Tue.Sep 05, 2023

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Seniority Mistake—The Danger to Your Consulting Firm

David A Fields

In the pursuit of decision-makers, you may be harming your consulting firm’s long-term growth prospects. The leader staring back at you from the mirror today looks older than they used to. Fortunately, laugh lines and crows’ feet accompany some advantages. Your years of experience suggest to prospects, clients and your team that you are an … Continued The post Seniority Mistake—The Danger to Your Consulting Firm appeared first on David A.

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When Your Vacation Wasn’t Exactly Relaxing

Harvard Business

Time off doesn’t always go as planned. So, what can you do when you come back to work more exhausted than when you left — especially when everyone assumes you’re well rested and raring to go but you feel just as depleted (or more) than before? The author recommends five strategies: 1) Take inventory of your health and energy; 2) Ease back into work; 3) Reflect on the positives; reframe and learn from the negatives; 4) Use the fresh start effect to set up new routines; and 5) Clarify what you nee

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Impact of Consulting Services

Business Consulting Agency

In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, the need for expert guidance and strategic insight has never been more critical. This is where consulting services emerge as invaluable assets for companies and individuals striving for success in various domains. Consulting services provide a multifaceted approach to addressing complex challenges, optimizing operations, and achieving remarkable business results.

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The Challenges of Networking as an Executive

Harvard Business

Networking is critical for senior executives who are making job and career transitions, but it’s hard to find advice on how best to manage the process. In this article, the authors — who have decades of experience working with executives during periods of transition — identify six networking hurdles that executives often encounter, and they provide guidance on how to get over them.

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PowerPoint Best Practices for Creating Stellar Presentations

Mastering data visualization in PowerPoint will help accelerate your career because it positions you as someone who can present data that drives business decisions forward. think-cell's PowerPoint Best Practices eBook was created specifically for professionals aiming to master the art and science of data-driven storytelling. What’s inside: Practical Insights: Uncover valuable tips for crafting engaging and persuasive presentations.

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The Politics of Harmony

Action Plan

These days there seems to be more and more friction between the major political divides in our country. This division is characterized by the World Famous ABCs : Accusation, Blame, and Criticism. These days a lot of people seem to be focused on how their side and point of view are Right and how the other’s side and point of view are Wrong. This has only been going on since the dawn of time, but right now, it feels more intense than I ever remember in my lifetime.

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Building A Brand Around High-Quality Products: The Entrepreneurship Journey Of Peter Mann

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

Peter Mann shares how he started his entrepreneurship journey by mistake and is now making huge waves in the air purifier manufacturing space.

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If You Want Culture Change, Create New Stories

Harvard Business

A conversation with Eccles professor Jay Barney on research about retooling culture.

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The Le Guin precepts

Seth Godin Blog

Fabled author Ursula Le Guin had a sign over her desk: Is it true? Is it necessary or at least useful? Is it compassionate or at least unharmful? Not a bad place to begin.

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7 Deadliest Words of Change… Strategies to Avoid getting Roadblocked

Peter Stark

“We’ve never done it that way before.” Nothing cripples change and innovation faster than these 7 little words, and the mindset of the person who spoke them. The individuals pointing out the obvious are, in fact, usually correct. If it’s a change, chances are it hasn’t been done in that way either by the company or the team. Change is uncomfortable, and hesitation is to be expected.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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How Product Goals Make it Easier to Create Sprint Goals and Reduce Feature Factories, Part 1

Johanna Rothman

A colleague, Tom, told me about this question he received in an interview: “The product owner and dev team cannot decide on a sprint goal, even after hours of discussion. They (the team) feel that the tasks for the sprint are too varied to manage to a single sprint goal. What should the Scrum Master do?” Here are all the assumptions in this question: We need sprint goals.