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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»Top 25 Consultants, 2009: Robin Lineberger
 Robin Lineberger
Executive Vice President
BearingPoint
Excellence in Public SectorIf public sector clients are searching for a consultant who understands the need to provide inspirational leadership during tough times, they should look to Robin Lineberger, formerly BearingPoint’s executive vice president, global services and now a managing director with Deloitte Consulting. (Editor’s Note: On May 8, Deloitte Consulting acquired BearingPoint’s public services practice for $350 million. As a result, some 4,200 BearingPoint employees are now Deloitte employees, including Lineberger. His Top 25 Consultants selection, however, was based solely on his public sector work with BearingPoint.) BearingPoint’s government consulting revenues reached record highs in the second half of 2008 despite the bruising market and the firm’s own corporate financial challenges. Lineberger’s leadership has been crucial in the public sector practice retaining its top 50 clients and keeping internal leadership turnover surprisingly low. Lineberger has achieved all this through savvy business skills and an emphasis on managing consultants as people. BearingPoint public sector practice’s diverse portfolio of clients—client organizations come from federal and civilian defense markets, the federal and private-sector healthcare industry, international and emerging markets and state and local governments—helped insulate it from the economic downturn. The firm’s approach to human capital management is equally important, Lineberger asserts. “All of our leadership consciously thinks about the people who work for us—we think of them as an extended family,” he notes. “So, it is much easier to get up the morning after a tough day knowing that I have thousands of people who are relying on us to keep the business healthy. That’s because we put people and faces to mortgage payments, college tuitions and all of that stuff. It creates a sharp focus knowing that if you let up or don’t go the extra mile, the people who are relying on you can be let down. And the impact is not just on their jobs, it’s also on their entire families.” —Eric Krell>> Full list of Top 25 Consultants 2009
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