Consulting Matters

JANUARY 14, 2020

All thought leaders have a big breakthrough idea that they contribute to global conversation. What's A Big Breakthrough Idea? What has gone wrong - why don't people live that ideal state. Human nature: Do I believe people are essentially good or bad? Are people motivated by comfort or purpose?

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Consulting Matters

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Dan is also a dear friend whom I have had the privilege of watching him turn his many ideas into profitable reality. He is an action-oriented visionary who deeply cares about people. He had some ideas that worked.and some that didn't. Dan's path to the success that he enjoys today wasn't always a straight shot. Transcription.

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Consulting Matters

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Politics is not necessarily a bad thing. Politics gets its bad rap when leaders operate out of self-interest versus the best interest of others. Good politics benefits the organization because it helps with providing checks and balances. What types of new ideas get noticed? What types of ideas are ignored?

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Consulting Matters

AUGUST 3, 2023

Her mission is to guide people in realizing their maximum potential by transforming their past pain into purpose. However, she discovered that overcoming imposter syndrome and improving her connection with people was essential. Sarah believes that every experience, good or bad, serves a purpose.

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Rick Conlow

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

In other posts, we discussed an important difference between good bosses and bad bosses. Good bosses believe right now is the right time to act – bad bosses wait for the “right” opportunity. Good bosses serve. Bad bosses want to be served. Good leaders know that right now is the right time.

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Johanna Rothman

APRIL 26, 2022

Sometimes, my fear arises from my perceived inability to use the “right words” to get my ideas across. The more I practice writing, the more people can understand my writing. I don't have to stop at just one piece to explain one idea—I can write several pieces. As worst things go, that's not so bad.

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Successful Independent Consulting

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Sure, it sounds fabulous – be selective about which jobs you take, have a flexible schedule, escape office politics, make really good money – but it definitely has some drawbacks. Consequently, I’m frequently asked to help people think through the decision of whether or not “go independent”. Corresponding worksheet here. )

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 10, 2023

I'm not linking to the report, because the advice is so bad.) My peers and I were reacting to the ideas in the report. This is one of my favorite ways to build IP because I get to practice both my writing and expressing my ideas. Articles on other people's sites. Your IP helps people trust you. Email newsletters.

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CaseInterview.com

DECEMBER 6, 2021

People who want a pet that barks should not get a cat. People who want a pet that meows should not get a dog. This seems so obvious that I feel a bit ridiculous even putting these ideas in writing. In many cases, people who were “dogs” were trying to be “cats” and vice versa.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

The key is that they know what they stink at and hire or partner with people who can help. The other 5% of the time, I forget I stink at those things and try to make a decision myself, and it’s always a bad outcome. Yes, I’m one of those people. My clients and I have a really good complementary/symbiotic relationship.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

OCTOBER 2, 2023

It is hard to argue that being more inclusive is a bad i dea. The best strategies in business meet the following four criteria: developed inclusive of followers, focus on helping others for the greater good, account for mixed future realities, and are implemented. Stakeholders are invited to submit ideas using a planning platform.

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Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

In business, pricing seems to be one of the most vexing issues that people deal with and too many marketers run straight away from the pricing decision. For that matter, too many people, run from the decision. This afternoon I wanted to lay out a few ideas to help you set better prices. All of these are bad outcomes for you.

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Business Consulting Agency

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

A very common situation for people is that they have a business idea but are not sure what to do next. Is it a good fit for you? Having a biz idea is exciting. Nevertheless, new venture ideas are wonderful. Some are bad, some good, some brilliant. Some are bad, some good, some brilliant.

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Makarios Consulting

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Some talk about verbal “arm-wrestling” in the conference room where the opponents are also close colleagues, or ferocious disagreements that produce outstanding new approaches and ideas. He states that such a conflict is “a condition between two people in which at least one feels angry, resentful, hostile, etc., Voices may be raised.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Leaders with closed minds and organizations slow to adapt to new ideas quickly fall behind and become obsolete in a fast-paced digital workplace. According to Jim Collins in the book Good to Great, a review of 1,435 companies studied over more than forty years revealed that leadership effectiveness accounted for up to 6.9

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Consulting Matters

MARCH 3, 2021

They are not sitting up at night wondering how to find a coach that will unlock their authenticity or a consultant who has a 5-step methodology for aligning people, processes and profits. Let me show give you some ideas to find and use the exact words your clients need to hear in order to convince them to work with you. Go to Amazon.

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Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

MAY 24, 2023

The graphic above is my drawing of an idea I call “The Doom Loop of Discounting” This graphic shows the reality that as your sales drop and you offer a discount that each instance becomes less and less effective. You’ve confused all opportunities with good opportunities. They aren’t. They aren’t.

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Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

JUNE 12, 2023

This is coming off the back of the one I did on June 1 for AudienceView that was focused on people in the world of tickets. As a preview, I wanted to share some of the ideas that you’ll pick up in next week’s FREE webinar. Keep in mind, the good stuff adds up slowly and the bad stuff can take you out very quickly.

