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 2011 Top 25 Consultants
 It’s May and that means one thing: Time for the Top 25 Consultants issue. Each year, the Top 25 seems to grow in popularity, and this year is no different. We received some 400 nominations from the largest enterprise firms right down to some of the smallest niche firms, undoubtedly doing great work. As usual, the nominations were inspiring, but there were a few differences this time around. For starters, we always love to hear from clients and this year, it seems, we heard from more of them than we have in previous years. Several clients submitted nominations, while many were included as part of the overall nomination. And in another welcome change of pace, lots of clients went on the record in the Top 25 articles this year. It’s always nice to be able to identify the companies that are the recipients of our award winners’ efforts. Another change this time around is the seniority of our winners. Their names appear in the center of this page and their stories are told on the following 22 pages. This year, we have eight CEOs or firm founders on the list. We, of course, are thrilled about that. In what’s perhaps a sign of the times, we have several winners who have recently launched brand new practices—from scratch—in the last few years, including BCG’s Joe Davis, who is on our cover. We also have consultants that have been with their current consulting firms for more than three decades and others that just wrapped up their first year at their new firm. Their individual stories are as unique as they are, but several universal truths are consistent. One, they never intended to be a consultant. Two, they absolutely love their jobs and their clients. Three, they did not expect to win The 25 Award and aren’t entirely comfortable with the recognition. And finally, every single one of them says they couldn’t have done any of it without the support of their teams, co-workers, families and firms. A consulting mantra if there ever was one. The 2011 Top 25 Consultants:
Joe Davis, The Boston Consulting Group
Fred Balboni, IBM
Teresa Bozzelli, Sapient
Jay Burkett, Grant Thornton
Omar Chane, Capgemini Consulting
Mike Connolly, Booz & Company
Fred Crawford, AlixPartners
Sean Culbert, Capco
Steve Cummings, Hewitt EnnisKnupp
Jim DeLoach, Protiviti
Linda Gallagher, KPMG
Laura Gurski, A.T. Kearney
Surya Kant, Tata Consultancy Services
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Susan Kanvik, Point B
Bill Kracunas, McGladrey
Dana Mcilwain, PwC
Aaron Mitchell, ZS Associates
Bob Patton, Ernst & Young
Gene Procknow, Deloitte Consulting
Andrew Rees, L.E.K. Consulting
Jim Roth, Huron Consulting Group
Hernan Saenz, Bain & Company
Janet Crenshaw Smith, Ivy Planning Group
John Tobin, Slalom Consulting
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