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J. Jeff Kober’s Insider Secrets Behind Disney’s Performance Excellence

Consulting Matters

A deep dive into the strategies behind the Disney magic (and how to use them to enhance your consulting or coaching success) Want to know a secret? He is also CEO of World Class Benchmarking, where he provides a programming series that benchmarks many of America's greatest organizations, such as Nordstrom, Ritz-Carlton, and Disney.

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Figuring Out Your Billing Rate as an Independent Consultant

Successful Independent Consulting

Even if your pricing strategy is to use a fixed price or to use a hybrid approach (part fixed, part variable), use your base rate as the building block and to sanity check your package pricing. Other tips: Benchmark your rate to increase your confidence. Reassess your pricing strategy as your experience and confidence increase.

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How to Create an Effective L&D Strategy

Clarity Consultants

Here’s a look at how to create an effective L&D strategy that aligns with your goals. Identify Core Goals and Priorities Before you focus on developing an L&D strategy, it’s critical to determine what the program needs to accomplish. Identifying associated benchmarks to gauge the success of the program is also essential.

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Evaluating ROI on Your Company’s Learning and Development Initiatives

Harvard Business

Leaders can use an approach called balanced benchmarking, borrowed from operations management, to conduct a needs assessment and apply training where it can be most effective. The author explains how this approach was applied at a firm in the legal services industry and offers five strategies for implementation.

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2020 Database Strategies and Contact Acquisition Survey Report

47% of marketers said they have a database management strategy in place, but there is room for significant improvement. As buyer expectations to receive this type of relevant engagement continues to heighten, database management strategies are of high importance. Database benchmarks for education and resource prioritization.

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Business Startup Investors And Business Consultants

Business Consulting Agency

Portfolio Strategy and Diversification Consulting services assist investors in developing portfolio strategies that optimize risk-return profiles and diversify investment portfolios. Consultants offer expertise in business strategy, market positioning, product development, sales and marketing strategies, and operational excellence.

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How To Help Ensure Strategy Scorecards Don’t Fail You

Steve Shu Consulting

For many strategy engagements, a lot of attention is paid to the detailed analysis framework. For example, should a benchmarking framework be used? Regardless of strategy technique, one key output of these efforts is often a scorecard summary. Or will that framework lead us down a path of mediocrity? A scorecard is tangible.

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The ABM Benchmark Survey

It’s clear there’s a maturity gap in ABM strategies, so how can marketers start closing it?