David A Fields
MAY 1, 2018
How many prospects should there be in your consulting firm’s target market? The more the merrier, right? Not really. There’s a lower limit and an upper limit on your perfect target market size for your boutique consulting firm. It’s sort of like Debauve & Gallais truffles.
Successful Independent Consulting
MAY 2, 2018
· ID 70396708 © Anastasiia Bobko | Dreamstime.com. Last August I wrote a blog post about how labels matter , specifically that you should make more money by calling yourself a consultant instead of a contractor. But it’s not just about labels and language. It’s not enough to simply replace contractor with consultant on your résumé and LinkedIn profile.
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Clarity Consultants
MAY 3, 2018
By moving your L&D to a digital program, you are making a smart move to collect valuable user data on your learners. That data, when analyzed correctly, can help you optimize learning programs, increase engagement and retention, and demonstrate measurable return on investment for your learning programs. Here are several key performance indicators that you should monitor for optimal effect.
Steve Shu Consulting
MAY 4, 2018
This post is based on a question posed to me on Quora. Individual consultants and engagement managers usually develop their own ways of organizing information. Here are a few concepts I have used (but situations vary widely based on the situation and team composition): Document the problem statement, the problem solving structure, the set of workstreams and activities to execute the project, governance process, and structure of each deliverable.
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Harvard Business
APRIL 30, 2018
Juj Winn/Getty Images. It is no secret that many employees face work environments that are not very engaging. A 2016 poll by the Gallup Organization shows that only 13% of employees worldwide are engaged at work. And when it comes to enhancing employees’ engagement (i.e., energy, enthusiasm, and focus), much of the popular narrative has focused on organizational factors such as job design, leadership, or culture.
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Markovitz Consulting
MAY 4, 2018
Reducing changeover time of machines—the time it takes to switch from the last “good” part of product A to the next “good” part of product B—is one of the most powerful tools in lean manufacturing. The goal is to achieve “SMED”—Single Minute Exchange of Dies—in other words, bringing changeover time below 10 minutes. (Although "SMED" is perhaps the ugliest sounding acronym ever invented.
Tom Spencer
APRIL 29, 2018
The term ‘knowledge management’ has become increasingly trendy over the past couple of years during B-school. And with that trend a new one has emerged: little information on how to manage it successfully. In any team dynamic, formal or informal, it is essential to derive and translate relevant knowledge to the right people. However, the right systems, processes, and culture need to be in place to give knowledge experts the opportunity to share it.
Harvard Business
MAY 4, 2018
Laura Schneider for HBR. Many of us hold principles that keep us from pursuing a more productive lifestyle. For example, one of the most common ones is the belief that increasing productivity, or getting the most out of your time, will decrease the quality of your work, or your ability to do tasks perfectly. In the online program we run to help working professionals develop more productive work behaviors, about half of our participants have agreed with the statement: “I’m sure I coul
CaseInterview.com
MAY 2, 2018
Most people who get an Ivy League MBA do so to get a coveted job at a consulting firm, investment bank, or in industry. They aspire to be a McKinsey partner, a Goldman Sachs partner, a startup CEO or a leader in industry. Many get an MBA to avoid the most “blue collar” of professional jobs. being a salesperson. I find the prejudice against working in sales incredibly ironic.
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Strategy+Business
APRIL 29, 2018
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver presides over one of the most successful professional sports leagues in the world. In a wide-ranging interview, he discusses the role that social media plays in boosting fan engagement, the league's international expansion efforts, the use of data analytics to inform decisions about the game's format, and why the NBA favors legalized sports betting in the U.S.
Tom Spencer
APRIL 29, 2018
Consulting firms are very good at selling themselves to potential recruits. But, like any sales pitch, there’s a degree of exaggeration behind the polished smiles. In this post, I explore the other side of the value propositions presented by consulting firms during the recruiting process: “You will be exposed to a wide range of problems and industries”.
Harvard Business
MAY 1, 2018
Songning Yang / EyeEm/Getty Images. Whether presiding over the entire company, a function, region, or business unit, the team at the top of an organization has disproportionate levels of influence over those it leads. People further down in the organization look to their leaders for cues on what’s acceptable (and what isn’t) and the team’s habits — both good and bad — will be emulated.
Melissa Agnes
MAY 1, 2018
If you outsource your organization’s social media marketing and have not yet considered this, then your brand is at risk! Many organizations outsource their social media marketing for one reason or another. Unfortunately, few of them consider what they expect of their outsourced team in the event of a rising risk. In this crisis ready video, I discuss some important points to consider and develop protocol for, to ensure that your organization isn’t left exposed in the event of a risi
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Strategy+Business
APRIL 29, 2018
Four steps that can help you lead your organization past its self-defeating limits. For further insights, read "Conversations That Kill Your Culture.
