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| Wednesday, August 19, 2009
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Decision time looming for disillusioned Consultants?
I’m a great believer that a lot of good can come out of a bad situation.
Which is just as well because the last 12 months in the management consulting industry have been pretty dire.
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How not to introduce the need for change
In many consulting projects the client has to buy into the need for change before they release significant funds.
In other projects the need to sell change arises after the contract is signed. Malcolm Sleath from coaching consultancy 12boxes points out the dangers of focusing too much on nominal deliverables such as reports.
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More employers planning to reverse pay, other cutbacks, Watson Wyatt survey finds
The number of employers planning to reverse salary cuts and freezes and restore matching contributions to 401(k) plans has increased in the past two months, according to the latest update to an ongoing series of surveys by Watson Wyatt, a global consulting firm.
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Wipro launches consulting academy in the United States
Wipro Technologies, the global IT services business of Wipro Limited, has undertaken a key initiative to strengthen the consulting and customer management skills of its frontline employees.
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CIS and Turkey to join KPMG Europe LLP
The partners of KPMG CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) and KPMG Turkey have overwhelmingly voted to join KPMG Europe LLP (ELLP) alongside the UK, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Belgium and the Netherlands.
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Babson professors blends human reasoning into new business management system
A new book by two Babson College professors blends human reasoning into a new kind of business management system.
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Accidental innovation? It happens at some companies
According to a new Deloitte online poll, 31 percent of executives surveyed believe innovation happens by accident at their company. Meanwhile, only 25 percent of respondents say their companies encourage innovation as a mandate.
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| Thought Leadership |
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The seven deadly sins of non-lean organisations during a recession
(Ghislaine Entwisle - Alsbridge plc)
If you Google ‘cost reduction’ or ‘cost control’ you get approximately 29 million links to related information. Why then, are there numerous organisations wading through the global recessionary marketplace, looking fat! This article seeks to explore the seven deadly sins of non-lean organisations and why they continue to exist …
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Strategy Execution Readiness Assessment (SERA)
(Alex Milovanovich - African Performance Specialists)
SERA is a systematic diagnostic template which can be tailored as necessary to an individual business’s situation or even non-profit organisation. It is both comprehensive and focused – it covers all the critical capabilities of the strategy execution, but only those capabilities, without requiring any waste of time or resources on less important matters. It was designed to lend itself to easy communication and action.
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