I recently completed a consulting project for a global hotel chain where about 15 different consultants were brought together to solve a problem inadvertently affecting the bottom line. Each of us came with varied backgrounds and consulting experiences. The most amazing part of the project, in addition to anticipated affects on long-term profitability, was how [...]
Posts Tagged ‘economy’
Benefits of a challenging economy
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009Tags:approach, asking the right questions, business, business week article, consulting, consulting project, economy, Ernst, external consultants, goal, group, hotel, independent consultants, independent consulting services, informal group, James Turley, project, right choices, talent, team, term profitability
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Gotta Look on the Bright Side
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009You know the frustration of calling the cable company, not being able to get to a human being, instead the automated voice telling me they did not understand my command, “let’s try that again” – why do these automated systems raise our blood pressure so? I’m certain that despite my normally low blood pressure, it [...]
Tags:401K matching, bonus, bright side, current, cutbacks, economy, family time, flexible, improvement, job loss, layoffs, opportunity, retirement, solutions, stress, work, work options, work/life balance
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About That Vacation
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008There’s nothing like the normalcy of routine in life. I know, it becomes mundane and boring over time – but there sure is something to be said for routine. Nonetheless, as I come back from a wonderful summer filled with weekends at the beach and an August packed with vacation time – I, like many, [...]
Tags:bonus, current, cutbacks, economy, family time, flexible, improvement, longer hours, routine, stress, summertime, vacation, work, work options, work/life balance, working
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