Jacq Hackett Consulting
JUNE 28, 2018
There are days as a consultant when things are going wonderfully. You’ve got a lot of work in the pipeline. Your current projects are going well. And you pat yourself on the back for making such a smart decision by making the move to consultancy. And then a few things go wrong: A project has been delayed due to an issue at the client end and now it looks like you have a clash of timeframes with another project.
David A Fields
JUNE 26, 2018
Consulting firms often experience swings or surges in clients and projects. You can smooth your ride and enjoy your consulting practice more by reversing your priorities. Not sure what that means? Read on… Some things that go up and down are fun: pogo sticks, hydraulic presses, roller coasters (when I was a kid).
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Tom Spencer
JUNE 23, 2018
Student consultants certainly mean well: for their CVs if not the organisations they consult to. But whether student consulting organisations deliver for clients or the students who take part is questionable. In this piece, I look at the reasons professional consulting firms are hired, and explain how student consultants are ill-placed to offer the same value propositions.
Management Consulted
JUNE 26, 2018
Let’s face it – you didn’t sign up to be a consultant because you wanted to spend your work years in a cubicle, neck deep in mediocrity. You braved an insane interview process because you knew there was more out … Continued. The post 5 Insane Perks of Travel at Elite Consulting Firms appeared first on Management Consulted.
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Strategy+Business
JUNE 24, 2018
Although technology may be able to cross physical and temporal gaps, the cultural and interpersonal gaps -- differences in cultural habits and communication styles -- are still problematic. Here are three ways to begin to bridge those gaps.
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Consulting Success
JUNE 28, 2018
Michael was recently featured on the Action Now CFO podcast, which you can listen to here: Helping Elite Consultants Achieve Success: Co-Owner of “Consulting Success” Michael Zipursky How do you pick your ideal target market? Why do you have to create content for your business and for your clients? What’s the mindset you must adopt when it comes to marketing your consulting business?
Jacq Hackett Consulting
JUNE 28, 2018
Running a business as a solo consultant can be daunting in the early days. And even when you've been at it for a while, there are times when things threaten to go south, and you start to feel overwhelmed. But there are a few basic, practical things you can put in place that will help.
Harvard Business
JUNE 29, 2018
TommyL/Getty Images. Developing good relationships is a crucial aspect of leadership. Research shows that when people have a good relationship with their leaders, they’re more motivated, they perform better, and they’re more likely to go the extra mile to support their team. These positive effects have appeared across a wide range of jobs and cultures.
Henry DeVries
JUNE 27, 2018
Getting ahead of life before life happens can save families drama, trauma, chaos and big money, and allow them to be more present in situations when it really counts.
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Consulting Success
JUNE 25, 2018
When stakes are high, people turn to RSM Consulting’s Joe Decilveo, Jr. His expertise is frequently tapped in areas around shareholder litigation, regulatory investigations, plea agreements, commercial disputes and other potentially difficult situations. Joe joined RSM in 2011 with a small team of professionals to complement RSM’s Chicago-based bankruptcy and insolvency practice.
Jacq Hackett Consulting
JUNE 28, 2018
There are days as a consultant when things are going wonderfully. You’ve got a lot of work in the pipeline. Your current projects are going well. And you pat yourself on the back for making such a smart decision by making the move to consultancy. And then a few things go wrong: A project has been delayed due to an issue at the client end and now it looks like you have a clash of timeframes with another project.
Harvard Business
JUNE 28, 2018
MATJAZ SLANIC/Getty Images. William Wrigley Jr., the American chewing gum tycoon, once noted that business is built by men who disagree, and that “When two men always agree, one of them is unnecessary.” Indeed, not just in business but also in politics, sports, and the arts, there is no shortage of real-world examples of successful partnerships that were fueled as much by the alignment of ideas as by creative tension or discord.
Henry DeVries
JUNE 29, 2018
Time to go old school and consider the OG of motivational self-help books. I am a big fan of Napoleon Hill’s approach as the author of the book, Think and Grow Rich. This 1937 classic sparked the self-help genre.
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Johanna Rothman
JUNE 27, 2018
When I teach any sort of product/project/portfolio management, I ask, “Who believes multitasking works?” Always, at least several managers raise their hands. They believe multitasking works because they multitask all the time. Why? Because the managers have short work-time and long decision-wait time. If you are a manager, your time for any given decision looks like this: The work-time is short.
Management Consulting Prep
JUNE 27, 2018
A. Overview Recently, I have been receiving emails concerning the Bain’s test. Rumor is that several Bain offices have employed test to screen out candidates before inviting them to case. The post Bain Screening Test: Overview & Official Sample Tests appeared first on Management Consulting Prep.
