Seth Godin Blog

JANUARY 5, 2014

Everyone who eats at your restaurant expects a good cup of coffee, and it''s difficult to wow them, because, of course, your competition is working to do the same thing. But of course, it''s not everyone who wants a cup of coffee. But of course, it''s not everyone. What if you had thirty varieties for them to choose from?

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Every now and then, firms make mistakes that leave their customers unsatisfied: a restaurant misplaces an order, a hotel’s air conditioning breaks down, or a dry cleaner damages a garment. On TripAdvisor, management responses are common: Roughly one-third of reviews receive a response, and nearly half of all hotels respond to reviews.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 28, 2014

As if traveling across the ocean on the plane wasn’t enough, we felt it necessary to use as many forms of transportation as necessary…so we took a train up to Durham University. ” And to cap off our London adventure, we had an 8-hour open bootcamp at the Grosvenor House, a schmancy hotel overlooking Hyde Park.

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Chad Barr

APRIL 5, 2017

Whenever I travel, I’m always looking for something adventurous to do: climb mountains, find the best view of the sunset, explore local gardens. Instead, I could have been relaxing at my hotel —but where’s the adventure in that? Even when I’m at home, I seek out adventure in my everyday life.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MARCH 20, 2023

And, of course, the workplace is volatile and complex. Getting to where you are going I learned an important life lesson on a business trip to Puerto Rico, traveling with a good friend. And after picking up our rental car at the airport, we realized we didn’t have the address to our hotel. I could count on him for directions.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Becoming location-independent and traveling the world is more possible than ever. It’s a glorious vision, of course. Try a travel pilot. Jenny Blake , author of Pivot , recommends piloting both your overall enjoyment of travel and the particular location you’re thinking about. Paul Axtell. Alison Bukholtz.

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Killer Consultant

MAY 1, 2015

I can even remember the first day at that consulting firm, the first night in a hotel room, the first flight on corporate money. Today, when I have to work long hours or when I am travelling, the cost is much higher. It’s 80% of the salary as well, of course, but luckily we are able to still make ends meet.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

One of the nice perks of interviewing with consulting firms is that they will pay or reimburse all travel and lodging expenses. I would strongly encourage you to reserve flights and hotels in advance. The two main differences are that phone interviews are usually shorter (25-45 mins) and of course are on the phone.

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MishTalk

OCTOBER 3, 2015

Robot Taxis Starting 2016 in Japan The Wall Street Journal reports RoboCab: Driverless Taxi Experiment to Start in Japan From the country where hotels are operated by robots and androids serve as clerks at department stores comes the latest unmanned project: the robot cab. But here we are. Robot Taxi Inc., Robot Taxi Inc.,

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Harvard Business

APRIL 7, 2017

This is an atypical story that stands out because of its drama — in many cases, the morally right course of action is murkier, and the consequences of speaking up are not so devastating. And then of course we consider their formal organizational label: CEO, sales rep, shelf-stacker, consultant.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 26, 2016

The Order of United Commercial Travelers , for instance, was founded to “ improve character and instill temperate habits,” and Gideon bibles were originally put in hotel rooms to help “ eliminate gambling , drinking, dirty jokes, Sunday trading and other forms of temptation peculiar to traveling (sales) men.”

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Harvard Business

MARCH 26, 2018

Over the course of a year I worked with Professor Elizabeth Morrison, Vice Dean of Faculty at NYU, to interview 10 women of color in order to understand the challenges they face in the workplace, how they cope with those challenges, and how those coping mechanisms affect their chances of long-term success. And then having to go to work.

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MishTalk

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

That the rally in USD-CNY happened almost to the day Obama hosted the Dalai Lama is of course a pure coincidence! Safe travels, Steen Thanks Steen! Stay an extra day and golf or travel. The conference hotel is a fun place in and of itself. They met Friday February 20th!) We will do so again.

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Killer Consultant

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. Business travel arguably is an art of its own. When it comes to choosing the hotel at your destination, given that you _have_ a choice (don’t underestimate how remote a client site can be…), it makes sense to choose not only by stars, price or name.

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Killer Consultant

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. Business travel arguably is an art of its own. When it comes to choosing the hotel at your destination, given that you _have_ a choice (don’t underestimate how remote a client site can be…), it makes sense to choose not only by stars, price or name.

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Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 1, 2019

I know that I will write and speak about what I want to be known for over the course of a year. A conference that required international travel asked me to speak as a track talk about 45 days in advance. They paid coach airfare and my hotel room for the entire conference because it was a track talk. Now, that's international.

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Management Consulted

JUNE 5, 2016

I am a recent grad, but I do have a bit of marketing background and I have taken a couple of business courses, so I’m not an extreme novice in every area outside of biology and cancer research. Next, the firm has an in-house model, meaning no travel during the week, which all of these firms also have in common. is several-fold.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 30, 2014

Of course Pritchard did not state it precisely that way, but it is indeed exactly what he called for, in equally loud, unmistakable tones. Stay an extra day and golf or travel. The conference hotel is a fun place in and of itself. We need bigger and bigger bubbles to combat the threat of deflation! " We will do so again.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 9, 2014

Of course not! Stay an extra day and golf or travel. The conference hotel is a fun place in and of itself. Note that the largest negative discrepancy marked the exact top of the housing market in summer of 2005. The Fed purposely held interest rates too low, too long, fostering an enormous housing bubble. We will do so again.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 26, 2017

As an avid runner, she was excited to work directly with CEO Danny Mendoza, the former Olympian and founder of the company, which ran races combining aspects of ultramarathons and military-style obstacle courses. Moreover, many signed up for multiple events in case later they weren’t able to get into their first choice.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 14, 2017

Loyalty programs have proliferated across travel, retail, financial services, and other economic sectors. See More Videos > See More Videos > All loyalty programs are vulnerable to a blockchain revolution, but the travel industry is perhaps the most at risk. The average U.S. Early adopters could benefit considerably.

