Sat.Dec 16, 2017 - Fri.Dec 22, 2017

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Gotta Have More Cowbell and the Power of Commitment

Consulting Matters

One of the most hilarious Saturday Night Live skits is the one where Christopher Walken demands from the “Don’t Fear the Reaper” band (Blue Oyster Cult) that he needed more cowbell from Will Ferrell. I was watching this skit the other day with a good friend of mine who is an actor. When we finally got a hold of ourselves and wiped the tears from our eyes after laughing so hard, he explained that this was so funny because Christopher Walken was just so committed to his role.

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How to Crank Up Your Consulting Firm’s Results by 189%

David A Fields

Consulting clients love to see evidence of progress. It’s a business-building, psychic reward that you can provide. Invest three minutes into contemplating why and how to integrate scorecarding into your consulting practice… Your Scorecarding Indoctrination Remember jumping off the school bus and scampering home to show your mom the ✔+ you earned on a quiz?

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Why is “Diabetic” Still a Dirty Word?

Consulting Success

We recently published our annual Naughty or Nice list , in which we identified some of the top T1D newsmakers in 2017. In this piece, I quoted Justice Sonya Sotomayor, who has written for the public about achieving big things despite a childhood diagnosis of diabetes: “I don’t know if they still give [children with diabetes] a list of professions they can’t aspire to, but I’m proud to offer living proof that big dreams are not out of bounds.”. sponsor.

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5 Website Must-Haves for Consultants and Coaches (With Amber Vilhauer)

Tsavo Neal

Amber Vilhauer is the founder of No Guts No Glory Enterprises , a digital marketing firm that helps consultants, authors, speakers, and coaches establish their presence online. On December 13th, she hosted a webinar with More Clients More Fun (Check out the amazing Facebook group here ) on the 5 must-haves that consultants and coaches should have on their website in order to use it to generate more business.

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PowerPoint Best Practices for Creating Stellar Presentations

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.

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What is Authentic Leadership?

Consulting Matters

Today’s model introduces how I am starting to think about what is authentic leadership. I think authentic leadership is where power and love intersect. Power and use of power are familiar concepts in business and the definining power as control, authority, capacity and influence is more than likely readily understandable and accessible. Love is a different story.

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Consulting Sales Systems That Work for Introverts with Bob Burg: Podcast #16

Consulting Success

Transform your failures into success in no time by implementing sales systems that will work for you. Description: Bob Burg is a sought-after speaker at company leadership and sales conferences around the world. He has shared the platform with everyone from seasoned business leaders and broadcast personalities to a former U.S. president. He is the author of numerous books, and the best-seller that he is best known for is The Go-Giver: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea , which he co-a

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Consulting Website Design 009: The Power of Brand [VIDEO]

Tsavo Neal

In this episode, you’ll learn about your consulting website and branding. The website featured in this episode is Dana James Mwangi’s website. [ Slides ] Transcript. Welcome to Consulting Website Design 09, The Power of Brand. Last week, I received a message from my friend Dana, and she told me she re-launched her consulting website. She told me that my content and advice had been a lot of help to her, so I was really curious to see how she, a super talented creative , would use my a

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The Power of WIC is in Your Success

Women in Consulting

:: For me, 2017 has been one of the shortest years ever. As my first year as president of WIC, it certainly has been busy and fruitful. Previous presidents and board members did some excellent work streamlining WIC operations and costs. This year the board put a lot of energy towards increasing transparency, connecting with members, and driving more value through our programs.

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6 Skills for Consulting Success

Tom Spencer

Having a successful career in consulting requires sustained motivation. When your skills are a good match for the requirements of the industry, your superior performance will be an ongoing source of encouragement. A sensible first step towards a consulting-career would be to understand whether you have what it takes to excel in consulting. Here is a list of six skills that will make a difference in your consulting career and ensure your long-term success. 1.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

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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Personal Holiday Season Message For You

Consulting Success

Can you believe another year has almost come to an end?! I’ve had a lot to reflect on this year… My step-father Barry passed away from Alzheimer’s. Two young kids in our extended family have been dealing with illness, including one suddenly diagnosed with Cancer. I look at the energy and life my daughter Rei has each day and this really puts things in perspective.

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Relationships that Work — Align Values to Find Perfect Fit

Actionable

Think about the most enjoyable business relationships you’ve had. I am going to bet that you shared similar values, expectations, and more. The post Relationships that Work — Align Values to Find Perfect Fit appeared first on Actionable.co.

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Light it Up

Chad Barr

Photo by: Chad Barr. Tomorrow, December 21, 2017, we will enjoy the first official day of winter and the winter solstice, which leaves us with the least amount of sunlight of any day of the year. In Cleveland, we will enjoy about 9 hours of daylight, Florida, 10 hours and our northern neighbors in Alaska, just a few short hours where the sun will skim the horizon and quickly disappear.

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What Will Work Look Like in 2030?

Strategy+Business

Megatrends such as evolving technology, the rise of automation, and shifting demographics are disrupting the way we work, and the way that companies relate to workers. The dizzying pace of change makes it difficult to plan for -- or even think about -- the long-term. That's why we spent some time envisioning four alternative future worlds of work. For 2030.

