Mon.Nov 29, 2021

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How Consultants Can Create & Implement Winning Business Strategies With Christian Stadler: Podcast #214

Consulting Success

The only way to prevail as a small consulting firm is to do something different. In this episode, Christian Stadler talks with host Michael Zipursky about the winning business strategies you can use to grow, adapt, and beat your competition. Christian is the Professor of Strategic Management at Warwick Business School. One exercise is the nightmare.

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Color-Coded Persuasion

The Fearless Marketer

Persuasion is a language art. That is, words and ideas are what persuade, more than anything else. The problem is, we communicate without noticing if we are expressing features or benefits in our messages. Features are what WE DO. Benefits are what THEY GET. Typically, we are mostly talking about features – our process, the steps, the concept. But when we add a benefit to the feature, our communication suddenly (and almost magically) becomes more persuasive.

Marketing 118
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293: Marie-Claude Stockl—The Time Is Now To Boldly Reinvent The Role Of Women In Business

On the Brink Podcast

Hear how change can really, actually happen for you. While I have known Marie-Claude Stockl a long time and we are both devoted horse lovers, I never had the pleasure of really getting to know her back story, and how she became so successful doing interesting and important things in teaching people how to better communicate. Today we have a splendid conversation about the challenges women face in the workplace, and the slow pace of change taking place in our society today.

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How To Tell A Good Business Story That Attracts Clients

Henry DeVries

If you want to attract more high-paying clients you need to become a better business storyteller who reaches the emotion part of the brain. Dave Leiber explains why the best part of your story is the worst part.

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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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Accelerate results in your first 90 days

Brimstone Consulting

Employees are experiencing change fatigue and burnout , in addition to a sustained frustration with not feeling as though they are listened to or valued by their organizations. Retention rates are declining while turnover rates continue to rise. At the same time, leaders are faced with the complexities of the pandemic, supply chain challenges, new ways of working, and pressures to make progress on DEI.

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Yes, I Do Windows….

Alan Weiss

Scope Creep occurs when a client asks you to do things that weren’t included in your proposal or agreement. A lot of you are afraid not to comply, because you see yourselves as subordinate to the buyer. I’d ask the buyer, “What do you do when one of your customers asks for additional products or services without offering additional money?

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How Cloud-Based Supercomputing Is Changing R&D

Harvard Business

It’s making complex simulations easier and more accessible than ever.

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The oracle

Seth Godin Blog

Resistance often shows up insisting that it can predict the future. The voice in our head, the one that knows everything, also knows that you will be rejected, that the work will be misunderstood, that you’ll end up shamed. Not just the voice, but the circle around us can do this as well if we choose to listen. Wearing the hat of the ardent supporter, they will try to protect you by predicting the demise of that next thing you were pinning your hopes on.

Course 46
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What’s Changed About How We Show Up at Work

Harvard Business

How much has the “real us” changed, inside and out?

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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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4 Common Ways Companies Alienate People with Disabilities

Harvard Business

Accessibility can’t be an afterthought.

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