Successful Independent Consulting

JANUARY 28, 2025

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. SolomonEdwards : Provides financial, operational, and technology consulting. Korn Ferry : Excels at filling interim leadership positions.

Cash Flow 195

Cash Flow Consulting Intellectual Property Resumes 195

Epicflow

JULY 27, 2022

In a complex multi-project environment with a shared resource pool, there are even more reasons for team members to work as efficiently as possible – otherwise it will be impossible to ensure a seamless and fruitful workflow and successful project delivery. . Communication: How is communication organized between team members and leadership?

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Resources Productivity Management Efficiency 148

Epicflow

JUNE 10, 2024

In addition, their focus on effective resource allocation, stakeholder engagement, and change management contributes to enhanced operational efficiency, increased agility, and improved project outcomes. One of a CPO’s tasks is to ensure optimal resource allocation across a company’s critical projects.

Resources 178

Resources Methodologies Efficiency Metrics 178

Consulting Matters

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Meg's impressive journey to the top and her insights on leadership and personal development are truly enlightening. Growing up with a father involved in the space program and an education in marketing, Meg’s roots have significantly influenced her perspective on leadership.

Leadership 156

Leadership Interviews Change Management Development 156

Effective Managers

JUNE 14, 2024

TEC Canada is not just an organization; it is a dynamic community dedicated to fostering leadership excellence, driving innovation, and achieving remarkable results. A Wealth of Resources and Tools Members of TEC Canada have access to an extensive array of resources, including research reports, best practice guides, and online tools.

Leadership 130

Leadership Emotional Intelligence Resources Tools 130

Effective Managers

JUNE 14, 2024

TEC Canada is not just an organization; it is a dynamic community dedicated to fostering leadership excellence, driving innovation, and achieving remarkable results. A Wealth of Resources and Tools Members of TEC Canada have access to an extensive array of resources, including research reports, best practice guides, and online tools.

Leadership 130

Leadership Emotional Intelligence Resources Tools 130

Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

My career path has taken me through consulting, joining a startup and becoming an operator, and then returning to consulting at an MBB firm. Innovation and Thought Leadership Contrary to the perception that consulting firms are old and slow to adapt, MBB firms are often at the forefront of innovation across industries.

McKinsey 78

McKinsey Methodologies Transportation Bain 78

LSA Global

DECEMBER 2, 2024

We know from leadership simulation assessment data that the impact of CEOs on strategy matters. The Areas Where the Impact of CEOs on Strategy is Greatest A CEO’s vision, leadership style, and decision-making capabilities serve as the cornerstone for defining, aligning, and executing strategic initiatives.

Strategy 69

Strategy Strategy& Strategy Leadership 69

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Recently the Chief HR Officer for a healthcare firm asked us to identify the best new framework for leadership that she could use to train and develop a cadre of high potentials. Explicit in our HR officer’s question was her assumption that the newest thinking on leadership development must contain something essential.

Leadership 132

Leadership Handbook Healthcare Emotional Intelligence 132

Harvard Business

JUNE 23, 2016

That, in brief, is the concept of a leadership circle. While a natural inclination, this group is (by design) representative of current operating units and functions, which often have a status quo to defend. Creating a leadership circle is a step toward addressing these shortfalls.

Leadership 126

Leadership Pharmaceuticals Company Groups 126

Consulting Matters

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

These questions are designed to help you get to the root of individual performance problems – which may or not not require training to solve (and help you extend the value of your leadership training contracts.). Are tools and equipment operative? Document Operating Guidelines. Provide leadership performance coaching.

How To 223

How To Training Training Guidelines 223

LSA Global

JANUARY 6, 2025

To get on board, employees, investors, and partners need to perceive the strategy as both worthwhile to achieve and as solidly grounded in the organizations capabilities and resources. Strategies that clash with organizational culture or overlook operational constraints are unlikely to gain traction.

