Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 12, 2021

Or, the person must adhere to onerous policies, especially for travel, to get reimbursed. If people have to ask for books or training, could you offer everyone a book allowance or a training allowance? The result: it takes time to get approval, even for reasonable, small spending.

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Seth Godin Blog

JULY 28, 2014

He books theaters and has a traveling road show. He has the discipline to only publish a new book quite rarely, and to stick with it for years and years as it moves through the marketplace. Henry Ford did the same thing with the relentless scale and efficiency he built at Ford. He has scores of employees. And on and on.

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Tsavo Neal

JULY 20, 2017

Podcasts make amazing listening material for commutes, travel, and listening for when you don’t feel like taking out a book. We discuss what actually works in generating business, from writing books to organizing events to old-fashioned relationship building. Magazine Contributor John Nemo! The results were astonishing.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MARCH 20, 2023

Psychological Safety Myth Buster Activity #5: One Step at a Time In my new book Life-Changing Leadership Habits , I provide 10 proven principles to help leaders get more out of life and work. Getting to where you are going I learned an important life lesson on a business trip to Puerto Rico, traveling with a good friend.

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Consulting Success

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

People are willing to travel for expertise, but they’re not willing to travel to hire a consultant from the other side of the world or the other part of the continent if they can get the same thing down the street. A productized service business is about efficiencies and scale and a finite number of offerings that set prices.

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LSA Global

APRIL 18, 2017

Yes, the “old fashioned” bookstores all struggle to compete with online book sales but Borders had additional challenges they failed to meet. Their customers would have used them for books from small publishers, not CD or DVDs and not books from large presses to the exclusion of small. The company failed on multiple fronts.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 14, 2018

VR and AR technologies should not replace the tried and true processes of learning (books, cadavers, time in the hospital) and practicing medicine. However, these new tools can assist in maximizing the quality of learning, efficiency of workstreams, and proficiency of patient care. Conclusion. Images: Flickr , Flickr.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 18, 2017

As I was doing research and analysis for my recent book , I found that one of the best ways organizations can create a sense of purpose for their employees is to help connect their day-to-day work with the impact it has in their community and globally. I’ve identified several common themes in our talks, which I’ll share here.

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Emerson Consulting Group

MAY 7, 2019

Many of life’s major arenas and how we approach or practice them, such as environmentalism, writing, travel, war and peace, politics and rebellion, philosophy and introspection, are steeped within the life and legend of Henry David Thoreau. By Ken Lizotte CMC. As part of his ongoing column in Money Inc.

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Harvard Business

JULY 14, 2017

As the barrier dissolves between political and commercial power structures, the book raises questions about large multinationals whose budgets are bigger than small countries’ and CEOs who have growing roles as statespeople. Like international travel or meditation, it creates space for us to question our assumptions.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Type 2: These are once-analog products that have now been converted into digital products, such as photography, books, and music. These products are typically sold as a service via digital distribution platforms (Audible.com for books, Spotify for music, Netflix for movies). Here too, digital natives dominate. Ford or Tesla?

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

A second, 90-story office tower, 30 Hudson Yards, is also almost fully booked and will serve as the new corporate headquarters for Time Warner and KKR. Fun fact: the project’s installation of energy-efficient lighting was one of New York City’s largest lighting retrofits ever. headquarters in New York City.

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MishTalk

JUNE 23, 2014

Moreover, driverless truck convoys will be safer and more fuel efficient than human-driven trucks. " Right now, just a few states (including California, Nevada, and Florida) have laws on the books regarding driverless cars, and their legal status as a whole is murky. It now seems very likely, if not a given. The other problem is legal.

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Harvard Business

JULY 3, 2018

achieving public recognition (getting invited to sit on industry panels or writing a book). achieving public recognition (getting invited to sit on industry panels or writing a book). Working on them often feels more clumsy than efficient, which is another subtle factor in why we don’t do them. So, what can you do?

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

They’ll walk you through where to put the square footage and what kind of photos entice the most interest, and they use predictive modeling to show you the best and worst days of the year to get a booking at a particular price. They’ve even partnered with H&R Block to streamline tax filing. Insight Center. Networked knowledge.

