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  Thursday, 9th August, 2007
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IT consultants flock to new TopITconsultant.com site
The Top-Consultant team this week celebrated the successful launch of http://www.TopITconsultant.com, which in July alone attracted almost 11,000 IT Consulting candidates looking for positions in the UK market. The new site builds on the reputation and reach of Top-Consultant.com and sees the team expand from serving just the management consultancy sector to serving the recruitment needs of both management and IT consulting practices. Full article >>>
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N² Consulting: A family affair
Our management consultancy columnist, Mick James, this week talks to Nicola Davis, Founder of N² Consulting, about what it takes to start and run your own firm.

Starting and growing your own consultancy is one of the biggest steps you can take, and all too often it's one which is forced on consultants. Sometimes the motivation is different - to give something back, to make a different kind of a difference.

Full article >>>
Wipro Technologies to acquire Infocrossing for $600 million
Wipro Technologies, India's third-largest software company, will acquire US-based Infocrossing Inc., which provides information technology outsourcing, for $600 million in an all cash deal that is perhaps the largest ever by an Indian technology company.
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Private Equity – Strategy consultants wanted

Are you a strategy consultant with a leading strategy firm such as McKinsey, BCG or Bain? Would you like to be one of the rare breed of high-achievers that successfully transition to a career in Private Equity? Full details here.
Detica expects annual results to be second-half weighted
Detica Group PLC reiterated its revenue and profit expectations for the full year, saying revenue for the first quarter to 30 June was up 44% from the same period last year. Full article >>>
EDS posts gain in revenue, profit in second quarter
Electronic Data Systems Corporation reported a 33% jump in profitability in its second quarter of 2007. Full article >>>
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Thought Leadership
Institutional strengthening: A practitioner’s guide
Institutional strengthening is examined through two key metaphors that serve to elucidate not only the six vital areas of institutional strengthening, namely leadership, purpose, structure, unifying mechanisms, relationships, and rewards, but also the uncharted spaces within institutions.
(Frank Buchar - Eaglemark Training & Consulting)
Small-to-midsize firms often form alliances to kick-start growth
The Conference Board finds that partnerships between smaller and larger companies are often fraught with risk.
(The Conference Board)
Search our database of 1200+ thought leadership articles. Generate client leads by publishing articles in this newsletter. Submit articles to: sophia@top-consultant.com.
Consultants' Forum
Oh no, what to wear...
"Could anyone help me out with a definition of the "business casual" dress code. I'm afraid I'm a bit new to city life and am attending an induction for a Big 4 soon. Are there any other clothing definitions I should be aware of?"
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