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Is Stress Killing Productivity? Here's How Leaders Improve Efficiency & Wellbeing

Organizational Talent Consulting

The following short NPR video discusses how emotions are contagious. The following short video explains some of the science behind why gratitude matters. Take the following six-question survey to determine and benchmark your likelihood of experiencing gratitude. Consider the negative emotion of envy.

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Learning From Each Other

Women in Consulting

As solo practitioners and entrepreneurs, often we have limited access to relevant benchmarking resources. Without violating any price-fixing laws, the Best Practices Survey lets us benchmark our success against our peers. My clients are happier too since I can use my virtual assistant for administrative tasks on their business as well.

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Self-assessment is critical to continuous improvement

Tom Spencer

You can start to develop a benchmark by considering the collective reasoning of those attending the same presentation as well as your own initial opinions. Video with audio is the best, but if all you can manage is audio that is much better than nothing.

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Five Ways to Spur Lean in the Office

Markovitz Consulting

If meeting takt time is not an issue—for example, in closing the books at the end of the month— then measure and benchmark the time it takes to perform those tasks and challenge the team to figure out how to do them faster. Workers will often video the other person doing the work so that they can review it together afterwards.)

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 “Additional Responsibilities” in Consulting

Tom Spencer

Most firms have an expectation of at least a minimum benchmark level of additional responsibility work. They are opportunities for people from various different teams that would rarely see each other otherwise to get an opportunity to mingle. How a Consultant Can Think About Additional Responsibilities. Fulfilling a Job Expectation.

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So What?

Chad Barr

We decided to create brand new powerful content and a documentary and speaking videos. The kind of documentary video that makes his clients fall in love with him and want to hire him.

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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). Organizational Talent Consulting.

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