Tom Spencer

JUNE 13, 2021

In management consulting and many other sectors, people spend a lot of time creating PowerPoint slides as it has become the basis for communicating, both internally and externally. In a business context, there are many types of slides that you will come across time and again. However, slide writing is often very challenging.

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Successful Independent Consulting

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

It takes practice to quote your consulting billing rate with confidence. Benchmark so you know your rate is reasonable. Talk with other consultants, do a web search on typical management consulting rates in your city or state, and/or try converting your employee salary to an hourly rate. There are lots of ways to do this.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 11, 2021

You will be continually building your toolkit to bank new skills and industry knowledge to a point where you can independently and reliably deliver value on each project. I experienced this multiple times when networking with people about consulting. Knowledge acquisition has compounding effects. What to learn. Learning from others.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 23, 2023

The hypothesis-based problem solving (HBPS) approach is a method employed by consultants to develop actionable recommendations for clients using a structured, evidence-based process. Clients often come to consultants with problems that aren’t well defined. Define the problem Goal : Create a problem statement.

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Brimstone Consulting

AUGUST 16, 2021

But such approaches don’t optimize business performance, innovation, or engagement, because they are blind to the informal networks through which collaborative work happens.”. Why we need to stop believing that culture and collaboration sit within the four walls of an office. The reason? A growing body of research debunks these beliefs.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JULY 24, 2023

Despite R&D being risky and expensive, businesses are betting big on innovation to fuel growth and competitive advantage. As the world rapidly changes, businesses and people must change. Edgar Schein Although innovation requires taking risks, failing to innovate can be fatal to a business. from the prior year.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 27, 2021

You can start to develop a benchmark by considering the collective reasoning of those attending the same presentation as well as your own initial opinions. Your manager recently told you that you did a good job on a project. This is great news, but how can you assess for yourself that you are doing well?

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LSA Global

JANUARY 22, 2022

How to Know if Your Culture Helping or Hindering Your Strategy The CEO’s Critical Role in Corporate Culture A Corporate Culture Assessment to Benchmark Organizational Health, Performance, and Strategic Alignment. Having a healthy (engaged) culture is good, but not sufficient. Download the Corporate Cultural Toolkit Now.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 11, 2021

It seems like coaching is a necessary part of the consulting interview prep process and without it you don’t have a chance of getting an offer. You need to benchmark your performance. A coach can also build your confidence in performing the skills you are working to perfect. Case coaching is an industry of its own.

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Management Consulted

MAY 22, 2016

ARCHSTONE CONSULTING. Today we highlight Archstone Consulting, a new firm on the block that is quickly making a name for itself in the consulting neighborhood. While originally founded as an independent strategic firm, Archstone Consulting was acquired by leading enterprise benchmarking firm The Hackett Group in 2009.

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Comatch

MAY 26, 2023

Like in most lines of work, soft skills are critical to your success as an independent consultant, perhaps even more so. The myth prevails that one either has or hasn’t got strong soft skills, exasperated by the lack of a clear learning path or benchmarks to improve them. I’m just such an introvert and could never do that!”,

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BCG

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Many companies (think Google and Amazon) use it to drive their business models—and their success. It’s just the type of question that TeBIT, a benchmarking study jointly developed by ETIS–The Community for Telecom Professionals and The Boston Consulting Group, was created to answer. But that’s not what’s happening.

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 3, 2011

List of strategy consulting firms in London 2011. in Management Consulting. List of strategy consulting firms in London. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting. Boston Consulting Group. Cedar Management Consulting. Celerant Consulting. Deloitte Consulting. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting.

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Management Consulted

JULY 10, 2016

For most aspiring consultants, McKinsey is the gold standard. Once you pass a certain benchmark score on the test, you will be invited back for the second round. It is not enough to simply structure a problem, you must be able to clearly communicate the structure to your interviewer as you are building it. Medical students.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 28, 2013

In reality, McKinsey, Bain, and Boston Consulting Group are tied for first, so Booz & Company is a close 2 nd place. With 57 offices worldwide, Booz offers consulting services for top businesses, governments, and organizations. Booz, who could very well possibly be considered the father of management consulting as a career.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 16, 2008

Banking salaries average 50-100% higher than consulting salaries , with the difference increasingly significant as your seniority increases. Consulting compensates with perks that banking does not offer – from better travel allowances to more generous health and retirement packages. This is the biggest superficial difference.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 27, 2012

As fall approaches, many of you will be meeting consultants and recruiters for the first time at on-campus career fairs, company info sessions, and firm-sponsored recruiting events designed for your class. This may come as a surprise, but working with your career services staff is not the answer to a great consulting resume!

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Makarios Consulting

MAY 19, 2021

A primary objective of the group was to help members find new jobs or build their own businesses. Travis Bradberry, author of the bestselling book Emotional Intelligence 2.0 , reports that 83 percent of people with high self-awareness are top performers, while only 2 percent of bottom performers display this trait. No recriminations.

