Connect Partners Blackbaud Connect Partner Network Overview Partner Login. Nonprofit Management. Prospect & Donor Management.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 28, 2023

Centralization – CBDCs will be centrally managed and controlled by the central bank, whereas bank deposits represent a deposit holder’s claim on one specific bank. In contrast, commercial banks can from time to time fail to meet their obligations. Central banks are actively working to address key risks.

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CaseInterview.com

JANUARY 4, 2023

Twenty years later, one of those men had progressed to be a mid-level manager in his company, while the other became the company’s CEO. Sometimes it would be meeting a new contact for coffee. Check out our privacy policy for details on how we protect and manage your submitted data. Sometimes it was reading a book.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 27, 2018

Top-tier consulting firms are notorious for two or three-year up or out policies, and poor work-life balance. Managers talk amongst themselves about juniors, just as juniors talk about their managers. Senior managers more removed from your position don’t always have a good grasp of how long a task should take.

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Asamby Consulting

JANUARY 13, 2022

Why you need a COO or Operations Manager. Many founders and CEOs ask us this question: Do I need an operations manager? How do I best structure the role of an COO or operations manager. What qualifications should an operations manager or COO have? Check out our privacy policy. We answer with a resounding yes.

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The Management Centre

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Ensure there are stated organisational values and ethics in a written policy, mandated to all stakeholders. Be careful that this is not just another policy. Values, ethics and intents need to permeate all other policies: from recruitment to flexible working. But writing it down is just a first step. It shows intent.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 13, 2016

A managers’ challenge is how to take these “on the books” policies and move them beyond simple compliance to a place of executional excellence. In our work with employers, we find that when managers embrace new policies and regulations rather than grudgingly complying, they bring needed change to workplace culture.

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The Management Centre

DECEMBER 2, 2021

And that model seems to be growing in popularity as a way of managing the various ebbing and flowing Covid-19 restrictions. Plan ahead, identify who you will meet and what it is you can work on together. Plan to catch up with your colleagues, whether that’s at the start of a meeting, by sending them a quick email or arranging a coffee.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 12, 2013

The massive number of Yen shorts may be a caution signal, but fundamentally, Japan''s prime minister Shinzo Abe is out of his mind with his inflation policies. The Financial Times reports Bank of Japan Vows to Stick with Easy Money Policy. Abe''s policy (as with most politicians) is "If It Doesn''t Work, Do More of It".

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 10, 2019

New Managers are Struggling. Do you know the role and responsibility of a new manager at your company? Senior executives and non-executive managers are unhappy with the performance of their companies’ frontline managers. The Role and Responsibility of a New Manager in 5 Stages. Effective new managers are decisive.

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CaseInterview.com

JULY 30, 2022

In a recent Inner Circle office hours Zoom meeting, several people asked me if they should take job offer A or B… work in industry A or B… pursue career path A or B… whether they should leave McKinsey now or later… My answer is always the same. Check out our privacy policy for details on how we protect and manage your submitted data.

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