Confessions of a Consultant

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

In constructing a Capital Acquisitions Request for a piece of equipment that cost say €50,000, you’d spend a considerable amount of time completing a cost: benefit analysis. We were tasked with developing a systematic method (that they could continually reuse) to select high-end talent. Hiring the best available talent is a key skill.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

With low unemployment, the competition for talent remains fierce. Gap is joining a growing corps of large companies that are turning to an overlooked pool of entry-level talent: the 5.5 Similar intermediaries include BankWork$ for the banking sector, YouthBuild in construction, and iFoster in the grocery industry.

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 22, 2021

When I hear about highly praised firm jumps, it generally involves situations where the new firm really needs the particular talents or network of the firm jumper.

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LSA Global

AUGUST 14, 2022

Redwood Shores, CA – LSA Global, the leading business consulting, coaching, and training firm that helps fast growth life science, technology, and service companies by powerfully aligning their culture and talent with strategy, today announced results for a Strategic Influence Workshop for NASA. Learn more about getting aligned.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

3 Dimensions for Understanding the Essence of Executive Capabilities Executives must set a clear and compelling strategic direction, align the organization’s culture and business practices, and mobilize talent to execute against strategic priorities. Are you accurately measuring leadership potential?

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Influence and Motivation Focus on effective collaborations and the moments of truth where you have potential for targeted influence: framing a situation, engaging diverse perspectives, constructively exploring contributions, connecting the dots to move the work forward in a meaningful way. Learn more about getting aligned.

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1 to 1

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Webinar participant Porfirio Díaz from Mexico asked if companies are nurturing talent as they should and whether investments truly reflect the AI-human balance “or have we overprioritized AI?” Tools, analytics, and data can show you what works in a formulaic, constructive way. Solve the issue first, then shift to sales.

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LSA Global

MAY 25, 2022

This technology and consumer packaged goods company client wanted to create senior HR Team alignment in the areas of attracting, developing, engaging, and retaining the top talent to required enable the company’s growth targets. Having constructive debate in a safe environment. Getting everything out on the table for discussion.

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LSA Global

MAY 20, 2023

They create the conditions for everyone to do their best work, challenge assumptions constructively, engage diverse perspectives, and operate with a clear connection between where we are and where we want to go. Job Relevance 100% Satisfaction 167% Knowledge Gain 91.7% Learn more about getting aligned.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

APRIL 11, 2022

Whether due to unclear expectations or a lack of talent visibility across the organization, a disparity of perceptions is dangerous. Fair and robust talent calibration meetings present a meaningful solution for identifying the right leadership. Having a strong leadership pipeline is a talent magnet and competitive advantage.

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LSA Global

JULY 6, 2022

Disengage Top Talent “A” players seek to make meaningful contributions. If their ideas are suppressed by the too-nice culture that is averse to the new and different, top talent will disengage and leave for a culture that appreciates their desire to make an impact.

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LSA Global

MARCH 21, 2023

Is your corporate strategy clear enough to engage and retain top talent? Is your company mission statement meaningful enough to engage and retain top talent? Is your company culture customer-centric enough to engage and retain top talent? Have you created a culture of open feedback to engage and retain top talent?

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Individuals considered to be “ top talent” within their respective fields of study would be attracted to joining a company with similarly high calibre like-minded people. If you are an individual who is curious, values constructive criticism, and has a “can-do” attitude, consulting may be the right career choice for you.

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Rick Conlow

JUNE 19, 2023

These benefits include increased flexibility, access to a broader talent pool, reduced commuting, and potential physical office cost savings. Regular Performance Feedback: Provide regular and constructive feedback to remote workers. Do you want to access talent everywhere, or just in specific markets?

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LSA Global

MARCH 9, 2021

To truly develop the skills required for employees to perform at their peak, savvy talent leaders understand that they have to encourage learning at work and that continuous learning needs to be a mainstay of their talent management strategy if they really want to attract, engage, and retain the top talent required to stay ahead of the competition.

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The Fearless Marketer

MAY 11, 2020

What valuable skill or talent do you take for granted? Not a bad haul for an unemployed construction worker. As I was driving home from Costco I took three wrong turns because I was so preoccupied thinking about everything this program would include. There’s a LOT! What’s something you do really well that comes very naturally to you?

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Agility Recovers constructively from setbacks, continually learns and modifies approach, remains impactful and nimble in stressful or suboptimal settings, and adapts to circumstances and changes course where appropriate. Learn more about getting aligned.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 10, 2016

Builders intuitively know that if you are building a house then you need both bricks and mortar, and they need to be arranged in a certain way in order to construct a safe, functional and attractive residence. People are important, and talented individuals will often be able to make a big contribution.

