Management Consulted
DECEMBER 16, 2008
'This is an important question for prospective applicants (in particular, undergrad/MBA students) looking for summer internships and fulltime jobs alike. The decision was easier for me than for most people. The cons of investment banking – the long hours, the repetitive and unengaging nature of the work, the lack of non-finance exit opportunities – mattered far more to me than a 6-figure salary.
Consultant Ninja
NOVEMBER 17, 2008
'skip to main | skip to sidebar. Consultant Ninja. Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. Monday, November 17, 2008. Booz & Company consultant-ese. I hope not all of Booz & Companys insights are as ridiculous as this: Firms everywhere can learn much from companies in developing economies that are leveraging the Internet to increase competitiveness and develop strategic pa
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The Nonprofit Consultant
JULY 25, 2008
When people talk about mistakes nonprofits make with their websites, the first thing that comes to mind is usually either no direct donate button from the front page, or an unclear mission statement. But I'd like to focus on a different type of mistake; lack of transparency. First off, what do I mean by "transparency?" I'm talking about communicating with your community (clients, members, potential donors, neighbors, elected officials, etc.) as openly, honestly, and fully about your operations a
Chad Barr
MARCH 11, 2008
I was the guest speaker at Alan Weiss and Patricia Fripp marketing for speakers, consultants & coaches seminar- The Odd Couple, held in San Francisco on March 8, 2008. I spoke about “Leveraging your web site and the Internet to dramatically grow your business” to a terrific group of entrepreneurs. View some of the testimonials I recorded with my Flip Video and you are also welcome to view and download my presentation below: Testimonial from Terry Schmidt of www.ManagementPro.com : Testimonia
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The Crazy Lives of Consultants
AUGUST 20, 2008
i was asked to go to europe for a strategic meeting with our friendly european colleagues. it's really only for one week, but i'm going to take the second week off and travel. i told my client that i was going to be out for 2 weeks for work (said nothing about vacation), and i wasn't sure if i was even going to be on the project at that point (because they still haven't said how long they want me) but that i thought they should know. a thoughtful and forward-thinking FYI, don't you agree?
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Management Consulted
DECEMBER 30, 2008
'Hi readers: I hate to pause the blog train, but for the next few days I will be traveling and enjoying the last moments of 2008. You can expect my posting to start again on Friday, January 2. Here’s what’s coming up: -A series of posts on “breaking into consulting” from non-business/economics backgrounds (eg, engineering, liberal arts, etc).
Management Consulted
DECEMBER 27, 2008
'Received an influx of new readers in the last few days, thanks to some link love from fellow bloggers. Thanks to Marquis first and foremost, who is both a fellow Stanford grad and fellow ex-McKinsey consultant. He regularly blogs about management consulting and MBA issues and has sensible, smart advice for just about everything career-related. Check out his blog here.
Consultant Ninja
DECEMBER 23, 2008
'skip to main | skip to sidebar. Consultant Ninja. Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. Tuesday, December 23, 2008. Stupid XP Fix (aka wasting time until Holiday Time Kicks In). The office is dead, the partners are gone, half of the clients staff is on physical vacation and the other half is on mental vacation.
Management Consulted
DECEMBER 20, 2008
'Wanted to let people know that I’ll be taking a (very) short blogging break from today through Monday, as I am traveling and making it way home for the holidays. Thanks to all my readers. Your comments are very appreciated and I personally will respond to each one. It’s amazing to me that I haven’t officially “launched” this site (plan to do this post Xmas), but I’m already getting many engaged readers, which is the best.
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Consultant Ninja
DECEMBER 18, 2008
'skip to main | skip to sidebar. Consultant Ninja. Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. Thursday, December 18, 2008. Living Dangerously, Consulting Style. When youre on a project in Sioux Falls and starved for excitement, nothings better than pushing your rental cars gas tank to the extreme.
Consultant Ninja
DECEMBER 11, 2008
'skip to main | skip to sidebar. Consultant Ninja. Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. Thursday, December 11, 2008. The Strongest Navy in the World. The U.S. commander in charge of the waters off Somalia, Vice Adm. Bill Gortney, told CNN on Monday that he thought it would take a force of 61 warships to safeguard the sea lanes just in the Gulf of Aden, compared with the 14
Consultant Ninja
DECEMBER 10, 2008
'skip to main | skip to sidebar. Consultant Ninja. Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. Wednesday, December 10, 2008. What to put on a consulting resume (part 3 of a continuing series). In my years of being involved with MBA recruiting, Ive never been able to hire a former special forces operator, but Ive been dying to come up with the right reason.
Consultant Ninja
NOVEMBER 18, 2008
'skip to main | skip to sidebar. Consultant Ninja. Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. Tuesday, November 18, 2008. BearingPoint just got De-Listed from the NYSE. Wow, what did I miss over the last 2 years? Apparently I was paying as much attention to the firm as senior management was.
