Thu.Oct 08, 2020

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How To Avoid The Pandemic Recession

Simon Associates

Recently there was an interesting article in The New York Times entitled, “ The Pandemic Depression Is Over. The Pandemic Recession Has Just Begun.” So where does this leave us? It is safe to say that this is not the first time there has been major economic and social disruption in the history of this republic. After WWII, we went from over-employment of women (during the war effort) to under-employment of this demographic group when returning veterans took back important jobs held by women.

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Consulting Leadership - How and When to Pivot

Management and IT Consulting

Key takeaways for consulting leaders dealing with shifting customer needs from our recent fireside chat with entrepreneur and consultancy CEO, Sean McDermott, and Senior Director of Product Marketing, Michelle Cipollone.

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Lessons I've Learned from 10 Years of Strategic Planning - Special 75th Episode with Anthony Taylor

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

For this very special 75th episode on the Strategy & Leadership Podcast, we have no guests. Instead, our Managing Partner and lead facilitator Anthony Taylor will share some of his most important lessons from his past ten years of experience, as well as a glimpse into the future for both himself and SME Strategy.

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COVID-19: A game changer for climate risk?

The Source

Even now, fully half a year into this pandemic, asking people to think about non-COVID-related business risks can feel a bit, “How was the play, Mrs. Lincoln?” But as time marches on, and the virus seeps further into the background radiation of our lives, clients are inevitably going to start thinking again about the totality of external risks relevant to their organisations.

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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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An Innovative Way to Prevent Adversarial Supplier Relationships

Harvard Business

Formal relational contracts can keep suppliers and buyers from turning on each other when times get tough.

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Digital transformation: raising supply chain performance to a.

Consulthon

For all the effort that companies devote to improving the performance of their supply chains, relatively few have unlocked the full potential of digital technologies. [removed] found that the ave.

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Is Your Executive Compensation Plan Undermining Your Mission?

Harvard Business

Businesses are becoming more agile, but pay plans have not changed accordingly.

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What steps need to be taken to find your perfect employee.

Consulthon

It all begins with job benchmarking—knowing what you actually need. So many companies rarely have job descriptions with no less identifiable traits required to accomplish the job at hand. By taking.

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Do Your Employees Feel Safe Reporting Abuse and Discrimination?

Harvard Business

People won’t speak up if they don’t trust the process.

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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 is the present and future of robots in Logistics/

Consulthon

We, as logistics professionals, talk about the current trend in barcoding, RFID, security, and voice-activated systems. But what about the future of robotics in logistics? Basically, robots have be.

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What B2B Companies Get Wrong About Volume Discounts

Harvard Business

They’re not only for customers who buy more.

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What Lifecycle or Agile Approach Fits Your Context? Part 2, Iterative Lifecycles

Johanna Rothman

Back in Part 1 , I wrote about how stage-gate approaches were as agile as we could use at the time. We had one delivery, so our agility was about canceling the project if we couldn't finish it. However, some smart people also realized that we had another lever, aside from estimation, to replan the project. We could get feedback on prototypes—from the customer.

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