Consulting Matters

AUGUST 6, 2018

You may have found your way to consulting as a result of developing an expertise within a specific functional area like marketing, sales or operations and now are being invited to contribute towards projects that affect the entire enterprise.

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Makarios Consulting

APRIL 20, 2022

Leadership is a lot like a ropes course – you are confronted with challenge after challenge, each one testing your skills and giving you an opportunity for personal development and team growth. In this series, we are looking at elements of “The Leadership Ropes Course” that all leaders need to face – and master!

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Makarios Consulting

APRIL 20, 2022

Leadership is a lot like a ropes course – you are confronted with challenge after challenge, each one testing your skills and giving you an opportunity for personal development and team growth. In this series, we are looking at elements of “The Leadership Ropes Course” that all leaders need to face – and master!

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Consulting Success

JULY 17, 2017

Description: Steve Shu is a management consultant who has worked and consulted for Vodafone, Allianz, Nortel, Lucent and Wolters Kluwer, as well as taught courses in the business school at Irvine University. Start ups are another one of his desirable target markets. You can identify what size is right for you based on your marketable skills.

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Consulting Matters

AUGUST 8, 2024

Mistake #4: Not Investing in the Right Skills and Strategies When I decided to expand my business to include mentoring and courses, I didn’t realize the significant shift it represented. I also failed to have clear operating agreements, leading to costly mistakes. I wasted over $100K. Protect your talents and your brand.

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Asamby Consulting

JANUARY 13, 2022

Why you need a COO or Operations Manager. Either their operations have grown quite a bit or they are in the midst of growing. Many founders and CEOs ask us this question: Do I need an operations manager? But there are a few questions: Why is it necessary to hire an operations person? We answer with a resounding yes.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Cross-training employees on a variety of tasks can be a powerful tool for improving operations, as well as for attracting and retaining workers. Of course, that’s good for the business, but it also makes the job better for workers.

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Markovitz Consulting

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

But of course, the more fires they douse, the more fires break out. Unless they develop front-line operators’ problem solving capability, they’re sowing the seeds of their own demise. So what to do? Have you tried anything like this? Let me know. And I’ll keep you posted on how this turns out.

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Consulting Matters

AUGUST 25, 2022

She and I worked together years ago when I first got on Kajabi, and she taught me so much about how to use this amazing platform for my website, courses, email, and more. How to build your business by operating in joyful work. Today's guest is my treasured colleague and fellow business mentor Jodee Peevor. Next steps: Be you!

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Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

We bring to the surface what myths, stories, leadership and operating practices need to matured in order to match the development stage of the leader and company. Take 30% off the Consulting Beyond the Bottom Line Course Series! They want the illusion of change without having do the hard work of change.

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Markovitz Consulting

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Of course, this led to significant down time. Identifying the root causes of a problem that prevent something from operating as it should. Innovation that seeks to fundamentally change how something operates. Type 2: Gap from standard. Type 4: Open-ended.

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Markovitz Consulting

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Of course, software firm 37 Signals has been operating four-day work weeks over the summer since 2008. Of course, every situation is different and will require a different approach. The same is true of employees at Tower Paddle Boards (at least during the summer months) and Collins SBA , a financial advisory firm in Australia.

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Successful Independent Consulting

JULY 21, 2018

About two months ago, the California Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in the case Dynamex Operations West Inc. That the work being done by the hired worker is outside the usual course of the company business; and C. It’s because of this third part of the test that you need to pay attention to how you operate.

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Steve Shu Consulting

JANUARY 4, 2023

Let’s take just one of five behavioral angles I cover at Cornell in my applied behavioral economics courses, namely choice architecture. There will be some players that will be way more agile than others and able to capitalize on both important behavioral implications and operational tactics.

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Successful Independent Consulting

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

As consultants, it’s our job to help our clients solve problems and operate at their best. Sometimes this is easy, particularly when the needed correction is related to a process or operational improvement. ID 52796707 © Cacaroot | Dreamstime.

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BCG

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Many transformation initiatives focus on improving a company’s financial and operational performance from “good” (or moderate) to “great”—that is, the company is already doing well in some or most areas, yet management still sees a need to make improvements. If the company does not change its course, the second stage is a profit crisis.

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The Source

JANUARY 28, 2022

The promise of the 1990s, which saw a significant shift in the way organisations thought about their operating models, drawing a clearer distinction between core/non-core activities and outsourcing the latter, had given way to poor quality work, rigid service-level agreements, and frustrated clients.

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Steve Shu Consulting

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

It is a technique that I’ve seen a number of operating companies and management consulting firms use effectively. In these change management situations, the organization may be trying to get over humps or change course while running the business. The value of the project management aspect should not be underestimated.

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Clarity Consultants

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Instead, change is part of their broader operational paradigm. Change often means that your workforce will need to act, behave, think, or operate differently, which won’t go over well with everyone. Determine what your employees need and plot a course that walks them through the change. Successful companies are rarely stagnant.

