Successful Independent Consulting

MARCH 28, 2025

Leverage low-risk, short-term financing. An example of this is Fundbox , a service that helps smooth out cash flow bumps in the road. This proactive approach allows you to address any money challenges before they get worse. You are using financial software, right, and not just Microsoft Word or Excel?)

Cash Flow 195

Cash Flow Consulting Banking Software 195

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 10, 2018

It is no wonder we came to fear our gender would keep us from achieving the same level of success as our male peers in finance. We turned to those most able to effect change in finance: the professionals actively working in the field. Family-friendly policies alone may not be enough to drive change in gender equality in finance.

Finance 130

Finance Banking Interviews Survey 130

Steve Shu Consulting

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

The second perspective was that there are so many different behavioral elements at play when we think about different people, the interplay of fast, automatic thinking versus slow, reflective thinking; the digital world, and the numerous challenges of finance.

Interviews 259

Interviews Management Finance Banking 259

Effective Managers

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

For example, in a TEC group, a peer CEO might learn about supply chain efficiencies from a manufacturing executive, or a service industry leader might discover new ways to streamline operations from a peer in finance. This diversity of thought is critical. Are You Leaving Opportunities on the Table?

Groups 130

Groups ROI Efficiency Process Improvement 130

Epicflow

DECEMBER 10, 2024

engineering, marketing, finance, etc.) For example, its impossible to hire hundreds of people to work on one large project and fire them upon completing it. For example, project manager s are interested in assigning a team member immediately to a project to ensure its timely completion. to work on projects more effectively.

Resources 208

Resources Management Efficiency Tools 208

Epicflow

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Planview supports various work methodologies and is suitable for diverse teams and industries: manufacturing, engineering, IT, healthcare, and finance. These diverse capabilities help organizations prioritize their initiatives and facilitate achieving business objectives. Determine required features.

Tools 240

Tools Software Resources Healthcare 240

Epicflow

AUGUST 30, 2024

Supply chain management aims to regulate the flow of materials, information, and finances across the entire supply chain. Read more: Digital Transformation in Manufacturing in 2024: Benefits & Examples 3. Supply chain management. Maintenance management. Promote a Safety Culture.

Operations 204

Operations Management Efficiency Resources 204

Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

With thousands of management consultants applying to top MBA programs each year, consulting is one of the most overrepresented candidate pools, alongside finance. For example, some of my peers at my MBB firm took on internal rotations as Chiefs of Staff for senior leadership, gaining unique insights into global consulting operations.

Consulting 60

Consulting Finance Nonprofit Transportation 60

Successful Independent Consulting

JANUARY 28, 2025

For example, if you do change management work on big system implementations, you may lose $50,000 or more. On-Demand by RGP : Specializes in operational and implementation support; projects tend to be longer-term roles focusing on functional expertise like accounting, finance, HR, IT, and supply chain.

Cash Flow 195

Cash Flow Consulting Intellectual Property Resumes 195

Steve Shu Consulting

APRIL 19, 2018

Back in 2010, I was part of a team that started one of the early behavioral finance centers with one of the investment manufacturing firms in the United States. Here are a few examples of how the field of behavioral economics has touched business in my corner of the world relative to behavioral finance: Voya Financial – [link].

Mercer 186

Mercer Finance Financial Leadership 186

Steve Shu Consulting

JULY 25, 2014

For example, Opower tapped into a great market using software-as-a-service and a behavioral efficiency model for saving energy. As another example, when I was working with Allscripts we had more of a strategic, business unit approach. One the other hand, possibilities for competitive differentiation and new products seem limitless.

Video 230

Video Analysis Operations Development 230

Effective Managers

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

For example, let us say that a person in the finance department has a quarterly report that is dependent on the operations department to gather information. It’s crucial for the finance department that they do this work on time as the Owner or CEO depends on the information. It is something ‘dreamed up’ by Finance.