Emotional Intelligence 52

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Makarios Consulting

MAY 19, 2021

A primary objective of the group was to help members find new jobs or build their own businesses. Travis Bradberry, author of the bestselling book Emotional Intelligence 2.0 , reports that 83 percent of people with high self-awareness are top performers, while only 2 percent of bottom performers display this trait. No recriminations.

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Emotional Intelligence Management Meeting Benchmarking 52

Tom Spencer

APRIL 22, 2018

Most case competitions require 3-4 participants in a team and it is crucial to build a balanced team with different backgrounds and strengths. Most case competitions require teams to consider a real situation that a business faced in the past and ask what the company should do. All case competitions are not created equal.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 27, 2008

Thanks to Marquis first and foremost, who is both a fellow Stanford grad and fellow ex-McKinsey consultant. He regularly blogs about management consulting and MBA issues and has sensible, smart advice for just about everything career-related. Day in the Life of a Management Consultant (client version). Check out his blog here.

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QEmploy

JULY 16, 2019

Why consulting? This guide contains everything you need to know about being a freelance consultant, answer the questions you might have, and tell you what to be aware of. This guide works for everyone who thinks about getting into consulting, but also for current consultants who might have some questions. Why consulting?

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Tom Spencer

MAY 15, 2014

The definitive 2014 List of Strategy Consulting Firms in Sydney. Below is our 2014 list of strategy consulting firms in Sydney. This list will be of interest to you if you live in Sydney (or you would like to live in Sydney), and: you want to become a strategy consultant, or. Archstone Consulting. FTI Consulting.

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Peter Stark

MAY 4, 2017

Create Benchmarks. Most companies are too busy fighting today’s fire. The HR team can hire a consultant, help to design the survey, coordinate the administration and feedback of results. After companies conduct an Employee opinion survey, they are faced with the challenge of taking action to create real change.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 31, 2017

It’s created new business and social networks, resulted in new ecosystems, and transformed our economy. Clearly, digital transformation involves some significant capability building. The broad deployment of digital technology requires rethinking both business and operating models. for leaders and 3.2% for laggards.

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Harvard Business

MAY 8, 2017

In a study of S&P 500 and Global 500 firms, our team found that those leading the most successful transformations, creating new offerings and business models to push into new growth markets, share common characteristics and strategies. How successful has the company been at creating new products, services, and business models?

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 8, 2024

One of the most common problems business leaders face is how to price a product. This article delves into key market concepts, common pricing strategies, and my recommendations to business professionals who want to master pricing in specific markets. As a result, companies would be able to consistently maximize profits.

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LSA Global

MARCH 8, 2022

Build Communication Frame Create a Master Frame for Change Communication Strategy to engage key stakeholders to be used and completed during Change Training. Build Communication Frame Create a Master Frame for Change Communication Strategy to engage key stakeholders to be used and completed during Change Training. Job Relevance.

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Harvard Business

JULY 21, 2017

PhDs and expensive consultants on the payrolls of InnoCentive and NineSigma even got involved. Back in 2011, crowdsourcing was fueling an explosion in open innovation. At that time, most Fortune 500 firms had launched crowdsourcing initiatives or partnered with startups in order to access outside innovators or co-create with customers.

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Tsavo Neal

JULY 10, 2020

With your skills, you have everything you need to make *your own* website the best website for your freelance business. That’s the perfect stack to build your own website that attracts clients for you. Management consultants are notorious for jargon, corporatespeak, and word salads. Don’t bother with freelance websites.

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Consulting Matters

AUGUST 15, 2019

I am super excited to interview Jahaan Blake, our latest Consultant Institute grad who has launched an amazing website and has a fantastic business all ready to go to start attracting tons of leads and future clients, but before she moves on to this new phase I wanted to take a pause and learn more about her experience.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 24, 2017

It is also occasionally necessary for employees to work behind the scenes to build coalitions of believers in a new vision to convince others. The first 100 days are usually the honeymoon period for any new CEO to make their mark and get others on board. Yes, it can be self-serving. However, the reality is that politics is normal.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MARCH 7, 2022

Creativity and risk-taking are essential to overcoming challenges, but businesses often reward efficiency and avoid risk. Innovation is best defined by producing significant positive change for customers, communities, and the business's bottom line. Companies need to continuously introduce innovations to fuel growth.

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Epicflow

JANUARY 12, 2024

In the present-day dynamic business environment, you should stay on top of all recent trends and be ready to implement innovations in your work. The participants will learn how healthcare providers overcome resource constraints and deliver new developments.

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Industry Automotive Pharmaceuticals Management 52

Confessions of a Consultant

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

So, while I’m continuing to consult, I’m hanging up the biro on this particular adventure. Firstly, it would act as an aide memoir – helping to capture the learning from a diverse range of experiences. Secondly, it would be a form of marketing – directly answering the question: “Is that bloke still alive?” So, why stop now?

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Epicflow

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The article is based on the webinar “Fighting Uncertainty in Organizations, Including Matrix Ones, to Achieve Excellent Reliability” with TOC experts Eli Schragenheim and Albert Ponsteen. Eli Schragenheim is a respected expert in organizational improvement and strategy, celebrated for his deep knowledge of the Theory of Constraints (TOC).

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