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Savings Consultants Are Needed in Today's Market More Than Ever

Savings Consultants are needed in today’s market more than ever. With an increase in expenses, businesses are looking for opportunities to save. Often unknown to businesses are savings in expense reduction, specialized tax savings, specialized savings including medical underpayments, health benefits cost reduction, zero cost processing, and more. Blue Coast Savings, with over 20 years in business, assists Savings Consultants in helping these companies move toward more profitable businesses.

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Coaching works

Consultants' Consultant

Consultants Consultant: “It’s not how good you are now; it’s how good you’re going to be that really matters,” Atul Gawande says in this TED talk. Coaches help you get there. Because they see what you can’t, show you micro-steps you need to take to get there, provide external witness and show you best practice. This is […].

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Relationships that Work — Align Values to Find Perfect Fit

Actionable

Think about the most enjoyable business relationships you’ve had. I am going to bet that you shared similar values, expectations, and more. The post Relationships that Work — Align Values to Find Perfect Fit appeared first on Actionable.co.

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How Can a Proactive Learning Plan Help Employees Deal with Major Corporate Changes?

Clarity Consultants

Change is never easy, especially for large companies with hundreds of employees to coordinate and motivate. Companies who do not have proactive learning plans in place to handle major events that could affect employee skill sets or the company’s internal knowledge set are more likely to suffer from retention issues and overall productivity. Proactive learning plans are critical in every phase of a business’ growth cycle, but especially during times of disruption.

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Why Good Companies Fail

Steve Tobak

If you ask 10 CEOs why good companies fail, you’ll get 10 different answers. They’ll say corporations are like complex, modern-day sports car engines. They have so many moving parts it isn’t funny. Any one of them could go haywire and, next thing you know, you’re flying off a cliff.[.] Read On. The post Why Good Companies Fail appeared first on Steve Tobak.

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TOOLS and METHODOLOGIES for developing DECISION SUPPORT PACKAGES

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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How Are You Perceived at Work? Here’s an Exercise to Find Out

Harvard Business

Tom Kolossa/EyeEm/Getty Images. It’s not easy to understand how other people perceive us. We are often uncertain, confused, or even completely unaware of what we project. And this lack of self-awareness can be career-limiting. Consider a former client of mine who was angling for the C-suite but had received feedback that his colleagues considered him negative and difficult.

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How Companies Can Respond to Consumers' Demands for Better Data Protection

Strategy+Business

New surveys reveal a lack of confidence in cybersecurity, and how companies can respond.

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Make better tacos

Seth Godin Blog

In a competitive business like the local taco shop, here's how it's supposed to work: Keep the place clean. Hire friendly staff. Make better tacos. Offer a fun, connected, even memorable experience. What often happens instead is that you coin some clever trademarks , worry about coupons, cut corners on ingredients and expand as fast as you can. What happens is that you build a moat around your business, get defensive about the status quo and race to the bottom.

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It’s All About Perspective

Martinka Consulting

A friend told me how he visited Bozeman, MT and his brother-in-law complained about how (fast growing) Bozeman is becoming “too crowded.” One of my sons went to school in Bozeman, we’ve been there each of the last 8-10 summers, and, believe me, Bozeman is not at all that “crowded.”. It’s a matter of perspective, isn’t it? If you’re used to it taking five minutes to go across town and now it takes seven or eight you’re frustrated.

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Why You Need to Use Case Studies in Sales and Marketing (and How to Start Now)

Case studies are proof of successful client relations and a verifiable product or service. They persuade buyers by highlighting your customers' experiences with your company and its solution. In sales, case studies are crucial pieces of content that can be tailored to prospects' pain points and used throughout the buyer's journey. In marketing, case studies are versatile assets for generating business, providing reusable elements for ad and social media content, website material, and marketing c

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The 4 Kinds of Leaders Who Create the Future

Harvard Business

flashpop/Getty Images. Alan Kay, the educator and computer designer, famously declared , “The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” But what does it take to invent the future in such a turbulent and uncertain world? How do successful organizations build on their history, even as they craft a new point of view about what comes next?

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You Already Know What to Do

Leadership Planning with Liz Weber CMC

How many podcasts, articles, posts, or chats have you listened to, read, or participated in, just this week, hoping to gain another tip to propel you, motivate you, or teach you how to be a better leader? How many? 1, 2, 5, 10, more? Now here’s an ugly question: What specifically have you done with the information you’ve heard or learned? I’m asking this question because it typically triggers glares from business owners, company directors, and leadership team members when I ask it of them.

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Experiences and your fear of engagement

Seth Godin Blog

Want to go visit a nudist colony? I don't know, what's it like? You know, a lot of people not wearing clothes. Show me some pictures, then I'll know. Well, actually, you won't. You won't know what it's like merely by looking at a picture of a bunch of naked people. The only way you'll know what it's like is if you get seen by a bunch of naked people.

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What Scares You?

Martinka Consulting

On Halloween I asked: What’s scary to you? Only you can answer it but we’re not talking about eating too much candy tonight, ISIS, North Korea, Trump, Hillary, or anything similar. What’s scary to a lot a people? Business buyers : It’s the leap of faith they need to take to be in business. It’s understandable because business ownership is not for everybody.

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

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.