Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 18, 2023

If you read this blog or my newsletter, you know I enjoy both nonfiction and fiction writing. I was in my third place, in the very back corner of the Chelsea Tavern, on December fifteenth, in plenty of time before the Underdog Day Party would start. My Glock 43 was in its holster on the left side of my waist.

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The Management Centre

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Welcome to the Safe Space – where managers can share their issues and gain advice from top learning & development consultants. This time, the issue comes from a Manager in a UK-based children’s charity. I have been a manager for almost two years in this organisation. But then this year, it has been so much harder.

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The Management Centre

MARCH 1, 2022

This time, the issue comes from a team member with a very relatable challenge: making a mistake at work. I am in a bit of a situation at work and don’t know what to do about it. It’s making me feel awful to be honest. It seemed small at the time: getting something signed off by a partner organisation.

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Asamby Consulting

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

If you don't add a management team, you'll automatically grow a flat organization. In this blog post, we will examine What a flat structure is What a tall structure is The pros and cons of both and How to make a flat organization work Let's go. An example: You lead a company with 10 employees and there are no other managers.

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The Management Centre

JANUARY 26, 2023

And whilst we spend almost all of our time delivering training, we wholeheartedly believe in learning lots of things in lots of different ways. In this blog we take a look at how to learn from reading, and have book recommendations for you. There are thousands of management and leadership books, on all kinds of topics.

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LSA Global

AUGUST 9, 2023

It is almost impossible to make strategic and impactful talent decisions without understanding the strategic and financial context in which they are being made. Lack of Consultative Partnering Skills While business acumen is an essential foundation to add value, it is not enough.

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SkillQuo

JANUARY 6, 2018

When should you hire one of the traditional Big 4 Consulting firms, and when and why should you consider a lean alternative? Management consulting is oftentimes largely unattainable for companies that need their services the most. Share This: The post Going Traditional or Going Agile appeared first on SkillQuo Blog.

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Asamby Consulting

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Business consulting services are those services which help organizations to overcome problems in the fields of management, planning, and execution. The main task of a business consultant is to analyze the status of a business, identify the problems, and to solve it in a manner to optimize the business of a client.

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Asamby Consulting

OCTOBER 1, 2022

And if this already wasn't challenging, it becomes especially difficult if you run a remote team. This blog post outlines a simple 5-step methodology to improve any process. Customer-facing: If your process doesn't work well and affects your client experience, it's a good candidate to tackle. You can unsubscribe at any time.

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Women in Consulting

JULY 1, 2016

By: WIC Blog Admin. :: WIC’s new website is live! Its responsive design, personalized display, and intuitive navigation allow you to easily access important information—the calendar of events, the WIC directory, your member profile, membership information, and much more. By: WIC Blog Admin. – And much, much more.

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 12, 2019

In the last installment , we explored how management has gone through big evolutionary changes since its inception. In this instalment, we will explore why it is important to evolve with the times, resources to reach out to when going Teal, and some problems that may arise on the way there.

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 5, 2019

In the last installment , we explored how management has gone through big evolutionary changes since its inception. In this instalment, we will explore why it is important to evolve with the times, resources to reach out to when going Teal, and some problems that may arise on the way there.

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Here's my speaking bio, in specific lines, so you can see how I use that template: Johanna, known as the Pragmatic Manager, offers frank advice for your product development challenges. She blogs on jrothman.com and createadaptablelife.com and writes columns around the web. Even if I held a PhD, I wouldn't use it in my bio.

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Seth Godin Blog

JUNE 25, 2022

Not because any of us have unlimited time and unlimited money, but because it puts us on the spot in a few ways: Are you able to understand the project well enough to put boundaries around it? Are you willing to be on the hook for managing the work so that you will be on time and on budget?

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Kates Kesler

DECEMBER 4, 2020

It is the magic that happens when individuals work together to benefit the whole—not just within teams, but across product lines, geographies and functions. It requires a well-designed and aligned system of organizational accountabilities, individual roles, business and individual priorities, decision rights, scorecards and rewards.

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Peter Stark

MARCH 30, 2019

We are working on several coaching projects where managers are having a difficult time holding their team members accountable. Both the manager and employee have had vacations or scheduled PTO and it has been hard to find a good time. Their schedule has not aligned with the employee’s schedule.

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Kates Kesler

AUGUST 11, 2014

In an era of increasing organizational velocity and complexity, its worth reflecting on lessons to be learned from these pioneers of integration. By the 1990s, emerging supply chain leaders were earnestly building the art and science of managing trade-offs and optimizing value for the enterprise. There are some caveats though.

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Seth Godin Blog

JULY 14, 2021

By measuring the output of each person on the line, he was able to dramatically increase how much a company like Ford could produce for every hour of labor it used. While it brings the comfort of knowing precisely what’s expected in any given moment, it’s also an endless tug of war between humanity and profit.

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LSA Global

MARCH 25, 2021

Employees who see action after a survey are 12 times more likely to be engaged the following year compared to those that do not see follow-up. Check in with managers who know their team members well to suggest workers who will care about and significantly contribute to engagement improvements. What you do about them matters.

