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Reinventing the water cooler – and why it matters

Brimstone Consulting

In other words, much of the important information about how to be successful and productive at a job is not going to be found in a memo or an employee handbook, but rather around the water cooler.”. Include time for informal check-ins and conversation at the start of meetings, schedule regular meetings with your team, and regular one-on-ones.

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Nonprofit Rescue: The Pitch

The Nonprofit Consultant

Picture Secret Millionaire meets Restaurant Impossible. Over the next few scenes I meet privately with staff and clients. I get to work on the issues with my team of expert consultants. I meet with them each to discuss their proper roles and expectations. Consulting has saved another community nonprofit.

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5 Ways to Facilitate Better Conversations

Billable Percentage

Maybe you are a client-facing management consultant? If you’re any of these, more often than not, you’ve been put in the precarious position of having to come to a consensus or outcome in a meeting with multiple personalities and opinions. Impossible? I’ve got you covered. Have no more than 8 people in the room.

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The High Price of Overly Prescriptive HR Policies

Harvard Business

” Having consulted with hundreds of company leaders on how to create high-performance workplaces over the past 30 years, I’ve seen this firsthand. If your employee handbook or HR policy manual is large and prescriptive, consider the following: Don’t play “gotcha” — make positive assumptions about employees.

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Top 11 Must-Read Project Management Books

Epicflow

Making Things Happen: Mastering Project Management by Scott Berkun Making Things Happen is a practical handbook for project managers written in an easy-to-read and witty manner. They’re under pressure to meet deadlines that sometimes overlap, juggle all these projects’ shared resources, set priorities, and ensure team members’ productivity.

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4 Ways Leaders Keep Hope Alive In Uncertain Times

Organizational Talent Consulting

At this time, I am meeting the goals that I have set for myself. Handbook of hope theory, measures, & applications. There are lots of ways around any problem that I am facing now. Right now, I see myself as being pretty successful. I can think of many ways to reach my current goals. 4 Ways leaders build hope in the workplace.

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How We Closed the Gap Between Men’s and Women’s Retention Rates

Harvard Business

Apprenticeship, the working relationships of junior team members learning alongside experienced colleagues, is critical to mastering the consulting craft and succeeding in professional services. As in many fast-paced companies today, consulting staff operate without formal job descriptions or handbooks.

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