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How to Travel Less & Earn More Consulting Revenue

David A Fields

Some consultants love to travel for their consulting projects. Besides, when I’m on the road, there’s less time for marketing and business development, and I can’t play old-man hockey at the local rink. Me, I’m not a big fan.

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4 Lessons Learned Outside the Classroom during an MBA

Tom Spencer

Time management. In order to take on all of these responsibilities, one has to develop outstanding time management skills. During these times your best friend will become Google Calendar. At the same time, by travelling and consulting abroad, you can learn about ways of conducting business in different continents.

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Managing your Energy, Time, and Tasks to have a Complete Day

Tom Spencer

I have also found that this habit of time tracking acts as a tool to help me batch tasks (i.e. Manage your tasks. During any given workday your time will likely be spent on a combination of: Independently working. Traveling and eating. Traveling and eating. Attending meetings. Networking. Independently working.

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Due Diligence by Management Consulting Firms

Tom Spencer

During one of my internships I worked on a due diligence project, which involved conducting market research to help a PE firm decide whether to acquire a major stake in a joint venture owned by one of the largest telecom companies in Asia. Below is a snapshot of what acted as a guide to conducting due diligence during my own tenure.

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Consulting in South Africa – what to expect

Tom Spencer

The consulting industry is surviving during these uncertain times. Although consulting jobs have been under threat because of the negatively impacted economy, companies have cut off many expenses (travel, networking events) and firms have adjusted their operations to support a ‘work from home’ model.

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How Many People Really Combine Work Trips with Vacation?

Harvard Business

In corporate travel, extending a business trip for personal purposes is known as “bleisure,” an awkward term that’s only saving grace is that it’s less awful than the alternative, “bizcation.” To this end, we analyzed 29 million business trips booked by Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) between 2011 and 2015.

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Future-proofing your job against the robots

Comatch

This is especially true in a free market, where you compete against other professionals. And the best part: This is true for soft skills such as communication, resilience, or time management – just like training to be a data analyst or mastering a foreign language. Awesome, isn’t it?