by Consultant's Mind | Consulting
Vegetable pricing machine I was walking through Walmart the other day and saw this simple machine that weighs and prices veggies and fruits. On the surface it seems simple enough – shoppers can price their produce, and save time at check out. To this...
by Consultant's Mind | Consulting
It’s a marathon The hours are long, and the schedule erratic. It’s not for slackers or sleepy-heads. Including travel, it’s easily a 70+ hour a week job. Days start early This Monday, my flight was at 6:45am. Same thing this coming week. I live an...
by Consultant's Mind | Graphics
Veteran’s Day This date was chosen to commemorate the ending of WWI, and is a national holiday that honors all veterans. Anyone willing to risk their life and health for their country deserves honor. No question about it. Canada, the UK, and Australia also...
by Consultant's Mind | Learning
I am not in HR, a recruiter, or even a super linkedin.com user. That said, I was on the recruiting team at a Big 4 consulting, and we looked through hundreds of resumes every year and 90% of them went into the trash. We probably spent less than 15 seconds on a cover...
by Consultant's Mind | Learning
So one of my best friends had his book published today. He is a lawyer by trade and by heart. The publisher is the American Bar Association. Yes, that Bar Association. The one that was founded in 1878. Completely Relevant to Consultants If you read through the table...
by Consultant's Mind | Fun
I shop at Whole Foods Not all the time, but enough to be embarrassed by it. Have to stop making fun of bourgeois-y people since I have become one of them. Look what I saw in the check-out aisle at Whole Foods. Not People magazine. Not Oprah magazine. Nope. Impulse...
by Consultant's Mind | Consulting
IT implementation is “bread and butter work” It often involves dozens of consultants, multiple locations, and sometimes 2-3 years for a full roll out of an enterprise resource plan (ERP) like SAP or Oracle. These are big hairy projects that cost dozens, if...
by Consultant's Mind | Consulting
Mergers In 2013, Deloitte acquired Monitor. Now PWC is picking up Booz&Co for what some believe will be 1x sales at approximately $1 billion. PWC got PRTM 2 years prior. Towers Perrin & Watson Wyatt merged in 2009. Six reasons this trend will continue: Growth...
