David A Fields
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
For your consulting firm to win a consulting engagement, your prospect must explicitly have a Need and also must strongly Want to address their need. Sometimes, though, a client misunderstands their Need and, as a result they Want the wrong project. What should you do in those cases? Consider the following four scenarios, all of … Continued The post Want vs.
Harvard Business
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Unaffordable housing is a major drag on the economy. Here’s what governments — and businesses — can do to meaningfully improve the situation.
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Tom Spencer
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
Between 2011 and 2017, Boston Consulting Group ( BCG ), which is one of the world’s leading management consulting firms, engaged in high level bribery in Angola. BCG has admitted to paying millions in bribes to secure contracts with the Angolan Ministry of Economy and the National Bank of Angola. The misconduct orchestrated by employees in BCG’s Lisbon office was a clear violation of the U.S.
Harvard Business
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Using the end of the summer to reset your approach to development can create new energy for your career. Instead of feeling like another thing to fit in, it can be a new source of motivation that supports everything else you’re trying to do. The idea is to identify actions that will kick-start your learning in a way that’s easy to add into your day.
Speaker: Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader
In today’s competitive market, pricing is more than just a number — it’s the cornerstone of profitability. The right pricing strategy ensures that you capture the true value of your offering, paving the way for sustainable growth and long-term success. Join Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader, in this exclusive session where he will explore how a well-crafted pricing approach balances customer perception with business objectives, creating a powerful tool for securing both competitive advantage a
MishTalk
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
A modified McKelvey recession indicator with no false positives or false negatives since 1953 suggests we are in recession now. 100 percent of the time, with no false positives or negatives, under current conditions, the economy has been in recession. What is the McKelvey Recession Indicator?
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Harmonious Workplaces
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Do you need to recalibrate your performance measures? Two weeks ago, I contacted my mobile phone provider to get a warranty exchange on my phone. I’ve maintained a steady exercise routine for years, running 3.25 to 5 miles twice a week to clear my head and stay active. I’ve logged every workout on the Strava […] The post Record People Analytics with Reliable Tools & Techniques appeared first on Harmonious Workplaces.
Chad Barr
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Remembering Together On this day, we pause and stand, United hearts, a steadfast band. Through grief and loss, we find our way, Honoring those we lost that day. In courage, hope, and love we find, The strength to heal, the will to bind. For in our hearts, their light still gleams, A beacon bright, of boundless dreams. We gather here with spirits high, Our shared resolve will never die.
Harvard Business
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
When it comes to job searches, everybody knows how important networking is. But a surprising number of people fail to follow up with the people they’ve met with and sought advice from. That’s a problem, because it can alienate mentors and hold job seekers back. The authors discuss the main reasons for this lack of follow-up and then recommend a simple three-part plan for following up effectively.
MishTalk
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
ADP data shows small businesses with 1-49 workers have been reducing workers for four months. Those with 25-49 workers have shed workers for 7 straight months.
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Effective Managers
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Conflict in the workplace is an inevitable aspect of any organization, especially as teams become more diverse and the work environment becomes increasingly dynamic. Effective conflict resolution is crucial for maintaining a healthy workplace and ensuring team cohesion. Understanding the Nature of Workplace Conflicts Conflicts in the workplace can arise from a variety of sources, including differences in personality, work styles, or opinions.
Buzzsprout
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
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Alan Weiss
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
I routinely beat a friend at chess until one day he was giving me a great game and suddenly said, “Well, now I’m in trouble.” “What are you talking about?” I said, “you’re playing better than ever!” “Yes, but I’ve never gone this far, so I’m not experienced in playing the end game.” Well, you get that experience by playing more and more end games, dealing with more and more difficult situations.
Harvard Business
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
Delegating work can help free up managers’ time and energy while empowering their employees to take on meaningful tasks. Yet, previous research has shown that delegating decision-making can cause employees to feel overly burdened. In a new paper, researchers examine the negative impact that handing over choice responsibility can have on delegator-delegate relationships.
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MishTalk
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
For the first time in EU history, Germany is at the forefront of immigration suspension. Other EU countries will follow.
Effective Managers
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The Impact of cultural diversity in the workplace is becoming more prevalent. Diverse teams bring a range of perspectives, experiences, and skills, contributing significantly to organizational effectiveness and innovation. However, managing cultural diversity effectively can be challenging. Advantages of Cultural Diversity in Teams Enhanced Creativity and Innovation : Diverse teams, with a variety of perspectives and experiences, are often more creative and innovative.
LSA Global
SEPTEMBER 10, 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 a Customized New Manager Training for a Services Organization focused on building and managing high performance teams.
Alan Weiss
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
Every time I hear about an “elevator pitch” I think of pitching someone out of an elevator. This is a relationship business, not a con game. Sales are not adversarial, with someone “winning” and someone “losing.” They should be “win/win.
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Harvard Business
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
Innovation doesn’t just come from serendipity. Leaders who nurture great ideas rely on concrete mechanisms to ensure that they see the right ideas, give them breathing room to development, and connect dots throughout their organizations. In any company, the challenge with innovation is seldom the volume of ideas. The challenge lies with having ideas that are related to emerging trends, involve more than the company can do on its own, require nurturing, and are cross-functional in nature.
MishTalk
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
Other than a small 0.1 percent improvement in the unemployment rate, this was a crappy jobs report with private payrolls only +74,000.
Girard Training Solutions
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
This episode of Management Development Unlocked features Brandon Birkmeyer. Brandon is a former Madison Avenue agency executive who worked on accounts like Coca-Cola and Apple. He left the corporate world six years ago and now does corporate training and speaking. Brandon is the author of the book, “Front & Center Leadership: How Leaders Can Use Personal Branding to Stand Out and How You Can Too.
Seth Godin Blog
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
That’s the first step, certainly. If you don’t, your boss will. The second step is to take the time you’ve freed up and do work that the AI can’t do.
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Leadership Vision Consulting
SEPTEMBER 8, 2024
In this episode of the Leadership Vision Podcast, hosts Nathan Freeburg, Brian, and Dr. Linda Schubring reflect on their experiences interviewing guests over the past year. They share insights on team dynamics, the power of authenticity, the importance of listening, and the enrichment of open conversations. The discussion also highlights the guests' generosity, expertise, and passion for leadership and team culture.
Harvard Business
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
The modern workplace demands that executives move away from a command-and-control style and instead adopt a model based on the idea of the leader as a coach. Companies have devoted extensive resources to this effort, in the form of time-intensive training programs and expensive new technologies, but without great success. In this article, the authors draw on their experiences as behavioral scientists and propose a simpler, cheaper, and more-effective approach: Help leaders identify interactions
MishTalk
SEPTEMBER 7, 2024
Let’s recap negative job revisions and also discuss a reader comment “This was not a poor nonfarm payroll report.
Cheryl Cran
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
Recent research from World Economic Forum states that 88% of workers are stressed. People who are stressed have less ability to do their work effectively, have trouble staying focused and less of an ability to deal with ongoing change. In a National Library of Medicine study it found that laughter yoga can help people with […] The post 88% of Workers Are Stressed – Laughter Yoga Can Help appeared first on NextMapping.
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