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| Wednesday, September 30, 2009
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New consultancy aims to change how consulting projects are procured
Our management consultancy columnist, Mick James, this week talks to Paul Vincent, Managing Director of Insight Sourcing Solutions, about the changes taking place in procurement departments.
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How to excel at business development
In consulting, the big rewards tend to go to those who can land the business. Malcolm Sleath from coaching consultancy 12boxes sets out seven of the critical success factors.
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Management consultants’ pay rises more elusive than bonuses
Pay rises averaged just 3.6% of basic salary - for those that received any pay rise at all in the last 12 months - down from 6% in 2007, latest salary benchmarking report from Top-Consultant.com finds.
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Deloitte: Personal traits, networking and skills outweigh gender in path to CFO
Executives hoping to become chief financial officer, female as well as male, can learn how personal traits, networking and skills trump gender, according to a new Deloitte study titled, Journey to CFO: Perspectives of Women Leaders.
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PwC makes strides in reducing its carbon footprint
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) announced that it reduced its carbon footprint 10% in fiscal year 2008, the most recent full-year data available. The firm decreased its carbon emissions by more than 30,000 metric tons and remained on track to achieve its four-year carbon emissions reduction goal of 20% by 2012.
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HP drops EDS brand
The name change marks the next major step in a year-long integration of EDS into HP and emphasizes the growing global role of enterprise technology services in HP’s portfolio, HP said.
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| Thought Leadership |
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Transforming consulting firms into real businesse
(Suzanne Lowe - Expertise Marketing LLC)
The leaders of today’s professional service firms (PSFs) are increasingly becoming aware that they must transform their professional service firms into real businesses. Often, this epiphany surfaces when the enterprise faces a significant crisis -- a big economic recession, unexpected competitive encroachment, or the departure of a big client, rainmaker or practice.
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Succession planning - Success through coaching!
(HDA)
Research indicates that effective leaders are instrumental in driving improvements, retaining key talent, attracting new talent, and even in building and sustaining organizational culture...so why do so many organisations fail to maximise on the potential of their leaders given the significant role they play in ensuring business continuity and success?
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