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Has the consulting industry hit a value ceiling?

The Source

Value. It’s something that every consultant worth their salt talks about, but relatively few manage to convince their clients that they actually deliver it. The results of our annual survey of consulting clients’ views are in, and it seems that perceptions about value are stalling. There are changes since last year: The top- and bottom-rated firms are different, and where each firm sits relative to each other has shifted.

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Understanding the Costs and Causes of Employee Turnover

Tom Spencer

In my last blog post we looked at six reasons employee’s leave an organisation. Voluntary turnover is the most crucial type for firms to focus on as it can be impacted by management decisions and organisational styles. We also looked at some of the reasons that motivate people to voluntarily leave an organisation. You can find the detailed post here.

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Two Secrets to Delighting Your Consulting Clients

David A Fields

Your consulting firm’s clients are wired to notice certain things. That’s because they’re human. Let’s take advantage of that wiring to help your consulting firm win more projects and create happier clients. Consulting clients want results. That’s pretty obvious, right? But what do results look like, and what should you make them look like in … Continued.

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Flip Your Review Process

Clarity Consultants

Employee reviews are common in nearly every business. They allow managers to assess a team member’s performance, provide guidance to help them excel, and even reward them for exceeding expectations. By flipping your review process, you create an opportunity for a win-win. Not only can your team express themselves openly, making them feel heard and valued, but you also have a chance to improve the business at every level.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Mastering Non-Profit Consulting with Douglas Nelson: Podcast #74

Consulting Success

Bringing a wealth of experience and expertise to how you can master non-profit consulting is Douglas Nelson, managing director for the Discovery Group. Douglas shares the value of consistent action when it comes to getting organizations govern themselves better, to work together, and to have that alignment across. Taking us to his own personal journey, he talks about the challenges, obstacles, and the learning curve that he has faced from getting started to moving forward.

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The Perils of Internal Disruption (Part 5)

Markovitz Consulting

“Disruption” has become another business buzzword that obviates the need for prudent, careful thought and consideration. If something is “disruptive,” then it must by definition be good. 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. Last week , I wrote about how kaizen events can disrupt daily operations and overburden employees.

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Healthcare Industry — The Rise of Vertical Integration

Tom Spencer

In recent years, players in the healthcare industry have strived to create more effective systems in order to improve overall patient outcomes. Traditional ‘fee-for-service’ business models have seen America spend more on healthcare than any other nation and are no longer producing the results that patients need. How to break out of the old model? Leaders in the field have considered a variety of solutions, but the most prominent model is vertical integration , which is where one company takes c

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Self-Publishing Books To Get Consulting Clients with Tom Asacker: Podcast #73

Consulting Success

In the consulting and coaching business, unless you’re going to scale it by hiring hundreds of employees, there isn’t this fear that the marketplace grabs this idea that you have and you start printing cash. That’s what happened with the two businesses Tom Asacker was in. Tom is an educator, business advisor, and internationally published author.

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Neuroscience Is Going to Change How Businesses Understand Their Customers

Harvard Business

IKEA has used it to make decisions about its business model.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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BCG Careers vs Working At Bain or McKinsey

Management Consulted

BCG careers are distinctive vs competitors Bain and McKinsey. In this video, Jenny Rae focuses not on Bain Case Interviews like in some of our other videos, but on culture- what’s it’s like to work for Boston Consulting Group. What … Continue Reading. The post BCG Careers vs Working At Bain or McKinsey appeared first on Management Consulted.

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Importance of CRM Systems for Modern Businesses

Tom Spencer

The modern day organisation faces a major concern that its predecessors did not: massive, widespread globalisation. Large businesses are past the days where their sole customer base existed in their home country; in order to stay competitive, bigger companies must expand overseas while still managing their customer base on their home turf effectively.

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Why It's Difficult to "Find" Your Passion

CaseInterview.com

Last week, I held office hours for members of my Inner Circle mentorship program. One of my members asked me for a process she could use to “find” her passion. She was having difficulty figuring it out and was looking for help. Some people are fortunate to figure out their passions early in life. My oldest daughter, now a teenager, loves animals. She raises 25 fish, six chickens, two guinea pigs, one frog, and one dog.

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How to Choose Your First AI Project

Harvard Business

Pick a quick win to build internal support.

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PowerPoint Best Practices for Creating Stellar Presentations

Mastering data visualization in PowerPoint will help accelerate your career because it positions you as someone who can present data that drives business decisions forward. think-cell's PowerPoint Best Practices eBook was created specifically for professionals aiming to master the art and science of data-driven storytelling. What’s inside: Practical Insights: Uncover valuable tips for crafting engaging and persuasive presentations.

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Marriott Rewards Levels: Choosing Benefits

Management Consulted

Marriott Platinum Elite: Help Me Choose Marriott Choice Benefits As a Marriott Elite for many years, and a frequent traveler from consulting days until now, I seriously did not think it could get any better. If you’ve been following my … Continue Reading. The post Marriott Rewards Levels: Choosing Benefits appeared first on Management Consulted.

