Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

operational vs analytical) with the following questions in mind: Who is the target audience? running dynamically on a separate platform vs being statically embedded in a PowerPoint deck or email)? licensing fee vs purchase price). Considerations. What do we want to measure? What are the various data sources and inputs (e.g.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JULY 3, 2023

Here is one simple yet powerful tool busy leaders can successfully apply to deal with ambiguity. How to deal with ambiguity A RACI matrix is a simple and powerful tool for effectively dealing with role ambiguity. It is easy to forget tasks when building these in a meeting. So, how can you reduce workplace ambiguity?

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Consulting Matters

JANUARY 7, 2019

Your mindset still has to be one of service and value for what you bring to the table vs. letting fear and need drive your marketing. Choose events that your ideal client will be attending (vs. Focus on adding on-the-spot value by asking good questions and focusing more on the people you are meeting vs. establishing your credentials.

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Consulting Matters

JANUARY 7, 2019

Your mindset still has to be one of service and value for what you bring to the table vs. letting fear and need drive your marketing. Choose events that your ideal client will be attending (vs. Focus on adding on-the-spot value by asking good questions and focusing more on the people you are meeting vs. establishing your credentials.

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Seth Godin Blog

MAY 31, 2017

"Do what I say" vs.     "Use your best judgment.". I'm in charge because I have authority" vs.     "Take responsibility if you care.". It's the same as last time" vs.     "This might not work.". . Because I said so" vs.     "Show your work.".

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Consulting Success

JULY 24, 2017

Customers can make their own decisions about which consultant will work best for them, and white papers can help make their choice an easy one. A white paper is a simple product that sums up a your best thinking — it can be your best shot at outshining your competitors. 32:52] Horizontal vs. vertical dimensions of specialization. [36:37]

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Buzzsprout

MARCH 28, 2024

Dynamic ad insertion (DAI) is a technology that places pre-recorded ads through an ad server, allowing for more flexibility and easy updating to keep content fresh. Direct response: Direct response lets you direct listeners to your website, typically through a podcast-specific promo code or vanity URL that's easy to remember.

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Successful Independent Consulting

MARCH 4, 2017

Our motivation is simple: pay as little tax as possible, ideally without triggering an audit. Setting up a SEP-IRA or Individual 401(k) is easy and many brokerage firms like Charles Schwab or Fidelity Investments will do it for little-to-no cost. This especially means being smart about how we handle our money. Save money, earn more.

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1 to 1

JANUARY 18, 2022

During times of high call volumes, for example holiday rushes, an effective IVR system can help avoid hold times by helping customers find answers and perform simple tasks. It allows customers to quickly receive answers to simple or common questions. These interactions vary from simple transactions to complex support inquiries.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 23, 2014

Today I am going to ask three simple questions that have easy to understand answers. Housing in particular should have been easy to spot. Fed Funds Rate vs. CPI and HPI-CPI The above chart shows the effect when housing prices replace OER in the CPI. Yes, it is precisely that simple. What Causes Economic Bubbles?

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Progressus

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The functionality necessary to complete these project management processes is simply not accessible from a simple General Ledger (GL) only. Eliminating these types of problems is easy, using the visibility into resource utilization and capacity provided by Progressus reporting.

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Epicflow

APRIL 11, 2023

Some solutions embrace both project and resource management functionality and in doing so make it super easy to manage all project-related processes. The latter can also point out issues in the workflow if there are any. Timely detecting and fixing them will ensure seamless project work.

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Asamby Consulting

JULY 13, 2022

A simple example is your company's strategy. Or at least easy. The way you set goals vs. micro-managing. Additionally, people from one part of the company need information about a subject that has been worked on in another part of the company. That gap has to be bridged. Examples are policies, procdures, how-tos, FAQs etc.

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1 to 1

APRIL 12, 2022

Intelligent automation and robotic process automation (RPA) help free associates from simple, time-consuming tasks to focus on meaningful, high-tier, and often stressful customer requests. And as automation takes over the easy tasks, begin retraining your staff on the soft skills needed for an increased focus on customer centricity.

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CaseInterview.com

DECEMBER 14, 2021

In the age bracket example, it would be easy to accidentally create a non-MECE framework with just one year of overlap in your age brackets. In many situations, an overlap is caused by a simple typing error or oversight, so always double-check your materials. This is where the MECE principle comes into play.

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Buzzsprout

JULY 13, 2023

CPM vs CPA CPM stands for “cost per mille” or “cost per 1,000,” and is great for podcasts with large audiences. This is a simple monetization method because the ads are already priced and ready to insert into your episode. GoAffPro GoAffPro makes it easy to start joining affiliate programs and earn money. URL for easy payments.

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Management Consulted

MAY 8, 2016

Concept mastery – Should you find yourself in an interviewer-led case, don’t suddenly start thinking you’re on easy street. A Slight Curveball: It would be a little bit too simple if there weren’t a few exceptions to the general rule. Market sizing questions are easy go-tos on the phone. Monitor/Deloitte.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

In the age bracket example, it would be easy to accidentally create a non-MECE framework with just one year of overlap in your age brackets. In many situations, an overlap is caused by a simple typing error or oversight, so always double-check your materials. Customers - Existing vs. New.

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1 to 1

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The contact center industry is driven by customer experiences that are easy, difficult, joyful, stressful and everything in between. CSAT is a simple customer satisfaction survey methodology that measures a customer’s satisfaction with an organization. What is a CSAT rating?

