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. Secret weapons are a spectrum of tactics and skill areas – while some may be used widely, they are often passed through mentorship or apprenticeship in bits and pieces.
Consultant Ninja
MAY 16, 2011
'skip to main | skip to sidebar. Consultant Ninja. Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. Monday, May 16, 2011. Why the US Housing Market is still royally screwed. As a potential homeowner, Ive been trying to assess which way the housing market is going.
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Tom Spencer
NOVEMBER 23, 2011
'Home. About. Book Shop. Archive. Definitions. Helpful Links. Quotes. Subscribe. Mankiw’s 10 Principles of Economics. by Tom Spencer on November 23, 2011 · 1 comment · Image Source. in Economics. Economics is about decision making in situations of scarcity. ECONOMICS is the study of how individuals, firms and government make decisions to manage scarce resources.
IMC USA
JANUARY 20, 2011
Contact: Catherine Schneider 215.293.1288 catherine.schneider@aon.com For immediate release. IMC CHOOSES AON TO EXCLUSIVELY ADMINSTER. PROFESSIONAL LIAIBILITY INSURANCE TO ITS MEMBERS. HATBORO, Penn. (January 15, 2011) – Affinity Insurance Services, Inc. , a subsidiary of Aon , along with the Institute of Management Consultants (IMC), announced today that Aon will be the exclusive administrator of its Professional Liability insurance program to IMC’s members.
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Consulting and Organizational Management
OCTOBER 15, 2011
'Library. Translate This. Home. A. A. A. Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Library Blogs Home. This Blogs Home. Guest Writer Submissions. Policies. To Subscribe to a Blog. About. Feedback. As a Consultant, Know When You’re Giving Away Too Much By Carter McNamara on October 15, 2011. Free Advice Too Often Backfires On You.
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Killer Consultant
JANUARY 18, 2011
'Out of a recent discussion with a new colleague came a simple question – “what is the best way to organize project files into a folder structure, and how should the files be named?” There’s not one right way for this, but this is how I do it: Folder structure – keep it simple and consistent. One folder per project, and within it, a general outline that I keep more or less the same for every project and adapt it to the specific needs / complexities that come up: In
Chad Barr
DECEMBER 4, 2011
My wife and I have just concluded spending a remarkable week in Israel and are on our way now for a week in Barcelona. But before we get to Spain, let me share this great week in Israel with you thorough my photos and videos: We arrived Israel in the evening and after a quick stop at our hotel in Tel-Aviv, we decided to take a ride and dine at one of our favorite places, the Abulafia restaurant in Yafo.
The Crazy Lives of Consultants
JUNE 22, 2011
'skip to main | skip to sidebar. Wednesday, June 22, 2011. Cardboard: not for the homeless anymore. i helped a client relocate to their new office space this week. the new workspace design is very cool and futuristic with an open feel and low cube walls. most people i spoke with loved the space, except for this guy: me: hi there! (smile) welcome to your new office space. is there anything i can do to make your transition easier?
freshminds
OCTOBER 10, 2011
Are you busy completing application forms, writing covering letters and scouring the Internet for your dream role? You’re not alone, especially at this time of year. We’ve put together this Freshminds guide to keep you motivated, focused and in good spirits. 1) Keep a clear focus. Job searching is hard and can get frustrating. To make sure you’re in the right frame of mind, you’ll need a fast internet connection, a large cup of tea and a clear focus.
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Henman Performance Executive
JANUARY 6, 2011
'Home. About Linda. Client List. Newsletter. Executive blog Contact Us. Leadership Lessons from Captain OP Honors. by Linda Henman on January 6, 2011. Stories of fallen aviator Captain OP Honor have dominated the airways and print media this week. Captain Honors, arguably a top-notch pilot, fell from grace when videos that he wrote and starred in surfaced over the weekend.
Steve Shu Consulting
JUNE 19, 2011
'On this Father’s Day, I wanted to give a short tribute to my dad, and reflect on his professional influence on me. My father is a great man. He received an education in electrical engineering, served in the U.S. Army, been involved in numerous industrial and technology companies around the world, started a number of entrepreneurial ventures, had two kids with my mom (myself and my brother), been successfully married for more than forty years, supported numerous workers and business partners, an
Consultant Ninja
AUGUST 26, 2011
'skip to main | skip to sidebar. Consultant Ninja. Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. Friday, August 26, 2011. Women and Complaining. Researchers say it isnt clear why in numerous studies women tend to complain more about their sleep , saying they dont get enough shut-eye and find it difficult to fall asleep and stay asleep.
