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Change Management Is Becoming Increasingly Data-Driven. Companies Aren’t Ready

Harvard Business

Data science is becoming a reality for change management, and although it may not have arrived yet, it is time for organizations to get ready. The companies best positioned to change in the next decade will be the ones that set themselves up well now, by collecting the right kind of data and investing in their analytics capacity.

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Data Can Do for Change Management What It Did for Marketing

Harvard Business

Take the MIT Media Lab’s experiment to see whether it could estimate retail sales performance on “Black Friday,” the day following the US Thanksgiving holiday. One area so far relatively untouched is change management. To date, change management has not been based on a data-driven model.

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Sometimes Doing the Right Thing Involves Risk

Harmonious Workplaces

My affinity for working with business owners and executives stands as one of the main reasons why I chose to study Industrial-Organizational Psychology at Purdue and to make consulting, organizational development, and change management hallmarks of my career. I feel a kindred connection with those who own or operate organizations.

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How to Figure Out Your Consulting Bill Rate

Successful Independent Consulting

Note, while this is true in more established areas like supply-chain expertise, the reverse may be true when it comes to new areas like social media strategy or bitcoin mining. ;-) Years of experience in consulting — Consultants just starting out are unproven in the market and can’t charge as much.

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Future Marketing Suggestions

Alan Weiss

Get into the “public square” with your analysis based upon your expertise (supply chain, talent retention, IT, change management, etc.). Send your message in all media: blog, newsletter, video, podcast, teleconference, webinar, livestream—anything not requiring physical presence. Err on the side of informing too many people.

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The Year 2023 in Epicflow: Company Updates, New Features, and Plans for 2024

Epicflow

Speaking of the team and the expert content on project and resource management we provide in our blog and social media, we cannot help but mention that Epicflow co-author Jan Willem Tromp regularly shares valuable insights and tips on various topics in the field of project, resource, and portfolio management in his LinkedIn profile.

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3 Tactics for Accelerating Company Performance Despite an Economic Downturn

Organizational Talent Consulting

Only operating in the short term or taking too much risk and gambling on one specific future are frequent traps leaders fall into when facing economic uncertainty. Change management should be presented in a way that leads to different ways of thinking and acting. So, what can leaders and companies do now to emerge stronger?

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