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Seven Steps to Start a Consulting Business

Chart Your Course

As they reach the winter of their careers, their choices are certain to impact the economy. According to MBO Partners, a support service for independent consultants, boomers are a fast growing sector of the independent workforce. Boomers have also dominated the American workforce. Specialize.

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Independent Work May Be Inevitable

Harvard Business Review

I never intended to disrupt my career over and again, eventually becoming a free agent. When my husband was on the hunt for an academic job after completing his PhD, his choices were Boston and San Antonio, both of which had the potential to cut my Wall Street career short. Stripping out the c. I'm finding that to be the case for me.

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The Management Thinker We Should Never Have Forgotten

Harvard Business Review

Eliminate MBO. It may be cliché to say that technology is changing our businesses today at a rapid pace, but that doesn’t mean it’s not true. Eliminate exhortations for the work force; instead, focus on the system and morale. Eliminate work standard quotas for production. Substitute leadership methods for improvement.

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