David A Fields

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

You can easily master a valuable technique that will improve your consulting firm’s new business pipeline. However, the article also requires your participation. You’re willing to play along? Great, let’s dive in! The 1:1:1 message is incredibly effective for warming up cool connections and fanning life into almost-dead relationships. (If you’re not familiar with the … Continued The post The Art of Reconnecting… Or, Is It Time to Walk Away?

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Consulting Success

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Do you want to write a LinkedIn consultant profile that helps you win new business? LinkedIn gives you an incredible opportunity to network and attract potential clients for your consulting business. There is no other social network with the same access to B2B decision-makers. If you haven’t generated interest from potential consulting clients with your.

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Chad Barr

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In the heart of Cleveland lies a treasure trove of knowledge, architecture, and inspiration — the Cleveland Public Library. Over the past few months, I’ve had the privilege of exploring both the historic and contemporary facets of this remarkable institution. It’s not just a place where books reside; it’s a gateway to the past, a mirror reflecting the present, and an inspiration revealing the future.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Better Engage Your Team by Overcoming Unrealistic Targets Because of all the pressures to keep pace, team leaders and team members often find themselves grappling with the challenge of unrealistic targets that have been set for them. In some win at all costs organizational cultures , declining a request can have negative consequences. To better engage your team when faced with unrealistic targets requires a blend of leadership vulnerability, trust , and practicality.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

It’s one thing to lead through a normal range of uncertainty with its ups and downs. But how do you lead when the inflections, disruptions, dislocations, and other threat conditions pile up, as they have in the last few years? While the leader has little to no control over the external competitive environment, they have astonishing influence over the internal performance environment, including employee engagement, morale, and productivity.

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Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Parenthood: The unsung hero of leadership and consulting success Agree or disagree: How you parent reflects how you lead in the workplace. I’d hedge a bet that you agree. That’s why it’s so important to become more conscious of all the leadership skills you cultivate from raising children so that you can intentionally use them to enhance how you lead, coach, and advise others.

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UPD Consulting

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

As another Black History Month draws to a close, it’s worth reflecting on the purpose of this annual celebration. Yes, the commemoration of Black pioneers like Frederick Douglass or Maya Angelou is important. But it’s also necessary to ask: what actions are truly being taken to honor their legacies? It’s a question that resonates in the equity space as well.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 1, 2024

The author analyze project teams across 257 firms to identify why only 60% of planned value is typically realized in change initiatives, focusing on four key factors: effective initial communication (“ACE the Memo”), ensuring resource accessibility and autonomy (“Master the Means”), employing mechanisms to align actions with goals (“Amplify with Mechanisms”), and strategic measurement to influence future outcomes (“Measure to Account”).

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

For years, managers have been trying to find ways to make software product development faster and easier. As an industry, we've tried tons of things. Here are just the one I've experienced in the 70s, 80s, 90s: Structured Analysis and Design. (That was the precursor to Big Design Up Front.) The SEI's Capability Maturity Model The waterfall lifecycle (In Project Lifecycles, I said this might have been a pagination error.

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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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Makarios Consulting

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

When was the last time you considered it a joy to be in a two-day meeting? For me (Rip), it was within the past two weeks. What made my client’s annual leadership team meeting a pleasure was five healthy behaviors that were on full display throughout the two days. And, I assure you, these behaviors made the meeting a homerun for each person around the table. 5 behaviors for a home run meeting Listening to understand The first outstanding behavior every person demonstrated was listening to unders

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Business Consulting Agency

MARCH 1, 2024

In the digital age, a company’s website serves as its virtual storefront, making it a critical component of its overall success. For businesses looking to enhance their online presence and optimize their websites, the strategic guidance of Business Consulting Services proves invaluable. Explore how consultants can significantly contribute to website improvements, see tangible benefits of investing in a robust online presence.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Meet-and-greet conversations can be uncomfortable. And they can feel especially daunting when you’re paired with strangers from different cultures, like when networking in a global business context. In this setting, light and introductory-style conversations (what some of us know as “small talk”) can be very helpful, and even necessary. Small talk is a quasi-universal tool for initiating conversations with strangers from different cultures, for building a quick rapport, and for planting the seed

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 1, 2024

This week, the 60 seconds is from the as-yet-untitled speaking book. Enjoy! Listen here: The transcript: I’m Johanna Rothman, and this is 60 Seconds of Johanna’s WIP for March 1, 2024, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in progress. This excerpt is from the speaking book. Identify Your Ideal Audience Who is your ideal audience?