Tom Spencer
APRIL 29, 2018
Well for this part, since there is so much to say, let’s get straight into it. To start with, a short definition of the case interview is “a simulation of the beginning of a consulting project”. Its purpose is to test candidates for three capabilities: Structured Thinking, Analytical Ability, and Communication Skills. Each of these three capabilities are mainly associated with Problem Solving.
Harvard Business
MAY 2, 2018
Kwanchai Lerttanapunyaporn / EyeEm/Getty Images. Mindfulness is now seen as a crucial skill in business. Meditation practices have the capacity to calm the mind , relax the body , boost resilience, and even increase situational awareness. The study of mindfulness — often defined as paying attention, nonjudgmentally and on purpose — is a regular part of the creativity and wellness culture at firms around the world.
Martinka Consulting
MAY 4, 2018
Recently I got an e-newsletter from my friend Allan VanderHamm with Berntson Porter. Allan is their valuation and exit planning expert and the newsletter was titled, “How Does Exit Planning Protect Business Value?” My response to Allan was: One of my lines is, “Owners don’t wake up, flip the switch, and say I want to sell in 2, 3 or 5 years. They flip the switch and say, it’s time to get out (now).”.
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SchellingPoint
APRIL 30, 2018
Follow. ( 8 Followers ). X. Follow. E-mail : *. Follow. Unfollow. The post Essential Management Consulting Methods for Non-Consultants appeared first on SchellingPoint Website.
Seth Godin Blog
MAY 1, 2018
On the twentieth anniversary of Permission Marketing , the EU has decided to write the basic principles of that book into law. There are two ways to look at this. Lawyers and yield-maximizers can find ways to use fine print and digital maneuvers to get the same sort of low-grade tolerance and low-impact marketing they've always gotten. Industrialise interactions!
Harvard Business
MAY 3, 2018
Stella/Getty Images. Have you ever left a meeting feeling that you dominated the whole thing — and not in a good way? You talked a lot, and in the end, you felt that nobody else had enough time to speak. This is a bad dynamic for several reasons. People don’t want to attend meetings that are just an opportunity for one person to deliver a monologue.
Strategy+Business
APRIL 30, 2018
When a company that has been part of a larger corporation for a long time is spun off as an independent publicly held entity, it has to move quickly on several fronts: establishing a new identity, standing up and executing a strategy, and transforming the culture. The experience of a business process services company shows how a corporate culture can be shifted at scale -- and quickly.
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Actionable
MAY 2, 2018
Life is messy, and yet we crave tidiness and a certain amount of control. When we set our expectations on “perfection” we are bound to be disappointed The post Redefining Expectations: Flexibility in a VUCA World appeared first on Actionable.co.
Chad Barr
MAY 2, 2018
Photo by: Chad Barr. My wife recently hired a new gardener when we got the news that our previous gardener of 20 years was retiring and selling his business. The rates were not comparable and while the spring clean-up was good, it wasn’t nearly perfect. It reminded me that cheap is not good and good is not cheap! But after all, it was just twigs, leaves and grass that needed be manicured and discarded from the property.
Harvard Business
MAY 2, 2018
cintascotch/Getty Images. Many people mistakenly believe that the ability to learn is a matter of intelligence. For them, learning is an immutable trait like eye color, simply luck of the genetic draw. People are born learners, or they’re not, the thinking goes. So why bother getting better at it? And that’s why many people tend to approach the topic of learning without much focus.
Strategy+Business
MAY 1, 2018
In PwC's 21st annual survey of chief executive attitudes, three trends are clear. CEOs continue to be optimistic about growth prospects, especially in the U.S.; they are increasingly interested in being trusted, not just successful; and they are just now learning how to reconcile economic growth and trustworthiness.
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Actionable
MAY 2, 2018
Life is messy, and yet we crave tidiness and a certain amount of control. When we set our expectations on “perfection” we are bound to be disappointed. The post Redefining Expectations: Flexibility in a VUCA World appeared first on Actionable.co.
Seth Godin Blog
APRIL 28, 2018
It's the moment before it tips, that split second where a little effort can make a big difference. We wait for this. For the day when participating will truly pay off, for the mechanical advantage that gives us the most impact for our effort. It's a myth. Maximum leverage is the result of commitment, of daily persistence, of gradual and insane and apparently useless effort over time.
Harvard Business
MAY 3, 2018
If your workplace is toxic, can you change it? In this episode of HBR’s advice podcast, Dear HBR: , cohosts Alison Beard and Dan McGinn answer your questions with the help of Nicholas Pearce, an associate professor at Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. They talk through how to transform a toxic culture, whether you’re a junior employee, a manager, or in charge.
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