Consulting Matters

MAY 16, 2018

Convert those leads not just into buyers but long-term strategic partners that will position you to do your best work. The opportunity to bounce around to different companies and add more value. Phase 2: The PLANNING Phase. Phase 1: The PRE-LEAP Phase. The critical success factor of this phase: COMMITMENT to your own success.

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Steve Shu Consulting

MARCH 21, 2014

Since this blog has a long history covering management consulting, I thought I would share some thoughts on integrating behavioral economics into the practice of consulting. For example, why do some people help or punish others when it is not in their best economics interests to do so? Why do some people not help themselves (e.g.,

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LSA Global

MARCH 4, 2024

This purposeful strategic clarity creates higher levels of: Team Engagement and Commitment Clarity of team purpose leads to high levels of team engagement and commitment. Start by collectively answering these three questions related to: Strategic Clarity What does your team do and why is it important to the company?

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Asamby Consulting

MAY 12, 2022

There comes the time where you as the CEO need to step back from operative work and become more strategic. Read in this blog post what the best time is to bring this position in. While the CEO defines the strategic direction and makes the big decisions, the COOs responsibility is to execute these decisions.

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The Management Centre

MARCH 8, 2021

One of the main benefits people value in their role is the opportunity to increase and refine their skills. Whether you are supporting a new team member, or working with a long-standing and high performing colleague, the following five top tips can help you plan their development. Identify development areas. Talk to your team members.

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LSA Global

JUNE 1, 2022

The Challenge of Strategic Clarity Unfortunately, far too many corporate leaders struggle to create the strategic clarity required to set themselves and their teams up for success. They need to be able to prioritize strategic initiatives. And the farther you get from the board room, the higher the level of strategic ambiguity.

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Epicflow

JANUARY 30, 2024

Diverse Applications of Artificial Intelligence The application of artificial intelligence (we also include here machine learning, automation, predictive analytics, and generative AI) is gaining momentum in the project management landscape, revolutionizing the ways projects are planned and managed. How does this help?

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LSA Global

MARCH 11, 2024

For example, spending more time or effort on training measurement than the value of the measurement itself rarely makes sense. In the latest BCG survey, 75% of organizations plan to make significant investments in talent retention and development. What is the Disconnect? dissertation in the 1950s.

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Asamby Consulting

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Business consulting services are those services which help organizations to overcome problems in the fields of management, planning, and execution. Why should a business hire a consultant or have a consultancy with a business consulting firm?

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Epicflow

AUGUST 10, 2023

Project Portfolio Management: Essence and Importance First, let’s define the concept of a project portfolio – it’s a collection of projects or programs whose implementation facilitates achieving a company’s strategic goals and objectives. A program embraces a set of projects that have a common value for a company.

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Peter Stark

JANUARY 23, 2022

The start of a new year is always an exciting time for a leader to reflect on the past year’s successes, review your leadership vision or strategic plan, do some goal setting, and generally get in shape for the upcoming year. What’s most important to you today – career, school, family? Where do I start?”

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Epicflow

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

It’s a tool that helps companies understand and assess the efficiency of their organizational project management (including project, program, and portfolio management) and its ability to implement high-level strategic planning. It strengthens the link between an organization’s strategic planning and its execution.

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CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 15, 2018

When you deviate from your life’s strategic plan for the sake of validation, you risk heading in a non-strategic direction. Usually, this strategy “for” you is based on their values (e.g., what they , not you, think is important in life/career) and biased towards validating their own life choices.

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LSA Global

JANUARY 6, 2022

Savvy business leaders understand the importance of culture in terms of business performance and employee engagement. Create Strategic Clarity It is hard to effectively shape your corporate culture if you do not know where the company is headed and why. If you want to know where you stand, test your strategy here.

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LSA Global

MARCH 11, 2023

If your company suffers from misaligned strategic priorities, independent functional silos , a history of failed organizational changes , or toxic workplace politics , you probably need to back up and initiate a major change in employee mindsets. Do you have a clear and practical plan to handle natural employee resistance to change ?

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Prudent Pedal

MARCH 27, 2020

She put the list together on her own (no parental mandate) because her Spring break plans were canceled and social media just was getting old (there is hope for the world.). Continue client work-Clients come first and the extra time allows us to go deeper and add more value. The kids need to learn this important life skill.

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LSA Global

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Defining Strategic Alignment. If you think of corporate strategy as “what” you are trying to achieve, then “how to create strategic alignment” is about ensuring that your resources, investments, efforts, decisions, and actions work cohesively together toward achieving those strategic priorities.

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LSA Global

MARCH 17, 2022

The most effective leaders have strategic influence skills. Why Are Strategic Influence Skills Required? Strategic influence skills are required because, whether you see it or not, a corporate version of survival of the fittest does exist ? What Happens if You Do Not Possess Strategic Influence Skills?

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LSA Global

APRIL 25, 2022

If you approach customers before you have a customer-centric and compelling value proposition, the majority of customers will tune out. That is why solution selling training focuses on being buyer-centric. You have the chance to sell new solutions. But beware. Top sales teams create sales battlecards for each key buyer persona.

