Women in Consulting

MAY 21, 2019

A few years ago, the Women In Consulting Annual Best Practices Survey unveiled some tricks by top consultants that helped improved my business’ profitability and my work/life balance. As solo practitioners and entrepreneurs, often we have limited access to relevant benchmarking resources. You can take the survey here: [link].

Benchmarking 67

Benchmarking Survey Case Study Case Studies 67

Successful Independent Consulting

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Do some market-rate benchmarking to learn what other consultants are charging, or what clients are paying. Try doing a quick survey of similar consultants you know (maybe ask them to select from list of price ranges). In my example of $150 hourly, a 5% annual increase works out to $157.50 for year one, $165 for year two, and $172.50

Policies 195

Policies Benchmarking Examples Consulting 195

Successful Independent Consulting

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Do some market-rate benchmarking to learn what other consultants are charging, or what clients are paying. Try doing a quick survey of similar consultants you know (maybe ask them to select from list of price ranges). In my example of $150 hourly, a 5% annual increase works out to $157.50 for year one, $165 for year two, and $172.50

Policies 195

Policies Benchmarking Banking Examples 195

Successful Independent Consulting

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Third, do some market-rate benchmarking to learn what other consultants are charging, or what clients are paying. Try doing a quick survey of similar consultants you know (maybe ask them to select from list of price ranges). In my example of $150 hourly, a 5% annual increase works out to $157.50 for year three.

Consulting 354

Consulting Policies Benchmarking Examples 354

Successful Independent Consulting

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Do some market-rate benchmarking to learn what other consultants are charging, or what clients are paying. Try doing a quick survey of similar consultants you know (maybe ask them to select from list of price ranges). In my example of $150 hourly, a 5% annual increase works out to $157.50 for year one, $165 for year two, and $172.50

Consulting 221

Consulting Policies Benchmarking Examples 221

BCG

MAY 9, 2016

BCG’s Retail-Banking Excellence benchmarking study (REBEX) profiles the operational and digital practices and performance of 20 of the world’s leading retail banks, a group of 40 institutions chosen for their size and the strength of their capabilities. At the heart of the benchmarking are core operational metrics.

Operations 40

Operations Retail Banking Benchmarking 40

Organizational Talent Consulting

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

A recent CEO benchmarking report found that nearly one in five CEOs surveyed identified holding others accountable as their greatest weakness and almost as many struggled with letting go of underperformers. Consider using this survey before and after taking steps to improve the team and organizational accountability.

Culture 59

Culture Survey Policies Benchmarking 59

Business Consulting Agency

MAY 11, 2023

According to a survey by the Institute of Consulting, 96% of small businesses reported that consulting assistance added value to their operations. According to a survey by Babson College, startups with strong networks achieve higher revenue growth and are more likely to secure funding.

Company 52

Company Consulting Cash Flow Financial 52

BCG

JUNE 15, 2016

For 14 years, BCG has conducted a proprietary benchmarking survey of wealth management providers from all over the world, running the spectrum from small boutiques to the world’s largest wealth managers—and covering multiple business models, from onshore to offshore and from banking to brokerage.

Benchmarking 40

Benchmarking Management Trends Survey 40

BCG

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Three years ago, BCG published the results of its landmark global benchmarking study that concluded that medical technology companies had been relying on an outdated commercial model, which we dubbed the “milkman” model.1 In fact, the latest benchmarking results show a bifurcation of companies. Focus Tuesday, February 28, 2017.

Benchmarking 40

Benchmarking Study Survey Industry 40

LSA Global

MARCH 7, 2024

For example, the Denison Culture Survey measures four validated and benchmarked culture traits in the areas of mission, consistency, involvement, and adaptability. Understanding your culture lets you identify and be proactive about potential cultural alignments and misalignments.

Culture 36

Culture Intellectual Property Benchmarking Talent 36

Peter Stark

AUGUST 11, 2018

Companies in our Best of the Best Benchmark from our Employee Opinion Surveys rate almost 20 points higher than organizations in our Overall Benchmark regarding their ideas and opinions counting at work. Does your opinion matter? Yes, indeed, your opinion does and should matter. The post Does your opinion matter?

