ÿþ<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" > <head></head><body> <!--- TC Header --> <table border=1 bordercolor=#0098ff width="706px" cellpadding=0 > <tr style="background-color:#0098ff;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;color:white"> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold"><font face="Verdana">Top-Consultant.com's &nbsp; Management Consultants' Weekly Newsletter&nbsp;</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bordercolor="#FFFFFF" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:10pt;" width="455px"> <div id="pane1" style="width:455px;padding:5px;border-right:solid 1px #0098ff"> <!--- date --> <div id="date1" style="font-size:8pt;color:#000080;font-weight:bold;padding:5px"> Thursday, 4th December 2008 </div> <!--- advert1 --> <div id="advert1" style="background-color:#b7dbff;padding:5px;margin-top:5px"> <div style="padding-bottom:5px"><a style="font-weight:bold" href="http://www.top-consultant.com/UK/career/appointmentsthree.asp?ID=32680">Ernst & Young Working Capital Advisory Roles</a></div> <div><br> <b>Ernst & Young Working Capital Advisory Services</b> is seeking managers and senior managers with a working capital background to join their growing team in London. <br><br></div> <div><a style="text-decoration:none" href="http://www.top-consultant.com/UK/career/appointmentsthree.asp?ID=32680">Click here to find out more ...</a></div> </div> <!--- main news --> <div style="color:#000080;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:10px">Business & Consultancy News</div> <div style="font-weight:bold"><a href="http://news.top-consultant.com/UK/news_story.aspx?ID=5341">In a recession consultants will have to deliver almost instant results</a></div> <div>Our management consultancy columnist, Mick James, this week looks at the possible consequences of a recession and says society will be forced to rethink the way business is done. </div> <div style="font-size:8pt"><a href="http://news.top-consultant.com/UK/news_story.aspx?ID=5341" >Full article>>></a></div> <div style="color:#000080;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px">Forthcoming events</div> <div style="padding-bottom:5px"><a style="font-weight:bold" href="http://events.top-consultant.com/UK/careerconference.aspx?ID=299">Senior Consultant opportunities at Moorhouse Consulting</a></div> <div style="color:#0098ff">Project and programme management consultants <br><I>Monthly careers evenings in Westminster, Central London</i></div> <div style="font-style:italic"></div> <br /> <div style="padding-bottom:5px"><a style="font-weight:bold" href="http://events.top-consultant.com/UK/careerconference.aspx?ID=389"> PA Consulting Group - Recruitment Open Evenings</a></div> <div style="color:#0098ff">Information Technology Group - Delivering a visible difference<br> <I>28 January 2009</i></div> <div style="font-style:italic"></div> <br /> <div style="padding-bottom:5px"><a style="font-weight:bold" href="http://events.top-consultant.com/UK/careerconference.aspx?ID=391">Generating more warm leads</a></div> <div style="color:#0098ff">An inspiring five-month programme with a one day workshop in London on Friday, March 20th 2009</div> <div style="font-style:italic"></div> <br /> <div style="padding-bottom:5px"><a style="font-weight:bold" href="http://events.top-consultant.com/UK/careerconference.aspx?ID=371">PIPC</a></div> <div style="color:#0098ff">Passionate about driving public sector improvement  come and deliver with some of the best</div> <div style="font-style:italic"></div> <br /> <div style="padding-bottom:5px"><a style="font-weight:bold" href="http://events.top-consultant.com/UK/careerconference.aspx?ID=140">Revealed: How to Ace your Case Study Interview</a></div> <div style="color:#0098ff"><i>Bi-monthly workshops --- limited places available</i> </div> <div style="font-style:italic"></div> <br /> <div style="padding-bottom:5px"><a style="font-weight:bold" href="http://www.top-consultant.com/mcamanagementawards.aspx">MCA Management Awards Dinner</a></div> <div style="color:#0098ff"><i>27 April 2009 - London Hilton, Park Lane</i> </div> <div style="font-style:italic"></div> <br /> <!