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Lifestyle and Experiences

Consulting – Where Learning Never Stops

During the recruiting process, it was interesting to hear consultants talk about how much of their job is about conducting learning activities. By learning activities, I am not speaking about on-the-job-training. I am specifically talking about structured formal learning events such as classroom learning (including online), instructor led workshops, and interactive lectures. For prospective consultants […]

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Career Advice

Going into Consulting in a World Changed by COVID-19

First of all, I am not going to presume that I can see the future, but I’m going to base my thoughts upon two broadly appreciated assumptions about COVID-19’s impact on the future. Any recessions brought on by COVID-19 will have effects that persist at least through 2020. Aspects of social behavior initiated as part […]

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Leadership

Making Unbiased Decisions

Despite increasing levels of educational attainment, one of the things that remains consistent across time are the biases that influence the decisions that we make when faced with questions and challenging problems. While this is nothing new, the issue is gaining renewed interest (due to the increasing use of artificial intelligence systems) that automate decisions […]