Chandler Arnold shares his thoughts on people pleasing, and a post on Untraditional Philanthropy. As a people pleaser from way back, it has been hard for me to find my voice — especially when I have something to say that might sound critical to others. I know many other queer people — and women… and […]
Jean-Francois Berleur identifies a crucial component of transformation that is often missed. We live in an ever changing environment. Where even industry leaders are vulnerable to disruption. An economy where growth is becoming scarcer. Our way of working however still largely is one of the past, and must be changed to keep up with change. […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Ivo Eman with Lumenix. A summary of Ivo’s experience follows. “With two decades of experience in consumer analytics, I specialize in developing analytics- and AI-driven solutions and growth strategies to enhance decision-making for consumer […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, J.D. Roux with Strategic People Partners. J.D. Roux provides management consulting at the intersection of organization, talent and strategy. Before starting Strategic People Partners LLC, J.D. was Chief People Officer of Blizzard Entertainment and held […]
Phil Bellaria offers advice on building a data and analytics organization. After incubating and scaling data & analytics organizations at 3 companies, I’ve learned from my share of mistakes. Here are 3 that I help my clients avoid after earning my PhD from the “school of hard knocks”: Under-investing in data architects, engineers, and stewards […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Olivier Dallemagne with Resilient Growth Consultants. Olivier is a partner-level strategy and top-line transformation consultant (ex-BCG, Monitor-Deloitte, and Simon-Kucher), with deep experience in driving commercial value, including through sales and marketing capabilities, pricing, and CRM […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Stijn Vlemmix. Stijn has 15 years of Consulting Experience, most of which spent at The Boston Consulting Group (9 years) and Bain & Company (2 years), he left BCG as a Principal in 2024. […]
Ken Beers shares an introduction to economic analysis software he has converted from software from a personal-use tool to a general aid. You can’t impress me because I’ve seen it all… you can’t scare me because I’m already scared”. I heard this from an instructor at a track day, but I often have the same […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Frederik Evendt with Synaptica Coaching. Frederik has had a 25 year career in consulting (McKinsey), shipping, logistics and industrial companies. He currently advises companies on how to gain traction by implementing simplified management operating systems, […]
Deepak Batra introduces the benefits of GIFT City, including the advantages for Global Capability Centers. What is GIFT City ? What is different about it? What are the benefits of setting up there? In response to several such questions, sharing a brief overview of GIFT City and the compelling reasons, especially for GCCs/ GICs to […]
Umbrex, a global community of independent management consultants with prior experience at top-tier firms, is pleased to welcome our newest member, Ralf Bühl with Serious Play Consulting. Ralf is a senior consultant, agile coach, and founder of Altus, a boutique consulting firm that helps organizations in Latin America transform how they lead projects, manage change, and […]
Jessica White explains how to improve cybersecurity efforts for enhanced project management safety. In today’s interconnected world, project management has become a digital endeavor. While technology empowers us, it also exposes our projects to a growing array of cyber threats. From data breaches to ransomware attacks, the potential consequences can be devastating. Did you know […]