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The Hidden Power of Knowledge Transfer in Consulting.
Is Consulting Just About Solutions, or a Catalyst for Change? The traditional role of consultants has primarily been seen as providing expert advice and...Read more about The Hidden Power of Knowledge Transfer in Consulting.
[Click here to watch the 90-second video] The single most important thing a consultant brings to a company: “The ability to look objectively at...Read more about Internal Advisors in your organisation – double espresso or caffeine-free?
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Managing the paradox of the poisonous performer
One of the common traits of a toxic worker is that they are usually a top performer in the company. Herein lies the paradox...Read more about Managing the paradox of the poisonous performer
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Managers as Changemakers
Statistics differ on how many change programmes fail. Percentages from 40 to 70% are still cited regularly by reputable sources. Whatever the real numbers are,...Read more about Managers as Changemakers
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What’s changed about change?
It will sound familiar to anyone who has worked in an organisation of a certain size. A new transformation programme is announced. It is...Read more about What’s changed about change?
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Blocked in Lockdown – 10 things we have discovered
You may be able to listen to Dylan whilst attending a team meeting, talk to your Mum in a project update, or eat breakfast...Read more about Blocked in Lockdown – 10 things we have discovered
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The Openside Webinar Modules
Having spent the last year cataloguing and organising nearly 30 years’ worth of our Professional Services development materials, we were in a good position...Read more about The Openside Webinar Modules
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Women in Professional Services – 20 years on
By Harriet Johnson, Barrister and Openside Tutor For many, in 2020, the march towards true equality for women is almost taken for granted. The...Read more about Women in Professional Services – 20 years on
[Click here to watch the 90-second video] Internal consultants, whether homegrown or recruited from leading strategy firms, can be like coffee for your organisation. At their...Read more about Internal Consultants – Organisational Adrenaline or Decaffeinated Consultants?
In December 2017, an 81-year-old Air Force veteran who fought in Vietnam hobbled into a hospital in Oregon seeking treatment. According to The New...Read more about The billable hour kills your firm’s values – what are the alternatives?
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Posters from IBM’s ‘Quest for Quality’ Exhibition, 1985
Posters from IBM’s ‘Quest for Quality’ Exhibition, 1985. In the late 80’s and early 90’s, when I was delivering introductory ‘Consulting Skills’ training worldwide...Read more about Posters from IBM’s ‘Quest for Quality’ Exhibition, 1985
There is a memorable short scene in the Disney Pixar film A Bug’s Life which finds two mosquitoes flying close to a blue fluorescent light....Read more about Proposals: How to make them a point of difference, not a point of reference