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Harvard Business

JULY 7, 2016

Marriott, for example, uses digital technology to streamline the hotel experience for its consumers, particularly its high-value business travelers. For guests who have time, they can also book services such as spa treatments or chat with hotel staff to get help with dinner reservations. Insight Center. Sponsored by Accenture.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 3, 2017

” Judging by the headlines and opening lines of recent articles and business books, digital is about to disrupt your industry and you with it – unless you act now (and buy the book). Travel to Singapore, for example, and you will see why. And, in fact, I don’t disagree – at least not entirely.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 22, 2016

When investors lack confidence in the books, they rarely invest, which deprives markets of liquidity. Regulators must innovate and create structures that correct inherent flaws which continue to stymie market efficiencies.

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 8, 2013

domestic air transport in America for cost-conscious business travellers). Improving operational efficiency so that increased sales can be achieved without a proportional increase in costs (this could be attained through economies of scale and product rationalisation). the transport market) or very narrowly (e.g.

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freshminds

MAY 24, 2016

At a TEDX talk in Sydney in 2010, Rachel Botsman, author of the book 'The Rise of Collaborative Consumption', asked the audience the question - 'How many of you use a power drill?' Among these US adults who are familiar with the sharing economy, they perceive many benefits to it.

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Management Consulted

MARCH 26, 2017

Focused on transformational projects for government agencies that include a focus on efficiency through digitization and enhanced customer service, the Federal practice will be busy for many years to come. The projects are extremely interesting, and even though the firm is small, it is highly respected.

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Harvard Business

MAY 23, 2018

How do you meet new people if traveling to conferences is out of the question? I examined a variety of methods based on network research in my latest book. Like old contacts, it’s a more time-efficient way to connect, since there’s an intermediary you both share. Use business travel wisely.

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Tsavo Neal

JANUARY 25, 2018

Offering a sample book chapter. Offering a Sample Book Chapter. Publishing your own book is an incredible form of social proof — there’s no wonder that Alan Weiss considers them the “golden standard” for consultants. Imagine if all of your potential clients have read, understand, and enjoyed your book.

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Tsavo Neal

APRIL 27, 2017

Tweet this Alan Weiss alludes to this statistic in his famous book, Million Dollar Consulting , where he says that your website is one of your most important credibility vehicles. They come for the content or the service, like booking air travel. ” Do you have a book? Source: Hubspot, State of Inbound Marketing.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Most businesses focus on serving customers, owning resources, being efficient and growing — but the Centennials don’t. And, like many of the 84 businesses we also studied, they find great things to do and then share them with the world through books, articles and films. The Disruptive Edge: Experts, nervousness, accidents.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 20, 2016

For most people, the goal is to adopt the smallest number of tools necessary to work efficiently. TripIt can spare us that heartbreak: connect to the people you always want to see, and it will tell you whenever your travel brings you to the same place. But not everybody wants to live the thousand-app lifestyle.

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The Crazy Lives of Consultants

JANUARY 29, 2010

Maybe you hope to find cheap airfare in the local newspaper's travel section. Finding the cheapest plane tickets is difficult because travel agents and Internet websites use the central reservation systems that are updated periodically throughout the day. Anonymous said. January 12, 2011 at 12:10 AM. Anonymous said. 20264.4470.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 4, 2016

In his classic book, One Hundred Years of Solitude , Gabriel García Márquez tells the story of Colonel Aureliano Buendía, who “promoted thirty-two armed uprisings and lost them all.” I heard them say to each other, “Uribe is the one who has courage, not this one.”

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Harvard Business

MAY 6, 2016

While I was researching my book about middlemen, some people didn’t seem to understand who I was talking about. The truth is almost the opposite: by specializing (in middleman skillsets), middlemen can usually make things happen more efficiently than those who specialize in other job functions. ” they’d ask.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

The other, Philip Auerswald, is an economist whose most recent book traces processes of digital disruption over the long arc of human history. To collect the check she would have needed to travel to a government office. Then, of course, she would have needed to travel again to a bank to cash the check.

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Harvard Business

JULY 26, 2017

The study also found that consumers are more likely to call a business when making a high-value purchase in verticals such as auto, finance, or travel. These calls are 10-15 times more likely to generate a successful sale or follow-up activity than digital form submissions, which means they are more efficient in generating revenue.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 5, 2017

” During the volcanic ash crisis of 2010, what it offered wasn’t prize-winning stories about the roots of the eruption or its health implications, but an app (Hitchhiker’s Central) that allowed readers to share travel plans and offer rides to each other.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

” I document this extensively in my forthcoming book, The Laws of Globalization , but let’s consider just a few examples. Traveling and living abroad seems to broaden individuals’ perspectives while also improving creativity. In the U.S., it seems implausible to blame the much higher level of inequality in the U.S.

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