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  Thursday, 18th October, 2007
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Can a company's cultural values survive its growth?
Our management consultancy columnist, Mick James, this week talks to Vipul Kapadia, director and co-founder of Qedis, about how his firm is maintain its cultural and professional values while growing.

Growth, and the challenges and opportunities that come with it both for firms and individuals, has been a recurring theme in these columns. One firm we've been following for a while is Qedis, a prime example of a small, fast-growing consultancy born out of the post-Enron diaspora of Big Four talent.
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Deloitte reports record financial performance worldwide
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu reported that aggregate member firm revenues increased by a record 15.5 percent in US dollars and 12.6 percent in local currencies, to US$23.1 billion for the fiscal year ended 31 May 2007. This marks Deloitte's fifth consecutive year of member firm double-digit revenue growth from continuing operations. Every service line and every geographic region delivered double-digit growth. Full article >>>
Europe dominates rankings of highest pay for IT employees
Six of the world's 10 highest-paying countries for information technology (IT) managers are in Western Europe, according to a new survey by Mercer. Switzerland pays the highest salaries followed by Denmark, Belgium and the UK. The United States and Canada are ranked 6 and 8, respectively. Full article >>>
The Art of Selling Consulting Services

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Capita and Co-operative Insurance sign £270 million outsourcing deal
The Capita Group Plc (Capita) and Co-operative Insurance (CIS), part of Co-operative Financial Services (CFS) have signed a contract for Capita to deliver business processing activities to support the continued growth of CIS's Financial Services operations. Full article >>>
LogicaCMG appoints new CEO
Andy Green (52) joins from BT Group where he has been a member of the Board since 2001, and where he is currently Chief Executive Officer of Strategy and Operations. He brings to LogicaCMG a wealth of experience leading and developing a world class business services company. Full article >>>
THANK YOU

A big thank you to everyone who helped to make last week’s Consultancy Careers Fair such an enjoyable and successful day. Exhibitor feedback has confirmed that the candidate quality this year was exceptionally high and that a significant number of job offers will be made as a result. So thanks to everyone who organised, exhibited or attended the Fair. Next year’s is already being planned for 10th October 2008!


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