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An Illuminating Conversation with Tobias Schlottke About Modern Management

Johanna Rothman

I had a chance to speak with Tobias Schlottke on his Alphalist podcast: Episode 92: Johanna Rothman The Pragmatic Manager. We had a wide-ranging conversation, mostly about management. We included topics from my programming experience, why multitasking is a disaster, and how to use flow metrics to understand reality.

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How to Win Your Consulting Case Competition

Tom Spencer

Find the right people The most important part of winning a case competition is getting the right people on your team. Before the case competition even begins, you should have people in mind you want to work with. Thus, it is useful to find people that have skill sets in those areas.

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9 Tips Project Teams Can Use to Keep Busy Stakeholders Engaged

PM Alliance

They don’t, of course, but it’s easy to see why people don’t read every e-mail or respond promptly to new messages. The competition for people’s attention is steep and growing. People will be more willing to engage with project-related messages that catch their attention and hold the promise of education or entertainment.

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A Career in People Advisory Consulting: Is It Right for You?

Tom Spencer

Are you considering a career in people advisory consulting? In this blog post, I’ll provide an overview of what people advisory consulting is, what people advisory consultants do, and how to break into the industry. What is People Advisory? What Do People Advisory Consultants Do?

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What Writers Can Do About Informal Plagiarism, Part 1

Johanna Rothman

For some reason, some people feel that if the work is online, they don't have to credit the original writer for the ideas. Soon after I published Manage Your Project Portfolio , I wrote an article, Project Portfolio Decisions–Decisions For Now. Or, have your manager buy it for you if you can't afford it.” This happens.

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Applied Behavioral Economics Rule of Thumb #7: Attention is Limited, So Maximize the Behavioral Impact Ratio

Steve Shu Consulting

We were exchanging ideas about definitive references for management consultants related to the visual aspect of presentations. The title of the journal article, spells out people’s tendencies loud and clear, “Adding is favoured over subtracting in problem solving”. How might this work? What did participants suggest?

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Johanna’s 60 Seconds of Writing WIP for March 15, 2024

Johanna Rothman

That way, if the conference started late, or the people introducing him took a long time, he could still deliver a talk that satisfied the audience. While workshops often require some time where you talk, you can choose to design a workshop, so people mostly work and learn from debriefing. Feel free to steal it from me, too.

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