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How to Start a Consulting Business (or Coaching Practice) While Raising Young Kids

Consulting Matters

When I left my high-profile job as an Organization Development Consultant at Walt Disney World to start my own consulting business, my kids were just 4 and 6 years old. Today, they’re 21 and 23, and I can proudly say I didn’t miss a single school play, sports event, or bedtime story. Efficiency is the name of the game here.

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PPP in India: Developing a Resilient Health Infrastructure

Tom Spencer

India, a developing country, has its challenges in delivering excellent public health infrastructure. Ultimately, the government must regulate PPP projects to secure the public interest and ensure that efficient and reasonable health services are provided to the public. Yet, there is opportunity in every crisis. The bottom line.

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Do Managers and Leaders Really Do Different Things?

Harvard Business

I studied eight leaders who came from business, government, and NCAA Division I sports. When talking about management, they focused on the behaviors of the manager in terms of the objectives of efficient delivery of performance and the successful achievement of results. And, if there is, where does it lie?

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In Product Development, Let Your Customers Define Perfection

Harvard Business

In an era of high-stakes innovation, there is no clearer illustration of how to develop new products the right way (and the wrong way) than a tale of two car companies. In the late 1990s, Porsche avoided bankruptcy by making its manufacturing more efficient and its sports cars more reliable. How Porsche got the product right.

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Your Career Sweet Spot

CaseInterview.com

In sports like tennis, golf, and baseball, there’s the concept of a “sweet spot.” ” These sports involve swinging a racquet, club, or bat at a ball. These swinging devices have a certain zone that maximizes the physics and efficiency of the transfer of energy from the device to the ball.

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Top 11 Must-Read Project Management Books

Epicflow

Becoming a competent and sought-after project manager is impossible without constant professional development. The essays are based on Scott Berkun’s work experience as a project manager at Microsoft, which however doesn’t mean that his guidelines will be useful for software development projects only.

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AI-Powered Clean Tech: Transforming Business Operations

Tom Spencer

By harnessing the potential of AI, companies can optimize the integration and management of clean technologies , leading to increased efficiency, cost savings, and environmental sustainability. Consultants can help develop risk mitigation strategies, including robust security measures, privacy protocols, and transparent algorithms.