Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The role of a consultant is dynamic and complex, requiring a unique blend of skills that go beyond pure technical proficiency. In this 2-part article, I will outline the 5 key skills of an effective consultant, then discuss how to hone and highlight these skills.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MARCH 11, 2024

We can all agree nothing is certain except death and taxes. So, how can organizations and teams account for uncertainty and make progress on what matters? Here is a practical strategic planning method that can push your organization and team toward positive actions. This is where the good news comes in.

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Business Consulting Agency

JULY 25, 2022

So, how do you overcome entrepreneur business block? Through consulting services, entrepreneurs and companies can get the right help and assistance. Consultants can immediately get involved and help. Business consultants do not require a learning curve. That’s just how this sort of thing works.

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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.” References Holiday, R. Portfolio.

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Brimstone Consulting

APRIL 10, 2023

Taking a strategic approach to ESG can help you can a competitive advantage. Stakeholders want to know how organizations are affecting the environment, how treat and interact with their employees, clients and communities, and if they conduct their business ethically.

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Asamby Consulting

JULY 5, 2022

This article is the third of a series of posts on how to build a company "operating system", the infrastructure that functions as a backbone of your most common tasks and daily activities. In particular in this article we focus on how to track company time on Airtable in order to be able to run analysis and optimization activities.

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Markovitz Consulting

DECEMBER 17, 2018

In that regards, it’s an excellent reference book that belongs on every bookshelf. This is the classic example that probably every consultant has used to demonstrate the 5-Why approach to finding root cause. Identifying the root causes of a problem that prevent something from operating as it should. Type 3: Target condition.

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Successful Independent Consulting

APRIL 2, 2018

I know a consultant who is going to do some work designing a company’s program for high-potential employees. The consultant has talent but not much experience. Can you ballpark this for me? Louis Although the question is brief, a helpful answer is not. Dear Liz, I have a quick question. Pedigree matters.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 21, 2021

Looking back to consulting recruiting in graduate school, I always think about how interesting it was that so much of the conversation among candidates was about getting an offer from a top consulting firm. Yet, I don’t remember many conversations about succeeding within a consulting firm after joining. The sincere truth.

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Steve Shu Consulting

JUNE 15, 2011

Although I’ve developed a number of blog posts addressing the practice of management consulting, I have spent little time tying things together into a framework of secret weapons of the modern consultant. niche, large traditional), and has experience as both an operating manager and an advisor.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

A management consultant is someone who is consulted on difficult business issues. In other words, senior managers come to consultants for information and advice. Whilst not untrue, this is a fairly unremarkable description of what a consultant does. For instance, how, or in what manner, does a consultant give advice?

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Consulting Matters

AUGUST 19, 2020

Are you thinking about creating an online course but aren't sure if they are profitable for consultants? Watch this tutorial video and learn about the 3 types of profitable consulting courses and how they can amplify your client impact and profits. Betsy Jordyn : Hey, are you a consultant or coach? Here we go.

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Successful Independent Consulting

JULY 21, 2018

Recent court ruling likely to impact independent consultants in the U.S. This article was written by Henry Telfeian, a labor relations and employment attorney as well as the general counsel for the Professional Independent Consultants of America, Inc. The independent worker must control how, when and where the work is done.

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Makarios Consulting

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Whatever tough people issues are causing your stomach to churn, here are nine questions to ask to help you tackle the matter and get your business back on track! If the answer is “Yes,” you can move on to the next question. The GWC tool from the Entrepreneurial Operating System ® (EOS®) has three parts: Does the person Get It?

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Steve Shu Consulting

APRIL 6, 2011

Eventually projects with consultants come to an end. Similar to completion of a good run as an employee of a firm, feelings at the end of a consulting project can be bittersweet. The mutual understanding of project duration with clients and consultants may be specified in terms of project phases.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 6, 2019

“Data scientists, fast computers, and advanced software are replacing traditional decision-making processes and disrupting tried-and trusted traditional consulting methodologies, with Big Data being one of the main forces of disruption” ( Tras, 2015 ). So, how does big data create value for consulting firms?

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Harmonious Workplaces

OCTOBER 24, 2023

This morning, I attended a Momentum session of the Society for Evidence-Based Organizational Consulting (SEBOC). This group of Industrial-Organizational (I-O) Psychology practitioners took turns sharing how they found their way toward our aligned passions of how people think and behave in the workplace.

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Harvard Business

JULY 29, 2016

You think you’ve found the right candidate to fill your open position and now it’s time to check references. And how do you overcome the fact that so many companies only allow you to talk to HR and confirm the most basic information? “You can’t rely on your hunch,” she says. What the Experts Say.

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Epicflow

JUNE 10, 2022

When unmanaged, these risks can impact people’s safety and, to make matters worse, come down to considerable financial losses. . What are the most typical risks associated with aerospace engineering projects, and how to manage them effectively? There’s no doubt that these challenges can significantly hamper the workflow. .

