Tue.Jul 11, 2023

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Prospects Ghosting Your Consulting Firm? Proven Follow-Up Sequence

David A Fields

Your consulting firm submitted a proposal to Chlorissa (“Chlo”) Zing, COO at Fantasma, S.A. However, Ms. Zing canceled your scheduled appointment to talk about the proposal, and hasn’t responded to your request to reschedule. Frustratingly, another hot prospect, Luke van Nesht, with whom your consulting firm held a number of promising conversations, has also stopped … Continued The post Prospects Ghosting Your Consulting Firm?

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One Pragmatic Thought: How to Assess the Value of Skip-Level Meetings

Johanna Rothman

Tim, a C-Level leader, loves his skip-level meetings. He feels the meetings offer him a chance to connect with people he doesn't normally see. They get to talk about whatever the other person wants. Sharon, a different C-Level leader, never conducts skip-level meetings. She feels that those meetings might cause her managers to feel unsafe, as if she doesn't trust them.

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Great Companies and Leaders Elevate People First

Rick Conlow

Great companies and managers elevate people first. Yet, employees’ are disengaged to the tune of 85% worldwide. In the US it is 70%. Either number is disastrously poor. What does this mean to a company? For example, high employee disengagement equals: Poor morale More employee turnover Absenteeism Poor customer service Lower productivity Fewer sales Lack of employee loyalty Less profit.

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Quality Websites Improve Business Results

Business Consulting Agency

In today’s digitally-driven world, the significance of a high-quality website cannot be overstated. Whether it’s an e-commerce platform, a corporate site, or a personal blog, the online presence a website provides can make or break an organization’s success. However, not all websites are created equal. The difference between a subpar site and a top-tier one can determine whether a business thrives or languishes in the digital landscape.

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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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5 Factors That Make for a Great Employee Experience

Harvard Business

Decades of business strategy have urged leaders to concentrate the bulk of their business efforts on the customer experience. While prioritizing customers over employees can drive short-term revenue growth, it will cost companies in long-term employee retention and engagement. The author and colleagues conducted a new study of thousands of employees and executives from around the world and across multiple industries.

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The State of Globalization in 2023

Harvard Business

Plummeting flows of trade, capital, and people at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic prompted a wave of speculation about the end of globalization, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine brought even more predictions of a retreat toward national self-sufficiency. But, according to research for the latest DHL Global Connectedness Index, international flows show no signs of a sustained downturn.

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How To Help People to Embrace New Ways of Working

LSA Global

Do You Need Your Teams to Embrace New Ways of Working? When behavioral change in the workplace is required, change management consulting experts know the reaction of those affected by change is often one of frustration and resistance. Why? Because it’s not easy or convenient to learn, practice, and embrace new ways of working. So the question is: How can you help those most affected by change to embrace new ways of working required to get where you want to go?

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To Get Better Customer Data, Build Feedback Loops into Your Products

Harvard Business

Thanks to the increasing availability of AI, including machine learning algorithms, deliberately creating customer data feedback loops is now possible for most products and services. This means that as a firm gathers more customer data, it can feed that data into machine learning algorithms to improve its product or service, thereby attracting more customers, generating even more customer data.

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Sanding off all the edges

Seth Godin Blog

It’s easier than ever. Solvents, power tools, market research, AI, committee meetings, online reviews and ennui are all aligned in one direction. To fit all the way in. Of course, once you sand off all the edges, it’s hard to get traction. Hard to find the texture or anything worth talking about. Smooth might not be the goal.

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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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What the Best Leaders Know — and What Skills They Develop

Harvard Business

A conversation with leadership expert Adam Bryant on the recipe for success.