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New Research on the Link Between Learning and Innovation

Harvard Business

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Smart Corporate Training Programs

LSA Global

How to Build Smart Corporate Training Programs That Actually Work We know from training measurement research that check-the-box corporate training does not work. Smart corporate training is not about trendy technology or flashy keynote presentations — it’s about equipping people with the right skills and mindsets to drive real business outcomes when it matters most.

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Part 3: Beyond the Org Chart: Why Behavioral Leadership Beats Positional Authority

The Consultants Peer Group

Picture two leaders: Manager A gets results because people have to follow her. She's the boss, after all. Manager B gets results because people want to follow him. They're inspired by his actions and motivated by his vision. Which leader do you think creates better long-term outcomes? If you guessed Manager B, you're backed by overwhelming research.

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Behavioural Interviews: Shaping the Narrative to Pivot Roles

Tom Spencer

Behavioral interviews are a mainstay of the hiring process. They’re designed to dig into how you think and operate – not in theory, but in real-world situations. Behavioural interview questions often start with: “Tell me about a time when…” or “Give an example of…” and are based on a simple premise: past behavior is one of the best predictors of future performance.

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What Your Financial Statements Are Telling You—And How to Listen!

Speaker: David Worrell, CFO, Author & Speaker

Your financial statements hold powerful insights—but are you truly paying attention? Many finance professionals focus on the income statement while overlooking key signals hidden in the balance sheet and cash flow statement. Understanding these numbers can unlock smarter decision-making, uncover risks, and drive long-term success. Join David Worrell, accomplished CFO, finance expert, and author, for an engaging, nontraditional take on reading financial statements.

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PMO Maturity Models and Assessment: A Complete Guide

Epicflow

Sometimes, the PMO doesn’t deliver the results expected, despite all the efforts. Why is this happening? What areas of PMO work can be improved? How to increase the project management maturity level of your PMO? Using PMO maturity models will give you answers to these questions. These models help not only assess the current level of your project management office, but also provide you with guidelines on how to improve the situation.

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When Teams Dream: How Leaders Create Space for Collective Imagination

Leadership Vision Consulting

What happens when a team dares to dream together? In this episode, we explore how leaders can create space for imagination, how team members uncover their own aspirations, and how collective dreaming transforms organizational culture. You'll walk away with practical insights and questions to help your team align around purpose, potential, and possibility.

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Part 4: Deep Roots, Strong Growth: How Authentic Leadership Creates Lasting Change

The Consultants Peer Group

Surface-level management might deliver quick wins, but lasting organizational success requires something deeper. It requires leaders who are willing to be real, vulnerable, and genuinely committed to their people's growth. Research overwhelmingly shows that this authentic, deep approach to leadership creates dramatically better results than superficial management tactics.

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Notes to myself

Seth Godin Blog

The system can be changed and normal is not permanent Find the smallest viable audience Pick your customers, pick your future Outdated maps might be worth less than no map at all Reliability is a superpower There are no side effects, merely effects There’s usually an opportunity to be of service Silence is an option, and so is leadership There is no perfect moment to begin Shame is a dream killer Everyone who disagrees with you believes they are correct Ship the work Treat different people diffe

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How Santa Monica Retailers Transitioned for 2025 and the Future

Business Consulting Agency

Retailers in Santa Monica have long benefited from a prime location, affluent demographics, and steady tourist traffic. However, recent years brought challenges that forced major change. From the shift to e-commerce to changing customer expectations, local retailers needed to evolve. Now, in 2025, many Santa Monica businesses have not only adapted—but are thriving.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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How AI Assessment Tools Affect Job Candidates’ Behavior

Harvard Business

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Ep. 69: Building Change-Resilient Organizational Structures

Harmonious Workplaces

Welcome to a summary of “Harmonious Workplaces, Ep. 69: Building Change-Resilient Organizational Structures,” where hosts Rich Cruz, an organizational development consultant, and Ben Kleinman explore the critical importance of organizational […] The post Ep. 69: Building Change-Resilient Organizational Structures appeared first on Harmonious Workplaces.

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Moving Beyond Compliance to Genuine Commitment

The Consultants Peer Group

Your team consistently achieves their numerical targets, completes their assigned tasks, and arrives at meetings well-prepared. From operational metrics, everything appears successful. However, something feels fundamentally off about the quality of engagement and energy in your organization. The issue isn't performance, it's the difference between compliance and genuine commitment.

