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Great FREE resources for use in Consulting

Great FREE resources for use in Consulting

1. Problem-solving For hypothesis development & strategic frameworks StrategyPunkFree Google Slides, PowerPoint and Excel Templates with focus on strategy, mergers & acquisitions and leadership. All templates are free and fully editable.StrategyPunkThomas For note-taking, data capture and basic insights Notion Picks – Template GalleryStandout templates from the community, curated by the

Life lessons from climbing the corporate ladder

Life lessons from climbing the corporate ladder

I had made it to the ‘top’. 15 years, 8 positions, 5 promotions and 4 companies later, I had scaled the corporate ladder to the lofty heights of ‘Partner’. The title was never an attraction (I somewhat irked at the idea of what being a ‘Partner’ might actually mean) but

Your relationship with work

Your relationship with work

How do you identify with work? What does work mean for you? I’m not sure I’ve ever taken the time to answer these questions; pretty important wouldn’t you think considering the amount of time we devote to working right? And having worked for the past 18 years,

A reading list for a better life

A reading list for a better life

> The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read — Mark Twain I’m trying to establish a more consistent reading habit. Either first thing in the morning (to fit in with the earlier morning routine I’m trying to get back on track

The price of security

The price of security

I’m 1.5 years into the freelance / contractor lifestyle. Up until then, it had been ~15 years of full-time employment at various consultancies, ‘working for the man’. I reflect on the notion of ‘security’ that kept me attached to full-time employment. The security of a monthly salary, of career

Life as a contractor — learning to bridge the gap

Life as a contractor — learning to bridge the gap

I left my full-time job just as the UK was going into lockdown in March 2020. At the time I couldn’t have felt worse. At the time I didn’t realise it would be the turning point for something much, much better. Nine months on I was fortunate to

Effective Sales Presentations

Effective Sales Presentations

As a management consultant, a key part of success is the ability to sell. Not in the sense of ‘sell me this pen’ (a la Wolf of Wall Street), but to sell in the idea, the relevance, the credibility of the service you can provide in response to a client’

Core Consulting Skills

Core Consulting Skills

What is it, why is it helpful: What are the core skills that make a successful management or strategy consultant? What are the key areas you should be experienced in to effectively lead in consulting? These are the questions the framework addresses. Based on experience across multiple consultancies, from large

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