Tue.Jul 21, 2020

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Rejected Again? Improve Adoption of Your Consulting Firm’s Solutions

David A Fields

What could be more discouraging for you and your consulting firm than promoting a fantastic solution… that prospects and clients don’t adopt? (Ask the inventors of the 1964 AT&T Picturephone what they think about the novelty of Zoom calls!) You can overcome that problem. Virtually every day, your consulting firm offers a powerful answer to … Continued.

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Communication: High-performing Teams Keep Dialogue Flowing

Makarios Consulting

Communication – always a characteristic of high-performing teams – becomes even more crucial in times of crisis such as we are currently experiencing with the coronavirus pandemic. During a crisis, people are easily distracted as urgent matters arise unpredictably and unexpected developments reshape the business and the marketplace. In recent weeks, we have worked with multiple teams that have been in danger of losing their focus on their priorities because of the upheaval happening at every lev

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Rank Order Your Goals

CaseInterview.com

I’ve had a multi-decade debate with myself about solving one problem at a time or multi-tasking and trying to solve multiple problems concurrently. After much internal debate, I’ve come to a conclusion that’s a slight hybrid of the two. The hybrid approach presumes that you know your objectives. It further presumes that your objectives are rank-ordered.

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Starbucks Commits to Raising Awareness of Racial Bias

Harvard Business

After a highly publicized act of racial discrimination in a Starbucks store, the company makes changes to try to prevent racial bias and discrimination in its coffee shops.

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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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Fake deadlines

Seth Godin Blog

Slack enables systems to function with more efficiency. That’s because unavoidable delays and errors compound in a system that doesn’t have enough buffer space. But fake deadlines don’t solve this problem. Fake deadlines exist when we can’t trust others (or ourselves) to be clear about our progress or prioritize honestly. So we invent a date before we actually need something to arrive.

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How Spotify and TikTok Beat Their Copycats

Harvard Business

In the digital economy, innovators often lose out to more agile imitators.

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How to Mentor Someone Who Has Manipulative Tendencies

Harvard Business

Your company culture might be rewarding their behavior.

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Research: A Method for Overcoming Implicit Bias When Considering Job Candidates

Harvard Business

Diverse hiring starts with a diverse candidate pool.

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A Data-Driven Approach to Addressing Racial Disparities in Health Care Outcomes

Harvard Business

Lessons from Brigham Health.

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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