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Time Consulting Group Appoints Head of Marketing

Colin McArdle: 01-Jul-2021 09:19:32

We're delighted to announce that Claudia De la Cruz has been appointed as Head of Marketing. Claudia has been with Time Consulting Group since November 2020 as Senior Digital Marketing Manager.

In her new role, Claudia will be responsible for shaping the...

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The Queen's Speech: Lessons for business on questioning tradition

Colin McArdle: 08-Jun-2021 16:36:42

The State Opening of Parliament on Tuesday 11 May 2021 marks the formal start of the parliamentary year and the Queen's Speech sets out the government’s agenda for the new parliamentary session.  It’s a tradition that can be traced back as far as the 16^th

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A life in units (Part 4): ‘It’s just not cricket’ – fielding your strongest team

Colin McArdle: 08-Jun-2021 08:20:36

In the final part of our ‘life in units’ series, we look at the importance of understanding and planning around a team’s skills set.  We also consider the associated impact skill has on productivity, time waste and growth within the professional services...

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A life in units (Part 3): Too busy for help = too busy for change – Driving change in professional services

Colin McArdle: 01-Jun-2021 09:12:28

Albert Einstein has been credited with saying that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing again and again and expecting different results.  In professional services, we often hear complaints about work and capacity issues, the common problems...

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Lean: the concept that built three of the world’s biggest brands

Richard Guest: 26-May-2021 13:15:43

Amazon, Nike and Toyota are household names around the world. The secret to their success is the same mindset that underpins the work of Time Consulting Group.  

Management consultants have a reputation for using jargon, but there’s one concept in our...

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A life in units (Part 2): Top Gun: Managing your ‘Maverick’ – management challenges in the professional services sector

Colin McArdle: 25-May-2021 10:04:54

Sat on a beanbag watching ‘Top Gun’ on a glitchy VHS tape as a teenager, I didn’t appreciate the common management challenges sitting behind the glitz, aviator sunglasses and fast jets.  As a professional adult, the situation is obvious - Maverick and...

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How a national high street estate agency used Lean diagnostics to create savings of £590K in eight weeks - A case study

Colin McArdle: 18-May-2021 14:52:53

Moving house can be one of life’s most stressful events. Even just renting a property, without the added complication of having to involve a solicitor, can be painful. From dealing with letting agents, to obtaining references, and getting your finances...

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A life in units (Part 1): Driving revenue creation in the professional services sector

Colin McArdle: 18-May-2021 09:11:27

At the end of each day, I religiously look at my fitness tracker to see how many steps I’ve taken and whether I’ve hit the magic 10,000. Who set the 10,000 though?  Word on the street suggests it’s a random target thought up and set by one of the fitness...

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Five questions Private Equity Operating Partners should know the answers to - An insider's view of rapid value creation

Colin McArdle: 11-May-2021 10:05:42

As a CEO influencer you already know the road to turning a profit - taking responsibility for a business with exciting growth potential is just the start. Due diligence has given you direction from the outside in, but now you are on the inside with...

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Time Consulting Group welcomes new Partner

Claudia De la Cruz: 06-May-2021 08:57:10

We're delighted to announce the appointment of Richard Guest as Partner for Time Consulting Group.