Wed.Jun 09, 2021

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I’ll Have the No Normal® Please

Alan Weiss

The people who talk about “returning to normal” are those people who are going to be bringing up the rear in the new marketplaces. How do conference centers and hotels lure back millions of dollars in convention business when organizations can meet virtually? After all, a boring speaker is just as ineffective remotely as “live.” Do business owners think they can “go back” to treating employees as if they were furniture?

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Q&A with Mark Cross

Brimstone Consulting

Q&A with Mark Cross. Mark Cross talks about leadership, change, and the luckiest week of his life. What are your areas of expertise? Leadership, Strategy, Corporate Board Advisory, Executive Coaching. What is a leadership tenant you believe to be critical? Leadership and change start with the leader. What is the greatest piece of advice you have been given?

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Performance Improvement and the Evolution of Consulting

Effective Managers

Management consulting is a very young profession, especially when you compare it to professions like medicine and accounting. Such trades have been around for hundreds and even thousands of years. Consulting, on the other hand, started as a profession only in the late 1800s, and universities started teaching it some time later. For instance, Harvard founded its Graduate School of Business Administration in 1908.

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Keeping Sharp, Transforming Your Skills

Chad Barr

When I chat with new prospective clients who want to strengthen their thought leadership through their web presence, I employ a simple test to measure their confidence and expertise by asking, “what is the greatest challenge your clients face and what are 3 recommendations you offer to resolve this challenge?” I am surprised when some, who claim to run a very successful business, are unable to articulate the answer quickly and powerfully to my question.

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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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Return to the Office: Benchmarking to Best Practices for Competitive Advantage w/Dr. Gleb Tsipursky Ep#105

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

Dr. Gleb Tsipursky is the CEO of Disaster Avoidance Experts , a boutique consulting, coaching, and training firm that empowers leaders and organizations to avoid business disasters. Throughout his career, Dr. Tsipursky has consulted for Fortune 500 companies including Aflac, Honda, IBM, Wells Fargo, and others.

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What do You Wish For?

Martinka Consulting

We were watching Star Trek Discovery, during one scene they fired off some pods to a planet’s surface, and to describe what they were doing they used some words I don’t think make sense but sounded good. Don’t you wish you could make things up and have them solve your problems. And let’s face it, beaming from place to place instead of driving or flying would be pretty cool.

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Two ways to challenge the status quo

Seth Godin Blog

Slowly, or all at once. Culture shifts slowly. “People like us do things like this.” Seismic events may make newspaper headlines, but they don’t rapidly change the way human beings in community behave. Instead, the status quo erodes, redefining itself as it goes. If you’re the kind of person who believes in what’s all around us (which is most of us), then you won’t change your beliefs until the people around you change as well.

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Employees Are Lonelier Than Ever. Here’s How Employers Can Help.

Harvard Business

Five ways to help your team build quality relationships.

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Old Habits and New Rituals (with Mike Norton)

Harvard Business

Youngme and Felix invite their friend and renowned author, professor Mike Norton, to discuss the old habits and new rituals we have formed during the pandemic.

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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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Private Equity’s Mid-Life Crisis

Harvard Business

As the 50-year-old industry matures, investment returns are falling. Here’s why — and where to go from here.

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The Coming AI Hackers

Harvard Business

What happens to hacking when it’s done by an AI, and do we have the tools to protect ourselves?

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Grammy-Winning Musician Keyon Harrold: Racism and Work

Harvard Business

The jazz trumpeter shares how a racist attack has affected his career.

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Research: How Cultural Differences Can Impact Global Teams

Harvard Business

And what managers can do to help their international teams succeed.

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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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How Low and Middle-Income Countries Are Innovating to Combat Covid

Harvard Business

Seven lessons for innovators everywhere.

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