Seth Godin Blog

JULY 6, 2015

Comparison and escalation are at the heart of what makes our culture work We've all encountered a tepid group, an audience that won't make noise, a bunch of disaffected students, or perhaps the distracted masses. Cat taught me this trick, which gives great insight into human nature. Can everyone give me a golf clap, a level one clap, a quiet, polite amount of applause?". Of course, everyone can do this. This is risk-free, enthusiasm-free and easier to do than not.

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MishTalk

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Last Friday, reader John told me the " street rate " for currency in Ukraine was not the reported 28 Hryvnias per US$ but rather on the order of 32 per US$. I asked John where he got his information. He replied, " from my sister who lives in Lviv ". Lviv is a beautiful city in Western Ukraine. John did not know what the " street rate " was yesterday, but he informed me the " interbank rate " was 31.50 to 32.50. The interbank rate is higher still today.

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MishTalk

APRIL 11, 2016

The “Nuit Debout” (Up All Night) movement in France spread from the Place de la République (Republic Square) to prime … Continue reading → Economics

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MishTalk

MAY 20, 2016

Existing home sales bounced in April as expected. Compared to pre-recession totals, sales look weak, but compared to the last … Continue reading → Economics

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MishTalk

JANUARY 11, 2014

Walmart, McDonalds Comparison To be fair, there is a major difference between McDonalds'' employees and Spaniards seeking jobs. In contrast to McDonalds'' workers in the US demanding $15 an hour wages, Almost half of young Spaniards accept any job, anywhere, despite low salary 48.6% of Spaniards aged 18 to 24 said they would accept any job, anywhere and even with a low income. felt very or fairly likely to have to work on what is available, 61.7%

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Create a culture of compassion, not comparison. Managing yourself Leading teams Motivating people Digital Article

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David A Fields

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Look no further than the gas pumps to see the extraordinary, often nonsensical, choices made by shoppers reacting to comparisons. Prominent signs proclaim each brand’s current price per gallon, making it easy to compare among alternatives. And drivers whose time is worth hundreds of dollars an hour will drive miles out of their way or wait in line for what amounts to a dollar or two off their total bill.

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Alan Weiss

DECEMBER 7, 2019

What’s really going on, of course, is that the consultants allow themselves to become commodities by insufficiently differentiating their value, consequently price comparisons are inevitable.

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Seth Godin Blog

JANUARY 13, 2017

All the promises, explanations and asides in the world pale in comparison with what you do. Too often, we forget that jargon and narrative exist to help shape our actions, not to replace them. Words keep getting cheaper, which makes action more valuable than ever

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Alan Weiss

JULY 30, 2020

The prospect will focus on price comparisons and decide whether your particular alternative is needed and appropriate under current conditions. If you approach a prospect as a sales person, or vender, with a program or service to sell, you will be seen as a commodity.

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Markovitz Consulting

JULY 7, 2020

But comparisons with Toyota are pointless. Can public US companies really embrace lean? Well sure, they can deploy lean tools here and there, but the whole socio-technical system that comprises lean? I don’t think so. Wall Street pressure for quarterly profits competes fiercely with lean principles, both inside and outside the company.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 17, 2016

Following that comparison, I present my reasons why all the expected hikes are not coming. On December 14, right before the FOMC decision I took a snapshot of rate hike odds and posted them in Fed Hikes Today, Then What? Today, we compare the before vs. the after, the latter is from Friday, December 16. more…). Economics

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Successful Independent Consulting

MARCH 31, 2020

An accounting firm has published a good comparison chart of the two loan programs here. We’re in an unprecedented situation because of the COVID-19 coronavirus, and the economic fallout has been drastic for many business sectors, such as travel and restaurants.

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Consulting Matters

MARCH 9, 2020

These feelings are particularly acute for both new and seasoned consulting and coaching business owners which in comparison to other business owners, growing to the next level is personal because your business is based on you.