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Rick Conlow

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

A good manager brings out the best in people. Employees are people. Consequently, it often happens this way if think about your experiences with a bad boss. With social media these days, bad treatment and actions go around the world in mere minutes! Good Managers Help, not Hurt. It does not work.

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Rick Conlow

MARCH 22, 2023

The poor examples outnumber the good. It’s too bad that so many companies have poor service or, at best, average service. Become people focused, not system focused. They would come up with super ideas for improvement. If so, check out my new book, Superstar Leadership Model: Good Boss Bad Bos Which One are YOU?

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Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

MAY 26, 2023

The idea of willingly taking advantage of someone’s mistake is bad business. The complexity of the system makes errors like this expensive, bad PR instances, and feeds the belief that the industry is full of folks looking to pull one over on a customer. Is that good or bad? Almost 300 people from around the world.

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Rick Conlow

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Share more ideas and input. Obviously, CEOs and executives are leaving valuable sales and profit on the table by tolerating toxic workplaces and bad bosses. 30 is consider good. When people go to work, they should not have to leave their hearts at home.” Our number one customerare your people. Betty Bender.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 17, 2020

My list of the most important tools: A good microphone and headset so you can hear people, even in somewhat noisy environments, like a home with other people. A camera so people can see you. And, when you use a separate mic and speakers, you make it possible for other people to fully participate. Try These Ideas.

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CaseInterview.com

AUGUST 17, 2021

When people think about decision-making under uncertainty, the tendency is to look at the outcome of a decision to determine whether the decision was a good one. If you take this deal and make it across without injury or death, it’s tempting to conclude that you made a good decision because you made $1.

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Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

MAY 12, 2023

These people take a lot of touch points to get to the state of buying. These are people that bought the early Teslas, they saw Hamilton at the Public Theatre, these are your opinion leaders like bloggers, influencers, etc. The only thing that this is really good for is brand building. Why not with you? I think not. Max profit.

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The Management Centre

MARCH 1, 2022

I know people make mistakes all the time, but this feels huge and I’ve personally never done anything like this. This situation is bad, I’m not denying it – but it doesn’t have to be catastrophic. Lying is never a good idea, no matter what you see happening in the world around you. Repeat until you feel calmer.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 12, 2021

Some managers wanted to prevent Bad Things from happening in the organization, so they added policies or procedures. As the organization changes (both products and tooling), people might not make those mistakes again. I saw that in an organization that had management signoff for changes the technical people made.

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Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

As the World Cup winds down, 5 ideas on building the brand of MLS further : My webinar this week talked about the streaming wars and Apple’s investment in MLS. Focus on your brand associations: Do people feel and think about you in the way that you want them to think about you. God, this piece has been so good to me.

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The Management Centre

JANUARY 1, 2023

And it seems to me (admittedly from chats and straw polls, this isn’t science) that almost every year resolutions tend to be about mind, body, and not drinking the good stuff. And because of the rules, they make me feel bad. But I knew it was very bad for me, and increasingly everyone around me was cleaning up their act.

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Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2022

This idea helps you have ideas at the ready. But how do you have good ideas? By having lots of ideas. For me, I will use humor, sarcasm, and using bad ideas as an enemy. A lot of people will say that any business is good business, but I’ve found that this isn’t close to be true.

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Rick Conlow

MARCH 7, 2021

A respectful leader welcomes the richness of that diversity and always treats all people with esteem and dignity. Unfortunately, bad bosses disregard the need for respectful communication, through their own ignorance or blatant denial of its necessity. We can meet new people from different cultures with ease. Building Awareness.

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Rick Conlow

OCTOBER 23, 2021

How often do people become contended where they are at or with what they are doing? To win we must be willing to look bad by trying novel approaches or ideas to look even better. He believed strongly that people learn to win. Far too many people look at the world with fear and see disaster and turmoil. Possibility.

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The Source

MAY 26, 2020

Ideas about workforce planning. Ideas about how you can reimagine your business in the post-COVID era. The first thing the firm wants to show you. What is it about? Everywhere, virtually everything is about the crisis. What does it offer? Supply chain solutions. Descriptions of the new normal. Opinions from business leaders.

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Seth Godin Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

This is a good restaurant, that’s a bad one. Not just wrong, but unhelpful, because by ignoring the stuff in between, we isolate ideas (and people) instead of seeing them as part of a continuous whole. It’s so much easier to see and process the world if we divide it into discrete bits.

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Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

MAY 8, 2023

My podcast: ‘The Business of Fun’ turns 5 in a few days…and I want to celebrate by sharing some of my favorite ideas, episodes, and guests. Lyndsey Jackson : Spoiler: I just scheduled this podcast as an excuse to chat with Lyndsey because she’s one of my favorite people going. Way better than I thought.

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Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

JUNE 2, 2023

This is probably good for the folks that are here that sell into the industry and not directly to ticket buying customers. Most people have a hard time putting their finger on the real impact of monopoly power, but this is a strong visual tool to help see the influence. Friction will make people abandon their carts.

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Up until the mid-1980s, women comprised about 1/3 of the technical people I worked with. Plenty of people worked in “IT,” which was strictly the business process automation for the company. Before that, very few people had computers in their homes. The people with personal computers could (and did!)

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