Finance 130

Finance Operations Report Efficiency 130

Steve Shu Consulting

JANUARY 18, 2023

Shifting to the world of human behavior, one classic example of the impact of anchoring on judgments was done by Jacowitz and Kahneman, where they asked people to guess the height of the tallest redwood tree. For example, in another post , my colleague, Prof. finance), application (e.g., retirement), and context/conditions (e.g.,

Examples 195

Examples Finance Groups Research 195

Successful Independent Consulting

AUGUST 28, 2024

Here are some thought-starters: strategic planning, estate planning, merger integration, process reengineering, org design, diversity, digital marketing, college financing, change strategy, performance management, leadership development, executive coaching, financial planning. The 4th and 5th examples were invented by me.) [2]

Development 195

Development Turnaround How To Financial 195

Management Consulted

JULY 22, 2013

In compliance work, or on finance-focused projects, the broad-sweeping projections of strategy consulting don’t cut it. As mentioned in our previous post, financial consulting is a much better choice than a narrowly-defined role in internal finance (especially at a no-name corporation).

Financial 194

Financial Consulting Strategy Strategy 194

Steve Shu Consulting

JULY 22, 2016

Inside Nudging is written for management professionals and scientists to feed their thinking and discussions about implementing behavioral science initiatives (which includes behavioral economics and finance) in business settings. Example elements include an advisory board and a behavioral science officer.

Finance 150

Finance Development Company Research 150

Steve Shu Consulting

JULY 22, 2016

Inside Nudging is written for management professionals and scientists to feed their thinking and discussions about implementing behavioral science initiatives (which includes behavioral economics and finance) in business settings. Example elements include an advisory board and a behavioral science officer.

Finance 150

Finance Development Company Research 150

Steve Shu Consulting

JANUARY 4, 2023

this legislation covers finance and retirement-related considerations. For example, by increasing the age at which people are required to take minimum distributions from retirement, how might this affect other choices? For example, what impact might it have on how people think about claiming Social Security? See Shu et al.

Construction 195

Construction Journal Agile Exercises 195

Tom Spencer

MARCH 28, 2025

In October 2020, HSBC launched theContour platform, which uses blockchain to digitize trade finance and reduce friction in international trade transactions. For example, the Bank of England launched a CBDC Taskforce in 2021 to explore a digital pound, also known as Britcoin.

Banking 88

Banking Financial System B2B 88

Harvard Business

JUNE 27, 2024

Unicorns, or startups with valuations exceeding a billion dollars, are examples of such loss-making firms. Of late, however, loss-making firms are highly sought after by investors — often more than some profitable firms. What has changed over time? When and why did losses lose their meaning?

Company 247

Company Report Research Examples 247

Management Consulted

AUGUST 1, 2013

And, of course, their claim to fame, Financial Services , is broken down into even more practices including: Finance and Risk. Corporate and Finance and Advisory. Risk Management – assists CFOs and other finance executives on matters of finance and risk, global risk and trading, and compliance and governance.

Oliver Wyman 201

Oliver Wyman Interviews Mercer NERA Economic Consulting 201

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 25, 2024

This article delves into the rising importance of ESG metrics, how companies are integrating them into their operations, provides leading examples, and highlights the evolving regulatory landscape. Leading Examples Several multinational companies are leading the way in integrating ESG metrics into their business practices.

Metrics 78

Metrics Ethics Government Financial 78

Markovitz Consulting

JANUARY 21, 2019

Shutting down a warehouse for two days to do physical inventory, for example, is incredibly disruptive, with ripple effects throughout the business, from supplier to customer. For example, many distribution centers use cycle counting to manage their inventory, avoiding the need to shut down the facility.

Finance 145

Finance Financial Meeting Examples 145

Steve Shu Consulting

OCTOBER 24, 2015

The update includes: Chapter 2: Organizations Can Package Behavioral Science for Good – This chapter describes a case of using behavioral finance in the retirement plan design space. I use this case to demonstrate one example of what a successful innovation center might look like.

Ethics 150

Ethics Finance Research Government 150

Harvard Business

APRIL 14, 2017

For example, our survey, which asked managers of 13 functions, from sales and marketing to procurement and finance, to indicate whether their departments were using AI in 63 core areas, found AI was used most frequently in detecting and fending off computer security intrusions in the IT department. Insight Center. The Age of AI.

