Fri.Dec 29, 2023

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9 Tips Project Teams Can Use to Keep Busy Stakeholders Engaged

PM Alliance

Does it seem like project stakeholders routinely ignore messages coming from your team? They don’t, of course, but it’s easy to see why people don’t read every e-mail or respond promptly to new messages. The volume of communications flowing through businesses today can be overwhelming. Stakeholders’ traditional phone and email channels now sit alongside discussions happening through online collaboration tools, instant messaging, texts, and video conferences.

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Your Favorite HBR Articles of 2023

Harvard Business

As we close out 2023, we asked our readers: Did an HBR article make a meaningful impact on the way you think, work, or lead this year? And how specifically did it change the way you operate? We heard from readers in a variety of different industries, writing in from various corners of the world. They called out articles ranging from a 2001 classic article about managing your energy as a worker to a recent magazine piece on storytelling for leaders.

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The ROI of eLearning: Measuring the Impact of Online Training on Organizational Success

Clarity Consultants

Having a knowledgeable and skilled workforce is often the key to business success. Without a commitment to continuous training and lifelong learning, ensuring your employees have the information and tools necessary to outperform the competition is challenging. Fortunately, eLearning makes cultivating a capable workforce simple. Here’s a look at how online training supports organizational success.

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Top 10 Benefits of Business Consulting Services

Business Consulting Agency

Business consulting services stand as a beacon of guidance and expertise, offering a myriad of advantages across industries, aiding companies, investors, and entrepreneurs in achieving their goals and overcoming challenges. Let’s explore the diverse benefits these services bring and why various entities seek their assistance. Here are the top 10 benefits of business consulting services.

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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 Early Death of All My Machines

Action Plan

A few months before thinking of retirement, I totaled our two cars. I ran my reliable, sporty Mazda 3 into a utility pole. Then I stepped out of my wife’s lovely Prius, and it ran down a hill and slammed into a tree. Was somebody trying to tell me something? Well, we then bought a Nissan Leaf and couldn’t be happier. It’s electric, works great, and no gas bills.

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60 Seconds of Johanna’s WIP for December 28, 2023

Johanna Rothman

My last 60 seconds of WIP for 2023: The transcript: I’m Johanna Rothman, and this is 60 Seconds of Johanna’s WIP for December 28, 2023, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in progress. This excerpt is from a book about presentation skills for consultants, managers, and writers. Speakers hear a ton of advice from everyone. Some people say to take a deep breath and then wait for the audience to stop talking.

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Which agenda?

Seth Godin Blog

Every day matters. It seems like a waste to spend one as a to-do list item on someone else’s agenda. It’s easy to become so focused on checking the boxes that we forget that there are people involved. Peers, colleagues and friends that with something human to offer, if we only cared enough to connect.

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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of 2023

Action Plan

Well, 2023 has been one of the more interesting years of my life. I really don’t like to dwell on the past, but I thought it might be fun to share some of the highlights and lowlights of 2023 from my personal perspective. The Good I retired in August 2023 after being self-employed for 39 years, and it’s been a lot of fun (mostly). Now, not being focused on marketing and my clients’ challenges 24/7, I’ve allowed myself to get into things that I never seemed to have time for before.

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