Report back from the Annual Congress of the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes (ICMCI)
The IMCSA executive director has recently returned from the ICMCI meeting held in
San Francisco. A number of interesting trends and issues were discussed and strategic
initiatives reviewed and prioritised.
The state of outsourcing in SA
Outsourcing is an executive tool that can reduce/contain costs, mitigate risk, eliminate areas of capital expenditure, move fixed costs to variable costs and reduce headcount. Outsourcing has become one of those concepts that has changed perceptions over time. It has been around in one form or another for many years, but the staggering growth of the market has refocused attention on the reasons, benefits and pitfalls of these increasingly important decisions. Many large organisations have embarked on huge cost-cutting exercises over the last few years. The glaring exception in many cases has been IT, which in some cases has risen by as much as 20% per year. The argument may be that effective application of IT has resulted in some of these savings, although that needs to be proven or justified in each case.
Personality Plus Questionnaire
In each of the following rows of four words across, select the one word that most often applies to you. Continue through all forty lines; be sure each number is marked. If you are not sure which word “most applies”, ask your spouse or a friend, and think of what your answer would have been […]
PERSONALITY TYPES – WEAKNESSES
SANGUINE – The Talker CHOLERIC – The Worker MELANCHOLY – The Thinker PHLEGMATIC – The Watcher E M O T I O N S Compulsive talker Exaggerates and elaborates Dwells on trivia Can’t remember names Scares others off Too happy for some Has restless energy Egotistical Blusters and complains Naïve, gets taken in […]
PERSONALITY TYPES – STRENGTHS
SANGUINE – The Talker CHOLERIC – The Worker MELANCHOLY – The Thinker PHLEGMATIC – The Watcher E M O T I O N S Appealing personality Talkative, story teller Life of the party Good sense of humour Memory for colour Physically holds onto listener Emotional and demonstrative Enthusiastic and expressive Cheerful and bubbling over Curious […]
PERSONALITY TEST WORD DEFINITIONS
Adapted from Personality Patterns by Lana Bateman, published by Hutington House, Inc., Lafayette, LA. STRENGTHS 1 Adventurous One who will take on new and daring enterprises with a determination to master them Adaptable Easily fits and is comfortable in any situation Animated Full of life, lively use of hand, arm, and face gestures Analytical Likes […]
30 Leadership Lessons From Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela was one of the most famous figures of the 20th and 21st century.
Dubai – A Leadership Model
A review of various aspects of the Dubai economic, political and leadership models, as presented by Angelo Kehayas at the Dubai Leadership Summit, July 2016
THE CHANGING FACE OF MANAGEMENT CONSULTING
As governments, industry and commerce respond to the rapidly increasing pace of change in South Africa,
ICMCI Report 2002
he IMCSA executive director has recently returned from the ICMCI meeting held in San Francisco.