Company 160

Company Survey Finance Engineering 160

Management Consulted

APRIL 20, 2014

I then took another internship in finance with Merrill Lynch. I also explored other areas of finance and ultimately decided that I wanted to give investment banking a shot. years while I continued to gain experience in real estate finance and institutional asset management.

Consulting 204

Consulting Interviews Recruitment Recruiting 204

Harvard Business

JUNE 22, 2016

For example, when a supplier elects to receive payment for a $10,000 invoice in 15 days through the FinTech and the buyer submits payment to the FinTech 90 days after it approves the supplier invoice and buyer’s cost of capital is 2%, the discount that the supplier gives to the FinTech is only $41 (i.e.,

Transportation 129

Transportation Finance Financial Banking 129

Steve Shu Consulting

JULY 4, 2015

Psychology, Behavioral Economics and Finance. Behavioral Economics and Policy Design: Examples from Singapore (Low). Perhaps you’ll find something of here of interest to you for your weekend read. I am also open to getting more book recommendations. Drunk Tank Pink (Alter). Predictably Irrational (Ariely). Drive (Pink). Communication.

Insurance 150

Insurance Insurance Finance Policies 150

Harvard Business

MARCH 7, 2017

All of this indicates that Uber leaders prioritized immediately useful services like recruitment over, for example, legal compliance systems, audits, and leadership development. As Pete Ramstad and I note in Beyond HR , leaders often have far better developed frameworks for the value proposition of the finance function than for HR.

Recruiting 140

Recruiting Recruitment Finance Agile 140

Steve Shu Consulting

OCTOBER 8, 2017

Management consulting projects can span diverse areas from operational to finance to marketing to strategy to IT management, etc. For example, you can see this in some of the digital agency like efforts (e.g.,investigate Are there other models? There are other modern, consultative models emerging.

Management 150

Management Consulting Methodologies McKinsey 150

Successful Independent Consulting

OCTOBER 22, 2017

SpareHire is an online work marketplace for finance and consulting projects.” TopTal is a network of the world’s top 3% of software engineering, design, and finance talent — available on demand to help companies accelerate, adapt, and scale.” The company claims to have 4,000 professionals in its network, all paid on a 1099 tax basis.

Talent 150

Talent Finance Consulting Development 150

Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

For example, I had access to: Dedicated research teams providing support by gathering data, conducting analyses, and generating insights. healthcare, technology, finance), allowing you to develop expertise in multiple areas. Proprietary tools and methodologies enhancing my ability to analyze problems and develop solutions efficiently.

McKinsey 78

McKinsey Methodologies Transportation Bain 78

Management Consulted

JANUARY 1, 2017

These cases can be some of the scariest, because they test things like finance principles, but on the other hand, they’re really easy to recognize. Once again, it all comes down to finances. For example, how much of a risk is it to integrate two different sales departments, each of which with its own bonus structure?

Case Interview 154

Case Interview Interviews Intellectual Property Cash Flow 154

Harvard Business

AUGUST 8, 2018

In highly cited articles in HBR , Michael Jensen, a faculty member at HBS, and arguably the most prominent agency theorist, put forth a harsh criticism of diversification as a main example of managerial opportunism at the expense of shareholders’ wealth. Let’s look at one example from our data.

Research 132

Research Education Pharmaceuticals Finance 132

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

In the multinational example above, the cadence of meetings was choreographed to keep each level appropriately linked and informed. For example, if a meeting charter has significant implications for finance, one person from finance can attend and keep their finance colleagues informed.

Meeting 134

Meeting How To Government Finance 134

Harvard Business

MAY 17, 2018

In core functional or process transformation initiatives — which are often driven by digitization — we’ve seen examples of people analytics being used to measure activities and find embedded expertise. Often times, facts can change the conversation from tired head-nodding to curiosity.

Culture 141

Culture Strategy Strategy Strategy& 141

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 16, 2021

Knowing the ins and outs of upcoming trends in finance is indispensable for any aspiring consultant. A prime example for such a question is how finance is adapting to the issue of climate change, and might assist its mitigation. Green Finance. Final thoughts.

Financial 88

Financial Insurance Insurance Finance 88