Innovation culture sounds like something every business should strive for. But how is a culture of continuous innovation built? What are the specific things organizations can do – beyond paying lip service to the idea of innovative thinking – to…
The Enneagram personality test has made a splash recently, both in popular culture and in the workplace. You can find the Enneagram test for free online, but if you’re using it for the workplace there is also a paid version…
Employee retention is an often-undervalued metric in the business world. Many businesses rate their success based on profitability, consumer preference, and market share. Yet, success should also be understood through employee retention and satisfaction. There are multiple factors that influence…
Changes are happening faster than ever for businesses today. Agile methods acknowledge that this calls for a responsive and flexible form of software development. Agile methods focus on adaptive planning, customer input, and short delivery times. The application of Agile…
Self-management is not all that different from traditional management. In a professional context, a manager is accountable for the performance of a team. He or she must assign roles and responsibilities and develop processes that enable the team to be…
For all levels of leaders – from brand new managers to C-suite executives – leadership training offers a path towards expanding the capacity of leaders in your organization to operate in the roles they currently possess, and the roles you…
“Personality test” is a phrase that evokes a wide range of reactions. Some find personality tests highly useful; others find them useless. Our take? If not overdone, they can be effective tools for self-discovery, adding great value to your personal…
In the cult-classic film, Kill Bill, the character Beatrix Kiddo possesses two qualities that earn her the top performance spot according to The Skill Will Matrix. Albeit a fictional character, for Kiddo, those qualities would be a fierce will and…
Self-confidence is one of the most helpful qualities you can demonstrate in life, in business, and as an applicant to a management consulting firm. Yet by and large, aspiring consultants don’t work on their self-confidence in the same way they…
Problem solving is at the root of what management consultants do. Clients hire consultants to help overcome or eliminate obstacles to the clients’ goals – that is, to solve problems. Sometimes the work of a consultant involves “solving” problems that…