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When Gig Work Meets Extreme Weather
Changement climatique Digital ArticleAs global warming intensifies, it puts operational efficiency in tension with worker well-being. -
How Gig Work Pits Customers Against Workers
Society and business relations Digital ArticleApathy among customers has made tactics like boycotts and petitions far less effective in the gig economy. -
What Today’s Rainmakers Do Differently
Vente et marketing Magazine ArticleBusiness development at professional services firms is outdated. Here’s what works now. -
How to Find the Time to Connect with Colleagues When You’re Very, Very Busy
Time management Digital ArticleStrategies for overscheduled, under-connected employees. -
7 Principles to Attract and Retain Older Frontline Workers
Age and generational issues Digital ArticleTakeaways from interviews and a survey of 35,000 older U.S. employees. -
Identifying Unmet Needs in a Digital Age
Innovation & Leadership Magazine ArticleInnovation is all about finding and filling people's unmet needs. But even innovators and organizations renowned for their scanning capabilities often... -
Two Cofounders of Xendit on Pioneering Fintech in Southeast Asia
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleThe payments platform company Xendit came to life with a pivot. Its founders first built a product that would allow individuals to exchange funds--like... -
The CEO of New Mountain Capital on Using PE Management to Ignite Growth
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The Next Great Digital Advantage
Analytics and data science SpotlightSmart businesses are using datagraphs to reveal unique solutions to customer problems. -
What Professional Service Firms Must Do to Thrive
Business management Magazine ArticleThey have to tightly align their practices and clients. -
Getting Your Team to Buy into a Big Change
Change management Digital ArticleResearchers studied backlash to change at five elite law firms — and how leadership eventually won the skeptics over. -
Life’s Work: An Interview with Marie Kondo
Workspaces design Magazine ArticleThe famous tidiness guru says, “Keep only what sparks joy.” -
The Stigma That Keeps Consultants from Using Flex Time
Decision making and problem solving ResearchFindings from interviews with 50 management consultants. -
What Happens When Consultants Work for Authoritarian Regimes
Government Digital ArticleThey can play a valuable role at first, but then quickly bow to the desires of ruling elites. -
How to Lead Your Fellow Rainmakers
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Building a Direct-to-Consumer Strategy Without Alienating Your Distributors
Sales and marketing Digital ArticleThree ways to minimize risk. -
How Consultants Project Expertise and Learn at the Same Time
Strategic planning Digital ArticleThey actively embrace impostor syndrome. -
Open Innovation Generates Great Ideas, So Why Aren't Companies Adopting Them?
Innovation & Entrepreneurship ResearchPolitical and cultural barriers get in the way. -
Does It Pay to Hire Consultants? Evidence from the Bordeaux Wine Industry
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What a Study of French Auditors Shows About Homophobia at Work
Gender Digital ArticleMany felt pressure to lie about their personal lives.
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The Activator Advantage: What Today's Rainmakers Do Differently
Management Book35.00View Details A proven approach used by today's best professional service partners to win, retain, and grow client relationships. There is a growing problem in the... -
Auxe: Growing Beyond the On-Demand Economy
Management Case Study11.95View Details Nolan Anderson, chief technology officer of Auxe, a service-based tech company, needed to identify profitable growth opportunities following sluggish... -
Puthran and Associates: Enhancing Authentic Leadership
Management Case Study11.95View Details In 2023, Puthran & Associates, an all-women intellectual property law firm in India, was grappling with challenges in employee retention as women employees... -
Advancer: AI in Human Resource Management
Management Case Study11.95View Details In August 2024, the founders of Advancer Group (Advancer), Australia's first AI-powered expert assistant for human resources (HR), needed a strategy that... -
Velmenni's LiFi Leap: The Final Push to Market?
Management Case Study11.95View Details Velmenni, founded in 2014, was India's first start-up company to venture into the realm of light communication and carry out research and development... -
Flight Centre: Flying from COVID-19 to Inflation Challenges
Management Case Study11.95View Details Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG), a leading global travel agency based in Australia, faced unprecedented challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. Known... -
Rappi: "We run for You!"
Management Case Study11.95View Details Rappi is a Latin American multi-product delivery platform founded in 2015 that became Colombia's first Unicorn in 2018. Digital marketing and connection... -
SDS RiskAssist: Assisting with Chemical Safety
Management Case Study11.95View Details Rillea Technologies (Rillea) was a software-as-a-service provider for the chemical safety and compliance industry whose main product was SDS RiskAssist,... -
Mergerware: Navigating Challenges in M&A Deal Management
Management Case Study11.95View Details MergerWare, a company with proven expertise in the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) space, helped its clients to decide on the right approach while contemplating... -
VitalBlend Pharmaceuticals: Ethical Dilemma
Management Case Study11.95View Details The microbiology team leader at pharmaceutical manufacturer VitalBlend Pharmaceuticals was facing an ethical dilemma. VitalBlend Pharmaceuticals was urgently... -
OM Technologies: What Next?
Management Case Study11.95View Details This case follows the situation arising from the difficulties faced by Rakesh Sharma while trying to expand the market reach of his entrepreneurial venture,... -
Coco Fresh: Overcoming Entry Barriers in Health Drinks
Management Case Study11.95View Details Coco Fresh was a natural tender coconut water bottled by Madhura Agro Process Pvt. Ltd. (MAPPL). The chief executive officer (CEO) sensed there was a... -
An Introduction to Innovation in Consumer Packaged Goods
Management Case Study8.95View Details This technical note provides an introductory overview of innovation processes in the consumer packaged goods industry. It explores organizational structures... -
Engineered Arts: Robotizing Humanity?
Management Case Study11.95View Details In June 2024, Will Jackson, the founder and chief executive officer of Engineered Arts Limited (EA), faced a dilemma: How could his company balance commercial... -
Schneider Electric's Green IT Program
Management Case Study11.95View Details The Green IT Program was an initiative of Schneider Electric's (Schneider) Enterprise IT department, which had proactively identified opportunities to... -
New Beginnings Architecture: Avoiding the "Problem Employee" Trap
Management Case Study11.95View Details In late 2023, Sylvia Mackay, founder of New Beginnings Architecture, found herself facing a challenging dilemma. Isabelle Goodwin, a junior associate... -
Deep Sky: Building a Carbon-Capture Giant in Canada
Management Case Study11.95View Details Deep Sky, a promising Canadian cleantech start-up, was on a mission to build Canada into the next carbon-capture capital of the world. Carbon capture... -
Montreal International: Open for Business
Management Case Study11.95View Details Montreal International (MI), a not-for-profit organization funded by the public and private sectors, is mandated to drive the Greater Montreal economy... -
Click & Mortar at a Critical Juncture: The Challenges of Using AI in a Digital Marketing Agency
Management Case Study11.95View Details In 2023, artificial intelligence was experiencing unprecedented growth and development, affecting both client relations and company positioning in the... -
Framework: Reframing the Laptop Industry
Management Case Study11.95View Details Nirav Patel, chief executive officer of Framework Computer (Framework), wanted to determine how to change consumer and industry attitudes toward the sustainability...
