Consulting Success

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

In an increasingly interconnected global economy, international markets present massive opportunities for businesses seeking long-term growth. However, entering foreign territories requires meticulous planning and informed decision-making. Even well-established and seemingly infallible companies can get this wrong: Starbucks struggled in Australia, Walmart pulled out of Germany and Target failed in a simple expansion into Canada.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Most entrepreneurs and product managers (PMs) know that they need to find out what people want. In this article, we will look at how to conduct what is called ‘ customer development ’ – the process through which a business comes to understand the needs, pain points, and behavior of potential customers through direct conversation and feedback. Customer development is often carried out through discovery calls, made over the phone or by video call, or it can be done in person.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

As reliance on data and analytics continues to expand across industries from agriculture to manufacturing, health care to financial services, it stands to reason that the next generation of data leaders will have far-reaching roles that impact strategy, decision-making, operations, and countless other functions.

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Clarity Consultants

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Storyboarding is crucial in instructional design, especially when creating eLearning courses. It serves as the blueprint for your course, allowing you to visualize and organize the content, interactions, and assessments. In this step-by-step guide, we will walk you through the entire storyboarding process in instructional design, from concept to final design.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

SMEs do not have the same regulatory pressures that can lead larger companies to measure and mitigate their risks, but they also have fewer buffer resources to resist unexpected shocks. They are one large potential incident away from bankruptcy. That’s why SMEs can benefit from taking three actions: designing controls proportionate to the risks at stake, analyzing the lessons from success (not only from failures), and using risk management to boost and protect business performance.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Career transitions are tough. Many of us have trouble imagining a new role that’s dramatically different from the one we have. And once we make a move, it’s hard to do so smoothly. Herminia Ibarra is here to help. The London Business School professor has come to realize just how challenging career moves are, and she has ideas on how to improve the odds.

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Seth Godin Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

I’ve been working hard on my juggling (actual juggling, not metaphorical juggling). The secret, as I wrote about in The Practice is the throwing, not the catching. If you get the throws right, the catches are easy. The way to focus on the throws is simple but culturally difficult: Errant throws don’t earn a lunge. Let them drop. Simply stand there and watch them drop.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

If you’re a member of an historically marginalized group, enacting change in an organization can be challenging. This is likely even more difficult if your organization is known for bias and even violence against your own group. This is the position many Black police officers are in, and researchers wanted to better understand the strategies they use to advocate for anti-racism despite the numerous roadblocks.

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Seth Godin Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

My colleague Ava Morris is running her Song of Significance Workshop on Friday, October 6. It’s powerful, effective and personal. It runs worldwide, in Zoom, and it’s completely interactive–every participant participates. This will be the third session… the first two got rave reviews, and some folks even returned to do it again.

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