Fri.Oct 22, 2021

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7 Common Management Mistakes of Bad Bosses

Rick Conlow

Bad bosses have many things in common – and most of those “things” happen to be the common management mistakes they make. This list does not cover every mistake, but it tackles seven that are worth avoiding. 4 Common Management Mistakes. Relying on your promotion to give you power. A promotion to a management position gives you the title to do your job, but it is your responsibility to get the tools to do your job.

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Undertaking Challenges in a Locked-down World

Tom Spencer

In a locked-down world, global opportunities have been all but forgotten. That may be an exaggeration, but cross-cultural exchange has been drastically lessened. This is a shame since international experience is greatly beneficial for young professionals. To succeed in a global business environment, it is important for the next generation of young leaders to be savvy in the ways of cross-cultural communication.

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Q&A with Michael Hornsby

Brimstone Consulting

Q&A with Michael Hornsby. Michael Hornsby shares what brought him to Brimstone, what makes Brimstone distinctive, and his biggest mistake. What led you to Brimstone? Describe your journey. I started with Brimstone in 1995 – 26 years ago! I tell people I was one of the last people that got a job answering phones and opening mail – when those were still things anyone did!

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When Jumping Firms is a Struggle, and When it Goes Well

Tom Spencer

With the tight professional services market in the US, everyone I know in consulting has talked about how they know people who jumped consulting firms (this does not count those who changed firms after attending graduate school). I have heard some stories of when firm jumping became a highly stressful endeavor, and occasions when it was a better experience.

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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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Accountable Change

Effective Managers

Introducing the Accountable Change Workshop – designed for organizations that seek to be the best. Are your projects always late and over budget? Does your team struggle to meet all expected deliverables, and are strategic initiatives not getting traction? And when process handovers fail and decisions aren’t implemented in a timely manner, does it hurt customer relations?

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The fragmenting market for digital transformation

The Source

The story of consulting over the past decade is, in many ways, inseparable from the story of digital transformation; the transformation agenda has played a central role in dictating how clients use consulting services and where they are willing to spend money. Despite perennial fears that we may have reached “peak digital”, the market for digital transformation consulting services has continued to grow and expand, drawing more and more firms into its orbit in the process.

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Your Most Passionate Employees May Not Be Your Top Performers

Harvard Business

Research finds that managers tend to reward passion — even if it’s not correlated with results.

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Afraid of afraid

Seth Godin Blog

We’d probably be better off if we could simply say, “I’m afraid.” Our culture has persistently reminded us that the only thing to fear is fear itself, that confessing fear is a failure and that it’s better to lie than to appear un-brave. And so we pretend to be experts in public health and epidemiology instead of simply saying, “I’m afraid.” We fight possible change from the start instead of examining it on the merits.

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How to Reshape Your Leadership Brand as You Start a New Role

Harvard Business

Assume that your reputation has preceded you — and that it may not be flattering.

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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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Women Do More to Fight Burnout — and It’s Burning Them Out

Harvard Business

Three strategies to help companies break this vicious cycle.