Harvard Business

MARCH 1, 2024

Companies that integrate the cost of capital into their strategy and planning reap real benefits. To do that, executives need to rediscover the concept of economic profit (EP) — that is, revenue minus not just operating and administrative costs, but also the cost of the capital needed to produce that revenue.

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The Impact of CEOs on Strategy: Driving Vision and Execution Stakes are high for CEOs; almost 25% of Fortune 500 CEOs are dismissed each year. We know from leadership simulation assessment data that the impact of CEOs on strategy matters. Can your CEO drive cohesion and a sense shared sense of purpose?

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Managers tend to think about liquidity as a finance issue, but in face the behaviors of the sales and operations team — and how they communicate and work together — can have a direct affect on a company’s cash position.

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Successful Independent Consulting

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Even if your pricing strategy is to use a fixed price or to use a hybrid approach (part fixed, part variable), use your base rate as the building block and to sanity check your package pricing. Professionalism: You can skew your rate upward based on your branding and marketing. To calculate your base rate, used the “2x 3x Estimate.”

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Consulting Intellectual Property Deloitte Benchmarking 393

Effective Managers

JUNE 24, 2024

Examining Practical Applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Improving Business Processes Leveraging AI into business operations has become a transformative force across various industries. AI in Streamlining Operations AI technology has made significant strides in optimizing operational efficiency.

Ethics 246

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Epicflow

APRIL 30, 2025

These tools are essential for translating the strategy into action, while their features should guarantee optimal resource allocation and utilization, risk management , and prioritization of projects and tasks. Read further to learn what tools will help you execute your organizations strategy and drive business performance in 2025.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 25, 2025

Imagine spending months crafting a detailed, data-driven strategy , only to watch it gather dust on a shelf. In these cases, strategies become what I call ‘strategically useless’ brilliant in theory but ineffective in practice. Three Reasons Why Strategies Become Useless 1. For example, J.C.

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Successful Independent Consulting

JANUARY 28, 2025

strategy development, market research, transformation initiatives). 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. boutique firms digital marketing Atlanta").

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Harvard Business

MARCH 8, 2024

Companies like Costco, Salesforce, Amazon, and Patagonia demonstrate the power of understanding and capitalizing on unique market differentiators. Strategic clarity is more than operational proficiency; it’s about deeply recognizing a company’s distinctive strengths and aligning every operation with this core identity.

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Effective Managers

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

When business is booming and your strategy is paying off, it’s easy to feel confident in your direction. It’s easy to assume that if growth is steady, there’s no need to make significant changes or seek out new strategies. Are there market opportunities that aren’t being fully explored? Is there a better way to do things?

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Consulting Matters

AUGUST 4, 2022

Today I'm talking with Lee Cockerell, the former Executive Vice President of Operations for Walt Disney resort and currently a consultant, author, and speaker. In this episode, you'll hear: How Lee evolved as a leader by shedding defensiveness and operating in trust. Why you need to create a system to be a person of your word.

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Operations Leadership Hotels Sports 156

Tom Spencer

MAY 3, 2025

For decades, first-mover advantage has been a prized concept in business strategy. In fact, history shows that many first movers have failed to maintain their dominance once competitors entered the market. The reality is that market dynamics dont stop after the first player arrives. This can certainly be true in some cases.

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 25, 2024

For instance, AI-driven customer relationship management tools can automate data entry, lead scoring , content marketing, follow-up emails, and generating reports, freeing up employees to focus on more strategic activities like developing growth strategies, enhancing customer relationships, and driving innovation.

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Small Business Data Efficiency Tools 78

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Sponsor content from S&P Global Market Intelligence.

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Steve Shu Consulting

MAY 20, 2018

One of the best ways to market yourself as a consultant is by having someone refer you to a client prospect. This type of marketing can be viewed through the lens of “networking by helping someone” (in contrast to networking and just meeting lots of people). gave them some management one-pagers I wrote on their topic).

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Consulting Matters

OCTOBER 20, 2022

You can stop worrying about the competition because today, I will teach you how to conduct a market scan and find your niche. The best strategy for dealing with competition is to make the competition irrelevant. Before we start – let's define a market scan. Identify a competitive angle. Then talk to former clients.

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Marketing How To Consulting Video 156

Management Consulted

MAY 28, 2017

In fact, the firm is already beating out heavyweights such as McKinsey, Bain, and Parthenon-EY for strategy projects in the tech sector due to better industry specialty. On the value creation side, Bulger Partners covers 13 different types of value assignments (growth strategy offerings, technical strategy, operations, etc.).

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Clarity Consultants

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Instead, change is part of their broader operational paradigm. Organizations can capitalize on opportunities, adapt to market shifts, embrace emerging technologies, and take other steps that keep them ahead of the competition by being open to change. Craft Your Strategy. Successful companies are rarely stagnant.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

When multinational firms enter new markets, they have to choose how to manage the formal and informal local rules that can vary greatly. But constantly adapting to local practices could jeopardize a company’s ability to integrate operations across markets.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 12, 2024

How leaders made business-altering decisions while navigating pressures from social media, employees, customers, politicians, and the stock market.

