Johanna Rothman

MAY 26, 2023

I am thrilled to announce a book birthday: Successful Independent Consulting: Focus on Relationships That Matter. People often ask me how long it takes me to write a book. Every book takes the time it takes. Here's the story of the consulting book. I have a guideline for my books. I was wrong!) But the content?

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Markovitz Consulting

DECEMBER 17, 2018

The title of Art Smalley’s new book, Four Types of Problems , is misleading. In that regards, it’s an excellent reference book that belongs on every bookshelf. The 5-Why inquiry that identified the lack of a strainer, and kept production on target, is emblematic of this type of problem solving. Type 2: Gap from standard.

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Rick Conlow

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Employee productivity is critical to a manager’s success. Increasing Employee Productivity, Motivation, and Engagement. 82% of managers fail because they do not receive on-going training and development. Most notably, companies foster toxic workplaces that derail employee productivity. And must be paid well.

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Steve Shu Consulting

APRIL 26, 2010

It is atypical for me to write a book review for this blog, but Nilofer Merchant’s “ The New How: Creating Business Solutions Through Collaborative Strategy ” is very respectable contribution to both audiences of this blog and the process of strategy development in general. through customized, experiential learning sessions.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 15, 2023

After I spoke with Chad and Jeff on the previous podcast, Deep Dive into Successful Independent Consulting with the Agile Wire , we spoke all about the idea of building products, starting with consulting-based products. See Building the Right Product with Johanna Rothman. In the meantime, enjoy our discussion.

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Steve, a software development manager, thought John was a “10x” developer. Was I willing to support and coach the other people in Steve's group to all become “10x” developers? Was I willing to support and coach the other people in Steve's group to all become “10x” developers?

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The Management Centre

JANUARY 26, 2023

In this blog we take a look at how to learn from reading, and have book recommendations for you. There are thousands of management and leadership books, on all kinds of topics. Books are particularly useful if you want to take your time to digest ideas and to process information. What challenges could this help you with?

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Organizational Talent Consulting

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

How do some employees seem to develop the motivation to change while others struggle to start or persevere? Here are five steps you can take to develop more motivation when you find yourself or those you lead procrastinating. Increased productivity. link] 4 Steps to develop more motivation at work. Decreased absenteeism.

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Johanna Rothman

MAY 26, 2023

I am thrilled to announce a book birthday: Successful Independent Consulting: Relationships That Focus on Mutual Benefit. People often ask me how long it takes me to write a book. Every book takes the time it takes. Here's the story of the consulting book. I have a guideline for my books. I was wrong!)

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Management Consulted

APRIL 27, 2014

Many history, English, and art majors, engineers, and law students – all of interest to consulting firms, but lacking in business basics – come to us asking how they can develop their business understanding to prepare for consulting interviews. Next, analyze the data and develop actionable strategies to improve the business.

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Management Consulted

MAY 29, 2016

Welcome to yet another opportunity to gain valuable insights from a book review, written by Preeti Vemu, MC intern, MC events organizer extraordinary, and an ex-Deloitte consultant. In this book, you will find more articles than you can stomach – awesome articles capturing key insights from the 1960s and moving forward to 2005.

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

As a consultant, I create many kinds of information products: both writing and speaking. That allows me the most flexibility in my product development. However, too many organizations don't differentiate between what they need to ship as experiments and when to finalize the product.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 4, 2016

Today, we continue our series of book reviews with a look at Beyond the E-Myth, the latest in a long line of great books by Michael Gerber (a marketing genius who has built a world-wide web of products and services to help small businesses grow). Gerber begins by laying out a few basic concepts that guide the rest of the book.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MARCH 6, 2023

No leader I know sets out to develop bad habits. Here is one leadership development tool that creates the clarity you need to achieve your goals. Reflection facilitates learning, provides perspective on self-limiting beliefs when used purposefully, and improves productivity. Best of all, this is totally free.

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Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 9, 2020

I'm delighted to announce I published the Conference Proposal book! I collated all the conference proposal posts into a book. And, I added more content only available in the book. The book is through copyediting. Yes, I will upload the book to all the other platforms (probably over the next few weeks).

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 4, 2018

The question is, what is the best way to develop skills and grow professionally without the big price tags that come with graduate and postgraduate courses. Below are five favourite tips for skill development at zero cost. Reading might include books, industry magazines, and online resources. Read Resources. Financial Times.

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Steve Shu Consulting

JUNE 30, 2010

included me on her distribution list for an advanced reading copy of her new book, The 24-Hour Customer. I cannot say enough good things about this book. In my mind, the book is excellent for executives, strategists, marketing, and innovators. The 24-Hour Customer is a book with rich thinking.

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ConsultX

AUGUST 10, 2021

Our list of highly recommended books to help you succeed as a consultant. By the end of this book, listeners will have learned how to harness the power of the Internet to make their entrepreneurial dreams come true. The resulting confession from the Devil made this book so controversial as to remain unpublished for over 70 years.

