Harvard Business

JUNE 29, 2018

You know the signs when you’re on a conference call with someone: You make a point or ask a question, and after a second or two of silence, you hear ums, ahhs, and the clicking of a keyboard in the background. Watch this very amusing “ conference call in real life ” video to see how ineffective these calls can be.

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 3, 2021

Lately, I’ve been getting a lot of questions about how to handle case interviews via video conference. While video conference case interviews weren’t unheard of before, they are much more common right now. Remember that all consultants are doing these video conferences with their clients right now. Technical Setup.

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David A Fields

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Somewhere nearby, you probably have a stack of business cards from people you met at conference or trade show or similar event. Those are okay metrics; however, if you look around your office you’ll find a better clue. Who’s In … Continued. The post How to Know if You’re Successful at Consulting appeared first on David A.

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David A Fields

JULY 14, 2020

Your consulting firm has adjusted to the lack of in-person meetings, conferences, meals, and walk-the-halls opportunities. Since you can’t attract or court Belinda Buyalot in person, you’ve moved your consulting firm’s visibility-building, marketing, and business development efforts online. So has everyone else.

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Harvard Business

JULY 23, 2024

An analysis from The Conference Board suggests that in the next two years, more than $1 trillion in CRE loans will come due, and an increasing number of banks, mostly regional and community banks, risk having insufficient capital cushions. The risks of U.S.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 26, 2024

There are plenty of good reasons to attend industry conferences, trade fairs, and other events, but they also present opportunities for the accidental disclosure of sensitive company information or other actions that run afoul of fair-competition regulations.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

In highly ambiguous and challenging contexts, a random approach to decision-making confers a number of advantages.

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Clarity Consultants

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Broaden skill sets and uncover hidden talents by exposing employees to diverse experiences. Invest in Learning Resources Allocate a dedicated budget for employee development initiatives, including certifications, conferences, and workshops. Demonstrating a commitment to employee growth reinforces organizational values and boosts morale. (..)

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Advice for organizers, speakers, and attendees.

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NeoAcademic

AUGUST 13, 2024

Attending APA and a tech conference (posit::conf) back to back in the same city and almost the same facilities really highlights what you get for your registration money! At full rate, APA is priced moderately for a general professional conference: this year, $515 for three days of content. Well that’s what tech conferences do.

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Consulting Success

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Michael is the CEO of his own company called Marketing Insider Group where they do marketing consulting, leadership coaching, and keynote speaking for conferences and brands all over the world. For Michael Brenner, going out on his own and become a consultant literally had people and mentors pushing him in that direction.

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David A Fields

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Writing (and publishing) a book can confer myriad benefits on your consulting firm. More publicity, more inquiries from clients, more projects, higher fees. A great book multiplies those benefits and can lift you and your consulting firm to the next level of success. But how do you write a great business book?

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 10, 2020

What the Scoliosis Research Society learned from two different approaches.

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Halo Psych

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Whether that’s talking at a big conference, or someone asking for help designing a leadership programme. Proceedings of the 2008 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2008, 2008, Florence, Italy, April 5-10, 107-110. Sometimes this is said straight away. Sometimes it’s snuck in later in the discussion.

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Progressus

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

One way to do so is by attending in-person or virtual Microsoft Dynamics conferences.… … The post Top 8 Microsoft Dynamics Conferences You Can’t Afford to Miss appeared first on Velosio.

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Epicflow

JANUARY 12, 2024

2024 Healthcare Project Delivery Conference January, 30-31, San Diego, USA This year’s conference will focus on implementing developments in procurement, design, financing, and O&M in healthcare projects. The participants will learn how healthcare providers overcome resource constraints and deliver new developments.

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Clarity Consultants

JUNE 28, 2023

These may include workshops, seminars, webinars, online courses, mentorship programs, and conferences. Provide Learning More Opportunities Companies should offer various learning opportunities to cater to different learning styles and preferences.

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Clarity Consultants

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Filling a classroom or conference room to the brim with employees isn’t just going to feel unsafe to many; it’s going to feel oddly crowded, especially in comparison to the social distancing standards most people have been following. Reintroduce In-Person Training Slowly.

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Johanna Rothman

MAY 6, 2021

Yes, I have a book in this bundle— Write a Conference Proposal. If you want to speak at conferences, this book will help you write a proposal. Not just any proposal, but one that helps the conference accept your session. However, this time, it's nonfiction for writers—the 2021 Write Stuff Bundle.