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freshminds

MAY 24, 2016

an accommodation service expanding from rooms in the homes of individuals to underused space in existing hotels) and vertically (e.g. Although there have of course been companies that have lost out from the rise of the big sharing economy winners (for example, Sidecar which will be defunct by the end of the year).

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The Crazy Lives of Consultants

DECEMBER 18, 2012

conduct carries from using the expense policy, to accumulating hotel. And, of course, any documents purchased are expensed back to the. Were always optimizing, always leveraging -- always in the pursuit of. minimizing our workload while maximizing our lifestyle. This mode of. points, to creating our client deliverables. documented.

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The Crazy Lives of Consultants

APRIL 2, 2013

My hint: Think like a janitor… Elite upgrades are passé (and biased towards the senior consultants) so our Scavenger Hunt included harder-to-score items: Gate upgrades, club passes, and meal, hotel, and clothing vouchers! Flight attendant phone numbers, of course! The ultimate items? Consultantese. (8). consulting. (9).

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The Crazy Lives of Consultants

MARCH 11, 2013

Of course, he kept the project going. I once admitted to the clients main point of contact that, until that meeting, I had never even heard of the product I was developing requirements for! Never mind that I knew it pretty well; I just wanted to see what hed do! Consultantese. (8). Consultants who are easily offended. (12). consulting. (9).

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The Crazy Lives of Consultants

MARCH 25, 2013

This, of course, because there was no way he was capable of strategizing his way out of the can! Of course I didnt care about his feedback. Dick was a shyster and she knew it. But rather than letting Mom know to show him the door, Mrs. Rep pow-wowed with Dick and convinced him to hire us to build a Strategic Plan. Consultantese. (8).

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Harvard Business

JULY 26, 2017

The study also found that consumers are more likely to call a business when making a high-value purchase in verticals such as auto, finance, or travel. The challenge is particularly acute for businesses that operate in categories such as insurance, lending, travel, or healthcare. Insight Center. Crossing the Digital Divide.

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The Crazy Lives of Consultants

MARCH 4, 2013

Of course, I partook. Swinging London, telling the limeys how to do it! As most young guns can tell you, your first solo international flight is an adventure. The snacks! The romance! The free booze! The trying to. sleep in coach! And partook. Keep em coming!". By the time I landed in London, I had spent the entire night drinking. insanity.

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The Crazy Lives of Consultants

DECEMBER 27, 2008

I got to thinking as I typed away on my laptop in the middle of Christmas dinner (had to finish the year-end financials and collections, of course.): New Years Resolutions for Consultants. what should a true hard-core consultant resolve to do differently in 2009? 8) I will stop crying when I look at my companys stock price. Consultantese. (8).

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MishTalk

JANUARY 7, 2014

Of course, no matter how people are treated now, if enough people start wearing Google Glass when prices fall (and prices will fall), the stigma of "Google Glass" would likely wear off quickly. Stay an extra day and golf or travel. The conference hotel is a fun place in and of itself. We will do so again.

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The Crazy Lives of Consultants

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

same experience, except in MBA course - professor was daft. Then the question: "So, youve been a consultant for a long time. Have you ever had a real job?" I felt very small. Consulting SME. 1 comment: Anonymous said. sorry, Im still on the haiku kick.) Consultantese. (8). Consultants who are easily offended. (12). consulting. (9).

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The Crazy Lives of Consultants

JANUARY 10, 2008

I’ve found a course of action. So, it is in this environment that it was sprung on me once again that I **might** have my tenure extended on this project. Apparently I haven’t decomposed enough for the client and that a faint spark of hope is visible in the dark despair that is my work life. I’ve found a way out. insanity.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 15, 2014

Of course not. Stay an extra day and golf or travel. The conference hotel is a fun place in and of itself. US inflation is assumed to mean revert to long-term inflation of 2.2% over 15 year. A year ago the chart looked like this. Charts from GMO Asset Class Forecasts. Reflections on Extreme Valuations Was GMO wrong last year?

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The Crazy Lives of Consultants

MARCH 4, 2009

Now, of course, tickets are not easy to come by. Here, if ANYTHING happens, like if a printer runs out of toner, if you need a new pen, or if you have to go to the bathroom, you have to "OPEN A TICKET." Thats right. In the interest of organizational efficiency, nothing may be done here without "opening a ticket." Consultantese. (8).

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The Crazy Lives of Consultants

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

Of course I don’t worry about being caught. I keep an excel sheet open at all times, so in the event of an approaching client, I can switch from my horoscope, Gmail or shopping to a massive and complex sheet (I’ve used the same one for years). Consultantese. (8). Consultants who are easily offended. (12). consulting. (9).

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Harvard Business

MAY 25, 2017

Millions of global travelers are anxiously awaiting the answer to this question. Aside from another terrorist group disrupting world-wide travel operations at a cost of hundreds of billions of dollars , the other big winners from an increased ban could be foreign intelligence services. To ban or not to ban laptops? Since the U.S.

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The Crazy Lives of Consultants

JANUARY 29, 2010

Also, you can take an escort girl to a hotel or to a resort where you can spend some quality time with her for a lifelong experience. Maybe you hope to find cheap airfare in the local newspaper's travel section. Or, do you scan through hundreds of websites provided by search engines to find low airfare tickets?

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