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| Wednesday, June 4, 2008 |
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Consulting Manager - New York
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US business leaders respond to downturn by ramping up internal change
A survey of over 600 senior executives across Europe and the United States, carried out by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), reveals that over half of US business leaders say their planned change programs -- structured approaches to implementing and managing change within a company -- are a direct response to the credit crunch. Accordingly, over a third (37%) of US leaders plan to increase their spending on change initiatives over the next 12 months, while only 16% intend to spend less.
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Management consulting remains the No. 1 desired industry for MBAs
For the second year in a row, MBA students chose Google as the No. 1 ideal employer (23.65 percent of respondents), after it trumped powerhouse consulting firm McKinsey & Company's (15.84 percent) 12-year reign as No. 1. Goldman Sachs (14.98 percent) maintains its status at No. 3; Apple (13.68 percent) jumped to No. 4, and The Boston Consulting Group (12.12 percent) came in at No. 5 in the Universum Survey.
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Arthur D. Little: Maintaining a strong innovation culture during a downturn
With speculation of an economic slowdown enough to bring some organizations' R&D investment to a grinding halt, a new report released by Arthur D. Little today warns businesses that, even when times are tough, innovation capacity cannot be first place to wield the cost-cutting axe.
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Employer use of financial incentives to reward healthy behavior expected to surge
The number of employers offering workers financial incentives to better manage their health is expected to jump sharply next year, according to a survey by Watson Wyatt Worldwide, the global consulting firm, and the National Business Group on Health, a national nonprofit association of large employers.
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New model for the future supply chain highlights sustainability benefits
There is a strong correlation between sustainability and the future supply chain of the consumer products and retail industry. This is the key finding of a new study, titled Future Supply Chain 2016: Serving Consumers in a Sustainable Way, published by the Global Commerce Initiative together with Capgemini.
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Accenture is part of Lockheed Martin's team for FBI identification program
Accenture said it is part of the Lockheed Martin team to which the Federal Bureau of Investigation awarded a 10-year contract worth potentially $1 billion to develop and implement the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division's Next Generation Identification (NGI) Program, an enhanced identification system utilizing biometric technology.
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CGI to create next generation Oregon child welfare system
The 36 month, US$29.6 million contract will replace the current Family and Children Information System (FACIS).
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| Thought Leadership |
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Hijacked sales meetings – Beagles, babblers, and big shots
(Ford Harding - Harding & Company)
Professionals I work with often complain about colleagues who hijack sales meetings by ignoring agreed upon plans and dominating the conversation, barely allowing the client a chance to talk. This problem is especially hard to deal with if the talker outranks everyone else on the firm’s team.
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Is consulting becoming an agency business?
(Ben Eggleston - CPC Ltd)
In central government there appears to be a drift away from the use of consultancies, in part due to the scrutiny placed upon departments in the early 2000’s from the “excessive” use of some of the larger, more recognised consulting houses.
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