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An Attitude that Steals Opportunities from Your Consulting Firm

David A Fields

You and your colleagues are upbeat, enthusiastic, fun to be around people with a passion for solving problems. However, there’s one attitudinal quirk that, if left unchecked, will undermine your efforts to win and delight clients. Your consulting firm is all about nurturing warm, long-lasting partnerships and collaborating to create value. Unfortunately, there’s one ingredient … Continued The post An Attitude that Steals Opportunities from Your Consulting Firm appeared first on David A.

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Why Doesn’t My Software Work?

Harmonious Workplaces

Your tech likely functions; you need better OCM Have you ever implemented a piece of technology and deemed it a failure? If so, the problems may stem from a lack of organizational change management (OCM). When I came aboard a firm, the CEO proudly stated that the company adopted Salesforce like many larger competitors. He […] The post Why Doesn’t My Software Work?

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Research: How Different Fields Are Using GenAI to Redefine Roles

Harvard Business

The interactive, conversational, analytical, and generative features of GenAI offer support for creativity, problem-solving, and processing and digestion of large bodies of information. Therefore, these features can act as cognitive resources for knowledge workers. Moreover, the capabilities of GenAI can mitigate various hindrances to effective performance that knowledge workers may encounter in their jobs, including time pressure, gaps in knowledge and skills, and negative feelings (such as bor

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What’s Wrong With Detailed Gantt Charts and How to Make Fewer Details Work for You

Johanna Rothman

I have never found Gantt charts to be useful. When I say that to my clients, some of them tell me they do find use in Gantt charts. Specifically, the people who like Gantt charts say they can predict where the project is headed. In addition, they can see the various interdependencies across the work. They say they know—from the Gantt and without a doubt—when the project will finish.

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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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Sailing the Seas of Content: Why Humor is Your Best Compass?

Chad Barr

In the ocean of podcasts, it’s like trying to find a message in a bottle. It feels like everyone’s trying to be the captain of their own show, doesn’t it? Sailing the high seas of content creation can lead to some pretty dry spells, especially when you’re charting the technical waters. The challenge is to not drown our audience in a sea of details that could make watching paint dry look like a Vegas act.

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To Accelerate Growth, Analyze Your Company Like an Investor

Harvard Business

Private equity (PE) firms have a proven approach to identify areas for revenue growth, value creation, and cost reduction: due diligence. But companies rarely use this same approach in the execution of their own growth strategy. This is a missed opportunity. The same due diligence skills and tools can be found in most large companies, but they are usually siloed in the corporate development team — the folks who handle M&A, who rarely have a chance to apply their expertise to a company’s ongoing

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President Private Cloud Of Rackspace - Brian Lillie On Customer Inspired Innovation

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

Brian Lillie, President of Private Cloud at Rackspace, introduces us to customer inspired innovation along with insights on leadership and technology.

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Why ISO 20700 Matters: The Future of Management Consulting

Effective Managers

In the fast-paced and evolving world of management consulting, staying ahead of the curve is paramount. The introduction of ISO 20700, the first global service delivery standard for management consultants, marks a significant milestone in this pursuit. This standard is not just a guideline; it’s a visionary step forward, shaping the future of the industry.

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What’s in it for Them?

Alan Weiss

Behind every corporate business objective are personal objectives of the person or people advocating the goal. Find out what they are (reduced stress, shorter hours, higher visibility, larger bonus, etc.) and you’ll achieve an important emotional connection that will enhance your chances to be selected for the engagement.

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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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Is Your Company’s Data Ready for Generative AI?

Harvard Business

While CDOs and data leaders are excited about generative AI, they have much work to do to get ready for it. A recent survey of 334 CDOs and data leaders — and a series of interviews with these executives — reveals that companies have not yet created new data strategies or begun to manage their data in the ways necessary to make generative AI work for them.

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Ep066 Matt Gjertsen

Girard Training Solutions

On this episode of Management Development Unlocked, Eric sits down with Matt Gjertsen, the founder and Chief Learning Officer of Better Every Day Studios. Better Every Day Studios aims to transform how companies view talent development by building custom training solutions that deliver business results for organizations. Matt uses what he learned as an instructor pilot in the U.S.

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Implementing a Cadence of Accountability at Work

LSA Global

Are You Thinking of Implementing a Cadence of Accountability at Work? Even the most well designed strategies need the corporate discipline to track progress, make adjustments, and follow through on action plans. High performing teams operate with elevated levels of clarity, commitment, and accountability. If you are thinking about implementing a cadence of accountability at work, this article is for you.