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Company Media Marketing Ethics 180

Epicflow

JUNE 10, 2022

Competition at the domestic and international markets. Large aerospace companies (Boeing, Airbus, Lockheed Martin, and more) hold a significant market share, which poses additional challenges for smaller players in terms of their competitiveness on the market. . Step 4: Developing risk response strategies.

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Consulting Matters

OCTOBER 13, 2022

I asked Contacts Count President and Networking Guru Vern Schellenger to do an on-air coaching session with me to help me craft my own personal and business networking strategy. The 8 competencies developed by Contacts Count contain skills, behaviors, tools, and strategies you can learn to make networking an Art not an Accident.

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Consulting Success

JULY 17, 2017

Start ups are another one of his desirable target markets. You can identify what size is right for you based on your marketable skills. Consultants need to make regular investments in their expertise to keep themselves relevant in an ever-changing market. Blue Ocean Strategy. Mentioned in This Episode: Steve Shu.

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Harvard Business

JULY 31, 2024

During 2020-21 online grocery shopping soared from 3.4% to double digits as Covid-19 made customers reluctant to go into stores. Post Covid, online grocery shopping is still high, forecasted by Forrester (2021) to hit 10.4% How will grocery retailers service this new demand stream?

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Clarity Consultants

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

By investing in L&D, organizations can close skills gaps, improve employee engagement, and enhance their overall competitiveness in the market. L&D programs help organizations keep up with industry trends, adopt new technologies, and respond to changing market demands.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 14, 2024

To create value, mergers need top-line gains: More sales to more customers, expansion into new territories or market adjacencies, new products and services to sell to existing customers.

How To 236

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 25, 2024

In today’s business landscape, sustainability is no longer a niche concern; it’s a core component of corporate strategy. 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.

Metrics 78

Metrics Ethics Government Financial 78

Successful Independent Consulting

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

Figure out your market rate. This is your market rate. I said I could do an assessment, strategy, and plan in three to four weeks and my rate was $225 an hour. It’s a matter of what they’re used to and their operating margins. Or do they need someone to assess, submit recommendations, and/or create the strategy?

Consulting 236

Consulting Real Estate Policies Operations 236

Tom Spencer

MARCH 28, 2025

In this article, we will explore the rise of digital currency, potential impacts on the global financial system, and strategies traditional financial institutions are employing to keep pace. 2024, the global cryptocurrency market capitalisation reached more than US$3.7 Zuhair Imaduddin is a Senior Product Manager at Wells Fargo.

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Banking Financial System B2B 88

LSA Global

JANUARY 6, 2025

The Importance of Strategic Believability: Is Your Strategy Believable Enough? An effective business strategy should help to create a competitive advantage. We know from organizational alignment research that strategy accounts for 31% of the difference between high and low performing organizations.

Research 67

Research Analysis Strategy& Strategy 67

Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Learning how consulting firms operate can help you better understand what you would do as an analyst. Your business just launched a new product and needs to market it. Market trends have changed, and you want to make sure the product will reach the correct target customer. How do Consulting Firms Work?

Operations 88

Operations Consulting Boston Consulting Group Industry 88

Epicflow

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Its main purpose is to ensure the seamless operational performance of engineering companies, including managing engineering teams, strategic planning, solving engineering problems, overseeing engineering projects’ completion, and ensuring that the goals of an engineering organization are met.

Engineering 264

Engineering Management Methodologies Resources 264

Successful Independent Consulting

AUGUST 28, 2024

A marketing tagline is short phrase that helps people remember you in a certain way. Remember, clients want to hire The Expert, so be sure to market yourself as one! [1] When you are perceived as an expert, you’ll get more referrals and win more work. You get the idea. Insert your keywords, then add words that tee up the result (e.g.,

Development 195

Development Turnaround How To Financial 195

Tom Spencer

APRIL 8, 2022

I initially started out my career in management consulting, exited to an internal strategy team in industry, and pivoted back to consulting. This two part article series will provide valuable perspective for those who are considering internal strategy teams as their next career option as I unveil my personal thoughts and experiences.

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Consulting Matters

APRIL 24, 2020

I’m not a strict operator. The majority of my successes in my career have been in getting those two groups to kind of talk together and to take the engineering vision, and kind of bound it with the operational limitation, and make sure everybody is on the same page. Sometimes it’s not operational capacity.

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Interviews Company Marketing Operations 156

Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Hedge funds have gained increased attention over the years, with their involvement in financial markets drawing interest from investors, media, and the general public. However, many people still struggle to grasp what exactly hedge funds are and how they operate. Directional Strategies 1.1

Strategy& 88

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Effective Managers

JUNE 24, 2024

Examining Practical Applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Improving Business Processes Leveraging AI into business operations has become a transformative force across various industries. AI in Streamlining Operations AI technology has made significant strides in optimizing operational efficiency.

Ethics 130

Ethics Efficiency Operations ROI 130