Kennedy Corner
»The New War For Talent
When a meteorite blazed through the morning skies of central Russia in mid-February and exploded, the news media described it as a rare event. And it was. Fast forward one month and just about every government in the world is looking at the potential for a "rare event" to visit their borders, and wringing their hands over how to prepare for it.
»Here Comes Patient-Centric Health
U.S consumers are accustomed to choices. We often take for granted our ability to select products, price points and preferred channels. Why, then, do we as patients expect anything less from our healthcare providers?
»The Market Always Finds a Way
In the 1993 Steven Spielberg film Jurassic Park, the protagonists discovered at one point (to their horror) that the island’s dinosaurs, which had all been created the same gender, had somehow managed to reproduce. “Life always finds a way,” muttered Sam Neill’s character Dr. Alan Grant.
»2012 in Review, and a Look Ahead
Looking back, several market forces propelled global consulting demand, causing firms and clients to undertake larger and more ambitious engagements than in recent years. The rapidly changing nature of client needs and the continued evolution of provider capabilities converged around some key themes.
»Change and Collaboration—The Rx For a Healthy Life Sciences Industry
For many of us in the U.S., it’s time to update healthcare benefit selections and learn of new or revised healthcare insurance plan offerings, options, and features. In many ways, the change and complexity we face as end users reflects the upstream challenges facing the healthcare industry at large.
»Kennedy Corner: Change Management; Easier Said Than Done
Business leaders have an arsenal of management tools at their disposal ready to deploy for almost any business need, from boosting revenues to increasing efficiencies and managing risk.
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Travel Advisory
»Hilton’s Building Boom
Coming off a whirlwind 2012, Hilton Worldwide is the fastest growing global hospitality company by number of rooms.
»Extended Stay America Serves Up Free Breakfasts With ‘Grab and Go’
Extended Stay America launched a new Grab and Go Breakfast program, which is available seven days a week from 6 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at all of its more than 600 locations.
»Homewood Suites Survey: Comfort is King
A new survey of frequent business travelers found that they want more room to spread out, the ability to maintain a normal routine and opportunities to interact with business associates and fellow travelers.
»Furnished Quarters Wins CARTUS Award
Furnished Quarters was awarded the CARTUS Global Network’s Commitment to Excellence Award for the third consecutive year.
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Book It!
»Excerpt: Finding Your Firm’s Growth Engine
The following is an excerpt from Leading Firms: How Great Professional Service Firms Succeed & How Your Firm Can Too by David C. Kuhlman. In the book, Kuhlman distills 25 years of
experience advising senior management at some of the world’s most prominent consulting firms. This excerpt from Chapter Six: “The Growth Engine” explores two of the key factors driving growth in the most successful firms.
»Excerpt: The Online Marketing Revolution
The following is an excerpt from Online Marketing for Professional Services, a thought-provoking and practical approach to online marketing by authors Aaron E. Taylor, Sylvia Montgomery, Sean T. McVey and Lee W. Frederiksen.
»Review: Tipping Sacred Cows
We all have those sacred cows at work, but these nuggets of advice, in practice, can lead to career-limiting unintended consequences.
»Review: Playing to Win
If strategy is about creating a competitive advantage that allows a firm to win, then pinpointing your strategy to just a few choices will dramatically increase your chances of success.
»Review: Seeing the Big Picture
According to Kevin Cope, founder of Acumen Learning and author of Seeing the Big Picture, all companies are driven to success or failure by the same five simple drivers—cash, profit, assets, growth and people
»Review: Get Lucky
As the pace of change accelerates and the volume of information explodes, everyone is under great pressure to connect with the people and ideas we need to thrive.
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»One on One with UHY Advisors’ Sam Aziz
Sam Aziz has been brought on as a Manager at the UHY Advisors' Atlanta-based Southeast office, with the goal to assist in beefing up its Internal Audit, Risk and Compliance Practice.
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»The 2013 Seven Small Jewels: Blue Stone International
Jay Laabs never envisioned he’d run his own company. Oddly enough, he always dreamed that he’d work at a big firm, but “coming out of college, none of those places wanted to hire me so I ended up working for a small software company of about 40 people,” he says.
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»One on One with ACME Business Consulting’s David Ehlen
Having joined ACME Business Consulting just over a year ago from Deloitte, David Ehlen has already made a name for himself at the Portland- and Seattle-based firm, putting his extensive M&A experience to use at the helm of ACME’s new Transaction Service practice.
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»L.E.K. Names Stuart Jackson Global Head
L.E.K. Consulting elected Stuart Jackson as Global Managing Partner.
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»One on One with Grant Thornton’s Steve Lukens
When Steve Lukens joined Grant Thornton from IBM a few years ago as its advisory services lead, his mission was to identify a roadmap to build out the firm’s advisory practice. His efforts paid off, as last year the firm saw 14.5 percent growth in its advisory practice.
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»Huron's Revenue Up 3.3% in '12
Huron Consulting Group announced that revenues were $626 million for the full year 2012 compared to $606.3 million for the previous year—a 3.3 percent increase.
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»KPMG to Acquire The Hackett Group's Oracle ERP Practice
KPMG entered into an agreement to acquire the Oracle ERP practice of The Hackett Group.
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»E&Y's High Five
In just under five years, Bob Patton has grown Ernst & Young Advisory into a force to be reckoned with—turning the practice into a $2.4 Billion, 10,000-employee juggernaut. Here’s how.
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»Deloitte Completes Acquisition of Monitor
Deloitte has acquired substantially all of the business of Monitor, the Cambridge, Mass.-based strategy consulting firm.
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»One on One with Protiviti’s Tim Long
As the investment banking industry is still in recovery mode following the financial collapse in 2008, the only certainty heading into 2013 is uncertainty. The industry is faced with a slew of new regulations, not to mention a badly bruised reputation following the collapse of several high-profile investment banks during the crisis. Tim Long, Managing Director in Protiviti’s U.S. Financial Services practice, has plenty of experience to bring to bear, joining the firm in 2012.
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