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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 […]

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Lifestyle and Experiences

 “Additional Responsibilities” in Consulting

During both consulting recruiting and the initial months working in consulting, experienced by myself and my friends, the top priority for a consulting career which has been consistently emphasized has been delivering excellent client work. Arguably, the second priority has been persistent learning. Both of these are pretty self-evident to understand and appreciate. However, there […]

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Skills, Tips, and Tactics

Creating an Ideal Customer Profile

  Companies sell products to a broad variety of industries and customer segments, and it’s often hard to know where to focus the sales, marketing and product development efforts. Who should you listen to and who should you be chasing? Within your target market, there will be customers that are “ideal” you. They buy quickly, […]