Markovitz Consulting

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

To their surprise, the tree planters faced stiff resistance—about 25% of the 7,500 homeowners they approached rejected the opportunity to have a free tree planted in front of their houses. It’s no surprise when they “resist change”—just like the Detroit residents rejected the trees. Involve them in the decision.

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CaseInterview.com

MAY 10, 2021

The only way to never get rejected from a job interview is to never apply. In the meantime, if this topic interests you, I invite you to consider my new program on Dealing with Adversity (and the Emotional Struggles that Come with It). The only way to avoid setbacks is to do nothing. Seriously, how many bad hair days do people post?

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 2, 2023

The last thing you want is to be notified by LinkedIn that a consultant or partner has viewed your profile, only to receive a rejection letter the next day. While this is not a deal-breaker, it will make a seasoned recruiter cringe. LinkedIn is actually a key part of the management consulting application.

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Action Plan

AUGUST 29, 2023

Everyone is afraid of rejection. Read a few wise quotes in the morning, and they’ll work on your thinking for the rest of the day. Over the years, I’ve come up with a few of my own in the domain of attracting clients. Here are 15 of them to chew on… 1. Marketing your professional services is a game. Listen, listen, listen!

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Consulting Matters

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Consultants fall into the "extra pair of hands trap" when they have money or rejection fears, but ironically owning their power helps overcome both of these insecurities. For example, one of my clients had a client dealing with a tough employee situation but was afraid of performance management. The Pair of Hands Trap.

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Markovitz Consulting

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

To their surprise, the tree planters faced stiff resistance—about 25% of the 7,500 homeowners they approached rejected the opportunity to have a free tree planted in front of their houses. It’s no surprise when they “resist change”—just like the Detroit residents rejected the trees. Involve them in the decision.

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Conference Transportation Engineering Leadership 113

Action Plan

APRIL 24, 2023

And instead of giving free rein to your thoughts that say you might get rejected or be embarrassed, you just do the follow-up. Unlike many philosophy books dealing with abstract concepts, it explores the practice of stillness with stories you will relate to. For instance… You have a person you need to follow up with. Like John F.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Rejection is normal in business development as it happens that potential customers have a ready shopping list of objections: We don’t have a problem. After prospecting, gaining client-buy in, and closing a deal, the groundwork begins. The important part is finding potential customers who have problems that your client can solve.

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The Fearless Marketer

MAY 20, 2019

As soon as you start reaching out, you face possible rejection. What if they outright rejected your promotional efforts? It’s not so much rejection you fear, but disapproval. Well, if your marketing campaign isn’t relevant to those you are targeting, it’s not a big deal. Written Marketing Materials.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 25, 2019

Following is a success story I received from an BCG new hire who persevered after a McKinsey rejection, reinforcing the importance of preparation and perseverance in the case interview process. Naturally, I was rejected. Also, thank you for raising a very good point about dealing with rejection.

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CaseInterview.com

MAY 10, 2021

The only way to never get rejected from a job interview is to never apply. In the meantime, if this topic interests you, I invite you to consider my new program on Dealing with Adversity (and the Emotional Struggles that Come with It). The only way to avoid setbacks is to do nothing. Seriously, how many bad hair days do people post?

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The Fearless Marketer

MAY 13, 2019

I won’t be rejected again by putting myself out there.”. But dealing with reality can be brutal. What I love about the Avengers is that it’s the continuing saga of a group of superheroes who succeed in vanquishing evil by dealing with the realities right in front of them. “I tried that before and it didn’t work.”. “I

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Consulting Matters

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Character: To be in business for oneself requires a great deal of focus and personal discipline. It is hard to put yourself out there for the entire world to see and to know that if someone reads what you wrote, they have the choice to accept or reject you. The return on investment will be dramatic…and life changing.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 1, 2022

If a record does not agree with the other copies that exist in the network, it is rejected. In 2017, Spotify acquired Mediachain so that it could provide this payment facility to its musicians and reduce the administrative task of dealing with payment claims. Transactions are also more secure, being verified by multiple parties.

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The Fearless Marketer

MAY 3, 2021

So, what’s the big deal? All of these thoughts are related to, “I won’t be accepted, I’ll be rejected.”. Did you ever notice that you tend to avoid or struggle with certain marketing activities? Two big ones that come to mind are developing marketing materials of any kind and getting meetings with prospective clients. Have a HOLIDAY.

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The Fearless Marketer

MAY 3, 2021

So, what’s the big deal? All of these thoughts are related to, “I won’t be accepted, I’ll be rejected.”. Did you ever notice that you tend to avoid or struggle with certain marketing activities? Two big ones that come to mind are developing marketing materials of any kind and getting meetings with prospective clients. Have a HOLIDAY.

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Marketing Meeting Development Course 62

Consulting Success

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Now he knows that the first conversation he needs to have with his clients is what kind of value they will gain by taking on a project, and then to proceed from there to structure a deal that will deliver the value that they are seeking. Don’t Know What You’re Doing? Start Here. Trial and Error will Lead You to Six-Figure Projects.

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Martinka Consulting

AUGUST 21, 2020

Relationships rule in buy-sell deals. It has to be a fair deal. My theory was the kids overpaid and a banker who rejected the deal confirmed it. “Is Fast forward to recently and it sounds like a bad reality TV show with secret meetings, bugging meeting rooms, etc. Get advice from experts and pay attention to it.

