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The Right Questions Can Reveal the Right Problems

Harmonious Workplaces

In the dynamic fields of organizational development (OD) and change management (OCM), a consultant’s ability to ask the right questions plays as crucial a role as having the right answers. Great consultants tend to leverage listening and empathy as pathways to understanding, diagnosis, and solution development.

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4 Ways to Develop Practical Business Understanding for Consulting

Management Consulted

Many history, English, and art majors, engineers, and law students – all of interest to consulting firms, but lacking in business basics – come to us asking how they can develop their business understanding to prepare for consulting interviews. Next, analyze the data and develop actionable strategies to improve the business.

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Leading by Lending a Hand to Others

Harmonious Workplaces

Additionally, I began a mentee relationship with Alan Landers, from whom I learned much about organizational development and change leadership through a certification course offered by The Drucker School of Management at Claremont Graduate University. Enable Others to Act  — Build teams, develop others, and make future leaders.

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Shorter Hours Is the Kaizen Mindset

Markovitz Consulting

Back in November, I mentioned that the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal both ran articles on the productivity benefits of reduced work hours. Last week the Wall Street Journal hit the topic again. Leader gain time to scan the horizon, incubate new ideas, and recover from their weekly pressures.”

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Why Character Matters in Leadership

Organizational Talent Consulting

This article provides three practical steps to help you develop your character strengths and pass your next character test. Accidental Habit Assessment Few leaders seek to develop bad habits. 3 Practical Steps to Develop Leadership Character in Your Business Intelligence plus character—that is the goal of true education.

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Budgeting For Your Professional Development

Kai Davis

Qualifying work-related education like maintaining or improving a skill (this could include refresher courses, courses on current development, and academic or vocational courses) is tax deductible in the US on your Schedule C ([link]. And every month, I give myself a budget to spend on education and professional development.

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The Benefits of Regularly Publishing Articles

Emerson Consulting Group

Many people are under the assumption that, in order to write an article for publication, you need to be a professional writer. That said, why aren’t more business professionals seeking the benefits of publishing articles and actually doing it? Contrary to popular belief, the road to regularly publishing articles is uncomplicated.

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