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MishTalk

JANUARY 14, 2015

compared to November vs. economist expectations of a 0.1% Retail Sales vs. November Month-over-month retail sales, autos, general merchandise, and ex-auto sales are all lower. Retail Sales vs. December 2013 Take a good look at autos, one of the key drivers of overall sales growth for the past year. Retail sales were down 0.9%

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Harvard Business

JUNE 4, 2018

Acting fairly is not always easy. Over 60 years of research finds that fairness is not one simple, singular choice but a complex and integrated set of decisions and actions. Using these three independent data sources, we found that bosses with heavier (vs.

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MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

For example: Please consider the following statements by Brad DeLong, a professor of economics at the University of California at Berkeley, from his post Central Banking: Banking Camp vs. Macroeconomics Camp. But such a policy removes diminishes financiers'' ability to rely on the easy business of riding the duration yield curve for profits.

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MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

For example, I have seen reports comparing home prices and car prices today vs. the average house or car in 1920. How much house did you get in 1920 vs. today? Easy Comparisons. Gasoline is also an easy comparison. Calculating health-care costs is problematic, but tuition is easy. I suggest, not very. For example.

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CaseInterview.com

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

However, when I was mock-interviewing with MBA students, I found my structures are very simple compared to what they have. My Reply: As you know from LOMS , one of the big differences between candidates who "ace the case" vs. those that don't is that the structure used by a strong candidate can be drawn as an issue tree.

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MishTalk

AUGUST 18, 2014

Given the huge numbers of people employed in food industries, especially fast food, a growth area for food robotics seems relatively easy to spot. Cost and performance of robots vs. cost of human labor is the key impediment to more robot use in food service. Is it that simple? Social concerns may also be at play.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 22, 2016

And this year it was particularly easy to see themes emerge. A 2×2 Matrix Explains Good vs. Great Leadership. Why We Pick Leaders with Deceptively Simple Answers. The Simple Economics of Machine Intelligence. How Having an MBA vs. a Law Degree Shapes Your Network. 2016 was a worrying and unpredictable year.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 18, 2014

I will expound more on rate hikes and inflation in a bit, but for now let''s continue with more of Krugman''s rant this time in block quotes because of the length My guess — and it’s only that — is that they [the Fed] have, maybe without knowing it, been bludgeoned into submission by the constant attacks on easy money.

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MishTalk

AUGUST 20, 2014

Romney vs. Obama how did it matter? It''s easy enough to cite failures of Obama. For starters, Obamacare is Romneycare no matter how much he tried to distance himself from that simple fact. Is there any data that says it matters how people vote? Speaking of which, look at the pathetic choices in the last presidential election.

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Epicflow

JULY 5, 2022

What helps make cost estimation simple and efficient? Simple and Accurate Estimation of Project Cost: Useful Tips . Epicflow makes it possible to keep control over the budget of every project in the environment: it has two graphs that present the real-time data expressed in man-hours for quick and easy monitoring of the budget. .

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1 to 1

OCTOBER 20, 2021

But the recent CX landscape has shown that customers desire quick and easy customer service on multiple channels for research, availability, and general information. The post Ecommerce vs. brick-and-mortar: Unlocking retail success in 2022 appeared first on 1to1 Media. Brick-and-mortar success in 2022.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 9, 2014

We recently produced a simple four-minute video on the subject. Fairness in Reporting In the interest of fairness and accurate reporting, Mike Bryan ought to have shown theory vs. reality. It''s a great read, only112 pages, explained well, and easy to follow even for a relative economic beginner. You will have an easy chance.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 10, 2019

Grammarly’s standalone and web applications have the same look and feel and act as simple text editors. Is the interface intuitive and easy to figure out? Let’s now dive into how to elaborate on the comparison table (MS Word vs. Grammarly). Feedback to the user? Intuitiveness : ?Is Exceptional user experience : ?does Usefulness.

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Seth Godin Blog

APRIL 15, 2013

Mumbo vs. Jumbo. Mumbo vs. Jumbo. The easy trap. The prospects that are the easiest to engage with online--the ones that believe big promises, simple come-ons and garish interfaces--are often the very people who will become your lowest-value customers. Recent Posts. "Oh, Oh, thats just a hack someone put together.".

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Martinka Consulting

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Customers (efficiency vs. make more calls) Yes, we can! Your salespeople now have an easy transition to discussing, and selling, their products, and their salespeople have an easy transition to discussing, and selling, your products. The icing – the top three. The figure below shows this.

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 16, 2020

The closest proxy metric that’s easy to measure is # of NEW cases today vs. yesterday. In short, my conclusion after all of this research and analysis is simple: Stay Home. If R0 = 0 that means 1 patient doesn’t infect any other patients. The R0 is difficult to know until after the pandemic ends. Additional Resources.

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MishTalk

MAY 11, 2014

3d Printed Hand Comparing: $50 3D printed hand vs. $42,000 prosthetic limb Jose Delgado Jr. Jose claims that the simple, mechanical design of Cyborg Beast is even more comfortable and provides more day-to-day functionality than the expensive version. On the other side, the new 3D printed arm is very easy to manipulate.

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Prudent Pedal

JANUARY 21, 2020

Being easy to do business with” is one of the 3 key drivers of brand preference. The research found that suppliers that make buying easy are 62% likelier than other suppliers to win a high-quality sale (one in which the customer buys a premium offering). Our job is to reduce their number of fires and irons.

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