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Introducing Online Training in Grant Proposal Writing

The Nonprofit Consultant

From 2003-2018 I presented the class Basic Grant Proposal Writing Skills for Nonprofits at the Community Foundation Santa Cruz County about three times each year. All-in-all, well over 1,000 individual nonprofit professionals have gone through my grant proposal writing trainings, and have been very satisfied with the results.

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How to Find Career Fulfillment: Discover Your Ikigai

Organizational Talent Consulting

Athletes are trained to visualize themselves successfully achieving their goals before events. Here is a short video on the concept of mental imagery used by athletes. Here is a short video on the meaning of ikigai. It is a positive response to an actual or felt satisfaction of needs, desires, or aspirations. & Miralles, F.

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Top Ten Ways to Attract Top Talent in 2018

Cheryl Cran

Fortune 500 article indicates there are 5 million jobs that companies are looking to fill in 2018. Video is the medium that helps job seekers determine the culture of a company , the brand reputation and more. Video is the medium that helps job seekers determine the culture of a company , the brand reputation and more.

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How Taekwon-Do Prepared Me for Consulting Interviews

Tom Spencer

I have been training for over seventeen years now. In addition, when learning new kicks and punches, students like myself consult instructors or encyclopedias to help us perfect techniques, much like we consult videos and books when we need to learn new frameworks and methods of analysis.

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Chances Are, You Are Not as Good at Active Listening as You Think

Organizational Talent Consulting

The following short video from Simon Sinek is about creating an environment where the other person feels heard. Here are a few statements adapted from the research by Longweni and Kroon (2018) developed to solicit feedback from direct reports. You can build active listening skills with training, like physical endurance and strength.

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3 Steps to Cultivate an Innovation Culture

Organizational Talent Consulting

The proven benefits of innovation include: increased competitive advantage improved operational productivity reduced costs and increased revenue improved commercial value enhanced problem-solving One modern innovation that is impressive to watch is SpaceX's reusable Falcon 9 (watch the video below). billion on R&D. McKinsey & Company.

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Leadership Pressure is a Privilege

Organizational Talent Consulting

Athletes are trained to visualize themselves successfully achieving their goals before events. Check out this short video from an Olympic athlete on the power an use of mental imagery. The reality of a volatile work environment is that it is impossible to train for every potential cross-cultural leadership situation.