Benchmarking 30

Benchmarking Survey Culture Meeting 30

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

To get a sense of how successful your recent reorg was, take the survey below. By completing it, you will be able to benchmark your company’s reorg against a number of best practices, identified in our book, ReOrg: How to Get it Right.

Benchmarking 43

Benchmarking Automotive Survey McKinsey 43

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

The household survey shows a gain of employment of 638,000. The benchmark revision incorporates a large non-economic change that resulted from a reclassification of 466,000 jobs from private households (out of scope by CES definition) to services for the elderly and disabled (in scope for CES). That said, revisions were in play.

Survey 70

Survey Benchmarking Report Construction 70

Rick Conlow

JANUARY 2, 2023

No wonder the #1 issue on employee engagement surveys is the lack of communication. Do you want to benchmark your career with the habits of extraordinarily successful people? A global IBM study found that 33% of CEOs had engineering degrees and another 15% had finance degrees. CEOs focus on data, facts, figures, and metrics.

Emotional Intelligence 88

Emotional Intelligence Study Leadership Finance 88

LSA Global

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Benchmark your new employee onboarding practices here. Team Meetings Our employee engagement survey data tells us that most employees think that meetings are a waste of time because they lack proper meeting planning and facilitation. Accordingly, new employee onboarding is one of the key team rituals to create alignment at work.

Culture 36

Culture Meeting Benchmarking Guidelines 36

BCG

DECEMBER 12, 2016

In fact, BCG’s most recent Corporate Banking Performance Benchmarking survey—of 300 corporate banking divisions around the world serving the small, midmarket, and large business segments—found a dramatic split between the best and the rest. Nevertheless, this year’s survey revealed a few themes that cut across all those segments.

Banking 40

Banking Benchmarking Operations Survey 40

MishTalk

MARCH 10, 2014

Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether traders distorted prices for options and exchange-traded funds by rigging benchmark currency rates, according to two people with knowledge of the matter, Bloomberg News reported today. More than 20 traders from banks including Deutsche Bank AG, Citigroup Inc. (C)

Banking 75

Banking Benchmarking Culture Marketing 75

BCG

MAY 9, 2016

For this year's report— Banking on Digital Simplicity —we have widened and deepened the perspective of our past research to provide a comprehensive and data-informed assessment of retail-banking excellence, or REBEX—the abbreviation referring to our report and its underlying benchmarks, surveys, databases, and tools.

Banking 40

Banking Retail Benchmarking Trends 40

LSA Global

JULY 30, 2019

You can’t even go to the Post Office without being asked to fill in a survey. Generally, this kind of survey is ignored unless the customer is either absolutely delighted with the service or absolutely disgusted. Once you’ve gathered survey responses, the follow-up steps matter even more than polling your employees.

Culture 28

Culture How To Survey Benchmarking 28

Peter Stark

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Through our employee surveys, team assessments and coaching, we hear from clients frequently that their organization has silos. We have conducted Employee Engagement Surveys with over 100,000 employees. Would your organization survive if you lost a key employee? We know that silos are detrimental to the organization.

Training 49

Training Training Benchmarking Survey 49

BCG

JULY 11, 2016

At industry forums, they have given voice to, and found agreement on, a number of risk management principles and priorities—consensus that was also evident in the results of this year’s Global Asset Management Benchmarking Survey conducted by The Boston Consulting Group.

Boston Consulting Group 40

Boston Consulting Group Management Benchmarking Financial 40

Peter Stark

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

Our 2019 Employee Opinion Survey Benchmarks are telling us that communication continues to be a challenge for leaders. When employees are asked in Employee Opinion Surveys if communication flows effectively from upper management to employees, only 63 percent responded positively. The post Communication.

Benchmarking 32

Benchmarking Survey Efficiency Policies 32

Peter Stark

MAY 4, 2017

After companies conduct an Employee opinion survey, they are faced with the challenge of taking action to create real change. Create Benchmarks. The CEO and VP or HR will approve the budget that will enable the company to administer an Employee Opinion Survey, Customer Satisfaction Survey, or a 360 Leadership Development Assessment.

Culture 29

Culture Survey Benchmarking Leadership 29

Peter Stark

APRIL 8, 2018

So, what can we learn from the managers in our Best of the Best Benchmark. They practice the concept of “no surprises.”

