Tue.Nov 17, 2020

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Rainmaker for Your Consulting Firm? The 10 Attributes You Need to Succeed

David A Fields

“Self,” you say to the warm, approachable person contemplating you from the mirror, “I’d like to win <fill in amount> of consulting next year.” Or you say, “Self, I’d like other people in my firm to win <fill in amount> of consulting next year.” Then you promise to achieve your target weight and proclaim your … Continued. The post Rainmaker for Your Consulting Firm?

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The WINNING Consulting Proposal Template (& 7 Proposal Writing Tips)

Consulting Success

Wondering how to write a consulting proposal? Want to use a consulting proposal template that increases your chance of winning the business? Here’s what most consultants — especially newer ones — don’t know… The consulting proposal is misunderstood. Consultants believe they understand what a proposal ‘should’ be…yet their idea of one is ineffective and results.

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What Happens When a Leader Spells Team with an ‘I’?

Leadership Planning with Liz Weber CMC

We’ve all heard the old saying, “There is no ‘I’ in team.” When you hear it, you probably want to roll your eyes as you think to yourself, “Ugh! That’s so cliché and corny!” Yeah, well I felt the same way too until I recently experienced a board chair figuratively spell the word team with an 'I' at least six times during a board meeting. During that one board meeting, I observed 16 highly-experienced, professional, and articulate board members shrink from their responsibilities and limit their i

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3x Growth

Kai Davis

I’ve been thinking a lot about growth lately in three different contexts: Marketing growth. What does it mean to apply growth marketing principles, but from a mindset of abundance (e.g., there’s enough for me and you and we can both play the long-game) instead of scarcity (e.g., if I don’t grab these people NOW, I’ll lose) ? Business growth. What does it mean to grow a business when you (I?

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PowerPoint Best Practices for Creating Stellar Presentations

Mastering data visualization in PowerPoint will help accelerate your career because it positions you as someone who can present data that drives business decisions forward. think-cell's PowerPoint Best Practices eBook was created specifically for professionals aiming to master the art and science of data-driven storytelling. What’s inside: Practical Insights: Uncover valuable tips for crafting engaging and persuasive presentations.

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What is the biggest Lean waste?

Consulthon

The biggest Lean waste is NONE of these: The 8 Lean wastes. They are: - Defects- Overproduction- Waiting- Non-Value-Added Processing- Transportation- Inventory- Motion- Unused Employee Creativity S.

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What are the biggest challenges a business faces today?

Consulthon

The first challenge today is the pandemic. How are you managing the pandemic? How are you managing remote workers? To ensure you create a successful, profitable, and long-lasting brand, read the si.

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How Jeff Bezos Built One of the World’s Most Valuable Companies

Harvard Business

A conversation with HBS professor Sunil Gupta on what makes Amazon so successful.

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Coronavirus: How to be happier while working from home

Consulthon

Millions of people need a home office for the first time. Some have perched at kitchen tables or made do with a laptop on the sofa for months. But even if a vaccine comes soon, many people may neve.

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Making Sense of the AI Landscape

Harvard Business

A survey of more than 800 AI systems identified four distinct types of tools.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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What books can a school owner read to help in overall adminis.

Consulthon

What are the books school owners must read to keep them in business?

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Balancing Virtual and In-Person Health Care

Harvard Business

What should hybrid care look like once the pandemic is over?

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“Until further notice”

Seth Godin Blog

Of course, every rule, every announcement and every policy is in place until further notice. We say it as a form of throat clearing. A way to make the announcement seem more official and specific. We repeat the redundant as a form of gift wrap, a way to be sure that it feels both urgent and impersonal. “May I have your attention please” is another wasted phrase that is actually self-cancelling on inspection.

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Overconfidence Is Contagious

Harvard Business

Research shows that arrogance spreads socially.

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Savings Consultants Are Needed in Today's Market More Than Ever

Savings Consultants are needed in today’s market more than ever. With an increase in expenses, businesses are looking for opportunities to save. Often unknown to businesses are savings in expense reduction, specialized tax savings, specialized savings including medical underpayments, health benefits cost reduction, zero cost processing, and more. Blue Coast Savings, with over 20 years in business, assists Savings Consultants in helping these companies move toward more profitable businesses.

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The Preloaded Year: 2021

Rod Burkert

If you missed my last post: Everything changes … will your practice keep up? The world around us is changing, but our BVFLS practices are not. For example, most of these Covid-impacted months have been used by BVFLS cognoscenti to tell us how to refine the technical stuff we already do. Things like Covid-impacted projections, Covid-impacted cost of capital, and Covid-impacted DLOMs.

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Audio Quick Take: ABB’s Heidi Robertson on Diversity and Inclusion - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM ABB

Harvard Business

Sponsor content from ABB.

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