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MishTalk

APRIL 13, 2017

but that is based on easy comparisons and it also includes a big jump in oil prices which barely filtered through. Wholesale prices show continued weakness, especially services. The BLS reports PPI for Final Demand Declines 0.1% in March. Services and goods both decreased by 0.1%. Year-over-year prices are up by 2.3% more…). Economics

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MishTalk

MARCH 18, 2017

However, that straight-up comparison is invalid for reasons discussed below. On Friday, the FRBNY Nowcast estimate for first quarter GDP dipped from 3.2% to 2.8%. That makes the spread between Nowcast and GDPNow 1.9 percentage points. First, let’s investigate Nowcast changes. more…). Economics

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The Source

MARCH 6, 2019

While Brexit is an unpredictable bump in the road somewhere on the horizon (possibly coming rapidly into view), comparisons are being made with two other considerable regulatory, and technological changes—the Y2K millennium bug and the EU’s 2018 General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Whatever your views on Brexit, it’s proving frustratingly impossible to ignore. Since the referendum in June 2016, the process has acted as a vortex, sucking in energy from across sectors.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 27, 2021

This will allow you to see what you are doing in comparison to what others are doing in both the formatting and execution of a presentation. Your manager recently told you that you did a good job on a project. This is great news, but how can you assess for yourself that you are doing well?

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Kai Davis

JULY 20, 2021

And just like that, you’re no longer an apples-to-apples commodity comparison with your competitors. Today, a thought exercise. I want you to imagine a small but growing agency (“Tiny Nibble”) and think through their specialization, opportunities, and challenges.

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CaseInterview.com

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

This phrase comparison is a perfect example. Let's take a look at the following two sentences: I can’t do that. I can’t do that. Only one word separates these two sentences. But, they have profoundly different meanings. . The first sentence, “I can’t do that,” implies a permanent state that can’t be altered. By adding the word “yet,” as in “I can’t do that. yet,” it implies that the current status of your skill level can be altered with time. We can debate which statement is true.

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Seth Godin Blog

AUGUST 11, 2015

What is the comparison for? And then ignore all comparisons that don't relate. The most important comparison, in fact, is comparing your work to what you're capable of. Without a doubt, there's someone taller than you, faster than you, cuter than you. We don't have to look very far to find someone who is better paid, more respected and getting more than his fair share of credit.

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MishTalk

JULY 28, 2017

For comparison purposed, a World Bank Report has the US at 1.3%, Japan at 1.5%, and Canada at 0.6%. An EU report out this month shows nonperforming loans were a staggering €1.092 trillion as of the end of 2016. The average non-performing rate in the EU is 5.1%, down from 5.7% in 2015. In contrast, Greece and Cyprus have NPL ratios of 46% and 45% respectively. Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Slovenia, and Romania all have NPL ratios between 10% and 20%. more…).

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The More Clients Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Comparison. When it comes to persuading a prospective client to buy your services, it ultimately comes down to two big things. Honesty – That is, does your service actually deliver the results you say it does?

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Kates Kesler

JUNE 29, 2020

For a simple comparison, consider this sports team analogy. We regularly work with CEO’s that are frustrated with leader behaviors that undermine enterprise strategy.

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Forbes Leadership Strategy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Are you falling into the social media comparison trap? In her research, marketing professor Kelly Goldsmith examines people’s responses to uncertainty and scarcity, uncovering and explaining seemingly paradoxical effects

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Seth Godin Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

All it means is that when people begin to measure themselves only in comparison to others ("How did I rank?") You can't have insiders unless you have outsiders. And you can't have winners unless you have losers. That doesn't mean that you're required to create insiders and winners. then you need to accept the impact of those choices. It's entirely possible to be happy and engaged and productive without creating this dynamic.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 22, 2018

We call those temporal comparison evaluations. We call those social comparison evaluations. Our findings demonstrate that employees consider temporal comparison evaluations to be fairer than social comparison evaluations. After they finished their task, in one condition their manager provided evaluations that compared their performance from round two to their performance from round one; temporal comparison evaluations. HBR STAFF/Schreiber Sons/nypl.