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Progressus

MARCH 1, 2024

In today’s complex business landscape, the right software tools are more than just aids; they are essential components that drive project success and financial stability. A common area of confusion lies in distinguishing between Project Management and Project Accounting software. Both serve critical yet distinct functions in the lifecycle of a project.

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Business Consulting Agency

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In the competitive business landscape, attracting and retaining customers is the lifeblood of any company’s success. For organizations seeking to expand their customer base, the guidance of Business Consultants through consulting services proves instrumental. Explore the myriad benefits that companies stand to gain when working with business consultants to achieve their customer acquisition goals.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 1, 2024

Sadly, purpose statements at all too many organizations are just empty words. The companies that issue them don’t live up to their lofty promises. But research by Bain & Company identified some companies that are the exceptions. They employ four methods to turn their statements into reality.

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Action Plan

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Spring cleaning and organizing is a wonderful thing. As you clear your cluttered desk, you clear your cluttered mind. Dumping things you no longer need lightens your step. Organizing online files for easy access streamlines your work. My wife hired a home organizer a couple of weeks ago, and our home has been transformed. I caught the bug and decluttered my office, drawers, and vitamin bottles.

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This White Paper targets opportunities for Management to develop proficiency in the Decision Framing and Analyses element of input to Decision, & Risk Analyses for Major Project Funding Decisions.

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Lisa Lutoff-Perlo talks about her trailblazing career journey in a male-dominated industry and talks about the power of learning from failure.

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Business Consulting Agency

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Entering the dynamic and expansive US market is a formidable undertaking for any foreign company. Navigating through the complexities of a new business landscape requires a nuanced understanding of local dynamics, regulations, and consumer behaviors. This is where the collaboration with local business experts through consulting services becomes a strategic imperative.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Consumers should understand the side effects of business models — particularly the privatization of profit and the socialization of costs, including human and environmental harm.

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Girard Training Solutions

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Today’s episode of Management Development Unlocked features Gerardo Segat. Gerardo spent 20 years as the Chairman and CEO of a family office business before starting a leadership coaching business in 2017. Over the past decade, he has been a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization, the world’s largest community of leaders and CEOs. He has served as a serial chapter chair and founder of YPO.

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Seth Godin Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In action movies, there’s a lot of leaping. Brave shifts in which the hero gets from here to there, all at once. It’s easy to imagine that sudden leaps are how we make our impact. This is blog post #9000 (give or take). When did the leap happen? It wasn’t an external leap. The first hundred blog posts were read by fewer than a dozen people.

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Business Consulting Agency

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of retail, companies constantly strive to adapt, innovate, and enhance their operations. For retailers, especially startups and small businesses, navigating challenges and implementing improvements can be a daunting task. This is where Retail Consulting Services step in as invaluable partners, offering business and industry expertise to drive transformative growth.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Too often, organizations bring in outside firms to develop their growth strategies — resulting in a smart plan without the motivation, skills, and resources to get it done. Instead, the author argues, organizations should involve all stakeholders — including those who will need to execute the growth strategy — in its conception and development. Doing this well requires trusting your team, incorporating a strong educational component in your strategy work, giving the process ample time, and incor

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Redwood Shores, CA – LSA Global, the leading business consulting, coaching, and training firm that helps fast growth life science, technology, and service companies by powerfully aligning their culture and talent with strategy, today announced results for an Unlocking Organizational Excellence for Leaders program. 98% Job Relevance 98.6% Satisfaction 131% Knowledge Gain 96.0% Net Promoter Score The purpose of this highly customized action learning leadership development program was to enhance th

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In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.

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