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Top Five Lessons Learned from My 16 Years as an “Interim VP Marketing”

Women in Consulting

:: Since founding my consulting company in 2001, I’ve been serving Silicon Valley CEOs as an interim VP marketing. Usually they are running smallish companies and either haven’t yet brought a full-time VP marketing on board or they just lost their VP marketing for some reason. Competition is a good thing.

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We May Not Have a Clear Path, But We Each Have One

Harmonious Workplaces

Rita High School, where I learned to develop group and individualized training toward specific goals — namely, competing in band competitions or performing in concerts. L&D, goal-setting theory of motivation, and leadership training took shape during those five years with the band.

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The Secret of a Thriving Company Culture

Organizational Talent Consulting

It's frustrating and confusing when values are only words for marketing campaigns and corporate communications. Market Culture creates a competitive, fast-paced, results-oriented environment. Have you ever sat in a meeting and wondered where the discussion was going or what was happening? This culture highlights coming in first.

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Three Slightly Ranty Thoughts on “Back” to Normal

Johanna Rothman

I wrote an article in 2001: Crisis? They changed their strategy and offered slightly above-market salaries and now they have a sustainable business. That expert didn't receive management training. Do you remember the “software crisis” of the 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s? I've worked in the software industry since the 1970s.

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Leadership Habit Jailbreak: Overcoming 5 Common Objections

Organizational Talent Consulting

times greater stock returns than market averages. If you believe that training is expensive, it is because you do not know what ignorance costs." According to Jim Collins in the book Good to Great, a review of 1,435 companies studied over more than forty years revealed that leadership effectiveness accounted for up to 6.9 Potts, H., &

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Is There a Shortage of Skilled Workers? My Own Personal Experiences

MishTalk

Given all the media hype about the severe shortage of skills in the US and the need for more education and training, inquiring minds may be interested in alternative views. I met Pater under a different name on Silicon Investor in 2001. These dynamics in the labor market present a host of challenges for the region to address.

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BearingPoint Interview Preparation – Mystery or History?

Management Consulted

On February 8th, 2001, KPMG Consulting, LLC, went public on the NASDAQ starting at $18 per share under the ticker “KCIN” Their IPO was 6 months delayed due to the quickly declining high-tech consulting services market. Digital Marketing, Sales & Customer Services. Capital Markets. Practice Areas.