Tom Spencer
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
'Home. About. Book Shop. Archive. Definitions. Helpful Links. Quotes. Subscribe. Economies of Scope. by Tom Spencer on November 14, 2011 · 0 comments · Image Source. in Economics. Economies of scope exist where a firm can produce two products at a lower per unit cost than would be possible if it produced only the one. ECONOMIES OF SCOPE is an idea that was first explored by John Panzar and Robert Willig in an article published in 1977 in the Quarterly Journal of Economics entitl
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Consulting and Organizational Management
JANUARY 21, 2011
'Library. Translate This. Home. A. A. A. Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Library Blogs Home. This Blogs Home. Guest Writer Submissions. Policies. To Subscribe to a Blog. About. Feedback. A First Set of Questions to Ask Your Potential Client By Carter McNamara on January 21, 2011. Consulting books often suggest a sequence of steps or phases that a consulting project goes through.
The Nonprofit Consultant
APRIL 6, 2011
A donation that's not a donation? What's that? When it's a situation where the supporter believes they've a donation, but the nonprofit does not see it that way. Such as, a small nonprofit puts a link to Amazon on their website, because they get a few pennies back from each book sale as part of the "associates" program. The nonprofit thinks, "We're providing a service, and getting a little extra cash.
Killer Consultant
JULY 20, 2011
'This is a real gem for all of you who speak German. I came across this book at the airport last week, and at the end of the day, I had finished it. The book is called. Folienkrieg und Bullshitbingo: Handbuch für Unternehmensberater, Opfer und Angehörige by Ewald F. Walden (Amazon.de link). It is the truth, and nothing but the truth, about working for a big consulting firm.
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Chad Barr
NOVEMBER 2, 2011
Although we have launched this site a year ago, we have recently made significant improvement adjustments to the site of Betsy Jordyn, founder of Accelera Consulting Group. Here is what Betsy had to say about our work and influence on her success: The post New Site – AcceleraConsultingGroup.com appeared first on The Chad Barr Group.
Steve Shu Consulting
APRIL 9, 2011
'Got an idea from Dan Wallace (Twitter handle: @Ideafood ) to write a manifesto (link to some other examples here ). As many regular readers may know, I am pretty passionate about the practice of business and management consulting. Without further ado, here is a working draft of my management consulting manifesto: Do what’s best for the client before the consulting firm.
Steve Shu Consulting
JANUARY 27, 2011
'For those unfamiliar with Quora , it is one of the emerging “question and answer” sites on the Internet. Although its positioning is not quite clear to me yet, a point of difference relative to other sites (like Yahoo Answers) is that Quora integrates aspects of social networking technology. Throw in a carefully-honed, early-adopter market segment and some venture capital hype – the result for now seems to be a high-quality, professional dialogue hub.
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. For me, the sweetness of successfully completing a project feels great, while the end of the day-to-day, close working relationship with the client can make one reflect for a moment longer.
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Steve Shu Consulting
APRIL 26, 2011
'In helping companies develop, tune-up, or reboot their professional services organizations, here are some example of complaints I’ve heard that reflect the need for change: Customer: “Instead of providing consulting services, your organization is marketing its products to me and asking me to pay the bill.” General manager of services organization: “I am not sure we know what services we sell versus what services are provided as part of the product pre-sales cycle.”
Steve Shu Consulting
MARCH 23, 2011
'When people think about consultants, they often think about those that work for companies like McKinsey, Accenture, Deloitte, etc. These are companies that are essentially independent from product vendors. However, there are a number of companies that provide consulting or professional services as part of product companies (e.g., companies like Cisco, Avaya, Nortel, Ericsson, IBM) that may sell things like hardware or software.
Steve Shu Consulting
MARCH 1, 2011
'While I don’t often write about leadership, management, and consulting “techniques”, there’s one that I wanted to share as I’ve found it useful when facilitating a diverse group of folks. I call it “painting the ends of the spectrum”, although I’m sure there other varieties and names for this approach. Here are a couple of examples of “painting the ends of the spectrum”: Trying to hone in on a direction related to strategy – In discussions with a client, framing the discussion by saying s
Steve Shu Consulting
MARCH 11, 2011
'Many blog posts and articles address when to use management consultants versus not. Some argue that using consultants for strategy development intimate incompetence by management (example here ). Others argue that consultants should be used in cases when expertise is higher than that of existing employees. Companies should definitely examine the needs and tradeoffs for using management consultants.
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