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Steve Shu Consulting

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

In my free time I have been developing a course, tentatively called Applied Behavioral Science in the Digital Age to be taught to business school students at either the undergraduate or graduate level. FinTech) settings.

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

We hear a lot these days about project-based organizations vs. product-based organizations. Much of what we do in software is in service of products. Products tend to evolve over time. Here are some examples of projects where we learn, but the product doesn’t change: Events, such as weddings or conferences.

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Steve Shu Consulting

JANUARY 19, 2021

In my free time I have been developing a course, tentatively called Applied Behavioral Science in the Digital Age to be taught to business school students at either the undergraduate or graduate level. FinTech) settings.

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Rick Conlow

AUGUST 4, 2021

Adam Grant, management researcher and professor at the Wharton School of Business, shows in his book Give and Take that servant leaders are more productive and more highly regarded by employees. They create winning cultures through authenticity, teamwork, and personal development. Why do Servant leaders achieve more?

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Steve Shu Consulting

MAY 10, 2010

Charlene Li, founder of the Altimeter Group and co-author of the bestselling book Groundswell , was generous to include me on her distribution list for an advanced reading copy of her new book Open Leadership: How Social Technology Can Transform the Way You Lead.

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Women in Consulting

AUGUST 31, 2016

. :: Thinking of writing a book? Writing a book can transform a career, opening up new possibilities and expanding your reach. By the time you’ve accumulated the wisdom to share in a book, you’re often busy doing whatever you’re good at. Unless you plan to pen a post-career memoir, you may not feel you have time to write a book.

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 10, 2023

When I saw the McKinsey report on “developer productivity,” I shuddered. Second, there's no way to measure such a thing as developer productivity, despite what McKinsey says. Then I read Lorin Hochstein's brilliant assessment in On productivity metrics and management consultants.

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 17, 2018

I’ve been pair-writing a book with Mark Kilby , From Chaos to Successful Distributed Agile Teams: Collaborate to Deliver. We’ve been working on this book for a year. We reflected a little on our success to date: We both want the best possible book. It’s much better because of our collaboration. They think.

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Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 6, 2023

See my pairing, swarming, and mobbing post or the Project Lifecycles book.) If you read the article above or any of the other articles you can find online, you might notice Economies of Scale focus on production—specifically manufacturing production. Product development requires teams who can learn together.

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Consulting Matters

AUGUST 4, 2022

Want a common sense, down-to-earth approach for developing leaders, growing organizations, and creating a profitable consulting or coaching business? Next steps: Check out Lee's website for resources, books, and how to create magic in your organization: [link].

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

This excerpt is from the Project Lifecycles book, almost ready for release. But managers and customers do care about better products. The managers care when the team can release those products—that's why managers use capitalization metrics. And the customers care about the value those products offer.

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Kai Davis

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

I’ve made over $2000 since reading your book and implementing it. The most surprising outcome has been that with all the leads I can now see a trend and I have developed a productized service roadmapping session based off the inquiries and feedback. I need to filter them better just to be able to gracefully handle them all!

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Chad Barr

MAY 1, 2024

Innovation isn’t just about introducing something new—it involves creating, developing, and implementing ideas, methods, or products that significantly improve or completely replace the old. Get your copy of my latest new books available now on my Amazon’s author page. appeared first on The Chad Barr Group.

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Emerson Consulting Group

JANUARY 10, 2019

So why would any self-respecting chief executive choose to jump into an even deeper time and energy suck like the prospect of writing a book? The truth is there are many good reasons to write and publish books (yes, plural … more than one!). Your company will thus benefit as your new book expands its notoriety. to your door.

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

I took an opportunity to write a new book this year, Free Your Inner Nonfiction Writer. That book satisfied one of my business goals: to write more useful books. That book was on my options list, but I had not planned to write that book this year. I'm now able to finish the consulting book.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Apple’s and Amazon’s product lines are showcase examples of how to build a business ecosystem. In short, it means that companies are expanding beyond their traditional core products in order to increase opportunities for cross-selling and to boost customer ownership. Not likely.

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Rick Conlow

JANUARY 24, 2023

Managers of the future will have the people skills to lead highly productive and engaging hybrid work teams. Companies lose $22 trillion dollars a year globally in poor productivity and performance because of toxic workplaces. As any manager knows, poor employee retention degrades productivity, quality, and customer service.

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Consulting Matters

JULY 7, 2022

He is also the author of the newly released book Engage, Inspire, Lead. I have worked on and off with Jim since 1999, first as his Organization Development Consultant at Disney and, more recently, as a sounding board when he retired from his 43-year career. I invited Jim to join me on the show for several reasons.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Intrigued by the possibility of a way out of the burnout cycle, a coworker (Colin) and I started meeting every other week to discuss productivity. To give more rigor to our meetings, we decided to define a metric for our productivity: average weekly hours worked. The same is true for productivity. Define a metric. Start there.

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