David A Fields

JANUARY 9, 2024

If you want to build a successful consulting firm, certain errors aren’t just acceptable, they’re practically mandatory. While most readers of these articles are aware of my book, The Irresistible Consultant’s Guide to Winning Clients, fewer are aware of my first book. Almost none are aware of an earlier, unpublished book researched over many years … Continued The post Four Mistakes You Must Make to Grow Your Consulting Firm appeared first on David A.

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Consulting Success

JANUARY 12, 2024

If you want to get in shape, you hire a fitness coach. If you want to get your personal finances in order, you hire a financial advisor. But if you want to grow your consulting business, who can you hire? Do you have to figure it all out by yourself? Or is there a way.

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Makarios Consulting

JANUARY 9, 2024

Every leader knows that effective delegation is key to successful leadership. Every leader knows that effective delegation is an unbelievable boon to themselves, their business, and the people they delegate to. Every leader also knows that the results of ineffective delegation range from frustrating to disastrous. In fear of the latter, leaders all too often choose not to delegate at all.

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Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 10, 2024

I see many teams and team members who say, “Agile stinks. It's a way to force me to work too fast and not finish anything.” When I ask people what's happening, they say: We're doing an agile death march because someone else already told us what we have to do and the date it's due. We have a standup which is more like a serial status report at least once a day for an hour.

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Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JANUARY 8, 2024

As we begin this new year, I encourage you to spend some quiet time reflecting on this past year - the unforeseen challenges, the changes you made to your leadership habits, and what is most important. Critical reflection on personal experiences unlocks learnings that leads to better judgment and decision-making. It is possible the past year has left you feeling hesitant or dreadful about the future.

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Harmonious Workplaces

JANUARY 11, 2024

Leaders striving for a better workplace may suffer consequences In a recent post on LinkedIn from the Business & Management Consultants open group, a contributor posted, “A manager who challenges the boss and stands up for their team, despite risking their own career, is a true leader.” Here’s the link: [link] I could not help but to reflect on my personal experience in my last executive role where I needed to stand up to a bully boss.

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Buzzsprout

JANUARY 8, 2024

Asking your guests engaging questions is pivotal to the success of interview podcasts and helps differentiate your content from other shows. This guide breaks down how to come up with great questions so you can nail your interviews and keep listeners hooked. Tips for asking great podcast interview questions A little preparation goes a long way toward an engaging conversation.

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Halo Psych

JANUARY 8, 2024

2 minute read This morning, I was invited on to chat with Kirsten O’Brien on Bbc Radio Berkshire Breakfast Show. We talked about things people can do if they’re feeling anxious about going back to work after the Christmas break. Here are my five top tips: Understand the root cause of any anxiety you might be feeling Talk it through with someone, or write those thoughts down on paper.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 12, 2024

There are some areas where AI is surpassing human capabilities — but there are several it can’t replace. Based on their research into employees’ comfort with AI in management, as well as their decades of research on the qualities of effective leadership, the authors identify the promise (and perils) of AI-enabled management, as well as the three uniquely human capabilities leaders need to focus on honing, especially as AI begins to figure more in management: 1) awareness, 2) compassion, and 3) w

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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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Kraft Kennedy

JANUARY 11, 2024

Breaking Up is Hard to Do: 5 Reasons Law Firms Change IT Providers In the nonstop world of law firms, technology has become a business-critical component of operations. The depth and breadth of expertise required to deliver seamless, secure law firm technology has resulted in an industry wide shift to enlisting Managed Service Providers (MSPs) for IT Support.

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

JANUARY 12, 2024

Keith Farley shares the best strategies and most relatable approaches to selling an intangible and invisible product.