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LSA Global

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Or the company says it wants to innovate but, when push comes to shove, they reject change and retreat to the old ways simply out of a fear of the “new.” Or the company says it wants to innovate but, when push comes to shove, they reject change and retreat to the old ways simply out of a fear of the “new.”

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The Fearless Marketer

OCTOBER 14, 2019

You have to face indifference, rejection, and failure. No big deal, I’ll try again later.”. And that’s not easy for anyone. I found that the ultimate way to succeed (other than working hard) was to adopt certain mindsets, perspectives, and attitudes that could carry me through the rough patches. I’ll give it a fair chance to succeed.”.

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MishTalk

JUNE 24, 2015

Germany rejects the proposal outright. Officials representing the creditors said in Brussels on Tuesday that a deal before Wednesday’s finance ministers meeting was still far from assured. Breakthrough Far Off as Deal Terms Rejected Bloomberg reports Germany Says Greece Breakthrough Far Off as Deal Terms Rejected.

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Harmonious Workplaces

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Luckily, my wife — the love of my life — rescued me, took me to the ER after seeking advice, and helped me to get the help I needed, even though she too discovered in the process that she had COVID after fighting another bug and dealing with many of the other trials we were sharing together.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 4, 2014

The vote of 51 percent to 49 percent to accept the deal means Boeing Co will build its new 777X jetliner and wings in the Seattle area, where Boeing has built aircraft for more than 90 years. Rejecting this concessionary offer, does not diminish all the advantages of building the plane here. Machinists stand ready to build the 777X.

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Hotels Healthcare Leadership Course 72

Harvard Business

APRIL 14, 2016

It’s one thing to lose a deal because you were playing hardball. It’s an entirely different — and more frustrating — situation when the other side is rejecting even your reasonable offers. The key to success is understanding why people will sometimes reject even fair or generous offers.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 6, 2019

Despite their expertise, many consultants struggle to close deals. Writing a consulting proposal that closes a sale can be challenging, and as a result it may be difficult to figure out why your proposals are getting rejected. So why bury this tantalizing tidbit somewhere deep in your proposal?

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Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

MAY 19, 2023

Why are we dealing with this now? If you dig the newsletter, like it, share it. It helps my organic growth numbers. Share Talking Tickets! I’m doing a webinar with AudienceView about the basics of brand management for ticket sellers. June 1, 2023, at 1 PM Eastern! Brand codes: what they are and why they matter. People’s habits have changed.

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MishTalk

JUNE 15, 2014

Ukraine risks the cutoff of natural-gas supplies from Russia after overnight talks to resolve a pricing dispute between the two countries ended without a deal less than eight hours before a payment deadline. Given that Russia needs the income and Ukraine and Europe needs the gas, the odds of a deal "in due time" are at least 95%.

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MishTalk

OCTOBER 19, 2013

Morgan Reaches $13 Billion Tentative Deal with Justice Department. has reached a tentative deal to pay a record $13 billion to the Justice Department to settle a number of outstanding probes of its residential mortgage-backed securities business, according to a person familiar with the decision. Morgan Chase & Co.

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Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 22, 2015

But what do you do next if you underprepared, or just had bad luck, and received the dreaded rejection from (horror of horrors) the complete MBB tier? After all, there is no substitute for actual consulting experience, especially when it comes to dealing with clients and using consulting tools. But fear not!

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CaseInterview.com

AUGUST 15, 2019

If, on the other hand, your cover letter is lousy, as the reader, I have "decided" to reject you (or am certainly heavily biased that way), and only glance at the resume to make sure I didn't miss any "wow" factor on the resume that would cause me to change my mind. Email: You might not remember me, but I must say I owe a big deal to you.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 20, 2015

Looking at a company like Evernote, which uses a freemium business model to help tens of millions of people be more productive at work, it would be easy to think that there is an inherent trade off between providing a free service and dealing with issues like surveillance and data oversight.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 18, 2019

If dealing with challenging inter-personal situations is something you do all the time, then it stands to reason that the next time you have an inter-personal challenge, you will be able to handle it. It is the equivalent of making airplane pilots use a flight simulator before they are allowed to fly a $100 million aircraft.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 8, 2018

In this episode of HBR’s advice podcast Dear HBR: , co-hosts Alison Beard and Dan McGinn answer your questions with the help of Jennifer Deal , an expert on generational issues at the Center for Creative Leadership and the co-author of What Millennials Want from Work. Do you have a hard time with older or younger co-workers? ”

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Seth Godin Blog

APRIL 13, 2019

One might come to the conclusion that consumers have rejected all the effort that designers and marketers have produced in a statement that rejects design. You can cash out with a vodka or an affiliate deal of what sort or another. Today, a certain kind of customer is using a Muji notebook, or wearing a plain Everlane t-shirt.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 28, 2018

Still, many women consciously rejected that strategy. Indeed, most women rejected the executive, self-promoting leadership style in favor of a mission-oriented, communal style. In 2013 we embedded ourselves in a women’s professional development program at a large nonprofit organization in the U.S. to find out.

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Seth Godin Blog

APRIL 21, 2016

Three times in a row, a salesperson is rejected by one prospect after another. An editor rejects the manuscript from a first-time novelist. How do we deal with the troll who enjoys creating uncertainty? This is one of the most important untaught skills available to each of us. What to do?

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SkillQuo

JUNE 4, 2019

Maintain a stream of income: Investors want to see you totally committed to your business, but maintaining a stream of income gives bootstrapped entrepreneurs a plan B if certain conditions are not met: product failing to meet user needs, products don’t sell, patents rejected, etc. Bootstrapping Your Way to Innovation.

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