David A Fields

DECEMBER 5, 2023

David’s vacation:He’s off in ArgentinaLet’s play with Haiku! (Author’s admission:Most of these haiku are onesI’ve published before.) (For those who don’t know…Haiku: three lines; syllables:five, seven then five.) A new prospect calls.Excited, I ask questionsthen quote a high fee. One more week gone, andthe proposal isn’t signedShould I call again?

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Harmonious Workplaces

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Delaying hiring decisions and conducting layoffs could hamper New Year success. Everywhere you look online during the 2023 holiday season, you’ll see three things: A ridiculous amount of ads for products you don’t need or want… but might buy anyway. Compilation videos of holiday decorating fails. News of layoffs or companies reporting the deferment of hiring decisions until mid-January.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 5, 2023

When executing strategy, companies typically fall into one or more of three traps: 1) They let too many people weigh in; 2)They plan a lot of activity but do not specify concrete actions; and 3) They tend not to build in accountability into execution. The result is that. lot a good strategies never take off. This article offers pointers on how to avoid the three traps.

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Business Consulting Agency

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Starting a new business is an exhilarating yet challenging endeavor that demands a strategic approach and a comprehensive understanding of various facets of entrepreneurship. Business startup consulting services serve as invaluable resources, offering expert guidance and tailored solutions to budding entrepreneurs. This article delves into how business experts easily assist and guide clients in various aspects of business startups, highlighting the wide array of areas where consultants lend thei

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 5, 2023

When it comes to psychological safety, leaders want the best of both worlds: all voices heard and considered, failure acknowledged and learned from, and feedback offered clearly and received graciously. But they also want harmony, comfort, and a sense of equilibrium. While most leaders want to encourage people to speak their minds, their underlying (often unconscious) ambivalence about actually getting the truth can unwittingly lead them to a performative version of psychological safety.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The authors’ economic analysis shows that generative AI’s impact will be different than previous generations of AI and machine learning and will drive new levels of productivity in creative occupations and tasks. They offer a targeted method for leaders to review and redesign workflows, and rewrite job descriptions, to unlock the new potential of generative AI.

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Seth Godin Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2023

It’s easy to be confused about this job, because it’s not one job, it’s at least three. This is why it’s a difficult job to fill, and why turnover is so high–we’re not allocating resources or setting expectations in a way that matches the work to be done. Marketing strategy: This is the work of positioning, story telling, status and affiliation.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Can AI safety shed any light on old corporate governance problems? And can the law and economics of corporate governance help us frame the new problems of AI safety? The author identifies five lessons — and one dire warning — on the corporate governance of AI and other socially sensitive technologies that have been made vivid by the corporate turmoil at OpenAI.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 5, 2023

For early-stage startups, sales and marketing are crucial for gathering customer feedback.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 5, 2023

A conversation with HBS professor Iavor Bojinov on what leaders need to know.

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