Focus: Client Industries

	Retail »Infinitive’s McFarlane: Fantasy Football Means Business Consulting magazine Editor-in-Chief—and fantasy football player—Joe Kornik sat down with McFarlane to discuss the Xs and Os of his strategic position.
	Energy »Oliver Wyman Consultant Travels to Antarctica on Green Mission It was a day Tamara Sanderson won't soon forget. Oliver Wyman Group CEO John Drzik called and told her that she was one of six staff members from firms owned by MMC chosen to go on a trip to Antarctica.
	Financial Services »A British Invasion: PA Eyes U.S. Growth PA Consulting Group, the London-based strategy and operations firm of 2,000 consultants, is well known for the work it does across the pond. Now, it's trying to grow its brand in the U.S., according to Andrew Hooke, chief operating officer of PA Consulting. And with the U.S. representing only about 20 percent of the firm's $720 million business, he acknowledges the firm's got some work to do. Consulting's editor-in-chief, Joe Kornik sat down to talk with Hooke about the business strategy.
	High Tech »Listen Up: Digital Tunes See Slow Growth What is the future of recorded music? Well, it should come as little surprise that PricewaterhouseCoopers found that digital music's popularity is on the rise, and illegal downloading is a constant threat to the industry.

Focus: Service Lines

Human Resources »Increasing Profitability Through Offshore Sourcing and Recruiting The quality of many offshore recruiting firms is inconsistent and some firms are less than totally reputable. So selecting the right partner is critical.

Strategy »Sharpen Your Competitive Edge with Tangible Brand Brand tools become meaningful business assets that result in boosting the bottom line when rooted in the core values of your firm and your employees. The values are your guiding principles and drive the culture of the firm. Brand equity is then built by incorporating the brand into all internal and external decisions and communications for employees as well as customers. It's a tool to align mission, operations, culture and actions. The end result: an ROI you can see and feel. That's tangible brand.

Travel Advisory

• »Road Warrior: Going Green Between airplane fuel, fast-food wrappers and hotel towels, there's a lot of waste when it comes to traveling. If you're looking to ease your conscience without losing your sense of style, here are some earth-friendly travel products you might want to check out.
• »Hertz Eases Refueling Costs If you're renting with Hertz, you won't feel as much of a fuel pinch anymore, as the company is responding to customer feedback regarding its refueling policies and is now charging in line with local fuel prices.
• »The Capacity Crunch: Carriers Unveil Massive Flight Reductions It's a tough time to fly—and it might be an even tougher time to find a flight. American Airlines, United Airlines, Continental Airlines and others have announced flight schedule reductions as cost-saving measures by the end of the year.

Book It!

• »Taking the Pain out of Risk and Compliance Lee Dittmar is looking to start a conversation about governance, risk and compliance with Deloitte's new book Growing Confidence, which came out earlier this year.
• »Authentic Conversations If your conversations at work are starting to feel as strained as the ones that make you cringe at Thanksgiving dinner, this could be the book you need.
• »The Business-Oriented CIO The CIO is in a tough spot at most companies—in fact, the press material for The Business-Oriented CIO says the position's title is a possible acronym for "Career Is Over.”
• »The Execution Premium It's one of the most popular words in the consulting vernacular—"execution.” It's the yang to strategy's ying. But what comes in between?
• »Leadership and the Sexes While we often think of the workforce as a whole, the fact remains that those who make up the workforce are very different people, separated by a number of factors, not the least of which is gender.

Consultants on Consulting

• »Drive Performance as a Talent-Powered Organization Today, more than ever, businesses all over the world realize the importance of their people to long-term success. But few believe that their organizations are able to make an adequate response to the growing challenges of workforce demographics and global economic change.
• »An Argument for Strategy-Driven Organizational Design Have we consultants, in our zeal to ride this epic economic wave, perhaps created an eerie, parallel universe…a corporate–sprawl of McOrgstructures, properly benchmarked, adorned with change management and paved with glossy PowerPoint decks?
• »Of Salad Bowls and Melting Pots: Diversity in the Workplace Having grown up Chinese in Europe, the Middle East, South-East Asia and Oceania, I can say this is about the lessons I've learned—and that continue to learn—in adding value and being valued, while being yourself.
• »Practical Ethics for New Consultants Clients hire consultants for the people, skills and information to solve problems. To get the job done, consultants work with clients in advisory positions and have access to confidential information and influence over decisions. This is a demanding environment with unique ethical considerations.