Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

When people think of consultants, they tend to visualize professionally suited employees, degrees from the best schools, high pay-checks and fancy travel stories. Consulting though has many aspects – it’s not just about smooth talking. What are the different types of consultants? What value do consultants provide?

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Clarity Consultants

MARCH 12, 2025

This is where custom eLearning development and instructional design consulting come into play – offering tailored, high-impact custom eLearning solutions that align with business objectives and drive performance. Deeper insights require examining financial metrics, employee engagement, and operational efficiencies.

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Clarity Consultants

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Here’s a deeper look at key metric categories: Financial Metrics: Tracking the Long-Term Impact of L&D Initiatives Financial metrics provide tangible evidence of L&D’s impact on the company’s bottom line. Cost savings: Measure reductions in operational costs due to increased efficiency or reduced errors.

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Management Consulted

APRIL 2, 2017

We’re continuing our Top 10 Consulting Firms series this week by focusing our expert eye on the Middle East. Ask any consultant about the Middle East, and Booz (now Strategy&) will be the first name on their lips! Currently, Strategy& does major public (read: government) consulting work outside the U.S.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

In this short post, we will briefly explore how consulting firms work, the hierarchy within firms, the main types of firms, and a few ways to learn more about a particular firm as you chart your career path, prepare your applications, and get ready to matriculate into the consulting industry. How do Consulting Firms Work?

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Consulting Matters

JANUARY 17, 2020

You don’t need masters’ degree or unique certifications to break into corporate consulting or coaching. Speaks the language of business – financials, data and analytics. Understands how the culture and power networks operate within the client system. Consulting Skills/Process Leadership. Political Savvy.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 25, 2025

As someone with a background in strategy consulting and corporate strategy, I’ve often encountered organizations that invest significant resources into crafting detailed, well-researched strategies only for those strategies to fall short of their potential. Jason Oh is a Senior Manager at TD Bank’s Enterprise Strategy team.

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

This week, we bring you the Top 10 Consulting firms in New York – the power center of the world. If you are a New Yorker, just moved there with hope and zeal to conquer the consulting world, or are just looking for some world-class information on the top consulting firms in New York, here is what we have for you.

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Consulting Success

JANUARY 3, 2018

A little patience and a lot of value are all it takes to prove your high-dollar consulting worth. Description: On this episode of the Consulting Success Podcast , I’m joined by Dauwn Parker. Prior to her work at Precision Partners, Dauwn worked for various consulting firms in customer relationship management software.

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CaseInterview.com

MAY 26, 2023

Management consulting is an industry that offers assistance with this kind of high-level decision-making and problem-solving. Management Consultants help businesses make strategic decisions that directly impact the entire company. What is Management Consulting A lot of people ask me, “What is management consulting exactly?”It’s

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Consulting Matters

APRIL 13, 2023

Today, Brad Rex shares the real reasons why executives hire consultants and coaches. He applied for a financial manager job at Disney and was one of 1400 candidates. Tune in to hear Brad's incredible journey and get the real reasons why executives hire consultants.

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Management Consulted

JULY 2, 2017

Are you a consultant living in Boston? We bring to you the Top 10 consulting firms in Boston area and the MC reasons as to why they made it to this list. And then, there’s a sociological anomaly – a sub-group of people called the “Consultants.” Looking to move to Boston? Read away – and enjoy!

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Consulting Success

JANUARY 3, 2018

A little patience and a lot of value are all it takes to prove your high-dollar consulting worth. The Secret to Landing Six-Figure Consulting Projects with Dauwn Parker. I’m really excited to have you come on here, Dauwn, and just share with us your journey and experience along the consulting path. Dauwn, welcome.

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Effective Managers

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

One of the pleasures of being a Certified Management Consultant is to meet and collaborate with CMC peers from around the world. One such colleague is Altantuya Altankhuu (Tuya), currently the Chair of our management consulting Institute in Mongolia. Tuya has and has kindly allowed me to reprint the text of her speech here.

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Consulting Matters

JUNE 30, 2020

So, you want to start a consulting business? Or interested in taking your consulting business the next level? Most high-achieving professionals at some point in their career dream of ditching the pressure of the 70-hour workweeks and start a consulting business. Why Smart People Start Consulting Businesses.

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Consulting Matters

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Are tools and equipment operative? Document Operating Guidelines. Align measures to compensation and rewards (financial, spot awards and promotions). You have to start your engagement with a client by positioning yourself as a peer-to-peer strategic partnership and your consulting against client needs (vs. Conditions.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

Thinking about consulting as a career? You are probably curious about HOW exactly an MBA program will support you with your transition to consulting. Maybe you’ve heard about school consulting projects, strong alumni networks, and classes that can supplement your experience. Global Consulting Project. Creative thinking.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 8, 2020

Most consultants reckon that about 70 percent of projects fail to meet their objectives. They may relate to specific management issues or special situations that limit consultants’ effectiveness. Some of the problems with consulting projects happen ALL the time. Reading Time: 3 minutes. Reasons for this are wide-ranging.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

In a previous article, we explored why a startup experience is a must for every young professional ( Startup Experience: A Must for Every Young Professional ), especially if your university in undergrad placed a spotlight on finance and consulting. Additionally, investigate the startup’s funding rounds and financial health.