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

Compensation for your volunteer consulting work is at an exciting zero. Yet for graduate students seriously considering a consulting career without prior professional consulting experience, I would strongly recommend it. Let’s first clarify what volunteer consulting is and isn’t. Making Sure Consulting is a Good Fit.

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Consulting Matters

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Are you thinking about becoming a consultant but not sure what the consultant's role entails? Are you currently a consultant and tired of shadow boxing negative stereotypes about this role and want to be seen as an essential strategic partner to executives? I don't know how to break up the content. Transcript.

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Consulting Matters

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Are you tired of the endless chase for small-paying consulting gigs? Do you want to stop under-valuing yourself through sub-contracting with other consultants and take your place as a sought-after advisor to the C-Suite? I am so excited to share with you my secret strategies around how you position yourself as a strategic partner.

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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. Now, don’t get me wrong, I love my job and I’m happy to be helpful. Do you have any advice on how I can get our managers to take more ownership? I totally feel you!

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The Consultants Peer Group

DECEMBER 18, 2023

I presented five problems associated with the commonly accepted ‘standard’ consulting proposal – the kind that can be found online with a simple search. What spurred my need to write this two-part series consulting proposals? Within the past month I was talking to a relative newcomer to the consulting profession.

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The Management Centre

MAY 4, 2021

Welcome to the Safe Space – where managers can share their issues, and gain advice from top learning & development consultants. The =mc consultants offer advice on a difficult issue which you may well identify with: handling performance when someone is having a tough time. I really hope you can help me.

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Women in Consulting

MAY 6, 2022

Confidence plays an interesting role in consulting. Our customers need to have confidence in us as consultants. And those nuances contribute significantly to the level of success a consultant can achieve. If you’re asking someone to ‘drive’ for a short while, you likely want to make sure you can trust them.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JUNE 12, 2023

Leaders need to be able to operate within and upon the business. Today, many leaders are asking how they can change the organizational culture. If you are looking for a good discussion topic at an upcoming meeting, take some time to ask those attending how they would describe the organization's culture.

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Epicflow

JULY 12, 2022

McKinsey consultancy suggests that the data-driven enterprise of 2025 will be characterized by certain processes [2]. Basic day-to-day operations will be automated, and people will be able to focus more on innovation, collaboration, and communication. . Culture in this case refers to people, processes, and change management.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 12, 2019

In the last instalment, I wrote about a fundamental resource within high performing companies, people, and the ways in which internal and external motivation can direct the knowledge sharing process. You can read the full article here. Reference: An Analysis of Knowledge Management and Knowledge Sharing by Bialas, T.,

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 20, 2022

However, if you have a reasonable context, you (or HR and you) can create a script you can use to make a layoff a respectful and relatively kind experience. The managers had already tightened the operating expenses, such as eliminating coffee in the break rooms. You can demand the leader tells people. You are one of them.”

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Organizational Talent Consulting

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Great leaders dream of a better future – from business sustainability to growing future leaders, increasing speed to market, or operating with greater purpose. But how inclusive should your strategic thinking and planning be? It is about awareness of what could be and the foresight to help the organization be successful.

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Makarios Consulting

JUNE 1, 2023

This phrase is taken from the GWC tool, which is part of the Entrepreneurial Operating System ® (EOS®). A person who “gets it” understands the nature of the role, how it fits into the larger organization, and what is required in the seat. If not, don’t think you can convince or cajole them into wanting or liking the position.

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Brimstone Consulting

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

It is not something you can “come back to.” Change can be brought on by choice, promotion, or forced upon you, being fired. They provide the opportunity for you to assess progress made, recognize strengths and weaknesses, and identify the skills and knowledge that will help you progress and succeed. – Ralph Waldo Emerson.

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Makarios Consulting

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Can you imagine the employee frustration? The operational inefficiency? As a leader, you know that – but you may be stymied on how to make it happen. If the answer is “Yes,” you can move on to the next step. Here’s how it works. The customer complaints? The profit loss? You may not have to imagine it.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

OCTOBER 30, 2023

While pressure can slow the learning rate at the moment, it improves long-term retention and application transfer. Here are four tips to help you make your best decision: Decision-Making Tip #1: Visualize the desired outcome. Asking questions helps reveal alternative scenarios. References: Bjork, E. & Bjork, R.

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CaseInterview.com

JULY 18, 2019

Accenture careers are like Accenture itself - the very best there is in the world of consulting. The Financial Services Operating Group concerns itself with Banking, Capital Markets and Insurance. The Health and Public Service operating group focuses on those industries.

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Kai Davis

JUNE 15, 2020

These are steps that will help you start on a good foot with your client. The $500k project is getting the consulting team flown in for the on-site kickoff meeting and information exchange. But, no matter the $ize of your engagement, you’re aiming to meet the same objectives: Explain how you’ll work together.

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