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Economics

Wealth

Where do you place value? (Source: Flickr) ONE of our heroes, New York based consultant Alan Weiss, has a unique perspective on wealth. He regularly shares the view that “wealth is discretionary time”. The reason his approach to wealth is so striking is that most people, at least those of us living in Western market based economies, tend […]

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Marketing

Selling is a process, not an event

Large consulting firms like McKinsey, Bain and BCG have huge marketing budgets and strong alumni networks that they can tap into to ensure a steady stream of work. This is not a reality for most people. If you are a small firm or a solo consultant then you might just need to pick up the […]

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Strategy

Focus on the customer

If 30% of your people’s effort is focused on internal affairs and you can redirect it so that only 10% of people’s effort is focused internally, then that is a major boost in productivity.