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David A Fields

AUGUST 24, 2016

There were about fifteen of us—three from my team and a dozen client personnel—in a conference room at the headquarters of one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies. The meeting was long. Lively, but grueling. It took an investment of time and even a bit of cash to pull together. (I

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Markovitz Consulting

MARCH 9, 2021

In my experience, the half-life of classroom knowledge is somewhat shorter than the time it takes employees to walk from the conference room back to their offices. Training done for training’s sake, without linkage to some sort of goal, is like a cattle rancher taking vegan cooking classes: intellectually interesting, but kind of pointless.

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Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 18, 2022

The collocated Cambridge people often couldn't get a conference room. Since the company had “good technology” in the conferences rooms, the managers didn't want to pay for people to get a (duplicate) good audio/video setup in the office. However, the people couldn't access the conference rooms.

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Clarity Consultants

JULY 20, 2023

Encourage employees to attend conferences, seminars, and industry events to gain insights, network, and exchange knowledge with industry peers. Promote Learning Opportunities Organizations should provide various learning opportunities to cater to diverse employee needs and preferences.

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Successful Independent Consulting

JULY 16, 2019

GLG refers to these SMEs as Council Members, and they provide expertise in small bits, like an hour or two by phone or video conference. It’s the Gerson Lehrman Group ( GLG ), a 20-year-old international company that brings together subject matter experts (SMEs) with businesses and non-profits looking for insight on various topics.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Women’s conferences and employee resource groups (ERGs) are increasingly inviting men to attend. At one recent conference for women in technology, a Bingo card was circulated by women in the audience just before a panel composed of men on the topic of male allyship. HIROKAZU JIKE/Getty Images. How Men Can Be Better Allies.

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Seth Godin Blog

APRIL 10, 2025

Software or cookware, menus or conferences–they are well designed when they accomplish their purpose and create the outcomes we were hoping for. Why use a word when a vague picture or two is available? Occasionally (but not always), items are well-designed. Ironically, this happens when we stop noticing the design and simply use it.

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Consulting Success

JULY 24, 2017

There are a variety of ways to share these stories, from blog posts to audio testimonials, articles on your website or presentations at a conference. These stories build confidence with potential clients and provide insight into the work that you do best. Why do white papers work so well?

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 19, 2018

As a professional speaker , I give more than 50 talks at companies and conferences each year, participating in everything from keynotes to panels. At one recent conference where I was a panelist, my moderator didn’t contact me until the morning of our session. They’ve been a bit overwhelmed I guess these last few days.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 1, 2024

Since I ran that conference, I gave myself the last possible time slot on Friday morning. Everyone was leaving the conference, and some people left my talk early so they could manage their travel. Sure, the conference had gone well, but this was my first talk offering content from my new book.

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Markovitz Consulting

APRIL 11, 2018

These complaints are aired at all lean conferences. As you can see in the chart below (copied from the magazine), fully 44% of responders said that ROI justifications are a key operational challenge in making improvements. The lack of executive support (20%) and the lack of an improvement culture (30%) is predictable.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 20, 2018

Using these autoresponders — whether during vacation, a conference, or the big moments in our lives like the birth of a child — can create social connection with recipients including colleagues, clients, and vendors. What are you learning at a conference that will help you serve your clients better? Offer a Resource.

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Markovitz Consulting

JANUARY 7, 2020

Front line workers focus on meeting takt time, while the C-Suite leaders are sequestered in conference rooms or traveling. Front line workers grapple with daily (and hourly) production problems, while leadership is too busy to go to the gemba and learn what’s actually happening.

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Markovitz Consulting

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

This is an area where some simple visual tools can help: Put photos of all employees from the team in the conference rooms typically used for their meetings. Hang flip chart paper and markers on the walls of hallways or rooms where casual, ad hoc conversations commonly occur.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

On the weekly team conference call, a remote team member is confused about whether her colleague is really “ on mute ” when she delays a response to a question or if she ’ s just not paying attention and is using this as an excuse. Annoyed by this micromanagement, he immediately responds with his uncensored thoughts.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 31, 2025

One way to do so effectively is to attend relevant conferences and seminars. If you hope to follow the alternative route, it is important to lay the foundations by networking within the healthcare industry.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 23, 2020

Step one: Turn canceled conferences into private networking opportunities.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 2, 2023

Jim and his three colleagues all meet in a specific conference room. That conference room has a large monitor with a camera on top of it. Betty and Michael snagged a conference room. Because Jim and his colleagues have a conference room, they turn up the speaker enough so everyone can hear them and they can hear everyone.

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