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Chad Barr

JANUARY 10, 2024

Have you chosen your word of the year yet? As an advocate for intentional growth, I find immense value in selecting a distinct word each year. This word isn’t just a label; it’s a guiding beacon, providing clarity, focus, and direction. It synchronizes your priorities, decisions, and actions, aligning them with your overarching goals. Building on the momentum from last week’s “ Creating Your Best Year Ever Checklist ,” I propose that choosing your word of the year i

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 10, 2024

When your boss leaves for a new company, it can be tempting to try to follow them, especially if you’ve had a strong working relationship and built up trust. But is it a good idea? In this article, the author offers advice from Nancy Rothbard, a professor of management and the deputy dean at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and Arika Pierce Williams, a leadership development consultant and the president and founder of Piercing Strategies.

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UPD Consulting

JANUARY 8, 2024

Appeasement never works: it's an old lesson from the history books, and it rings just as true in today’s culture wars. Look no further than last month, when Scholastic, the publishing and distribution company known for its school book fairs, attempted to please all sides. The company revealed it had created a collection of diverse book titles for its fairs.

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Seth Godin Blog

JANUARY 10, 2024

Frederick Lewis Donaldson created a list of seven social sins that was soon popularized by Gandhi. One hundred years later, it’s more relevant and more urgent than ever. Wealth without work. Pleasure without conscience. Knowledge without character. Commerce without morality. Science without humanity. Religion without sacrifice. Politics without principle.

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Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 12, 2024

Another week, another edition of the experiment of 60 Seconds of Johanna's WIP. The transcript: I’m Johanna Rothman, and this is 60 Seconds of Johanna’s WIP for January 11, 2024, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in progress. This excerpt is from a science fiction mystery short story. Liza shone the flashlight down the steering wheel column.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 10, 2024

There are two types of workplace respect: owed and earned. And your team needs both.

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Harmonious Workplaces

JANUARY 11, 2024

Leaders striving for a better workplace may suffer consequences In a recent post on LinkedIn from the Business & Management Consultants open group, a contributor posted, “A manager who challenges the boss and stands up for their team, despite risking their own career, is a true leader.” Here’s the link: [link] I could not help but […] The post Sometimes Doing the Right Thing Involves Risk appeared first on Harmonious Workplaces.

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Seth Godin Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

She doesn’t grow plants. The plants grow themselves. Her job is to create conditions for the plants to grow. The soil, the water, the light, the weeds… these are the conditions. But none of it happens if the plants don’t do the thing they want to do in the first place. This is always true, anywhere a leader succeeds. Creating the conditions is the hard part.

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LSA Global

JANUARY 11, 2024

Negotiating Organizational Change: A Leader’s Guide When it comes to leading organizational change, successful change leaders know how those affected by change are treated matters. Negotiating organizational change means actively involving key stakeholders early and often in the change process. Done with an open and stakeholder-centered mindset, this increases stakeholder buy-in and the chances for successful organizational change.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 8, 2024

We don’t know much about how LLMs change productivity at the firm level — and a close reading of recent studies suggests they can hinder as much as help.

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Leadership Vision Consulting

JANUARY 7, 2024

What do you wish for your team in the year ahead? In this episode, we reveal the secrets to cultivating a vibrant team and uncover strategies to foster a positive team culture. We share real-life insights and wisdom that we've learned from our clients, and a few strategies to encourage you to elevate your team in the new year. Enjoy! The post Building Positive Team Culture: Insights and Actions for the New Year appeared first on Leadership Vision.

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Seth Godin Blog

JANUARY 9, 2024

It’s either part of your strategy or you’re paying for your mistake. 800 numbers changed the way large brands dealt with the public. Instantly, and for free, a consumer could contact a company about a product or service and they would work to make it right. It was more than fodder for an infinite number of New Yorker cartoons. Some brands made it a part of their marketing strategy (Zappos, for example) while others saw it as a bottomless expense and did as little as they could (Googl

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LSA Global

JANUARY 8, 2024

Do You Need More Effective Strategies to Maximize Employee Talent Development? For most businesses, investing in the skills, knowledge, and attitudes of their workforce is not just a strategic choice – it’s a requirement for high performance. Done right, strategies to maximize employee talent development should increase employee engagement, retention, and performance.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 8, 2024

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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

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