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  Thursday, 14th February, 2008
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Business & Consultancy News
Consultant-ese can hide the ideas behind the words
Our management consultancy columnist, Mick James, this week ponders the place of jargon in the management consulting profession.

I don’t normally read the Lucy Kellaway column in the FT. I’ve grown a bit sick of being angered by the “business is all about common sense, innit, guv?” approach, the sneering put-downs of any attempt to view the business world as a complex and difficult place to operate in. If I want knee-jerk conservatism, I can always jump in a taxi. Full article >>>
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Raytheon awarded £92 million add-on to UK e-Borders contract
Raytheon Company has signed an addendum to the e-Borders contract it won in November 2007. Under the addendum, valued at £92 million (approximately $179 million), a Raytheon-led team will provide the UK Home Office extended functionality and services for the program. Full article >>>
Companies facing major challenges in handling significant increase in global mobility
When it comes to responding to the forces of globalization, many companies are struggling to cope, a new study from Deloitte Tax LLP and HR consulting firm ORC Worldwide LLC reveals.
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TCS restructures to fuel growth
Tata Consultancy Services has announced plans to organize its global operations into integrated, customer-centric units to enhance customer focus, drive operational agility and address new growth opportunities in the market. Full article >>>
Five new vice presidents at Capgemini Consulting
Capgemini Consulting UK has appointed five new vice presidents in internal promotions that take effect immediately. Full article >>>
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Thought Leadership
Environmental altruism or just common sense?
On a personal level, there are simple steps that we can take – recycle household rubbish, take the bus and leave the car at home, turn your spud peelings and left-overs into compost, but when it comes to the grown up stuff and the infrastructure that the country depends upon, does this thinking go out of the window?
(Alex Rabbetts - Migration Solutions)
Five steps to better project management
James Witty, collaboration solutions manager, Autodesk offers advice on how to keep on top of retail construction projects.
(James Witty - Autodesk)
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Consultants' Forum
Strategy firms with good work-life balance?
"I'm currently at a Big 4 firm and have a pretty good work-life balance. Been here a while and thinking of moving on to further study with the end goal of working in strategy. From what I can see they seem to work pretty crazy hours. Is this the case with all the big firms? MBB and the 2nd tier firms?"
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Management Consultants' Blog
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