--- advert2 --> <div id="Div4" style="background-color:#b7dbff;padding:5px;margin-top:5px"> <div style="padding-bottom:5px"><a style="font-weight:bold" href="http://www.top-consultant.com/UK/career/appointmentsthree.asp?ID=32945">Oracle are looking for a Director, Business Strategy - <br>Public / Healthcare sector</a></div> <div><br> Looking for a new challenge? 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The data, issued by the Chartered Management Institute, confirms long-held views about  internet policing and indicates that the failure to allow widespread use of technology will hinder business in the long-run. </div> <div style="font-size:8pt"><a href="http://news.top-consultant.com/UK/news_story.aspx?ID=5337" >Full article>>></a></div> <br /> <div style="font-weight:bold"><a href="http://news.top-consultant.com/UK/news_story.aspx?ID=5339">Trading places  Moving into law</a></div> <div>Three professionals from contrasting backgrounds, including a management consultant, talk about how they made it into the legal sector. </div> <div style="font-size:8pt"><a href="http://news.top-consultant.com/UK/news_story.aspx?ID=5339" >Full article>>></a></div> <br /> <!--- advert4 --> <div id="Div6" style="background-color:#b7dbff;padding:5px;margin-top:5px"> <div style="padding-bottom:5px"><a style="font-weight:bold" href="http://www.top-consultant.com/UK/clients/trials.asp">Recruiters - Attract experienced consulting hires quickly & effectively</a></div> <div><br> Why do 98% of recruiters who trial our job board go on to use our services again and again? <br><br> </div> <div><a style="text-decoration:none" href="http://www.top-consultant.com/UK/clients/trials.asp">For further info click here ...</a></div> </div> </div> </td> <td bordercolor="#FFFFFF" valign=top style="font-family:verdana;font-size:10pt;" width="220px"> <!--- Rec Button --> <div id="recButton" style="text-align:center;padding-top:20%;padding-bottom:20%"> <a href="http://recruiters.top-consultant.com/UK/clientcentre/solutions.aspx" style="border:none"> <img src="http://news.top-consultant.com/images/recbutton.jpg" alt="button for recruiters" style="border:none"/> </a> </div> <hr style="height:1px;background-color:#0098ff;color:#0098ff;width:80%;" /> <!--- CT Plug --> <div id="ctplug" style="text-align:center;color:#0098ff;width:100%"> Consulting Times <a href="http://www.consulting-times.com" style="border:none;margin-left:8%"> <img src="http://news.top-consultant.com/images/times_cover_small.jpg" alt="button for consulting times" style="border:none"/> </a> </div> <div id="Div1" style="text-align:center;color:#0098ff;margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px"> <a href="http://www.consulting-times.com" style="border:none;font-size:8pt">Get Your Copy Here</a> </div> <hr style="height:1px;background-color:#0098ff;color:#0098ff;width:80%;" /> <!--- ToolBar Plug --> <div id="Div2" style="text-align:center;color:#0098ff;margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px"> Top-Consultant Toolbar<br /><br /> <a href="http://www.top-consultant.com/toolbar.asp" style="border:none;margin-top:10px"> <img src="http://news.top-consultant.com/images/button.jpg" alt="button for toolbar" style="border:none"/> </a> </div> <hr style="height:1px;background-color:#0098ff;color:#0098ff;width:80%;" /> <!--- JBE Plug --> <div id="Div3" style="text-align:center;color:#0098ff;margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px"> &nbsp;<br /> <a href="http://www.top-consultant.com/UK/career/myjobsbyemail.asp" style="border:none;margin-top:10px"> <img src="http://news.top-consultant.com/images/button5.jpg" alt="button for toolbar" style="border:none"/> </a> </div> <hr style="height:1px;background-color:#0098ff;color:#0098ff;width:80%;" /> <div style="color:#000080;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:10px">Thought Leadership</div> <div style="font-size:10pt"><a style="font-weight:bold" href="http://thought-leadership.top-consultant.com/uk/Before_you_leapdo_your_homework_first_1813.html">Before you leap, do your homework first</a></div> <div style="font-size:10pt"> All over the world, managers are telling their teams,  These are tough economic times. 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