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The Fearless Marketer

MAY 11, 2020

What valuable skill or talent do you take for granted? Not a bad haul for an unemployed construction worker and his girlfriend who sells CBD oil. As I was driving home from Costco I took three wrong turns because I was so preoccupied thinking about everything this program would include. There’s a LOT! It’s where your genius lies.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MARCH 14, 2022

The truth is, there are many reasons employees become less likely to provide constructive feedback as you move up in an organization. Developing good habits for getting constructive feedback improves your ability to grow your career and business. Why Performance and Strategic Feedback Matters. Developing Good Feedback Habits.

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NeoAcademic

JANUARY 27, 2021

My obsession with both professordom and Computer Science persisted until college, when a helpful CS professor told me, “the pay is terrible and everyone with any talent just ends up in industry anyway.” There is no construct-level technology that exists, causing indicators of itself. There is no abstraction.

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Rick Conlow

DECEMBER 1, 2022

What if they listened better, admitted a mistake, or managed conflict constructively? His ability to communicate and his boxing talents captured the hearts of millions worldwide. However, these actions deaden employee’s loyalty. What if leaders in the corner office or on the showroom floor showed more genuine courtesy?

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JANUARY 9, 2023

Stage 4: Challenger Safety This is the last stage when others can provide constructive criticism and engage in productive conflict without fear of exclusion or retaliation. Stage 3: Contributor Safety Is participating as an active full-fledged member of the team supported by autonomy and encouragement. Frontiers in Psychology. Nagle, J., &

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Harvard Business

MARCH 30, 2018

The impact of absentee leadership on job satisfaction outlasts the impact of both constructive and overtly destructive forms of leadership. Constructive leadership immediately improves job satisfaction, but the effects dwindle quickly. The war for leadership talent is real, and organizations with the best leaders will win.

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Kates Kesler

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Alternatively, the large automotive company previously referenced needed a different construct. This practice of open-source candor where ideas live on Google Docs for anyone to comment helps surface the best ideas from anywhere in the company, refine average ideas into better ones, and mitigate company risk.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Typically, performance management includes how to: define performance and behavioral expectations set individual and team goals provide constructive feedback have difficult performance conversations guide career development conversations review performance. Leaders need to pay attention to performance management warning signs.

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Rick Conlow

JANUARY 31, 2022

listened better, or admitted a mistake, or handled conflict constructively? ” His ability to communicate and his boxing talents captured the hearts of millions worldwide. However, these actions deaden employee’s loyalty. What if leaders… in the corner office or on the showroom floor showed more genuine courtesy?

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LSA Global

AUGUST 3, 2020

Our organizational alignment research found that better strategic planning, along with an approach that aligns culture and talent with strategy, leads to better strategic results in terms of revenue growth, profitability, customer loyalty, leadership effectiveness, and employee engagement. Difficult choices require constructive debate.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MAY 8, 2023

Employees are more likely to provide constructive criticism and engage in productive conflict without fear of exclusion or retaliation. Contact Organizational Talent Consulting to learn more about a leadership style inventory assessment you can use to measure your preferred leadership style and receive individualized executive coaching.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 1, 2016

The wonderful thing about community organisations is that they can bring people together, and give people with particular talents an opportunity to contribute towards a constructive goal. In other words, they make communities more effective by enabling people to put their talents to good use.

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LSA Global

JANUARY 14, 2020

Finding top talent, even when the job market is not tight, is not easy. Even though companies count on new hires to make their growth plans happen, there never seems to be a deep enough or wide enough talent pipeline. Teams should be open to constructive feedback about their own performance. Why Employee Opinions Count.

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Seth Godin Blog

JUNE 30, 2022

But what they’re missing is that life (and our culture) isn’t constructed as a game that doesn’t reward early luck. But it’s unfair and it’s also a talent-utilization problem that hurts everyone. Early luck has a massive impact. Compounding early luck is generally fine with people who have early luck.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MARCH 20, 2023

Challenger safety – This is the last stage when others are able to provide constructive criticism and engage in productive conflict without fear of exclusion or retaliation. Organizational Talent Consulting. Contributor safety – Is participating as an active full-fledged member of the team supported by autonomy and encouragement.

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LSA Global

MAY 11, 2023

To us, it feels like leadership malpractice to create an organizational structure that negatively impacts the loyalty, discretionary effort, or intent to stay of your top talent. Just remember that each organization has a unique mix of strategies, cultures, and talent that must be treated accordingly.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

marketplace, strategy, structure, culture, talent, processes, technology, leadership, mindsets, etc.), Executive teams must cultivate a culture where ideas flow freely, concerns are addressed transparently, and feedback is embraced constructively. formally summarize results, and agree upon next steps.

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Seth Godin Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

If you're a provider, the analysis is simple: How much faster, easier and better-constructed would your work be if you began the work with all the meetings already done, with the spec confirmed, with the parameters clear? As a result, so are many video developers, freelance writers, conference organizers, architects and lawyers.

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LSA Global

AUGUST 13, 2021

A Growth Mindset A growth mindset is the learner’s belief that he or she has the ability to learn and grow beyond their innate talents. Learning professionals and peers should be there to offer constructive feedback and help each other improve. What you can do to ensure learners maintain a growth mindset.

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