Happy new years. 2017. We all hang some mystique on this time of the year. Easy to think, “Out with the old and in with the new”. After all, we all look forward to the change in our lives and the hope of a new start. That’s not inherently bad, but certainly a bit artificial. Every… Read More »
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It’s that time of year and we’re wrapping up a busy and productive 2016. We want to take a moment to show appreciation, say thank you, and send warm wishes to all of you in the community here at Consulting Success. This is a special time of year, people and businesses from all over the […]
Wishing You Health, Happiness, Love, & Success For 2017 is a post from: Consulting Success
Everyone has some free time during the holidays. Recently, I have not been traveling which has opened up my schedule to share food with friends from my past. Folks from my MBA, previous work, and neighbors (hat tip: DB, CC, CO, PB, KL, JK, SL, PD, RJ, DW, SB, JP, RD). When you don’t travel M-TH, it opens… Read More »
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Took a 7 day cruise through the Eastern Caribbean. Highly recommend. So healthy to experience the wide-open ocean for several days. Great perspective – how big the world is, and how thankful we should all be. Enjoy your holidays. Related posts: Consultant’s long weekend – Arizona Loyalty Points: Thank You Client Links
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“We thought that we had the answers, it was the questions we had wrong.” Powerful quote from Bono, would you agree? Not all questions are the same. Some are much more effective than others. Peter Drucker once nonchalantly said “My greatest strength as a consultant is to be ignorant and ask a few questions.” This […]
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So this morning there was a fantastical headline in the Washington Post here: Pentagon buries evidence of $125 billion in bureaucratic waste What the hay? Isn’t this a Ben Affleck movie about a government cover-up? No, it’s an internal report created by the Defense Business Board, “a federal advisory panel of corporate executives, and consultants from… Read More »
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Was at a table tonight with 5 ex-management consultants from the Big 4. When discussing some slides we had seen from recent MBAs, one person smartly commented on his PowerPoint sniff test: Every page should be judged to see if it passes. . . BS test SO WHAT test NEXT STEPS test This all makes sense. It’s a… Read More »
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Finviz.com is a great way to filter stocks and generally get smart on specific industries. While there are multiple tools on the website, will focus on something call the screener. As you can see here and below, there are 60+ filters (industry, country, P/E, operating margin, dividend %, beta, EPS growth rate) you can apply… Read More »
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