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Using The “Seeding” And “Facilitating” Approach In Management Meetings And Consulting Engagements

Steve Shu Consulting

One technique that I tend to use a lot in management meetings and consulting engagements involves the use of two slide types. Research can take the form of best practices, case studies, academic solutions, etc. The pictures below are examples what "Seeding" and "Facilitating" slides might look like. .

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One of the Best Ways to Market Yourself as a New Consultant

Steve Shu Consulting

This type of marketing can be viewed through the lens of “networking by helping someone” (in contrast to networking and just meeting lots of people). Once you have successful clients, you can then refer to the general experiences as case studies (often anonymized, but not always). It is the idea of helping before selling.

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Four Classroom Teaching Differentiators in a World of TikTok and Other Digital Innovations

Steve Shu Consulting

For example, people can read books. They can take classes remotely or even do self-study using online platforms. Where students are receptive, I also try to make some time for students to meet me and one another outside of the classroom (e.g., meeting for coffee, drinks, breakfast, potluck dinner).

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Completing Graduate School Like a Consultant

Tom Spencer

Whether you are studying for your MBA , Ph.D., You might be completing case studies, conducting experiments, and writing lengthy legal reports, all of which will prepare you for your career. One common example of this is the 80/20 rule, which states that “80% of the outcomes come from 20% of the inputs.”

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The Top 7 Pre-Call Sales Planning Meeting Questions

LSA Global

Pre-Call Sales Planning Meeting Questions Matter. Because sales reps who prepare by knowing the answers to critical pre-call sales planning meeting questions are more likely to add value, handle objections and secure the next steps required to move the sale forward. The Top 7 Pre-Call Sales Planning Meeting Questions.

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Five Ways to Spur Lean in the Office

Markovitz Consulting

Even seemingly random work such as incoming customer service calls can usually be broken down into discrete categories that can be addressed—for example, 25% of incoming customer calls might be related to shipping information, or questions about invoices. Do meetings ever end with ambiguity around next steps? Not literally, of course.

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Case Study: Are Our Customer Liaisons Helping or Hurting?

Harvard Business

Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. My family obligations, for example, and the demands in my own practice.” It took several meetings to convince them that he didn’t know what he was talking about.”