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Supply and Demand in Healthcare: Why It’s Different

Tom Spencer

In a typical market, supply and demand work together to determine price and quantity. More supply brings prices down. More demand raises prices. Consumers weigh costs against utility and make rational choices accordingly. In healthcare, these normal rules break down. The textbook model of perfect competition — the kind students see in Economics 101 — rarely applies to medicine.

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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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How Consultants Help Beverly Hills Retailers Thrive in 2025

Business Consulting Agency

Beverly Hills is a global icon of luxury, fashion, and prestige. Its retailers serve some of the world’s most discerning shoppers. However, despite its glamorous reputation, the retail landscape in Beverly Hills has changed rapidly. In 2025, success requires far more than a prime address. It demands innovation, digital agility, operational excellence, and expert strategy.

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Is the C-Suite Right for You?

Harvard Business

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Signal-to-Noise Ratio: Productivity on Steroids

Chad Barr

Let me tell you what I almost did this week. I almost tackled twenty different things, all at once. Important things. Interesting things. A few even had glittery appeal. But then I remembered something Kevin O’Leary once said about Steve Jobs: “Jobs had a ruthless obsession with signal-to-noise ratio, focusing in the next 18 hours, only on what truly mattered, cutting everything else.” That phrase hit me like a well-aimed keyboard shortcut.

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How to Get Powerful Consulting Testimonials and Case Studies That Win More Clients

Consulting Success

Discover proven strategies to collect compelling testimonials and create case studies that demonstrate your consulting expertise, build trust with prospects, and consistently attract ideal clients to your practice.

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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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The Truth About Growing a Solopreneur Consulting or Coaching Business

Consulting Matters

If you're a consultant or coach trying to grow a business without building a big team or a traditional firm, you're not alone. I recently completed a full brand relaunch that revealed some surprising truths about what it takes to sustain long-term success as a solopreneur and trust me, it’s not just about marketing or aesthetics. Get the real, unfiltered truths behind my post-sabbatical business relaunch and what I learned about sustainable success over time as a consultant, coach and solo

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How the Smartest Consulting Firms Share Their Thinking

David A Fields

When developing thought leadership and IP you intend to share in articles, speeches, webinars, etc. there’s a temptation to make yourself and your consulting firm look smart. That’s upside down and misses the mark. Rather than trying to make yourself look smart, focus on pun density making your prospects look smart. Each month or quarter, … Continued The post How the Smartest Consulting Firms Share Their Thinking appeared first on David A.

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Why Understanding AI Doesn’t Necessarily Lead People to Embrace It

Harvard Business

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Jamie Dimon Says Private Credit Is Dangerous but Allocates $50 Billion

MishTalk

Search Twitter RSS Feed Economics Politics Privacy Policy Terms of Use About Community Guidelines Twitter RSS Feed All Economics Politics Jamie Dimon Says Private Credit Is Dangerous but Allocates $50 Billion July 14, 2025 • 6:30 am • 9 comments on Jamie Dimon Says Private Credit Is Dangerous but Allocates $50 Billion • Economics JPMorgan puts $50 Billion on riskier companies to get in on the action.

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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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Why Professional Services Cross-Selling Fails

Prudent Pedal

Cross-selling is the white whale of professional services growth. Every CEO sees the revenue potential sitting right there, just on the other side of the client relationship: other service lines, complementary capabilities, and latent client needs. But for all the enthusiasm, most cross-selling efforts fall flat. Not because clients aren’t willing.

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Flawless Consulting in Action: Peter Block on Power without Authority & Social Change

Consulting Matters

What Does It Really Mean to Be a Consultant Today? In today’s rapidly shifting world, consultants and coaches are being asked to do more than ever. We're expected to deliver transformation without formal authority, to influence without control, and to advocate for human-centered values in organizations that are under intense pressure to conform, scale, and survive.

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Agency and contribution

Seth Godin Blog

What’s possible and what’s required? It’s still surprising to me that some of these ideas aren’t widely held, because they seem so clear to me: Skill is a choice. Talent is overrated, and if we choose to get better at something, we probably can. Responsibility is a privilege. It’s not given to us, it’s taken. When we choose to be on the hook for something, it makes our work better.

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Have You Built Up Your Conflict Intelligence?

Harvard Business

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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Letters Show Trump Sticks With Ridiculous Definition of Reciprocal Tariffs

MishTalk

Let’s review Trump’s definition of reciprocal tariffs and his new announcements.

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Indra Nooyi

Consultants' Consultant

Consultants Consultant: I’ve often told Indra Nooyi’s story of recognising her staff by talking to their. The post Indra Nooyi appeared first on Consultants' Consultant.

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How to Know When to Pursue Your Side Gig Full-Time

Harvard Business

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