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From STEM PhD to Federal Consulting: An Interview with Josh

Management Consulted

Once I graduated with my Bachelor’s, I was a financial analyst by day and managed a bar a few nights per week. As luck would have it, I was able to take an ownership role at the bar I was managing. In this job I managed investigator initiated clinical trials, scientific messaging and key opinion leader development.

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Conversation with A.T. Kearney

Tom Spencer

Kearney is a leading global management consulting firm with offices in more than 40 countries. This will be of particular interest for students and recent graduates who are looking to pursue a career in the management consulting industry. Kearney’s travel model? Kearney Consulting from other management consulting firms?

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From the Bench and Bedside to the Boardrooms (How to transition from academia into consulting, Part 1 of 2)

Tom Spencer

With the 2018 application cycle in full swing for a number of top-tier consulting firms, many of my MD and PhD colleagues have been inquiring about how they can leave academia, if only for a few years, and pursue a career change in management consulting. Now depending on what school you attend this may or may not be possible.

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How to Improve the Engagement and Retention of Young Hourly Workers

Harvard Business

They shared five key insights for employers looking to improve retention and engagement, including how to improve manager training, diversity and inclusion, and scheduling. Train frontline managers to support people and process. How can companies help their managers become more effective?

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How to Create an Exponential Mindset

Harvard Business

uses digital technology) but doesn’t actually operate digitally (i.e. They manage their uncertainty, take the leap, and start the journey despite being unable to see around the bend. That’s how things work in the physical world when we are traveling to a destination. achieves accelerating returns).

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The CURE for Burnout

Consulting Matters

Ask yourself these three questions: As it relates to pure exhaustion, on a scale of 1-5 where one is “I’m operating on fumes. Achievement stressors: Are excessive work hours, heavy travel, scope of the job, and 24/7 accessibility too much? What about you? Are you in burnout? And to what degree?

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OPERA America’s Survey Shows an Industry in Freefall…

Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

15th June 2023 at 1 PM Eastern time: we are doing another FREE webinar on brand management for professional services. My ambition is to do one of these a month as a way to replace a little bit of the traveling I might have done in the past. Here are a few that I use in my workshops: What does success look like?

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