Consulting Matters

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Navigating the murky waters of transition can be an arduous voyage. The fear of the unknown often paralyzes us, causing us to retreat into familiar territories. As your host, I bring you a conversation with Dr. Chris Hoff, a man who boldly ventured into the unknown and emerged with a unique blend of business acumen and psychological insight. Chris, a former technology entrepreneur, shares his enlightening journey of metamorphosis - from a midlife crisis that led him to therapy, to eventually har

Consulting 156

Consulting Sales Organizational Development Information Technology 156

Clarity Consultants

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The pursuit of continuous learning and development has never been more imperative in the corporate world today. As organizations strive to keep pace with technological advancements, one innovation stands out as a potential game-changer in corporate learning and development: Artificial Intelligence (AI). Let’s explore AI’s profound impact on corporate learning and its implications for the future.

Ethics 103

Ethics Training Training Education 103

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 5, 2023

If you want to make a good impression and gauge what a colleague actually thinks of you, should you meet in-person or over videoconference? This is the question the authors explored in their research. The answer largely depends on whether you’re feeling anxious about the social interaction. Most of us — even the most socially confident — have moments when we feel a bit more socially anxious than usual.

Research 84

Research Meeting Management 84

Business Consulting Agency

OCTOBER 5, 2023

In the fast-paced and ever-evolving beauty industry, launching a successful skincare company demands a delicate balance of innovative product development, strategic brand positioning, and a deep understanding of consumer preferences. Business consultants play a crucial role in guiding entrepreneurs through the intricate process of launching a skincare business, offering invaluable expertise, market insights, and a comprehensive roadmap for success.

Industry 52

Industry Productivity Operations Efficiency 52

Advertisement

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.

Data

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 5, 2023

After decades of decline, American unions are once again challenging employers and using strikes to fight for better contracts. For the first time in recent memory, unions are taking strong, militant stances — and seem to be making major gains as a result. But how should this moment be understood, and what does it signal about the future of organized labor in the United States?

Interviews 83

Interviews Leadership Company 83

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Onboarding new suppliers has long been a time-consuming and expensive process. But a new blockchain-based platform that is open to everyone can streamline this crucial activity. The early results are promising.

Operations 80

Operations Management 80

LSA Global

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Need to Boost Your Culture? Use Team Rituals to Improve Alignment Rituals, a sequence of activities including words and actions, are a feature of all human societies. Rituals reinforce the culture and traditions of a community — especially a business community. Within organizations, team rituals exist by design or by default. Do you always begin meetings a certain way, celebrate wins with a traditional team lunch, or give bonuses at each five-year work anniversary?

Culture 36

Culture Meeting Benchmarking Guidelines 36

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 5, 2023

In the United States, short-term interest rates have been near zero for most of the last 15 years. With cost of capital this low, many managers have paid scant attention to the time value of money — an essential concept in doing financial analysis. Now, with short-term rates above 5%, older managers need to brush off their instinctive feel for how capital costs affect investment prospects — and a younger generation of managers needs to learn these skills for the first time.

Management 73

Management Analysis Financial Finance 73

Seth Godin Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

A recent discussion about the challenges of direct-to-consumer marketing of a skincare product ended with one participant describing the hard part with, “nothing to ad.” She was referring to how much the thread had covered, but the pun wasn’t lost on us. Social media offered an irresistible promise to many folks who are looking to do “marketing”: A business begins with the assertion that if they can get a committed new customer to start buying a high-margin product

Media 37

Media Productivity Engineering Analysis 37

Advertiser: ZoomInfo

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

How To