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Stop Having One-Night Stands With Your Marketing

Henry DeVries

Marketing is a team sport. If you want your small business to really grow, it’s time to move on from that frenzied blur of fads and find a real marketing partner, and a plan, that you can commit to.

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How to Cultivate a Data-Inclusive Culture

Strategy+Business

A data-inclusive culture, which honors data's place as a significant asset while also respecting risks, is a necessary component of any successful organization.

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Getting Over Your Fear of Cold Calling Customers

Harvard Business

48% of B2B salespeople are afraid of cold calling.

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Savings Consultants Are Needed in Today's Market More Than Ever

Savings Consultants are needed in today’s market more than ever. With an increase in expenses, businesses are looking for opportunities to save. Often unknown to businesses are savings in expense reduction, specialized tax savings, specialized savings including medical underpayments, health benefits cost reduction, zero cost processing, and more. Blue Coast Savings, with over 20 years in business, assists Savings Consultants in helping these companies move toward more profitable businesses.

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Airline Status Stacking: How I’m getting status on American, Delta, and Southwest

Management Consulted

Premier airline status. The consultant’s holy grail. More than Christmas, New Years, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa combined, airline status brings joy to many consultants each year (usually in December.) But not this year for me. Because, although I achieved my 13th … Continue Reading. The post Airline Status Stacking: How I’m getting status on American, Delta, and Southwest appeared first on Management Consulted.

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Effective Email Marketing for Consultants & Coaches

Tsavo Neal

[Audio taken from the High Income Coaching Podcast ]. Why should you bother “building a list” in the first place? What’s an email list for a consultant or coach like you, anyways? Email is the next big thing. We’re finally realizing just how precious these open standards were all along. Your way around Facebook, and all the other walled-garden parasites, goes through email.

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Top tips to prepare for an interview and secure a new job

freshminds

Ever experienced difficulties in acing an interview to secure your dream job? Interviews can be an overwhelming and daunting experience, especially at the start of your career or with limited interviewing experience. Completing an application and being invited for an interview is the first indicator of your potential success for securing a role, however accomplishing this comes down to your performance during the interview and the first impressions you give.

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The 3 Elements of Trust

Harvard Business

And which one is most important for leaders.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

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Consulting Firms: Networking The Non-Sleazy Way

Management Consulted

Consulting Firms: Networking the Non-Sleazy Way Consulting firms are famous black boxes with armies of Brooks Brother adorned management consultants that are unapproachable. The thought of consulting firms networking can seem like a pretty daunting task. In fact, after “case … Continue Reading. The post Consulting Firms: Networking The Non-Sleazy Way appeared first on Management Consulted.

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State of the Union

Chad Barr

This evening I am culminating my time in Israel after a full week of anticipation and fear, reflection, separation and reconnection. Being home again, driving through my childhood neighborhood and passing my old house brought me a sense of peace, wholeness and awareness of how much my life has grown and changed. With all the ups and downs and challenges that I have faced and that we all face, I was able to have a birdseye view as if seeing life from a completely different vantage point.

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The Psychology of Connecting and Building Relationships – LinkedIn Local

People Business Psychology

Jan de Jonge is guest speaker at the LinkedIn Local event in Bristol, on Monday 4 February 2019 at the Harbour Hotel. The event is fully booked and, weather permitting, some 70 attendees will be there. The #LinkedInLocal movement is an idea that started in New Zealand in 2017 by Anna McAfee and has caught peoples’ imaginations. The idea is very simply to put the social back into social media, to meet the person behind the LinkedIn profile.

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Companies Are Failing in Their Efforts to Become Data-Driven

Harvard Business

According to a recent survey.

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Pricing for Profit: How to Set, Negotiate, and Succeed

Speaker: Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader

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

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Consulting as a lifestyle business

Consultant Journal

Maybe you’ve heard it, steeped in scorn. “Oh, you’ve got a lifestyle business”. For whatever reason, some people love to slag entrepreneurs who’ve built out businesses that work with their lifestyle. The first time I heard this, I was about three years into my practice. I’d built out a solid business plan, brought in – and retained – Fortune 500 and A-list clients and my business was growing.

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Fearlessness is About Being, Not Doing

The Fearless Marketer

When we think about fearlessness and about fearless marketing, we think of things like courageous, bold action. We think of taking risks, doing creative things and really swinging out there. And all of that can be very inspiring. But have you noticed that it usually doesn’t last very long? For one, it can be exhausting. But it can also trigger old fears in very short order.

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Strategy Talk: How to Help Your Team Get More Creative

Strategy+Business

Anyone can get better at generating novel, useful business ideas. To foster that skill among members of your team, have them mirror how creative breakthroughs actually happen in the business world: Ask them to find and assemble the most relevant discoveries of others into a solution to whatever problem your challenge or opportunity presents.