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Consultant Ninja
NOVEMBER 18, 2008
'skip to main | skip to sidebar. Consultant Ninja. Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. Tuesday, November 18, 2008. There goes BearingPoint. View the full BE chart at Wikinvest. Posted by Consultant Ninja. at 10:45 AM. Labels: Consulting.
Consultant Ninja
NOVEMBER 11, 2008
'skip to main | skip to sidebar. Consultant Ninja. Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. Tuesday, November 11, 2008. Finally, two counter-cyclical markets. After seeing so many markets down, my cousin in the hunting business informed me that gun sales have been surging, due to Obama winning the presidency.
Consultant Ninja
NOVEMBER 11, 2008
'skip to main | skip to sidebar. Consultant Ninja. Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. Tuesday, November 11, 2008. The Beach time is the Right Time. The chinese takeout joint down the street is wiser than I thought. Posted by Consultant Ninja. at 12:34 PM.
Consultant Ninja
NOVEMBER 10, 2008
'skip to main | skip to sidebar. Consultant Ninja. Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. Monday, November 10, 2008. On Selling Out. Whats the difference between this woman and this list of officers? One knows to seek a liquidy event when exterior perceptions of asset valuation far exceed internal and intrinsic valuations, and the other does not.
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Consultant Ninja
NOVEMBER 6, 2008
'skip to main | skip to sidebar. Consultant Ninja. Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. Thursday, November 6, 2008. Who Knew SEC accepted Decks for filings? What do you think is saddest about this Yahoo Filing with the SEC from June 2008 : That its a word document translated into bullet point format in the worst possible way That it argues "Microsofts offer for $31 per shar
Consultant Ninja
OCTOBER 31, 2008
'skip to main | skip to sidebar. Consultant Ninja. Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. Friday, October 31, 2008. Only in New York. 11:30pm Thursday night, midtown: From our 7th floor apartment, through closed windows, all of a sudden we hear a booming voice begin singing.
Consultant Ninja
OCTOBER 21, 2008
'skip to main | skip to sidebar. Consultant Ninja. Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. Wednesday, October 22, 2008. A Warning Sign for my Consulting Career. As I opened the mail today, I came across a very worrying letter addressed to my significant other.
Consultant Ninja
OCTOBER 7, 2008
'skip to main | skip to sidebar. Consultant Ninja. Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. Wednesday, October 8, 2008. Whos to blame for the mortgage crisis (part 3). In the vein of LongOrShortCapital.coms "Quotes Entirely Relevant to Investing".
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Consultant Ninja
OCTOBER 3, 2008
'skip to main | skip to sidebar. Consultant Ninja. Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. Friday, October 3, 2008. Who is to blame for the mortgage crisis? (part 2). My partner recently told me, "you cant model the costs of a washing machine factory without understanding how washing machines get made.
Consultant Ninja
SEPTEMBER 18, 2008
'skip to main | skip to sidebar. Consultant Ninja. Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. Thursday, September 18, 2008. Classic Consulting Quotes (Chapter 4, Part III). [Scene: Open workspace at the firms* office.] The Following Tuesday.
Consultant Ninja
SEPTEMBER 9, 2008
'skip to main | skip to sidebar. Consultant Ninja. Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. Tuesday, September 9, 2008. Classic Consulting Quotes (Chapter 4, Part II). [Scene: Open workspace at the firms* office.] Friday. Timmy, the 21-year old analyst from Carnegie Mellon, has nearly exhausted his list of resumes to call.
Consultant Ninja
SEPTEMBER 4, 2008
'skip to main | skip to sidebar. Consultant Ninja. Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. Thursday, September 4, 2008. Classic Consulting Quotes. (Chapter 4, Part 1). [Scene: Open workspace at the firms* office.] Monday. Timmy, a 21-year-old analyst from Carnegie Mellon, has been furiously hammering away on the phone.
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Chad Barr
MARCH 5, 2008
I don’t get the thinking with web sites that incorporate the concept of “Under Construction” or “Coming Soon” pages. Some sites I visit incorporate these pages to attempt and let us know that these pages are going to be released soon. Some do that on their home page thus suggesting that the entire site will be launched soon. When I see such pages here is what crosses my mind: You are wasting my time navigating your site, thus aggravating me.
Chad Barr
JANUARY 1, 2008
My wife Laurel who is a Cantor at Temple Emanuel in Cleveland, Ohio, put together an amazing concert back on November 10, 2007. You should have been there as it was an amazing night. It is with tremendous pride and love that I have for her, and with the hope that you too may enjoy this concert, that I would like to share it with you. I uploaded the concert in segments to Youtube (this is the way they allow it.
The Nonprofit Consultant
JANUARY 17, 2008
Michael L. Wyland of Sumption & Wyland consulting has written an op-ed piece on Argus Leader (dot-com) under the unassuming title of " Accountability changes philanthropic landscape " that perfectly expresses what I'm sure so many of us have been thinking for years. The opening paragraph reads: "There has been a major change in philanthropy in recent years.
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