Makarios Consulting

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Ask leaders to rank their responsibilities from “This is my absolute favorite!” to “I would rather scrub toilets than do this” and there is one duty you will consistently find at the bottom of the list: resolving conflict. However, just like scrubbing toilets, dealing with conflict is a necessary activity. And, like scrubbing toilets, it is necessary a lot more often than we would like.

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Back in Part 1 of this series, I explained all the problems I saw with this interview question: “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?” My final problem was this: Why did anyone allow hours of discussion?

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Chief executives are responsible for guiding corporations, so the role inevitably requires making many decisions. But people overestimate the level of personal involvement CEOs have in this process. Instead of making decisions, CEOs tend to shape decisions, by designing the process, choosing when to participate directly, and monitoring the work — a selective process that mirrors the choices CEOs must make when carrying out other responsibilities.

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Business Consulting Agency

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Embarking on the entrepreneurial journey to start a business is an exhilarating but often daunting endeavor. While the prospect of building a successful enterprise is enticing, the complexities and uncertainties that come with it can be overwhelming. This is where the expertise and guidance of business startup consultants become invaluable. In this comprehensive article, we will delve into why starting a business is significantly more manageable with expert assistance and how working with profes

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Despite the rapidly increasing prominence of data and analytics functions, the majority of chief data officers (CDOs) fail to value and price the business outcomes created by their data and analytics capabilities. It comes as no surprise then that many CDOs fall behind expectations and have short tenures. The authors conducted 17 in-depth interviews with CDOs who are largely considered to be at the frontier of the role.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Especially in high-hazard industries, there’s nothing more central to your firm’s operations than worker safety. By making worker safety central to a firm’s operations, not only are lives saved and injuries prevented, but there is a greater commitment among the entire workforce, from the CEO on down to the shop floor, to achieving operational excellence.

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Chad Barr

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

What is the value of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool ChatGPT for business and personal life? How do you use it safely and avoid pitfalls? Guest Chad Barr demonstrates how to apply human intelligence to maximize the benefits and minimize the downsides of Chat GPT. He also addresses how to save time and get better business outcomes. Chad Barr is the Digital Empire Creator.

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Keith Smith, the president of Vonco Products, imparts his wisdom and experience to scale a business and the efforts it took to thrive in his position today.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Is it possible to grow while still responding to the markets you serve?

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Seth Godin Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The minimum viable product is a powerful way to find out if your solution is going to find a market. Bean-to-bar chocolate in the US didn’t happen because someone raised millions of dollars, built a factory and got shelf space at the A&P. It happened because John Scharffenberger made a small batch of chocolate by hand and brought it to a farmer’s market.

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LSA Global

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Market Internal Corporate Training More Effectively How well do you market internal corporate training strategies, value propositions, offerings, and learning journeys to your target participants? Sadly, our organizational culture assessment data found that most employees do not understand or appreciate what their talent development organizations have to offer to build their skills, knowledge, and careers.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

How to protect yourself from a bad boss.

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