David A Fields

APRIL 9, 2024

If you want your consulting firm to attract and close more engagements than you’re currently winning, you’ll need to make a change – to invest in growth. But where? The answer will probably surprise you. Below is a broad (and admittedly incomplete) range of people and services you could invest in to accelerate your consulting … Continued The post Two Proven Investments to Improve Sales of Your Consulting Services appeared first on David A.

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APRIL 9, 2024

For entrepreneurs and investors venturing into the dynamic world of startup businesses, the journey can be both exhilarating and challenging. While startups hold immense potential for innovation and growth, they also face risks and uncertainties that require strategic guidance and expertise. This is where professional consulting services for startups come into play, offering invaluable assistance to entrepreneurs and investors aiming to maximize success and achieve sustainable growth.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 9, 2024

Research suggests that the most effective leaders adapt their style to different circumstances — be it a change in setting, a shift in organizational dynamics, or a turn in the business cycle. But what if you feel like you’re not equipped to take on a new and different leadership style — let alone more than one? In this article, the author outlines the six leadership styles Daniel Goleman first introduced in his 2000 HBR article, “Leadership That Gets Results,” and explains when to use each one.

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Johanna Rothman

APRIL 9, 2024

I was on the Agile Uprising podcast this past Sunday, discussing my most recent book. See (and hear!): Project Lifecycles with Johanna Rothman. I had a great time discussing the issues with Jay and Claudia. Some of what we discussed: That managers want agility but do not care about any agile methods or frameworks. While we might think “agile” is another project organization method—or lifecycle—it's not.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 9, 2024

Layoffs are trauma-inducing for an organization and its employees. When handled badly, some people (and organizations) never fully recover. Leaders make six common mistakes when communicating layoffs: 1) They’re not transparent about the state of the business; 2) They’re not clear on the path forward; 3) They don’t get the tone right; 4) They don’t offer remaining employees the opportunity to ask questions; 5) They don’t bring middle management on board; and 6) They don’t show appreciation to de

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Harvard Business

APRIL 9, 2024

As DEI work faces increasing scrutiny socially, politically, and legally, organizations are taking extra care to re-evaluate their DEI efforts. Leaders are right to consider change, not as a reaction to backlash, but to work toward a more accountable, transparent, and successful vision of what DEI could be. The author identifies three things that need to change: 1) Clumsy, jargon-heavy communication, 2) disconnected and decoupled DEI goals and programs, and 3) nonexistent or vanity DEI measureme

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The Management Centre

APRIL 9, 2024

Are you an aspiring manager? Do you feel the pull towards leadership? In this article, Petia Tzanova, =mc Learning and Development Consultant draws on her extensive career to outline key considerations when taking your first step into management. If you’re undecided whether a management role is the right move for you, then use this guide to help you work out your options.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 9, 2024

How Özyeğin Social Investments has created a model for making a significant impact across Turkish society through giving.

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

APRIL 9, 2024

Rob Ferguson, a trusted advisor to family businesses, discusses why you should be asking whether you’re a family-first business or a business-first family.

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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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Harvard Business

APRIL 9, 2024

A conversation with MIT Sloan’s Bill Aulet on how to navigate a fast-changing landscape.

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Girard Training Solutions

APRIL 9, 2024

This episode of Management Development Unlocked features Jason Dreyer, a training and development professional with 18 years of experience in the field. Jason works for a midsize engineering firm, helping their leaders across the country to be better. Eric sits down with him to talk about the DISC personality assessment, how it can help you better understand your team and communicate more effectively, and some of the pitfalls that can come with this powerful tool.

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LSA Global

APRIL 9, 2024

Virtual Interview Tips to Hire Top Talent: Unveiling the Secrets The benefits of virtual interviews have caused most employers to conduct initial interviews online, rather than in person to open up their talent pool, inject flexibility into the recruiting process, test candidates remote technical savvy, and reduce travel expenses. In fact, a recent hiring survey from TopResume revealed that 33% of employers currently offer an exclusively virtual interview process and 21% only offer in-person int

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Seth Godin Blog

APRIL 9, 2024

Have you ever wondered what the wiring layout behind the control panels at Abbey Road studios was like? Neither have I. The Beatles recorded some of their best work there, and I have no idea if it was a rat’s nest of tangled wires, or if each wire was labeled, coded and perfectly aligned. Just as I have no idea if Eliot Peper writes his novels in Scrivener or Word.

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