Management Consulted
DECEMBER 11, 2013
'CAPGEMINI CONSULTING. Today we continue our firm profile series with an in-depth review of Capgemini Consulting. Founded in Paris, and containing the spliced DNA of other major firms it acquired along the way (Ernst & Young Consulting being the most notable), Capgemini Consulting is a global player in today’s consulting industry. KEY STATS FOR CAPGEMINI CONSULTING.
The Clever Consultant
DECEMBER 17, 2013
'Raise your hand if you’re fed up with the bazillion tweets and posts promising “SEO Secrets” like rubbing peanut butter on your blog to attract more readers from the myriad of “internet marketing enthusiasts”. Marketing a consulting business can be exhausting. Writing posts, finding images, researching keywords, getting on social networks…sometimes it feels like war […].
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Tom Spencer
DECEMBER 9, 2013
'Sometimes you don’t need to say anything, to get your message across.
Women in Consulting
DECEMBER 12, 2013
'By: Jennifer LeBlanc What is the value of a retreat? Insight, clarity, rest, renewal, refreshment, energy, excitement, and more. The rewards are numerous and powerful. Yet very few actually give themselves permission to go on retreat. Especially women. Yet, like exercise, the more someone says she doesn’t have time to do a retreat, the more I would argue that she does need one.
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MishTalk
DECEMBER 12, 2013
'Inquiring minds might be interested in the analysis of artist Josh Begley who catalogs every U.S. military base in the world. Here is a representation. Gizmodo comments on the Chilling Geometry of Every US Military Base Seen From Space. The United States military is everywhere. It''s so big that it''s hard to quantify just how massive it is—any number used to describe it is so large that it defies the understanding of an ordinary human brain.
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Management Consulted
DECEMBER 8, 2013
'As consultants, we’ve worked with hundreds of clients across multiple industries. After years of analysis, compiling extensive data in Excel, and developing multiple-slide decks on the matter, we’ve come to several solid expert conclusions : 1. Life is better with a moustache. 2. People with moustaches are more likely to make history. Now, we might be joking a bit, but Moustache Movember is seriously one of our favorite months.
Seth Godin Blog
DECEMBER 16, 2013
'Vampires, of course, feed on something that we desperately need but also can''t imagine being a source of food. You have metaphorical vampires in your life. These are people that feed on negativity, on shooting down ideas and most of all, on extinguishing your desire to make things better. Why would someone do that? Why would they rush to respond to a heartfelt and generous blog post with a snide comment about a typo in the third line?
Tom Spencer
DECEMBER 8, 2013
'What can we learn from the life of such a man? NELSON Mandela passed away last Thursday at the age of 95. He was a man amongst men who fought and won the battle against Apartheid in South Africa. As the world continues to mourn his loss and reminds itself of Mandela’s heroic leadership and contribution to peace and equality in South Africa, it is worth pausing to reflect on what we can learn from the life of such a man.
Women in Consulting
DECEMBER 19, 2013
'By: Amy Smith Last Thursday, December 12 th , Women in Consulting released the full results of our 12 th Annual Best Practices and Compensation Survey. The survey found that while gross revenue of top Bay Area consultants increased dramatically, revenue margins were down, in part due to a decline in the use of consulting best practices. According to the report, in 2013, only 69 percent of all respondents sometimes charge fixed or project fees, a decrease from 70 percent in 2011 and 77 percent
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MishTalk
DECEMBER 11, 2013
'Counting transfer payments such as foods stamps, Medicaid, Medicare, and other government welfare, Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis shows the top 40% pay 106% of all taxes (more than all of them). In turn the bottom 60% get money back. Please consider The rich do not pay the most taxes, they pay ALL the taxes by CNBC reporter Jane Wells. Buried inside a Congressional Budget Office report this week was this nugget: when it comes to individual income taxes, the top 40 percent of wage ea
The Thirsty Dog
DECEMBER 5, 2013
This post by Jason Price can be seen at The Thirsty Dog Blog - Seattle's Finest Blog on Business and Consulting by Jason Price. The first in a series by Jason Price focusing on the decline and impending demise of traditional print media in its current form as digital media emerges. The post Why Mainstream Print Media is Doomed in its Current Form appeared first on The Thirsty Dog Blog.
Management Consulted
DECEMBER 23, 2013
'We’re starting a series of guest posts offered by staff, readers and interns that are reviews of books we think are helpful for those interested in consulting (specifically) and business (in general). This week’s post is on Lords of Strategy - written by Walter Kiechel III , a journalist for 30 years, serving as an editor of Fortune and editorial director of Harvard Business Publishing.
Seth Godin Blog
DECEMBER 5, 2013
'Others can better write about Nelson Mandela''s impact on the world stage, on how he stood up for the dignity of all people and on how he changed our world. For those that seek to make a change in the world, whether global or local, one lesson of his life is this: You can. You can make a difference. You can stand up to insurmountable forces. You can put up with far more than you think you can.
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Tom Spencer
DECEMBER 7, 2013
'How can you get what you ask for? How can you significantly increase the chances that another person will say yes to your request? ROBERT Cialdini, best-selling author of Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion , gives an insightful talk on how you can persuade people to do what you want. As a tenured professor, Cialdini jokes that academics are people who are not satisfied by something that works well in practice, until they’ve tried it out in theory.
