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hiring needs would expand to include a major role for less skilled professionals and more paraprofessionals, since the increased structuring of familiar engagement types would allow the firm to employ an increasing degree of…

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“dial up” or “dial down” one’s career, as in Deloitte’s mass career customization program.

My friends and I all happily logged into our email addresses from our crappy little apartments, checking in after hours from the used sofas where we watched The Hills and Rock of Love, using the laptops we’d bought in college. We competed to be the first to arrive at the office and the last to leave, marking our productivity by the time spent in th

b. Can we train our people better than the competition in a variety of technical or “counseling” skills so that they will be more valuable

high level of expertise is still required, and efficiency is not irrelevant, but extensive experience with similar problems is worth more to the client than an extra degree of intellect or a few dollars of savings.

Think about how many professionals are working something similar to Ellie’s career path because they are too afraid to lose their health insurance, 401(k) match, unvested stock options, or accrued PTO! Benefits are amazingly effective at keeping great people in middling roles at companies for years and years. Many people don’t like their jobs. When

A hyper-connected world means the talent pool you compete in has gone from hundreds or thousands spanning your town to millions or billions spanning the globe. This is especially true for jobs that rely on working with your head versus your muscles: teaching, marketing, analysis, consulting, accounting, programming, journalism, and even medicine in

Here’s the rub: even unselfish leaders are crunched for time and treasure.