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What is consulting?

Tom Spencer

When people think of consultants, they tend to visualize professionally suited employees, degrees from the best schools, high pay-checks and fancy travel stories. Consultants specialized in forensic research and litigation support also fall under the Financial Advisory segment. Which cities should it prioritize? Conclusion.

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How Microsoft Used an Office Move to Boost Collaboration

Harvard Business

Beginning in the Spring of 2016, our workplace analytics group worked with commercial real estate company CBRE to calculate the cost savings associated with relocating a 1,200-person Microsoft engineering organization from five buildings into four other buildings.

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A Commercial Pilot’s 2-Year Plan to Break into Consulting

Management Consulted

Consultants are very risk averse and are very hyper focused on issues like GPA and other metrics – not because they are a perfect indicator, but because there are a decent indicator of whether or not somebody is going to be able to manage work that sometimes is really exciting, and sometimes kind of mundane.

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4 Organizational Mistakes That Plague Modern Knowledge Workers

Harvard Business

It could help your company save money on real estate, building maintenance, and office infrastructure. And it could make your employees happier, thanks to greater flexibility and less travel time. Success metrics must be clear and agreed upon in advance, and managers may need training on effective leadership of remote workers.

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