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The “Smart Society” of the Future Doesn’t Look Like Science Fiction

Harvard Business

To set an aspirational but realistic target, we created a benchmark that combines the best attributes of these advanced digital nations. Second, with the benchmark as a composite, no single nation achieves it and yet each of the five countries’ progress toward the ideal can be assessed in terms of performance against the benchmark.

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Quote Your Consulting Billing Rate with Confidence

Successful Independent Consulting

There are other ways to bill for your talent and expertise but those will be covered in another article. Benchmark so you know your rate is reasonable. A seasoned practitioner will be more effective and efficient and will therefore be a better “buy.” It takes practice to quote your consulting billing rate with confidence.

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How to Think Differently About a Flexible Workforce - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM CATALANT

Harvard Business

Flexible talent-access platforms are enabling many of these companies, making it easier than ever before to bring in the right skills for the right project at the right time. But making the most of flexible talent-access platforms is not as simple as adding a solution into an existing organization.

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When It Pays to Collaborate with Competitors at Work

Harvard Business

For instance, Doug shared some new concepts for transforming an insurmountable checklist of requirements into manageable benchmarks and priorities, which he had developed after conducting a comprehensive review of his company’s operations. He also shared supply discipline systems that reduced common inefficiencies.

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Develop Deep Knowledge in Your Organization — and Keep It

Harvard Business

How talent management is changing. Helping mentors pass along their expertise more effectively and helping mentees learn more efficiently. Newcomers can learn more efficiently by keeping “learning logs” that chronicle their experiences and through scheduled feedback sessions with their mentors. Insight Center.

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Archstone Consulting Culture and Interview Tips

Management Consulted

Archstone Consulting was founded and built on a different premise than more traditional players in the industry; namely, that being smaller allows the firm to deliver quality services more efficiently than the competition. The firm is small and internally loyal – poaching talent from one group to haul it over to another is frowned upon.

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How to De-Risk Working with a Freelance Management Consultant

Comatch

Now, people can work with professionals based on talent alone with fewer constraints due to region, time zone, etc. Additionally, the war for talent is increasing. That’s why, according to HBR , 90% of business leaders report that talent platforms will be important to their future competitive advantage. .