Harvard Business
JUNE 25, 2018
hbr staff/jake hinds/unsplash. Not long ago, I asked 100 CEOs attending a conference how many of them were currently involved in a significant business transformation. Nearly all of them raised their hands, which was no surprise. According to a study by BCG, 85% of companies have undertaken a transformation during the past decade. The same research found that nearly 75% of those transformations fail to improve business performance, either short-term or long-term.
Henry DeVries
JUNE 28, 2018
"Managing projects is critically important, but we don't spend much time or effort getting good at it,” says Seth Godin. “What we need is a structured approach, a framework for getting things done.
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CaseInterview.com
JUNE 25, 2018
At one point or another in your life, you’re going to be overwhelmed. Overwhelm comes in two flavors -- functional overwhelm (such as when you run a car engine past the red line and it blows up), or emotional overwhelm. In this case, you have two “levers” to pull to deal with overwhelm. 1) Increase Capacity. If you’re working on a team, you add resources.
Tom Spencer
JUNE 23, 2018
It’s almost summer, and you have probably accepted an offer from your favorite B-School that you pursued for months. Based on conversations with your B-school seniors, you know how intense the first few months of the program is, with coursework, networking, and internship hunting all happening at the same time. Perhaps the thought of such forceful months is scaring the hell out of you.
Harvard Business
JUNE 25, 2018
str/stringer/Getty Images. When you’re promoted to a new job, there are a lot of relationships that need recalibrating. You have a new boss, new direct reports, and, importantly, a new set of peers — people who had been above you on the org chart but are now on the same level. How can you show you have what it takes to be their equal without appearing arrogant?
Seth Godin Blog
JUNE 28, 2018
We sort people all the time. Society prefers easy, useless ones. Sorts like: Skin color. Gender. Disability status. Nationality. Religious background. Height. While these are easy to do and the result of long, long traditions, they’re useless. The alternatives? Kindness. Expertise. Attitude. Skill. Emotional intelligence. Honesty. Generous persistence.
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CaseInterview.com
JUNE 28, 2018
In my mentorship program, one of the recurring topics I discuss is how to be more powerful and influential with others at work. Here’s one powerful technique that I’ve taught my Inner Circle members in the past that I’ll share with you today. I call it the “You’re Mostly Right” technique. When you’re arguing with somebody, the simplest way to get them to listen to you is to agree with them.
Chad Barr
JUNE 27, 2018
Photo by: Chad Barr. For as long as I can remember, I love investing in my continued education. It provides me the ability to stimulate my mind, explore new innovations, discover what others are doing, stay on top of the latest and greatest, exchange ideas, while meeting fascinating people. Each year I found myself selecting several key growth opportunities to attend that would push me outside my comfort zone.
Harvard Business
JUNE 25, 2018
David Aubrey/Getty Images. How often are management concepts subjected to recalls by the people who invented them? It is hard to think of a single case. If an industrial product like a car fails the manufacturer pulls it back, tests it and, if necessary, re-equips it. In case manufacturers grow careless, governments run periodic road safety tests. Management concepts, by contrast, operate in poorly regulated environments where failures are often brushed under boardroom or faculty carpets.
Seth Godin Blog
JUNE 27, 2018
There is no market. There are markets. And markets have segments. There are people who enjoy buying expensive wine. There are people who will save up their money to have a big wedding. There are people who pay to have a personal trainer… And within segments, there are careful consumers, traditional consumers, consumers who seek out the cutting edge.
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In today’s competitive market, pricing is more than just a number — it’s the cornerstone of profitability. The right pricing strategy ensures that you capture the true value of your offering, paving the way for sustainable growth and long-term success. Join Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader, in this exclusive session where he will explore how a well-crafted pricing approach balances customer perception with business objectives, creating a powerful tool for securing both competitive advantage a
Johanna Rothman
JUNE 28, 2018
Many new-to-agile teams use some form of iteration-based agile approach. Often, in the form of Scrum. Back in Time You Spend in Agile Meetings (near the bottom of the post), I enumerated all the possible meetings. I suggested the team review its WIP limits and think about limiting the WIP for the entire team. When the team reduces its WIP, the team might be able to reduce the number of meetings.
Strategy+Business
JUNE 26, 2018
Interest rates are set to rise globally and tax rules are changing. Companies need to organize operations around a new value equation that makes cash king to maximize their competitive edge.
Harvard Business
JUNE 29, 2018
Nicolo Campo/Getty Images. Many companies have soared on the wings of radical ideas, from Polaroid’s instant camera to the sharing economy of firms like Airbnb. Chef Massimo Bottura likewise upended convention in 1995 when he opened his restaurant, Osteria Francescana, in Modena, Italy, and started serving radically reinvented Italian dishes in a culture that placed a premium on tradition.
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