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The drift to normal

Seth Godin Blog

As an organization grows in scale, the idiosyncrasy and distinctiveness that was originally informed by the taste of the founders moves toward the mean. Over time, things get more average. That’s because each new customer, each new supplier and each new employee wants or needs something a little more normal, at least sometimes. The drift to normal can only be countered by persistent effort, usually at the cost of some element of short-term scale. “It might not be for you,” alwa

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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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When Attending Industry Events, Avoid These Legal Risks

Harvard Business

There are plenty of good reasons to attend industry conferences, trade fairs, and other events, but they also present opportunities for the accidental disclosure of sensitive company information or other actions that run afoul of fair-competition regulations. Through their work executive coaching leaders in emerging and traditional technology ecosystems and working with organizations on ethics and compliance challenges, the authors have uncovered several strategies to equip your team to attend i

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Navigating Life’s Invitations: Leadership and Self-Discovery

Leadership Vision Consulting

In the latest episode of our podcast we venture into the heart of leadership beyond the conventional. This episode isn't just about guiding teams or making strategic decisions; it's an intro to how the challenges and everyday scenarios we encounter are, in fact, veiled invitations for personal growth, introspection, and leadership development. Throughout the episode, we unravel the concept that true leadership is forged in the moments of adversity, in the quiet of reflection, and in the joy of d

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Is your team suffering from low morale?

Peter Stark

Most of our clients would consider themselves recovered from Covid in what they consider to be a new normal or somewhat normal work environment. A lot of companies also have their staff back in the office full-time or in some type of hybrid environment for quite some time now. But we are still getting the question of: “How can our morale be so low.” It is a good question, and there isn’t a one-size-fits-all answer to that question.

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Velocity and possibility

Seth Godin Blog

The art of project management includes the dance between velocity and possibility. If you describe the outcome with specificity and remove as many variables as possible, you’ll get the work done with more speed, higher reliability and less cost. That velocity, though, might encourage us to recognize that all sorts of options are available. There are countless chances to make the project better and to find new opportunities.

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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 Pixar Fosters a Culture of Vulnerability at Work

Harvard Business

In an era where the boundary between work and personal life is increasingly blurred, navigating personal story sharing demands a nuanced approach. For workers, sharing the personal remains essential to their well-being and success, but requires an intentional and strategic approach. The way forward for leaders involves dismantling workplace paradigms that penalize some individuals for sharing with vulnerability.

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Progressus Advanced Projects March Release Now Available

Progressus

The Progressus Advanced Projects 11.4.1.22 release is now available, featuring a variety of enhancements aimed at expanding the robust functionality for professional services and project-based businesses. The March release features improvements in Expense and Resource, further enhancing our commitment to efficiency and user experience. Enhancements to Expense and Time Users can edit VAT/Tax amounts on expense sheets, improving flexibility and accuracy in financial entries Blo ck Time/Expense has

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Creating a Corporate Social Responsibility Program with Real Impact

Harvard Business

Exploring the critical role of experimentation in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), research on four multinational companies reveals a stark difference in CSR effectiveness. Successful companies integrate an experimental approach, constantly adapting their CSR practices based on local feedback and knowledge. This strategy fosters genuine community engagement and responsive initiatives, as seen in a mining company’s impactful HIV/AIDS program.

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Why Some Companies Grow Amid Uncertainty — and Others Don’t

Harvard Business

A survey of 3,000 global executives suggests that it’s not strategic thinking that sets them apart. It’s their inclination to move quickly.

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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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Why Isn’t Your Strategy Sticking?

Harvard Business

It’s insufficient to just share the goals and objectives of your strategy and hope implementation will succeed. In this article, the author explains how to shift from an operational to a contextual mindset so that you can better identify the hidden obstacles that may be thwarting your strategy’s implementation so you can address them before they take root.

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What Demographics Forms Say About Inclusivity at Your Company

Harvard Business

For members of minority groups, finding their identity omitted in an organization’s demographics forms can make them question whether their identity is valued and respected by that organization. The seemingly mundane choices companies make when designing demographics forms — such as those used in job applications or employee engagement surveys — can have relatively major implications.

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Is Crypto Cleaning Up Its Act?

Harvard Business

This article argues that markets in crypto-assets such as Bitcoin are maturing. This is partly due to firmer regulation and a greater willingness of crypto-asset creators to accept existing regulation. But there is also evidence that innovative moves by crypto-asset issuers to create new vehicles for investment in crypto-assets have improved price efficiency and market liquidity, making investment in crypto-assets safer for investors.

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Why the Glass Cliff Persists

Harvard Business

A conversation with author Sophie Williams on bias that continues to holds women and other underrepresented groups back.

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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.