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Speakers Beware of Scam

Chad Barr

He invited me to speak at a conference in March in Cape Town, South Africa. It was supposed to be their annual church conference. The premise of the scam is an invitation from Presiding Bishop Desmond Inglesby to speak at a conference or seminar. Report the email as Spam to your service provider.

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10 Foolproof Ways to Guard against Leadership Ignorance

Peter Stark

Coaching direct reports to grow and develop. Attending a conference. Conducting a training session or seminar for their company or association. People follow leaders they respect and people find it easier to respect and follow leaders who are continuously growing and improving the condition of their organization and team.

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What to Do After the Consulting Firm Offer

CaseInterview.com

I presented in the boardroom of a Fortune 25 company I've never seen a conference room table that seats 80 people (the size of the board), has microphones for every seat (because you literally cannot hear what the person at the other end of the table is saying), and costs $250,000 (for a table!).

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How to Develop Profitable Ideas for the Web

Chad Barr

Read the Wall Street Journal, Business Week and such publications and pay attention to what is reported and discussed both in print, online blogs and online forums. Attend workshops / seminars. Speaking in conferences or webinars has always generated tremendous mount of great ideas for me when listening to my audience questions.

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Announcing the CEO Club of Greater Boston

Emerson Consulting Group

They express the mission of our CEO Club of Greater Boston where longtime Club members report many invaluable benefits from their participation over the years. and is a favorite keynote speaker at national and regional business conferences.

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Stop Doing Low-Value Work

Harvard Business

A smart controller had been producing monthly reports for years that nobody read. A professor decided to write personal references only for her advisees or the students in her seminars, and announced the fact to her lecture classes. Close your door, if you have one, or find a conference room. It saved her hours of time.

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Innovative Companies Get Their Best Ideas from Academic Research — Here’s How They Do It

Harvard Business

Federally funded research is published openly, so monitoring scientific journals, sending internal researchers to conferences and working closely the offices of technology transfer at government agencies and research centers is invaluable. “You need to have people active at conferences, writing papers and helping the field advance.