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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»The 2013 Seven Small Jewels: Rightpoint
Who would’ve believed that two college freshman who met at orientation would someday be running their own technology consulting firm? But that’s just what happened when Ross Freedman and Brad Schneider launched Rightpoint in 2007.
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»The 2013 Seven Small Jewels: The Mosaic Company
Megan Deans joined The Mosaic Company back in 2000 when it was just 11 people. Ten years later, she was President and CEO of the Renton, Wash.-based energy and utilities consultancy.
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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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»Drill Baby Drill
On the surface, shale gas extraction marks one of the most influential and disruptive technologies shaping the energy and utilities industries. But drill deeper (in a horizontal direction, to be sure), and it’s clear that shale gas marks only one of many disruptive forces complicating a major internal challenge these companies confront: planning, planning, planning.
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»Pure Energy
Maarten van Hasselt, Celerant’s recently minted Senior Vice President and Americas sector global energy lead, says unique pressures facing the energy market are forcing companies to operate leaner, more efficiently, and perhaps most interestingly, together, as the world’s remaining underground stores of oil become more remote, and require more advanced technology to tap into.
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»The Top 25 Consultants, 2012: Michael Valocchi
Michael Valocchi is the Global Energy and Utilities leader for IBM Global Business Services where he is responsible for the development and execution of the industry strategy to deliver consulting services.
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»One on One with Celerant's Maarten Van Hasselt
Maarten van Hasselt, Senior Vice President and Energy Sector Leader for Celerant, says: “Energy is politics, it keeps everything moving so it’s very important and incredibly relevant.” After three decades in the oil and gas sector, earlier this month Van Hasselt joined Celerant where he will lead a team to drive operational and behavioral change for oil and gas companies. “Doing more with less requires unlocking everyone’s potential to implement strategy and obtain sustainable improvements,” he says. Van Hasselt sat down with Consulting One on One to discuss his new role, the sector’s challenges and how Celerant can help clients overcome them.
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»The Top 25 Consultants, 2012: Greg Guthridge
Greg Guthridge leads Accenture’s global utilities customer care practice where he has significantly shaped the energy industry by serving 95 percent of the top 100 energy companies worldwide. He also supports over 5,000 professionals.
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»The 2012 Seven Small Jewels: Noah Consulting
John Ruddy, president and co-founder of Houston-based Noah Consulting, has some pretty big ambitions for his energy firm. “My goal is to be a $50 million firm by 2015.”
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»One on One with The Highland Group’s Hugo Melgarejo
After serving as President of Proudfoot Consutling, Melgarejo left the firm to join The Highland Group in 2009 as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director. Under his leadership, the strategy and operations firm has tripled in size and opened offices in Brazil, Chile and South Africa, among other.
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