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Jacq Hackett Consulting

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Make sure your proposal demonstrates clear understanding of the client’s operating environment. In my experience, my clients in the government sector have tended to be smart, highly experienced operators with high expectations and a take no prisoner attitude. In other words, you understand their operating environment.

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Consulting Matters

JANUARY 23, 2020

The 1970’s introduced us to the Enjoli woman who could bring home the bacon, fry it up in a pan (and of course never never for the romance!) Yet we are not there because we are still operating in corporate cultures that are aligned towards how man think and operate vs. how women are wired. Politically In correct.

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Markovitz Consulting

JANUARY 21, 2019

But when it comes to internal operations at least, disruption is often both bad for business and for employees, because it causes unevenness in work. During the batch there’s little disruption, of course. “Disruption” has become another business buzzword that obviates the need for prudent, careful thought and consideration.

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Consulting Matters

JULY 14, 2022

I'm in the middle of what I'm calling my "Favorite Executive Series of all time" series, and so, of course, I had to include Sarah King in this series! She is responsible for developing and executing the company's people strategy to attract, develop and retain top talent to support the company's operating objectives and financial commitments.

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Consultants will not only consider the specific problem that a client has but also look at the entire company, how it operates, and what is happening in the industry and broader business environment. While some considered shutting down, others found ways to adapt to drastic changes and continue their operations.

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Clarity Consultants

JANUARY 6, 2021

Organizations typically had to adopt a work-from-home model with little notice, causing them to focus heavily on simply maintaining typical operations. COVID-19 fundamentally altered the learning landscape in 2020. As a result, training initially became an afterthought, as there were more pressing matters. Today, COVID-19 is still an issue.

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Consulting Matters

JUNE 30, 2020

I love actually impacting the customer's operations and providing a new prospective or process that changes the way they do business forever. Knowing that the base of what I want to offer may change throughout the course of my education and development, I'd like to have a solid grounding of my business operations.

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Consulting Matters

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

You can join my one-on-one brand and business mentoring program or better yet, join my Purpose to Profits Academy, launching in January which provides all the coaching I offer in my one-on-one program PLUS community support, full business implementation online courses and discounts on visual branding, website copywriting and more.

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Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Book a time with me to clarify your brand position and operate in your unique strengths, just like Jared. Check out our marketing agency services, mentoring programs and courses at [link]. Discard what doesn't fit who you are or your business. Be specific about who you want to work with and focus on character. Jared Nichols [link].

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Consulting Matters

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

As an organization development consultant, I played a key role in aligning the senior executive team around how service was delivered on the front lines, what needed to happen to establish Disney's Animal Kingdom as a must-see park, and how the creative and operational teams partnered together.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

The cost of something is what you give up to get it: Making a decision requires comparing the costs and benefits of alternative courses of action. For example, if your hourly wage increases then you are likely to work more (unless of course your income is already too high). How People Interact.

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Clarity Consultants

JANUARY 22, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing how many companies operate and handle various tasks. Functionally, AI is a tool that instructional design consultants can leverage, providing them with a wide array of tools and tech-supported techniques that improve course design and accelerate the development of new materials and courses.

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Markovitz Consulting

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Culp, of course, was Danaher’s CEO for 14 years, and is steeped in lean thinking through the Danaher Business System. Under Culp’s leadership, EPS is viewed not as the end goal of the business, but rather the result of well-managed operations. Naturally, he’s trying to instill many of those elements to GE. Consider hoshin kanri.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 18, 2019

Higher AUM will of course equal higher fees. Operating Margins. After other selling, general and administrative expenses – including large scale marketing efforts from the ads you may see in the financial district – we get to the operating profit of the asset manager.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 13, 2014

Dean Tufano , former HBS Professor, reinvented the traditional MBA program by introducing Oxford’s 1+1 MBA , a course that allows high potential leaders to combine the depth of study of a traditional MSc degree with the breadth of an MBA. It is already possible to get a Certificate for an individual course.

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Markovitz Consulting

OCTOBER 28, 2020

But if you want to thrive in the post-COVID world, you’ve got to start working on operational improvements now. Even better, the president of the company estimates that they’ll save several hundred thousand dollars in shipping charges alone over the course of a year.

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Jacq Hackett Consulting

JULY 3, 2017

Yes, you’re providing services within the sector/s you know; you understand the policy and operating environment and bring a wealth of experience drawn from working in that sector. Why – because we all have that nagging voice that has us doubting our abilities, and it gets louder when we have to operate outside our comfort zone.

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 3, 2012

After being dropped from multiple courses during registration, I was in desperate need for a 4th class. I begged my favorite Econ teacher to let me into his Industrial Organization course and fortunately I got a spot. No other occupation offers you an insight into corporate strategy or operations in such a short time.

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