Rod Burkert

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Me, I’m writing a post about painful lessons learned … though it will spur me on to try something new/different/better next year. I found an ideally suited virtual assistant to be the showrunner. People told me I was getting better at interviewing as the shows went on. Don’t do what you are not good at.

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Do It! Marketing

DECEMBER 28, 2021

In case of emergency, secure your own mask before assisting others. Do more of what makes you happy. Do more of what makes you happy. If you speak or present virtually, your ideas deserve beautiful slides. Replace “Who’s going to let me?” ” with “Who’s going to stop me?”

Trends 52

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Rod Burkert

JUNE 17, 2020

As we get faster and better at what we do—because of accrued knowledge, acquired experience, and aggregated technology—we are able to accomplish far more … at a higher level … in less time. But increases in our productivity do not equate to equivalent increases in our hourly rates. For all that is holy, I beg you to do this.

Resources 52

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Jerry Fletcher

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

If I wanted to make use of all that information it would take me about 4 hours minimum. The assistance of my VA is invaluable in this regard. Her ability to do the research necessary to find data on upcoming venues has freed up days of time for me. Now, all I must do is: Review the options found. Be succinct.

Marketing 98

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Jerry Fletcher

JANUARY 23, 2021

I said I would build a strategic marketing plan and supervise the tactical implementation on the agreement that my Virtual assistant would be paid for the work I would ask her to do to get the organization on a scheduled basis. You let me worry about marketing the chapter. A simple question. Stop writing in code!

Marketing 59

Marketing Consulting Media Operations 59

Tom Spencer

JANUARY 21, 2022

However, most students do not have those level of connections. On the other hand, most students do have family members who can help grow your network early on in school. Maybe serve as a teaching assistant in the course or conduct an independent research project on a topic you learned about within the course.

Resumes 88

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Rod Burkert

JULY 29, 2020

If the value we deliver to clients is obvious and similar to what others like us do, we are likely providing commodity services and competing on the basis of price. But if we can deliver hidden or even unexpected value that differentiates us from what others do, we can earn “excess profits” that are not likely to be eroded by competition.

Case Interview 52

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Organizational Talent Consulting

AUGUST 1, 2022

Before exploring its costs and benefits, the first question is, are you ready to do the work? Like most leadership development opportunities, you will get the most significant return when you do the work. So let me clarify what executive coaching is not. Why do leaders and business owners need coaching now more than ever?

Emotional Intelligence 52

Emotional Intelligence Leadership Ethics Study 52

Epicflow

DECEMBER 29, 2022

We’ve been working hard, and we’ll do even more next year to make Epicflow stay the best multi-project resource management solution available on the market. Epica the AI-Driven Virtual Assistant . My tasks”, “My day-off options”, “Explain me the term”) or by typing in your request in the chatbox, or by voice. .

Company 52

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Rick Conlow

AUGUST 21, 2023

We thought they could do more. ” Employees can send virtual “cheers” to each other to recognize their contributions. ” Employees can give each other virtual “kudos” for demonstrating Amazon’s Leadership Principles. What Kind of Recognition Do Employees Really Want?

Training 69

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Martinka Consulting

APRIL 3, 2020

If the pain of selling at a discount is greater, then do what you can when you can. We should all realize there is nothing most of us could or can do when something like this wallops us. This caught me by surprise given it’s been 100 years since we’ve had anything of this magnitude.” What can you do to keep them safe?

Management 40

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Rod Burkert

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

How did they do that? When they do, you pitch the journalist with the information they request. If three emails a day sounds like a lot, keep in mind that you don’t have to open every one … or you could get an admin person or virtual assistant to screen the emails for you. What do YOU think? I’m Rod Burkert.

How To 67

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The Fearless Marketer

JULY 15, 2019

We covered a lot in that interview, but for me, the most interesting part was about how to make connections. We covered a lot in that interview, but for me, the most interesting part was about how to make connections. I looked at the number of people who asked me to make LI connections with me in the last couple of months.

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The Fearless Marketer

MAY 20, 2019

We think of marketing as a few promotional things we do here and there. We think of marketing as a few promotional things we do here and there. Time to do a reality check. Your prospects are not looking for perfection from you; they’re looking for assistance and value. This should be easy, we think.

Marketing 54

Marketing Media Strategy Strategy 54

Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Any time I discuss my experience in landing an offer at my top choice firm after getting offers from bigger firms like McKinsey and BCG, and smaller sized firms like LEK, Putnam Associates, and Promidian Consulting, I focus on four main areas: Doing your homework! Do Your Homework! The Application Process. Case Practice.

Healthcare 60

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CaseInterview.com

APRIL 30, 2019

I worked in the New York Office at McKinsey and in general, people in New York work much harder than they do in other cities around the country. At McKinsey, we went to the client four days out of every week - virtually no exceptions. This leads me to my next point -- deciding which industry or practice area to focus on.

Management 75

Management Consulting McKinsey How To 75

Rod Burkert

JANUARY 1, 2019

If you don’t believe you have the time to look into this or the technical chops to take advantage of it, consider hiring a virtual assistant who can do the legwork. But something shifted for me this year, and I am realizing that impact is a better measure of success than income. This is what we do! On to this week.

Development 40

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 7, 2018

Similarly, Google Assistant, which can be used via Google Home devices, smartphones, or smartwatches, can track flight prices and status, suggest nearby restaurants, convert currency, give directions, and provide same-day updates on traffic to airports. People can even book flights through voice-enabled Google Search.

