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Seven Steps to Start a Consulting Business

Chart Your Course

According to MBO Partners, a support service for independent consultants, boomers are a fast growing sector of the independent workforce. In its 2012 Independent Workforce Index, MBO Partners estimates that boomers account for around a third of all independent consultants. Will they retire, work part-time or start new endeavors?

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Planning Doesn’t Have to Be the Enemy of Agile

Harvard Business Review

Management by Objectives (MBO) became the height of corporate fashion in the late 1950s. Later, MBO evolved into strategic planning. In the face of relentless technological change, disruptive forces in industry after industry, global competition, and so on, planning seems like pointless wishful thinking.

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How PwC and The Washington Post Are Finding and Hiring External Talent

Harvard Business Review

This online platform provides skilled independent professionals direct access to PwC teams seeking talent for their projects. Once registered and accepted, independent professionals are considered for roles that match their skills and experiences on an ongoing basis. A good example is PwC’s recently announced Talent Exchange.

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