Research 67

Research Analysis Strategy Strategy 67

Tom Spencer

JULY 29, 2022

Human resource teams are critical to the growth of a company since employees typically represent both the biggest operating expense and largest off-balance sheet asset for most businesses. In this article, I will break down a few functionalities of Human Resource teams, and a couple of ways to get started in Human Resource Management.

Resources 78

Resources Management How To Balance Sheet 78

Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Parenthood: The unsung hero of leadership and consulting success Agree or disagree: How you parent reflects how you lead in the workplace. Today’s episode, I’m bringing on leadership consultant, keynote speaker and author of the book Manage Like a Mother: Leadership Lessons Drawn from the Wisdom of Mom, Valerie Cockerell.

Leadership 156

Leadership Operations Consulting Development 156

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. Governance Metrics: These assess the quality of a company’s leadership, executive compensation, and adherence to ethical standards.

Metrics 78

Metrics Ethics Government Financial 78

Consulting Matters

JANUARY 17, 2020

Understands how the culture and power networks operate within the client system. Helps clients anticipate the Customer/Client, Employee, and Financial/Operational impact of business decisions. Consulting Skills/Process Leadership. Speaks the language of business – financials, data and analytics. Political Savvy.

Methodologies 207

Methodologies System Data Financial 207

Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Use concrete metrics to demonstrate your contributions, such as cost savings, revenue growth, or operational improvements. 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

Markovitz Consulting

JANUARY 7, 2019

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. results in overburdening some resources at the expense of others, or alternating between overburdening and underutilizing a resource over time.

Operations 160

Operations Retail Resources Productivity 160

Epicflow

JULY 12, 2022

Basic day-to-day operations will be automated, and people will be able to focus more on innovation, collaboration, and communication. . Finally, we should mention the role of leadership in this process. As any changes occur in the system (tasks are completed, resources are reallocated), the priorities are recalculated right away.

Data 216

Data Analysis Efficiency Survey 216

LSA Global

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Net Promoter Score This global healthcare company wanted to invest in New Leader Training for Healthcare Managers for high performing and high potential individual contributors who were getting ready to step into key people leadership roles. The new manager training results were: 97.8% Job Relevance 98.6%

Healthcare 63

Healthcare Training Training Management 63

Consulting Matters

JULY 7, 2022

Do you want to know what executives in world-class companies think about leadership and why they hire consultants and coaches? Today, I'm chatting with one of my favorite executives of all time, Jim MacPhee, recently retired Chief Operating Officer and self-proclaimed Experience Steward for Walt Disney World Parks and Resorts.

Operations 156

Operations Leadership Consulting Transportation 156

Consulting Matters

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Meg's impressive journey to the top and her insights on leadership and personal development are truly enlightening. Growing up with a father involved in the space program and an education in marketing, Meg’s roots have significantly influenced her perspective on leadership.

How To 156

How To Leadership Interviews Change Management 156

Consulting Matters

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Are tools and equipment operative? Document Operating Guidelines. Provide leadership performance coaching. Provide resources and tools. Conditions. Are task procedures clear and workable? Is the workplace physically organized? Is enough time available? Are tools and equipment available? Is necessary information available?

How To 191

How To Training Training Guidelines 191

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Rising pressure to achieve better medical outcomes with increasingly limited financial resources has created an acute need for more physician leaders. The dyad model can help break down silos, improve the way clinical and operations leaders work together, and coordinate care. Nicholas Blechman for hbr. Yet most doctors in the U.S.

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Training Training Management Healthcare 136

CaseInterview.com

DECEMBER 4, 2019

What most don’t recognize is the BURDEN that comes with leadership. When there’s an uncertain environment, it is the leader that absorbs the bulk of that uncertainty — creating a simplified, more structured environment for her team to operate within. This is the burden of leadership. That is the burden of leadership.

Leadership 72

Leadership Policies Operations Resources 72

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

In this article, I’d like to share the insights we’ve gleaned from the model’s first full year of operation, which hopefully organizations in health care and many other industries will find useful. The reporting lets executive leadership know precisely what is happening and unlocks frontline wisdom.