Women in Consulting
DECEMBER 10, 2013
'By: Linda Popky The post-Thanksgiving shopping frenzy started early this year, with some stores actually holding Black Friday sales on Thanksgiving evening. Just to complicate things, online merchants started holding Black Friday events, and some brick and mortar stores held Cyber Monday sales. And in the ultimate confusion, Honda had two full weeks of Black Friday sales events…huh?
MishTalk
DECEMBER 28, 2013
'The economic stupidity in France is astounding. It''s hard keeping up with all the inane ideas of President Francois Hollande''s socialist administration. Here''s another one of Hollande''s ideas for your amusement. RT reports French broadcasting watchdog CSA eager to tax YouTube, Facebook, Dailymotion France''s Superior Council of Audiovisual, an independent broadcasting authority, wants to impose taxes on media giants like YouTube, Facebook and Dailymotion to force them to contribute to finan
The Thirsty Dog
DECEMBER 31, 2013
This post by Jason Price can be seen at The Thirsty Dog Blog - Seattle's Finest Blog on Business and Consulting by Jason Price. Jason Price covers the impacts of social media and the commoditization of news have had on traditional print media as well as potential new revenue sources. The post Print Media Doom Part 3: News is a Commodity appeared first on The Thirsty Dog Blog.
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Management Consulted
DECEMBER 8, 2013
'If this is your first time joining us, we’ve spent the last 5 months traveling to top colleges across the planet – check out news from our latest gallivants to the U.K. , the Bay Area , and East Coast ( Harvard , Yale , Columbia , Georgetown , Duke and Georgia Tech ). *. The trip started off with a sparse few hours of sleep on a red-eye flight to Buffalo, NY.
Seth Godin Blog
DECEMBER 2, 2013
'1. You believe that you are being actively judged. 2. You believe that the subject of the talk is you. When you stand up to give a speech, there''s a temptation to believe that the audience is actually interested in you. This just isn''t true. (Or if it is, it doesn''t benefit you to think that it is). You are not being judged, the value of what you are bringing to the audience is being judged.
Tom Spencer
DECEMBER 1, 2013
'You can create your own luck by expecting good fortune, having persistence, and embracing opportunities as they arise. IF you are like most people you probably appreciate the role that luck plays in finding a romantic partner. People spend large amounts of time attending parties, going to bars, and participating in bizarre social and sporting events.
1 to 1
DECEMBER 22, 2013
'Whether it''s the airlines embracing mobile to assist customers, a bad-boy company promising to make over its service standards, or the launch of new technology that will change how consumers pay for everyday retail goods, these 10 customer experience incidents will change the course of how organizations deliver customer experiences. There’s more… To read the rest of this blog posting click here or visit www.1to1Media.com/weblog.
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MishTalk
DECEMBER 23, 2013
'Blackstone Group LP, the world''s largest private equity firm, became the largest owner of rental homes in the U.S. , acquiring 41,000 homes in the past two years. In October, Blackstone offered the first-ever "rental-home-backed" security on Wall Street. The bond is backed by just a fraction — 3,207 — of the rental properties owned by Blackstone. Monthly rent checks from the properties will be used to service the $479.1 million security.
The Thirsty Dog
DECEMBER 18, 2013
This post by Jason Price can be seen at The Thirsty Dog Blog - Seattle's Finest Blog on Business and Consulting by Jason Price. In this installment – Jason Price examines the effects of limited vision and strategy and the corresponding decline in advertising revenue have had in the print media industry. The post Print Media Doom Part 2: Lack of Vision and Strategy = Epic Fail appeared first on The Thirsty Dog Blog.
Management Consulted
DECEMBER 4, 2013
'We first met Rachel in September; she was nice and very unassuming. When we got her 1:1 in our New York Bootcamp, however, we were impressed with her experience, her depth of business understanding and her very solid motivations for her passion about consulting. This is a transcribed phone interview between Rachel (name changed) and Jenny Rae – enjoy her insights about failing the first time around but coming back for consulting success and landing an offer with McKinsey in her senior yea
Seth Godin Blog
DECEMBER 27, 2013
'It has to be drawn well enough, not perfectly. No one goes to a rock concert because the band is in tune. They have to be close enough to not be distracting, but being in tune isn''t the point. No one buys a house because every floorboard is hammered in at the six sigma level of perfection. They have to be good enough, and better than good enough is just fine, but perfect isn''t something that''s going to overwhelm location, beauty, peace of mind and price.
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Tom Spencer
DECEMBER 10, 2013
'Simon Sinek gives a ground breaking talk in which he explains the biological drivers of real leadership, and the natural chemicals ( endorphins , dopamine , serotonin and oxytocin ) that enable us to prosper, together.
Strategy+Business
DECEMBER 11, 2013
'The Lean Startup author says that entrepreneurship is management--and describes how that concept can help achieve better results at any company.
MishTalk
DECEMBER 14, 2013
'Have a bottle of wine but no corkscrew? Should you ever find yourself in that situation, I offer the following video as a public service announcement. Link if video does not play: How to Open a Wine Bottle With a Shoe Thanks to reader "Bob" who sent me the video. Mike "Mish" Shedlock [link] Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management.
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