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Career Stagnation. When Promotions End and the Runway Ends
In the final piece for Strategy Insights, called “When Promotions End and the Runway Ends,” I’m going to talk through an interesting client situation. We have an Insider, who later also became a coaching client, named Addie. He works for a large multinational company. There’s nothing unusual about his career. He worked in industry for a…
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CEO of Danone Learns That Being Good is Not Good Enough
CEO of Danone Learns That Being Good is Not Good Enough The next big theme is about how Danone’s CEO has just learned that being good is not good enough. If you follow the saga of Danone, it has branded itself as the socially responsible consumer packaged goods company, or as they call it outside of the…
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Things Don’t Change Much—or Do They?
Things Don’t Change Much—or Do They? The next big theme I will call, “Things don’t change much—or do they?” Over a period in the last week, BHP, an Anglo-Australian multinational miner, has become the most valuable company in the British economy, which is one of the most advanced, modern economies of the world and is heavily services…
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One of the biggest strategy shifts ever in the next 10 to 20 years
One of the biggest strategy shifts ever in the next 10 to 20 years There was an interesting piece in the Financial Times related to how new is not always better. This shift is probably going to be one of the biggest strategy shifts in the next 10 to 20 years. Let me share with you a number of…
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Strategic Consulting Knowledge Management
This is what is required to build intellectual property. It is a critical competitive advantage that most firms/professionals/consultants try to develop yet eventually quit. First Think of the time and cost savings in having the best slides available to your team. Not generic templates that are empty, but detailed study slides tracking a problem from…
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5 Career Success Strategies When You Start From Nothing
5 Career Success Strategies When You Start From Nothing There are 5 career success strategies you need to follow when you are building your career and life from nothing. Follow them consistently and you will likely see your peers trying to catch you by the tail. In the recent article, we spoke about the confidence…
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25 best strategy books to help you excel at business strategy
25 Best Strategy Books to Help You Excel at Business Strategy This is a curated list of the best strategy books that I, and other partners you know from the FIRMSconsulting training programs, think are best in preparing you to understand, apply and excel at the development and execution of business strategy. We are going…
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Presentation Skills: Stand Up and Present with Confidence
Presentation Skills: Stand Up and Present with Confidence Effective presentation skills are vital for most business roles. Many people never master presentation skills. Therefore, you can really set yourself apart from your colleagues by developing strong presentation skills. Steps to enhance your presentation skills are outlined for inexperienced and semi-experienced presenters below. What are presentation skills? Presentation skills refer…
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Starting a strategy consulting firm (ex-McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Deloitte, etc.)
Starting a strategy consulting firm (ex-McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Deloitte, etc.) Hi everyone and welcome to another episode of the management consulting podcast series where we discuss the business of running a consulting firm. In today’s episode I would like to talk about the route behind the creation of most boutique strategy consulting firms and offices of…