System 130

System Healthcare Metrics Report 130

CaseInterview.com

MARCH 17, 2020

The need for effective leadership is especially acute during a major crisis. I’ve also led mass casualty training exercises as a field operations leader and incident commander. In a crisis, good leadership requires four things: Provide Accurate, Frequently-Updated Information. Coronavirus Crisis Leadership.

Leadership 88

Leadership Case Interview Interviews Sales 88

LSA Global

AUGUST 21, 2024

Net Promoter Score 95% Skill Adoption 92% Impact This global biotech company with a commercial footprint in 78 countries was looking to accelerate leadership and management development though a Corporate Leadership Academy for Biotech. Job Relevance 98% Satisfaction 148% Knowledge Gain 95.4%

Leadership 67

Leadership Company Talent Training 67

Harvard Business

APRIL 25, 2017

This gave us a list of 33 traits that help leaders in four areas: developing inner resources, connecting with others, setting the tone, and leading the team. Stress tolerance, self-regard, and optimism help leaders develop inner resources. Effective leadership isn’t generic. These are real moments of leadership and truth.

How To 136

How To Culture Survey Video 136

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

hospitals and health systems experienced an average 39% reduction in their operating margins from 2015 to 2017. Cost reduction requires an honest and thorough reassessment of everything the health system does and ultimately, a change in the organization’s operating culture. PM Images/Getty Images. ” Clearly, more is needed.

System 128

System Management Nonprofit Operations 128

Consulting Matters

APRIL 22, 2021

On today's Ask Betsy, I open up my library of resources to two coaches, so they can figure out how to align executives with company values! Accounting might have different values than human resources, and that is a good thing. When I was an organizational development consultant for Disney, I worked with the Imagineers and Operators.

Development 156

Development How To Talent Organizational Development 156

Management Consulted

AUGUST 1, 2013

After building a successful model in financial services, Oliver Wyman expanded to offer pure strategy consulting services to non-financial services groups and now has 2 internal divisions that operate relatively independently. Mercer Oliver Wyman continued to focus solely on human resources consulting, but not for long. Public Policy.

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Oliver Wyman Interviews Mercer NERA Economic Consulting 201

Harvard Business

MAY 1, 2018

The consequences can be farther reaching than most leadership teams realize. At their best, leadership teams synchronize their organizations into cohesive powerhouses. In my 30 years of working with leadership teams, these are three habits that I’ve seen have the most negative influence over a company.

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Culture Leadership Study Comparison 139

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Grading the importance of various initiatives in an environment of finite resources is a primary test of leadership. To wit: There are three interdependent variables that are essential for executing any initiative — objectives, resources, and timing. All three variables are important, but resources reign supreme.

Resources 135

Resources Travel Software Examples 135

The Management Centre

JUNE 29, 2022

Leadership is shifting focus (again). We listened in on a conversation between one of our leadership experts, Yvette Gyles (=mc Learning Director) and Cassie Edmiston (Head of Fundraising and Communications, Prisoners’ Education Trust ), d iscussing the challenges of leadership in 2022. Cassie: Yes, that’s right.

Leadership 97

Leadership Emotional Intelligence Education Ethics 97

Makarios Consulting

JUNE 1, 2023

Posner underline this truth in their classic work, The Leadership Challenge, when they define “Enable Others to Act” as the fourth of The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership®. This phrase is taken from the GWC tool, which is part of the Entrepreneurial Operating System ® (EOS®). Kouzes and Barry Z. their team is asking for.

Leadership 68

Leadership Resources Operations Exercises 68

Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

These startups have usually been in operation for around five years, have substantial funding, and have products that have achieved product-market fit. While many leadership positions may be occupied by early joiners, you’ll benefit from mentorship from experienced teammates and senior leaders.

Transportation 78

Transportation Financial Productivity McKinsey 78