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Effective Managers

JUNE 9, 2021

Management consulting is a very young profession, especially when you compare it to professions like medicine and accounting. Consulting, on the other hand, started as a profession only in the late 1800s, and universities started teaching it some time later. That can only mean that the management consulting industry can grow as well.

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Successful Independent Consulting

AUGUST 28, 2024

Here are some thought-starters: strategic planning, estate planning, merger integration, process reengineering, org design, diversity, digital marketing, college financing, change strategy, performance management, leadership development, executive coaching, financial planning. You get the idea. leading to, so that, resulting in, etc.).

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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. . We’ll consider two sides of risk management in aerospace engineering: managing project risks and operational risk management outlined in the aerospace quality management standard AS9100. .

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 14, 2024

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming industries worldwide, and consulting is no exception. The integration of AI into consulting practices offers significant potential benefits, enabling firms to provide deeper insights, improve efficiency, and deliver more value to clients.

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Consulting Matters

JANUARY 19, 2023

Listen to my conversation with burnout expert Rachelle Stone and fellow consultant Lori Smith on why we struggle with it and what to do. She combines her financial expertise with operations, project management, and process improvement to help clients achieve their growth goals faster and harmoniously among stakeholders.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 7, 2023

This is the fifth of a seven-part series looking at artificial intelligence and its implications for the consulting industry. This article will explore some of the most notable examples of AI in consulting, including its use in market research, strategy development, and operational optimisation.

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Consulting Matters

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Are tools and equipment operative? Document Operating Guidelines. Align measures to compensation and rewards (financial, spot awards and promotions). You have to start your engagement with a client by positioning yourself as a peer-to-peer strategic partnership and your consulting against client needs (vs. Conditions.

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Consulting Matters

JULY 14, 2022

Sarah and I met in 2012 when she hired me to consult with her and the senior team at Wyndham Vacation Ownership on a massive org transformation project she was leading. She does it all through her ability to influence, which is an essential skill for consultants and coaches – both internal and external. That is not true!

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 25, 2025

For example, instead of saying, Im skilled at strategy execution you might instead say, I led a corporate transformation initiative that delivered $25M in cost savings by optimizing key operational processes. Including detail helps to demonstrate your expertise, boost your credibility, and enable you to stand out from the crowd.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

hospitals and health systems experienced an average 39% reduction in their operating margins from 2015 to 2017. Cost reduction requires an honest and thorough reassessment of everything the health system does and ultimately, a change in the organization’s operating culture. PM Images/Getty Images. ” Clearly, more is needed.

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Management Consulted

JANUARY 1, 2017

– Financial Acquirer, like a PE firm. – Financial Investor, like a hedge fund. They often plan to operate it for a period of time; many choose to integrate the target with their current operations. In consulting cases you often have to pick scenarios and use numbers to identify what the likely outcomes may be.

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Successful Independent Consulting

OCTOBER 22, 2017

Independent consultants face the constant challenge of finding their next project. My last article discussed working with consulting agencies to supplement your business development efforts. I roll my eyes at the last phrase because good consultants can do this on their own.) Photo ID 40184079 © Ratz Attila.

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 30, 2016

As consulting has become more popular (frantically so), we are getting increasing numbers of emails from undergrads – and even high schoolers – begging the question – if you want to break into consulting, what should you major in – and what majors are deal-breakers?

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Business development consulting is about helping businesses grow sales and profits in order to achieve their strategic objectives. Business development consultants enable companies to reach their full potential and rescue companies that are struggling to survive. We heard bad things about your company.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 31, 2023

This is the fourth of a seven-part series looking at artificial intelligence and its implications for the consulting industry. This article will explore three powerful AI-powered tools, and some of the ways that these tools can be used to improve the work of consultants.

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LSA Global

APRIL 21, 2025

To create a sales force that can consistently drive revenue growth and deepen customer loyalty, companies must intentionally cultivate a robust consultative selling skillset from day one. Foundational business sales training should include a primer on business acumen : key business drivers, financial metrics, and industry-specific trends.

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 19, 2020

She enthusiastically advocated that everyone interested in consulting should only go for boutique firms. Today, having acquired more perspectives from friends and colleagues with boutique firm experience, I have a greater appreciation of what it means to start a consulting career at a boutique firm. Career Advancement.

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Business organisations and management consultants have long had a contractual rather than an employer/employee relationship. Consultants are one example of these contractual workers in the sense that consulting firms are legally bound by a contractual agreement to their respective client. wages) into a variable cost (i.e.

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