On the Brink Podcast

MARCH 23, 2021

Meet Jamie Candee. I interviewed Jamie for this podcast back in 2018 and it was such a terrific conversation that I'm reposting it for Women's History Month. Ever wonder how some business leaders can take a company forward, build its bottom line, and engage its employees and customers in such a way that everyone does better?

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Harmonious Workplaces

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

I allowed my typical goatee to return, and, on the first meeting with the team, this individual grimaced and said they didn’t remember me having a beard and that it made me look very old. Such age-diverse teams are more innovative and representative of society, better equipping them to meet the needs of a diverse customer base.

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Halo Psych

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Engage in deep listening According to a 2018 study, an empathetic, non-judgmental, attentive listener may make people feel less anxious and defensive. Be mindful If you’re like most of the managers and leaders I work with, you’ll be rushing from meeting to meeting. You have a meeting first thing, it goes well but runs late.

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Women in Consulting

JUNE 13, 2018

By: Ellen Grace Henson. :: Women In Consulting’s June 21 general meeting outlines the key findings of our latest Best Practices Survey, now in its 16th year. The report can be purchased for a special advanced price during the meeting. I’m pretty excited about this year’s results as there are new insights to share.

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Successful Independent Consulting

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Subject: New rate policy for 2019 Dear Joe, As 2018 comes to a close, I’ve been reviewing the books and clarifying my business goals for next year. Yes, I thought the meeting went exceptionally well too! If you want to grow your business or meet your financial goals, charge what you’re worth! Let me know how else I can help.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

AUGUST 13, 2023

Rushing from meeting to meeting leaves most leaders feeling trapped with little time to listen. Here are a few statements adapted from the research by Longweni and Kroon (2018) developed to solicit feedback from direct reports. Active listening eases tensions where resentment exists. Kourmousi, N., Kounenou, K., Yotsidi, V.,

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Successful Independent Consulting

DECEMBER 30, 2017

Here’s to a prosperous 2018! A skilled facilitator — Easily manages groups with disparate views and backgrounds and achieves stated meeting/project goals. Ensures ownership for follow-up actions and meeting outcomes. Meeting materials are well formatted, “clean,” and easy to read.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 6, 2019

Cybersecurity Ventures, a US research firm, predicts that cyber-attacks “will cost the world $6 trillion annually by 2021, up from $3 trillion in 2015” ( PwC, 2018 ). Training employees in the basics of cybersecurity can be done through meetings and by creating a cybersecurity guidebook for your organisation. Zero-day exploits.

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Women in Consulting

MARCH 4, 2017

Last year my good friend and WIC stalwart, Jennifer Berkley Jackson, inspired me to join WIC and then recruited me to be the Director of Programs, General Meetings. In 2017 and 2018, the Board will focus on increasing the momentum and value of WIC for our members and the larger community. In 2017 I take over as President.

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Women in Consulting

JANUARY 29, 2018

While the discussion was detailed and thorough, here are the three actionable items I am addressing: As of 2018, standard personal deductions and exemptions are combined into one number. What the 2018 Tax Reform Means for Consultants? PATCA Evening Meeting Thursday, February 8, 2018, at 6-9pm in Sunnyvale, Register here.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 13, 2018

I’m going to suggest one more thing: fewer not-so-useful meetings. Meetings are the bane of everyone’s existence. We run from meeting to meeting with barely a bio break. I’ve been estimating Cost of Delay for some decisions in my clients’ meetings, and it’s quite depressing.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MARCH 4, 2024

Talent Strategy Step #1: Identify the right analytical skill sets After establishing your data-analytics strategy that is tightly aligned with the mission and culture of the ogranization you need to determine the roles and the knowledge, skills and abilities of the talent most critical to meeting the needs. 2018, May 23). Harris, J.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 4, 2019

Bill Nielsen graduated from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business last June, and began working at Bain & Company in Chicago in September 2018. It was a great way to meet and get to know my start class, learn more about the office and tech, and finally settle in. Bill, how did your first week on the job go?

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JUNE 13, 2022

Then create three questions in advance of your meetings based on your needs. Step 3: Schedule a networking meeting Using a short 20-minute meeting is a great way to be respectful of your contact's time. End with asking if there is anything you could discuss that would help support them and wrap up your meeting.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

AUGUST 8, 2022

Rather than starting with implementing an appreciative inquiry summit or redesigning your organization's approach to strategic planning, pick one appreciative question to incorporate into existing one-to-one meetings. Conducting check-in meetings with your accountability partner will increase motivation and habit consistency.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MAY 16, 2022

When scheduling meetings for coaching make the purpose clear. If using another meeting time for coaching include a specific agenda item to draw a clear distinction between your coaching and leadership roles. Leaders often run from meeting to meeting and it can become very tempting to hijack a coaching session to cover an action item.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Generally, leaders find it challenging to achieve a higher level of awareness because they spend much of the workday rushing from meeting to meeting, having too much to get done, or taking shortcuts with decision-making for the sake of time. Conduct performance calibration meetings. References. Kahneman, D., & & Egan, P.

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Kai Davis

JULY 22, 2021

Extra time between Zoom meetings? One of the best purchases I ever made (back in 2018, ~10 years ago) was a portable hammock like this one. It’s one of the best parts of my day. Taking a call on my phone? Into the hammock! Need a short nap in the sun? Into the hammock! Need a short lay down after lunch? Into the hammock!