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CaseInterview.com

MAY 28, 2018

The only remaining question is timing. I once joked with a client that the main difference between him and me is that I made 100 times as many mistakes as he had in the past decade. She was evaluating a certain aspect of the draft I was working on, and was trying to politely tell me it was terrible. What’s wrong with it?".

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 27, 2018

Indeed, a Deloitte survey of millennial and Gen Z workers showed that nearly two-thirds of respondents would consider a side gig to supplement their full-time work. If you’re interested in a side hustle but are finding it difficult to get started, you need to clarify the source of your hesitation. You and Your Team Series.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 30, 2017

He radically transformed the company from a classic conglomerate that did everything to one that focused on its core industrial businesses. In response to Ries’s book , GE adopted lean methods and built its Fastworks program around them. Then it wasn’t. Its stock is trading where it was 20 years ago.

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MishTalk

JULY 18, 2014

No doubt the rebels were pleased at the time with what they thought was a downed Ukrainian aircraft. Based on the wheel configuration, it appears to be some kind of European-model personnel carrier. Ukraine is making a lot of hay out of videos showing rebels cheering the downed plane. But does that mean they fired the missile?

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The Management Centre

AUGUST 8, 2019

It’s an interesting and challenging time in the world of Fundraising. Diversity is being recognised for its importance. It was a popular session, with some fantastic questions. It’s a double-bind that I struggle with every day. However, making yourself heard and recognised is not always easy.

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LSA Global

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Not All Sales Leadership Scenarios Are of Equal Value Top sales leaders outperform their peers when it matters most. Do your sales leaders have what it takes to handle key sales leadership scenarios when the stakes are high? Behavior change is difficult — it takes work and commitment.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

I actually made it to the final round with a top consulting firm but was told that I came across as a little nervous and was rejected. and actually deleted my original reply to re-write it. At its core, consulting is also a business about clients’ buying certainty when faced with an uncertain situation. Here's why.

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Harvard Business

MAY 11, 2018

On March 3, 2015, hyperlocal social network Nextdoor announced that it had raised $110 million in venture capital. It had to be a giddy moment for CEO Nirav Tolia and co-founders David Wiesen, Prakash Janakiraman, and Sarah Leary. ” The team responded by developing six different variants of its app and testing them.

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Epicflow

JANUARY 31, 2023

Becoming a competent and sought-after project manager is impossible without constant professional development. At the same time, the amount of information in any domain is unprecedentedly huge – courses, books, education websites, blogs, etc. The edition will be helpful for both beginners and seasoned project managers.

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Seth Godin Blog

JULY 25, 2018

Our time is worth something. Too often, though, we’re guilty of spending it foolishly or out of habit, or without intention… despite our lousy track record, though, it is possible to spend it wisely, just as we try to spend or invest anything valuable. Time is just about all you’ve got to spend.

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Seth Godin Blog

JULY 10, 2014

Sometimes they take on a life of their own and last, other times, they flare and fade. The first was to find a partner who was willing to own the lion''s share of the upside in exchange for advancing resources allowing me to create the work (but always keeping equity in the project, not doing it merely for hire).

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LSA Global

MARCH 18, 2024

When it comes to creating trust — especially during a sales presentation or a sales call — mastering the art of nonverbal cues can make all the difference. It’s not simply a matter of trying to remember a set of behavioral do’s and don’ts. It’s about your intentions. And is there a larger principle at work here?

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The Management Centre

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Welcome to the Safe Space – where managers can share their issues, and gain advice from top learning & development consultants. This month we respond to a very busy manager, in need of some encouragement and techniques to deal with both a marathon and a mountain simultaneously. What our consultants say Laura Hello busy Manager!

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Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 11, 2023

If you read this blog or my newsletter, you know I enjoy both nonfiction and fiction writing. You can read it for free here for just one week. It looked as if the dreidels had all gotten married and had children, grandchildren, and more. It was all for a good cause. She connected it to the six-foot monitors on each wall.

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The Management Centre

MARCH 30, 2021

Welcome to the Safe Space – where managers can share their issues, and gain advice from top learning & development consultants. This time, the issue comes from a Programme Manager in a small UK charity. This of course left a bit of a gap and I was asked to apply for the role of manager by my boss. What’s the issue?

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CaseInterview.com

JANUARY 28, 2019

Or phrased more appropriately, was it a risk-free decision? I spent a lot of time in risk-management-based businesses such as insurance, re-insurnace (the insurance companies used by insurance companies), and subprime lending. Examples of this include: Minimum Viable Product (from Eric Ries, author of Lean Startup ).

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Cheryl Cran

JUNE 28, 2016

It was my distinct pleasure to be a keynote speaker for the annual First West Conference in Harrison Hot Springs this month. This is not a new model it has been done in the US for quite some time but First West was first in the credit union industry to bring this model to the market.

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MishTalk

JULY 1, 2013

Acting Man Austrian Blog. Boom Bust Blog. Money Blogs. You Walk Away Blog. Its a tough line to follow but Paul is handling himself very well as noted by the Daily Beast in Rand Paul: Im Not My Dad. Was it targeting? Was it profiling? The guests ate it up, rewarding Paul with sustained thunderclaps.

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