08 Nov
Posted by: Tom Spencer in: Business strategy
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. If you have a website or blog or your own, please consider linking to this blog. Thanks for visiting!In May 2008, the McKinsey Quarterly spoke to Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman, notable for his work on behavioural finance and hedonic psychology, about quality [...]
21 Oct
Posted by: Tom Spencer in: Business strategy, Management consulting
I have spent a lot of time writing about preparing for consulting interviews. The aim of performing well in the interview is to obtain an offer of employment. Imagine you have obtained an offer of employment from the consulting firm of your choice and you now want to negotiate the terms of the offer. Can [...]
06 Aug
Posted by: Tom Spencer in: Business strategy
This post, part 4, considers the principles developed by Sun Tzu on strategies for effective leadership. It is the 4th and final part in a series looking at how Sun Tzu’s military precepts provide a timeless guide to modern business leadership. The very first Sun Tzu Blog looked at qualities of successful leaders. The second [...]
Part 3 of 4 considers the principles developed by Sun Tzu for dealing with business rivals and follows on from the first Sun Tzu Blog that looked at qualities of successful leaders, and the second Sun Tzu Business Blog on organising your business affairs.
31 Jul
Posted by: Tom Spencer in: Business strategy
Following on from my first Sun Tzu Blog looking at qualities of successful leaders, Part 2 considers the principles developed by Sun Tzu on organising your business affairs.