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Asamby Consulting

OCTOBER 24, 2022

This blog post gives you the comprehensive answer: Why compensation is important How to structure your fixed salary components What options for variable pay are there How to pick the right perks and benefits What allowances are and what to pay them for What long-term incentives are out there How strategy and finance influence compensation Let's go!

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JUNE 28, 2010

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Library Blogs Home. This Blogs Home. To Subscribe to a Blog. Welcome to the Library’s Blogs! Fast response is an overriding value in executing a “fix” and getting the operation back on-line. Guest Writer Submissions.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Securing Strategic Buy-In to Get Better Results. Experienced leaders know that strategic buy-in matters. Even the most brilliant corporate strategies can fail miserably if your key stakeholders do not understand, believe in, and fully commit to your plans for success. The Relationship Between Strategic Buy-In and Performance.

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LSA Global

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Does Your Sales Team Need to Learn How to Better Sell Value? Sales experts the world over tout the benefits of learning how to better sell value. The Value of Selling Value. Business sales training studies of both buyers and sellers report a recurrent theme – the importance of value.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

A Better Way to Set Strategic Priorities. Not all strategies, markets, customers, investments, programs, resources or approaches are of equal value. Successful leadership teams agree upon which strategic initiatives deserve priority in terms of focus, investment, and duration. How to Set Strategic Priorities.

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LSA Global

AUGUST 9, 2021

” For the most part, organizational culture feels good when leaders and employees are consistently behaving according to an agreed-upon set of beliefs, values, and attitudes. McKinsey recently reported that the top quartile of the healthy publicly traded companies delivers almost three times more value to shareholders.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

DECEMBER 10, 2011

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Library Blogs Home. This Blogs Home. To Subscribe to a Blog. They are detail-oriented and accuracy is important to them. When people focus on their values, emotions often come into play. Guest Writer Submissions.

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LSA Global

APRIL 17, 2018

Do You Need to Create Strategic Urgency? If you are looking to take your performance to the next level, you should consider creating some strategic urgency. Why Strategic Urgency Matters. Leaders today cannot afford to get caught flat-footed or miss important market windows of opportunity. Value proposition.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

OCTOBER 15, 2011

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Library Blogs Home. This Blogs Home. To Subscribe to a Blog. For example, I recently had 3 phone calls with a potential client who was considering me to teach their employees how to facilitate strategic planning. Translate This.

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Martinka Consulting

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

This was originally written for the blog on www.ibainc.com. And that means don’t jump in without a plan and when it comes to growth by acquisition that means know why you’re doing it. While all buyers want capable employees, most strategic buyers (that’s you) also prefer to see a solid management team in place.

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LSA Global

MARCH 18, 2019

Is carried out in a way that aligns with the company’s cultural values and beliefs. When it comes to desired results, a strategic plan is only the beginning, not the end. Why is Successful Strategy Execution So Hard? Without a true North, it is easy to fall prey to the urgent instead of the important. Too Complex.

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LSA Global

APRIL 20, 2018

How Important is Talent Management to Business Success? So how important is talent management to business success? Should people really be your company’s most important asset? In a nutshell, talent management is all about planning your human resources strategically to build business value and support organizational goals.

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 4, 2020

L&D’s Role Today Learning and Development departments have become increasingly important to the success of their organizations. Companies that want to outperform their peers must place a premium on reskilling and upskilling talent to meet ever-changing strategic demands.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

We define culture as the collective stuff (values, beliefs, attitudes, knowledge, stories, communication and behaviors) that defines how things get done on a day-to-day basis. Ensure Strategic Clarity and Believability. Underestimating the Performance Impact of Culture. Ways to Change Corporate Culture. Is your strategy clear enough?

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LSA Global

JULY 17, 2020

Ten years ago, the best business sales training programs tried to reflect the understanding that successful salespeople act more like idea drivers who provide value at every stage of the sales process and truly understand their target buyer’s needs and decision making system. Meaningful Sales Training Outcomes Require Meaningful Steps.

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LSA Global

JULY 10, 2018

Why Culture Matters. Research agrees with him: Watson Wyatt found that culturally aligned organizations return 286% more value to stakeholders. Why Workplace Culture is Often Misaligned. The creation of a strategic plan consists of a straightforward set of tasks than can typically be described, documented, and completed.

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Rod Burkert

MAY 23, 2018

I hope our last conversation about resetting your marketing plan causes you take a hard look at yours. If you’re working harder than ever, harder than you want to, then your marketing plan isn’t working FOR your practice and your practice isn’t working FOR you. There has to be something you don’t like about why or how we do what we do.

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The Management Centre

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Being flexible and adaptable to their needs, not just thinking about my strategic plan. Cassie: I’d add that it isn’t about lip service – saying you want to consult with people but not listening to them, not following up, and not explaining why decisions were made or not made. Yvette: Leadership is a funny word.

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