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How to be a Good Internal Consultant

Workplace Psychology

Important competencies to be a successful internal consultant (Phillips, Trotter, & Phillips, 2015) include communication skills, feedback skills, problem-solving & analytical skills, and organizational skills. Earlier, I shared important competencies needed to be a successful internal consultant. Business Acumen (p.

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Why Knowledge Management Didn’t Save General Motors: Addressing Complex Issues By Convening Conversation

Conversation Matters

GM was brought down by a flawed strategy, but an organization’s strategy is clearly a product of the knowledge that exists within its walls. The knowledge existed within GM to develop a more competitive strategy. The knowledge management task is to bring together the collective knowledge of the organization to bear on complex issues.

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The Foundation of Successful Employees

ATD Human Capital

SMTP’s goals were to: reduce the time for new call center sales representatives to reach competency levels, increase revenue, increase customer satisfaction, and increase first-time call resolution. In 2011, Genpact, a global leader in digitally powered business process management and services, needed to hire outside executives.