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Can you cross-sell consulting services?
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Talent Pool Not Big Enough to Meet Skyrocketing Cloud Computing Job Demand
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HR directors’ views on consulting
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Can you cross-sell consulting services?
29/03/2012 - 4:03pm
It really is a billion dollar question.   One of the most important strategic choices a consulting firm has to make is whether to specialise or diversify. Conventionally, the decision has been driven by size (small firms specialise, big firms diversify): the point at a firm crosses from the first to the second signals its...
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Talent Pool Not Big Enough to Meet Skyrocketing Cloud Computing Job Demand
29/03/2012 - 3:20pm
The number of job postings in the cloud computing industry is growing so rapidly that there aren't enough qualified workers available to fill the positions, according to an analysis of hiring trends by Wanted Analytics.   There were 5,000 jobs posted online related to cloud technology, a 92% increase from the same month last...
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HR directors’ views on consulting
28/03/2012 - 2:35pm
Most niche HR consultancies need to find a way to get their message across more effectively, says Fiona Czerniawska, co-Founder of Source.    Around a quarter of the 400+ clients we questioned recently were HR directors; most were significant buyers of consulting services. The striking thing about talking to so many of...
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Breaking The Mould In Manufacturing Consulting
20/02/2012 - 6:51pm
    Consulting in the manufacturing sector has traditionally either been big business or virtually no business depending on the country you work in. A hugely important part of the German economy, the sector accounts for more than a quarter of all consulting there, it’s only about a tenth of the UK market where it...
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Storage Tech Sizzles With Hot, Hot Hard Drives
20/02/2012 - 6:44pm
An international team of researchers led by the University of York in England has demonstrated fast data recording on hard drives using heat. A research team was able to record data to a hard drive using only heat. They used an ultra-short pulse of heat to reverse the poles in a ferrimagnet in order to write the data. "It was,...
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The Difference Between Mentoring and Coaching
20/02/2012 - 6:12pm
Imagine the following scenario. The vice president of human resources has just finished an in-depth discussion with the director of engineering about high employee turnover for one of the engineering teams. The manager of that team has a command and control leadership style, like a drill sergeant. His style has created a lot of...
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Too Many Candidates, No Good Fits
10/01/2012 - 3:18pm
On the surface, there’s no reason talent leaders shouldn’t be able to find top talent. Thanks to a sputtering economy there are more candidates in the job market than ever. So why is it so hard for companies to find the right people?  A glut of job candidates in the marketplace doesn’t necessarily mean those...
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Malaysia’s Shared Future
10/03/2011 - 12:30am
The shared services and outsourcing (SSO) industry has been an important part of Malaysia’s ICT-led transformation into a high-income, knowledge-based economy. Through prudent entrepreneurship and ongoing government support, Malaysia has established itself among the top three SSO destinations in the world, behind global...
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Helping E-Business Thrive
08/03/2011 - 11:01pm
Every year, more Malaysians are able to enjoy the benefits of high-speed access to the Internet. This single facility opens a world of opportunities and convenience for them through content and services available online from a growing host of providers. And it does more to bring about Malaysia’s transformation into a...
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Agriculture
08/02/2011 - 11:56pm
Agriculture remains an important sector of Malaysia's economy, contributing 12 percent to the national GDP and providing employment for 16 percent of the population. The British established large-scale plantations and introduced new commercial crops (rubber in 1876, palm oil in 1917, and cocoa in...
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