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JANUARY 9, 2023

Try asking the following questions in your next team or one-to-one meeting: Why is this team important to you? “A change imposed is a change opposed.” Spencer Johnson. Creating a shared identity begins with a conversation. What is the value this team brings to the business? Administrative Science Quarterly, 55(3), 397-438. Ciampa, V., &

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MARCH 6, 2023

Some leaders don't even try, pursuing whatever is perceived as most urgent at the moment as they move from meeting to meeting. According to a global study by the Hay Group involving 17,000 leaders, less than one in five women and one in twenty men had a sense of self-awareness. However, most habits do not get better on their own.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MARCH 28, 2022

From being vulnerable to saying what others don't want to hear to endless Zoom meetings. The next time you find yourself in a meeting, and you don't know why you are there. Try asking using these powerful questions during your next one to one meeting: What's on your mind? In fact, sometimes, it's incredibly challenging.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MAY 29, 2023

If you’re like most leaders, you’re running from meeting to meeting and working at a breakneck pace to manage your business and help those around you be successful. ~Greenleaf & Spears Are you a Servant Leader? Take this free quiz to learn if your leadership style aligns with servant leadership. State of the global workforce.

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Women in Consulting

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Using our brains against us, they send these messages to our amygdala to trigger buying choices to meet their revenue goals. If this intrigues you, there’s an upcoming opportunity to hear more from Heather Rogers about a new approach to networking at the WIC General Meeting on February 15, 2018 from 6 to 8:30.

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Markovitz Consulting

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Making videos of improvements and showing them at morning meetings is standard practice. The HR team at another company replaced the annual hour-long open enrollment meeting with a four minute video. And wait till next year—the 2018 conference will be live streamed.

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Women in Consulting

DECEMBER 7, 2017

It was a day of break-out groups, flip charts and report outs so similar to standard business meetings but different in a transformative way. Some used the day to kick off their strategic planning for 2018. I was there representing Women in Consulting along with fellow member Laurie Kretchmar of Content Marketing Place.

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Harmonious Workplaces

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Job seekers report on peer-support calls and during networking meetings that they have had their interviews postponed or canceled. Candidates who may have undergone two, three, or even six rounds of interviews may find that they must now wait to see if organizations actually fill the positions, much less whether they will have a job.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The best strategies in business meet the following four criteria: developed inclusive of followers, focus on helping others for the greater good, account for mixed future realities, and are implemented. Schedule a meeting with us today if you need help creating compelling and inclusive strategic plans. Kaplan RS, Norton DP.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

OCTOBER 30, 2023

No board meetings? When science meets mindfulness. One valuable lesson he shares for leaders to consider is a mindset that "pressure is a privilege." What is the alternative to leadership pressure? No productive conflict? No aligned goals? No difficult customers? As an executive coach, I spend a lot of time speaking with leaders.

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Women in Consulting

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

That means they have to feel good about choosing you—when they first meet you, when you are working for them, and after you’ve left the premises. Because when you are a consultant, you are the brand. Clients are not buying your firm; they’re buying you (or perhaps someone else on your staff). These are just a few tips.

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MishTalk

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Another year, another miss: Following a two-day meeting, the Bank of Japan pushed back its inflation target once again. The new target is 2018. Yet, despite the missed inflation target and despite no further stimulus by the Bank of Japan at the last two meetings, the Yen has weakened. more…).

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

This approach can promote collaboration, reduce costs, and increase focus on providing effective healthcare solutions that meet patient needs. In early 2018, CVS Health, a provider of retail pharmacies and healthcare stores, acquired Aetna , an insurance company. Vertical Integration.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 9, 2018

As Finkelstein explains, being a teacher-leader means continually meeting face to face with employees to communicate lessons about professionalism, points of craft, and life. Finkelstein is the author of “ The Best Leaders Are Great Teachers ” in the January–February 2018 issue of Harvard Business Review.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 28, 2018

Offers include things like gift cards and small cash payments for meeting certain daily fitness goals. If medical wearables are able to meet important clinical benchmarks and become FDA approved, then the insurance and healthcare industries will quickly move to create a billing system for medical-grade wearables. Hurdles to Overcome.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

APRIL 3, 2023

Asking questions in one-to-one or team meetings is a great way to create a conversation. A pulse check can help identify potential barriers to change so leaders can bring out the best in their followers throughout the change. Pulse checks can collect this feedback in many different ways. What is the real change management challenge for you?

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 6, 2019

There is no longer a choice but to innovate – not only are carmakers facing pressure from driverless disrupters, but both the EU and China have introduced new regulations that will result in steep fines for manufacturers if they don’t meet emissions targets. After all, what would be the point of making cars that no one will get into?

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MAY 22, 2023

The client ultimately chooses the decisions to make and steps to take to meet their goals. It involves defining specific timebound actions with the commitment, accountability, and reporting to lead to transformation. References: Athanasopoulou, A., & & Dopson, S. The Leadership Quarterly. 29 (1), 70-88. Berglas, S. Kimsey-House, K.,

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 2, 2019

When you’re interested in working at a consulting firm, there are clear things you can do to prepare: meet associates, prepare for case interviews, and do your homework on what sets the firm apart from its peers. One of the best aspects of the first day was meeting my cohort of fellow MBA new hires. How did you feel?

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