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Three Slightly Ranty Thoughts on “Back” to Normal

Johanna Rothman

However, I see several problems: Many of those same people think there's a talent shortage. Rant 1: There's a Talent Shortage. When people say there's a talent shortage, they really mean: “We can't hire people for what we're willing to pay them.” We don't have a talent shortage. There's no talent shortage.

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What is the Professional Services Industry All About?

Progressus

Professional Services Overview Professional services firms – such as IT professional services firms, marketing/PR firms, or legal or financial advisers – are at an inflection point. RingCentral data suggests that the professional services market — overall — is growing at a CAGR of 9.1% — and stands to hit the $8B mark by the end of this year.

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Automotive Industry 2022: Overcoming Project Challenges

Epicflow

In addition, to stay competitive on the market, business owners will struggle to deliver their products faster and produce more (e.g. Talent deficiency . To stay competitive on the market, automotive companies have to deliver their products faster. implement more advanced features than competitors).

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5 Ways to Help Employees Keep Up with Digital Transformation

Harvard Business

“Personal experience makes me a more effective marketer.” This approach helped Connected Home’s Hive “smart thermostat” device become a market leader in just a few years. ” Give Employees Direct Access to Consumers. Help Employees Embrace Agility.

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How to Build a Better Sales Playbook

LSA Global

Do not make the mistake of investing heavily in sales enablement tools until you have alignment around and commitment to your target clients , value proposition , success metrics, and go-to-market sales strategies. Sales Talent. Sales Culture. Do not underestimate the need for the right sales culture to meet your targets.

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Why Visionary CEOs Never Have Visionary Successors

Harvard Business

These misses weren’t in some tangential markets – search, mobile, and the cloud were where Microsoft users were heading. Creative people start to leave, and other executors are put into more senior roles, hiring more process people, which in turn forces out the remaining creative talent.

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Consultant Marketing Trust Story

Jerry Fletcher

I admit, I’ve been doing some outbound marketing to get some dates but the remarkable thing is that so many of these events have been booked because of the snowball effect. One connected me to a Pod cast talent search engine that led to 4 pod casts. See Jerry’s new speaker demo reel. For the short haul.