Benchmarking 32

Benchmarking Survey Report Management 32

Peter Stark

MARCH 7, 2023

Managers who cancel one-on-one meetings frequently and do not reschedule those meetings, receive lower departmental and manager ratings on Employee Engagement Surveys. They don’t feel the one-on-one meetings are the best use of his/her time. And, a bi-weekly meeting can quickly turn into a monthly meeting. Schedule 60 minutes.

Meeting 26

Meeting Productivity Report Benchmarking 26

Organizational Talent Consulting

JULY 24, 2023

Benchmarking in the process of creating a culture of innovation in hotel companies. 2021) Global innovation survey. Life-changing leadership habits: 10 Proven principles that will elevate people, profit, and purpose. Organizational Talent Consulting. Gierczak-Korzeniowska, B., & & Gołembski, G. Hjeltnes, A., Moltu, C., &

Culture 52

Culture Leadership Journal Study 52

Peter Stark

MAY 13, 2018

But we find that the organizations in our Best of the Best Benchmark are consistently rated higher by their employees than those in our overall benchmark. We find from our benchmarks that employees in the Best of the Best organizations rate their companies 18 points higher on communicating changes than the average company.

Culture 34

Culture Benchmarking Policies Groups 34

Peter Stark

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

Over the years, we have conducted Employee Engagement Surveys with over 300 organizations and have over 100,000 opinions in our Peter Barron Stark Companies benchmarks. Put these seven tips into action and it will help you build an organization that is rated by your employees as being a Best of the Best benchmarked organization.

Benchmarking 39

Benchmarking Training Training Airlines 39

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Based on a survey of 276 physicians, our study results show that it’s necessary to consistently and frequently share cost data and clinical evidence with physicians, regardless of whether they’re affiliated with or directly employed by a hospital. Assess how data is shared with physicians.

Data 28

Data Guidelines Survey System 28

MishTalk

AUGUST 28, 2014

percent in May, the last month for which figures are available, while according to economists surveyed by Bloomberg gross domestic product shrank 2.1 Venezuela’s benchmark dollar bonds due in 2027 fell 0.44 Two black market traders in Caracas, who asked not to be named because the trading isn’t legal, confirmed the record-low rate.

Marketing 76

Marketing Benchmarking Government Data 76

LSA Global

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Their research found only 12% of change initiatives they surveyed achieved what the change programs set out to do. Benchmarks reached deserve celebration. Most Change Programs Fail. Bain & Company reported that most change programs fail. And over one-third failed miserably. What’s Going On? Transparency. Nothing should be hidden.If

Benchmarking 34

Benchmarking Bain Energy Survey 34

Consulting Success

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

David focuses on finances, benchmarking, performance, and positioning of firms, as well as PR, advertising, and more. Description: David Baker is a consultant who has been working with marketing firms and advertising agencies since the late 1980s. Taking Risks Means Securing Success.

Consulting 139

Consulting Cash Flow Advertising Enterprise 139

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

The annual benchmark process also contributed to these revisions. at 5.7% - Household Survey U-6 unemployment: +0.1 to 11.3% - Household Survey Civilian Non-institutional Population: +705,000 Civilian Labor Force: +1,051,000 - Household Survey Not in Labor Force: -354,000 - Household Survey Participation Rate: +0.2

Report 28

Report Survey Benchmarking Construction 28

MishTalk

MAY 29, 2014

Cone’s 2013 survey of over 1,200 U.S. That percentage was 23 points higher than when Cone first did its survey in 1993, at a time when no Millennials were part of the adult population. Young & Rubicam’s brand attribute survey in 2009 of 2,300 adults found that a majority of Millennials belonged to a segment labeled “Spend Shifters.”

Survey 78

Survey Banking Study Accenture 78

Harvard Business

MARCH 24, 2017

In addition to examining surveys of employee happiness, our research included the annual revenue growth rate of companies. This time, the firm ranked in the top quartile of all companies and handily beat our benchmark. Two distinct sets emerged. Afterward, management re-asked the staff to rate the company’s transparency.

Culture 41

Culture Benchmarking Sales Trends 41