by Marquis | Dec 22, 2012 | Business, career, consulting, McKinsey
The email below came to me from a reader who is currently an Analyst at a large management consulting firm. She has aspirations of pursuing an MBA (I learned that from a face-to-face conversation, not the email below) and is wondering what learnings gained from my...
by Marquis | Dec 13, 2012 | Business, guest bloggers, Marketing
The article below is for those of you out there who either own a small business or are launching one into a market where there are a lot of players. While it is tough to gain traction with heavy competition, there are some techniques that one can use to differentiate...
by Marquis | Dec 1, 2012 | Business, guest bloggers, Networking
As most people in the business world know, the ability of network with other effectively is one of the game-changing skills that can make the difference between having an incredibly successful career and seeing that career stagnate. This is especially important as...
by Marquis | Nov 15, 2012 | Business, Business concepts, Customer engagement, entrepreneurship, guest bloggers, Marketing
The article below was contributed by Ryan Wilson, a freelance writer who focuses on topics related to marketing and entrepreneurship. This piece is a little different from my standard postings, but, lately, I’ve been posting several articles that are more...
by Marquis | Nov 6, 2012 | affecting change, Business, Business School, Education, Education, mba
The message below came to me from a reader who is really passionate about education reform and wants to start blogging about. One complicating factor is that she’s currently in the MBA application process and, in this environment of “anything on the Web...
by Marquis | Nov 1, 2012 | Business, Customer engagement, entrepreneurship, guest bloggers, Marketing
The article below was contributed by Sarah Levy, a member of the team at Merchant Express, which is a site that provides a wealth of information resources for small businesses. Note: I’ve also cross-posted this article over at Urban Entrepreneur Circle, a side...