Consulting News

In recent years, many consulting firms rebranded their telecommunications practices as “communications” and “telecommunications, media and technology” practices. They did so to keep pace with the rapid evolution of the industry’s technologies, participants and strategic challenges. Today, those new descriptions already seem stale. “Blur” would be a more fitting name for a practice, given the industry’s furious pace of change and its fluctuating boundaries.

As social media increasingly redefines what passes for communication and information today, firms are beginning to question whether they should continue to invest in developing high-quality content.

Dick Finnegan, founder of C-Suite Analytics and noted retention expert, has made a habit of challenging the perceived value of traditional employee surveys and exit interviews, along with other widely practiced, and misguided retention strategies.

Trying to boost sales these days using traditional sales and marketing techniques doesn’t bear much fruit. It takes a little more planning to thrive during tough economic times, but it can also be a time in which your company’s sales can soar to new heights.

Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton are at it again. This time, the authors are focusing in on managers, those often overlooked and underappreciated cog in the working wheel.

In his new book, , Shaun Rein takes an engaging and informative approach to examining the extraordinary changes taking place across all levels of Chinese society, speaking with everyone from Chinese billionaires and senior government officials to poor migrant workers