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Seth Godin Blog

AUGUST 15, 2015

Not the obvious similarities on the surface, but the deep comparisons, the resonant influences, the patterns that a trained insider sees. The problem is that marketers often force the comparison, because we're so eager to get people to do Y, our Y, the Y we have in hand. If it was a good idea to do X, then it's a good idea to do Y. When this statement is true, it's almost irresistible.

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Brimstone Consulting

MARCH 8, 2021

Practice not doing anything about the sensory input; watch for judgments or comparisons, or the urge to fix or do anything. How can a busy leader incorporate mindfulness into their day? Attention is one critical aspect of mindfulness.

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Strategy+Business

OCTOBER 9, 2016

The Internet and digital tools such as advanced search engines, review sites, price comparison apps, and social media platforms have changed how consumers make purchasing decisions. And the traditional means through which companies built up loyalty -- points and perks programs and advertising -- are no longer as effective as they once were.

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Successful Independent Consulting

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

Remember, even your higher rate will be cheaper in comparison.) ID 46944176 © Dundja | Dreamstime. It takes practice to quote your consulting billing rate with confidence. The tactics in this article will help if you bill by the hour or by the day. There are other ways to bill for your talent and expertise but those will be covered in another article. Benchmark so you know your rate is reasonable. There are lots of ways to do this.

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Brimstone Consulting

MAY 3, 2021

In comparison, only 24% of leaders who reported not feeling used up said they had to leave to advance, and only 6% expected to leave their current company within the next year. There is a silver lining to the burnout crisis.

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MishTalk

MAY 5, 2017

For comparison purposes, Nowcast was at 2.9% For the first quarter, the initial GDPNow forecast was 2.3% on January 30, 2017. The GDPNow forecast spiked quickly to 3.4% then crashed to a final estimate of 0.2% on April 27. on February 3, the closest date to the initial GDPNow forecast. The final Nowcast estimate was 2.7%. The advance GDP estimate from the BEA was 0.7%. Thus the Nowcast was two full percentage points too high. In contrast, GDPNow was in the ballpark but 0.5

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Seth Godin Blog

JANUARY 5, 2021

The only way we have to understand someone else’s pain is to consider it in comparison to our own experiences. And it is unevenly distributed.

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Consulting Matters

JANUARY 13, 2018

Purchase : Your items for purchase are lower-price offerings, in comparison to a full-on consulting engagement. Content marketing is not some marketing fad. It’s simply the smartest way of finding and connecting with your ideal client, establishing your credibility, increasing your number of discovery meetings and close rates as well as giving you the platform to increasing your fees. Content marketing is essential for consultants because we are in the knowledge business.

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Gina Abudi

JANUARY 15, 2015

When selecting a vendor to provide training curriculum within the organization, consider the following criteria to enable comparisons between various training vendors: Content: How robust and complete is the content? How practical and usable is the content for participants once they complete the workshop? Can content be customized to be relevant to the organization? What [.]. The post Criteria for Selecting a Training Vendor appeared first on Gina Abudi.

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Jerry Fletcher

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

What makes it more important is the ongoing comparison of results it affords the viewer and the efforts of the company to find and report on those points where the findings begin to diverge from previous norms. I’ll be keynoting on Trust in April.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 10, 2021

If some of your goals are currently way out of reach, start on the path that is robust in comparison to the objective. Finding a job as a young professional is a challenging task in any climate, however, by following these four tips you can increase your chances of kickstarting your career.

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MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Case Shiller 20-City Index Year-over-year comparisons have held stable at 5% in spite of month-over-month declining prices because of easy comparisons. Year-over-year comparisons will be increasingly difficult in the upcoming months. For the third month in a row, the Case-Shiller 20-city seasonally adjusted home price index declined. Last month was revised lower. Economists were surprised.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 15, 2021

This test allows BCG to test candidates using the same test giving them a better comparison tool for evaluating candidate performance. What is the BCG Potential Test and Why is it Used? BCG (Boston Consulting Group) potential test is an online test used in the first round of interviews.

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