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Management Consulting versus Investment Banking

Management Consulted

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. 2 LIFESTYLE.

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Your Consulting Niche vs Jack-of-All-Trades Myth

Successful Independent Consulting

My company represents self-employed professionals across the country, and over the last seven years I have interviewed, coached, or worked with more than 200 independent management consultants. Conversely, I represent several consultants who are always in demand. Translation: turnaround expert. Let’s look at some examples.

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Why CEO’s Hire Consultants and Coaches: The REAL Value They Bring with Brad Rex

Consulting Matters

Today, Brad Rex shares the real reasons why executives hire consultants and coaches. Tune in to hear Brad's incredible journey and get the real reasons why executives hire consultants. He talks about his exciting career journey, which started at the Naval Academy, then to British Petroleum, and finally to Disney.

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How to Develop Your Tagline to Win More Work

Successful Independent Consulting

In the list of taglines above, some of the keywords are “big, hairy projects;” “shared services;” “burnout prevention;” and “turnaround leader.” What is necessary is to keep the tagline short, without overly long words or business jargon. These words should cause that expert to be top-of-mind. The 4th and 5th examples were invented by me.) [2]

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Soft Skills Training in the Digital Age: Strategies and Best Practices

Clarity Consultants

On-the-Job Performance Metrics : Look for changes in measurable outcomes: improved customer satisfaction scores, reduced internal conflict, faster project turnaround times, or higher engagement survey results. Clarity Consultants offers custom corporate soft skills training programs that align with your business goals and get results.

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A Bread and Butter Method for Identifying the Right Organizational Structure

Steve Shu Consulting

Suppose you are trying to design a company whose strategy is to provide broadly accessible, lower-cost, optical glasses to customers within quick turnaround times of one hour. Turnaround times might be much longer. Consider a very stylized example. It may also require a wider geographic structure.

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Big Ideas, Bad Results: Avoiding Strategic Uselessness

Tom Spencer

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. Actionable A strategy is only as good as its execution.