Travel 32

Travel Industry Hotels Airlines 32

The Fearless Marketer

JULY 23, 2018

But marketing is still challenging for me and the majority of independent professionals. And we wouldn’t need the thousands of marketing coaches and consultants like me offering services of all kinds to help you attract more clients. Seems simple, but not so easy to do. Clearly communicating the value of what you are offering.

Meeting 48

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Melissa Agnes

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

When ReputationDefender asked me to put my crisis ready lens on and review its ReputationGrower service offering, I was excited to do so knowing how many professionals could potentially benefit from such a proactive initiative and service offering. If they were to do this today, what would they find? Google you.

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Buzzsprout

JULY 13, 2023

How much do podcast ads pay? Work with an Ad Agency This is my favorite way to get sponsors because you do nothing! It allows me to reward my most supportive listeners with exclusive content. Do this either by extending the episode's length or reserving a part only for paid subscribers.

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Women in Consulting

MAY 5, 2016

I get asked a lot about all the various nifty tools I use to run ThinkResults (and me to be honest!), I count on these to run aspects of our business every day and don’t know what I do without them. Try them out and tell me what you think of them! I usually do this late at night before bed as a way to review my day.

Tools 48

Tools Productivity Meeting Company 48

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Honorable Mentions: “I became interested in consulting when I finally articulated my personal mission, which is to help people and organizations do whatever they do, but better. I begged my favorite Econ teacher to let me into his Industrial Organization course and fortunately I got a spot.

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Harvard Business

JULY 3, 2017

For me, graduating from high school was thrilling in that I would never have to touch a math or science book again. The young version of me would have been shocked to learn that I would eventually become a professor of engineering, enchanted with mathematics and comfortable in the world of technology. Here’s how to do it.

How To 51

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MishTalk

JANUARY 7, 2014

A link about a new app by Hyundai got me thinking about Google Glass. Google Vision I am an eyeglass wearer which got me to thinking about just plain glass - as in eye glasses. Virtual Reality Contact Lenses And what if there were no glass at all, just contact lenses? Virtual Reality Sharing What about virtual reality sharing?

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

I have been practising case interviews for over two months now, however, I always get a little tense when I am doing the cases. First, let me explain why the nervousness thing is a legitimate criterion for the interview. The executive in charge is uncertain as to what to do. Do you know how to do cases?

Case Interview 58

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Harvard Business

JUNE 12, 2017

Accordingly, in the latter half of 2016, CenturyLink made a small investment in an AI-powered sales assistant made by Conversica to see if it could help the company identify hot leads without hiring an expensive army of sales reps to comb through the leads. So, how could Wentworth help them in a cost-effective way?

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1 to 1

AUGUST 18, 2021

Among so much change this much remains true, but how do we make retail experiences as easy and enjoyable as possible in our post-COVID world? How do we make interactions ‘effortless’ for customers? Automation can provide customer self-service and alleviate processes that eat up time with virtual assistants.

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Nash Consulting

JULY 2, 2020

And we really do mean “exact.” Brain science shows us that we process everything as a threat or a reward and that our “avoid” (“It could hurt me!”) response is much, much stronger than our “approach” (“It’s good for me!”) response is much, much stronger than our “approach” (“It’s good for me!”) Then act accordingly.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Every year I assist clients in preparing grant applications that are submitted to 30-50 different private, community and corporate foundations and government agencies. Once the hours or days of preparation have been invested, the grant application is thrown into a virtual 'black hole'. Non-profits can do nothing but wait.

Healthcare 49

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Few recent trends in health care delivery have more power to improve population health, patient and provider experience, and hospital business models than virtual care. Like many hospitals, Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) is actively preparing for the era of virtual care in order to best meet our patients’ needs.

Healthcare 28

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

“Oftentimes,” he wrote , “in order to do the big things, you have to let the small bad things happen. You can do this solo — I used to park myself at a local café and vow not to come home until I’d completed my to-do list for the day — or, in some cases, communally. ” Perhaps.

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Harvard Business

MAY 5, 2016

While I was researching my new book, How to Get a Meeting with Anyone , I asked the top 100 sales thought leaders in the world, “When you absolutely must reach someone who is very important but nearly impossible to reach, how do you do it?” Do You Really Need to Hold That Meeting? Include the executive assistant.

Meeting 28

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Rod Burkert

JUNE 6, 2018

Do you have the guts to try any of them? Because if you have a truly audacious way of standing out – something your competitors can’t or won’t do – no one will compete with you. This is what we do! My take: I recently read that future PCs will ship with a built-in Alexa-like virtual assistant. On to this week.

Trends 40

Trends Report Development Fashion 40

Harvard Business

JUNE 1, 2017

Siri is super, Alexa is awesome, and Cortana’s quite clever, but better bots and digital assistants aren’t going to determine personal productivity’s data-driven future. Virtual agents like Alexa and Siri only perform tasks; our digital selves will actually determine and define those tasks.

Enterprise 31

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MishTalk

OCTOBER 29, 2015

Today, Albert Edwards at Societe Generale pinged me with his thoughts. But speaking to people who were there and reading the pre-vetted Q&A on the web, reminded me just how overconfident central bankers are to their very core – even after their actions are clearly ruinous. No, I haven't read the book and do not intend to.

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Banking Policies Financial Fashion 28

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

“If you’re good at managing your own time, and you’re productive and have discipline, you’ll be able to do [work] from anywhere,” says Natalie Sisson , author of The Suitcase Entrepreneur. What Everyone Should Know about Running Virtual Meetings. You and Your Team Series. Remote Work. Rebecca Knight.

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