Tue.Dec 19, 2017

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How to Crank Up Your Consulting Firm’s Results by 189%

David A Fields

Consulting clients love to see evidence of progress. It’s a business-building, psychic reward that you can provide. Invest three minutes into contemplating why and how to integrate scorecarding into your consulting practice… Your Scorecarding Indoctrination Remember jumping off the school bus and scampering home to show your mom the ✔+ you earned on a quiz?

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How Are You Perceived at Work? Here’s an Exercise to Find Out

Harvard Business

Tom Kolossa/EyeEm/Getty Images. It’s not easy to understand how other people perceive us. We are often uncertain, confused, or even completely unaware of what we project. And this lack of self-awareness can be career-limiting. Consider a former client of mine who was angling for the C-suite but had received feedback that his colleagues considered him negative and difficult.

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You Already Know What to Do

Leadership Planning with Liz Weber CMC

How many podcasts, articles, posts, or chats have you listened to, read, or participated in, just this week, hoping to gain another tip to propel you, motivate you, or teach you how to be a better leader? How many? 1, 2, 5, 10, more? Now here’s an ugly question: What specifically have you done with the information you’ve heard or learned? I’m asking this question because it typically triggers glares from business owners, company directors, and leadership team members when I ask it of them.

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Local scarcity

Seth Godin Blog

If you ran the local 5 and 10 cent store, you could count on a steady stream of customers to buy your knick knacks, notions and bobbins. After all, you were the only game in town. And if you were the local Chinese restaurant, your delivery zone was just the right size that the only option some had for moo shu was you. Local scarcity was sufficient for coaches, travel agents, real estate brokers, lawn care specialists and car washes.

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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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What Successful Digital Transformations Have in Common

Harvard Business

joshua sortino/unsplash. Technological innovations have radically transformed the business landscape in many ways over the last two centuries, from the introduction of steam power to the market conquest of radial-ply tires. Research by McKinsey & Company and the McKinsey Global Institute shows that digitization is having the same radical impact.

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How Large Food Retailers Can Help Solve the Food Waste Crisis

Harvard Business

Tara Moore/Getty Images. If you find yourself having to purge your refrigerator’s crisper bin every few weeks, imagine what goes on at a grocery store. The Institution of Mechanical Engineers estimates that annually between a third and a half of all food produced is wasted worldwide. According to the Guardian , approximately 45% of all fruits and vegetables, 35% of fish and seafood, 30% of cereals, and 20% of meat and dairy products are wasted by suppliers, retailers, and consumers every y

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Writing for Social Media: Blogs

MBO Partners

Five tips for more effective blog writing.

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5 Website Must-Haves for Consultants and Coaches (With Amber Vilhauer)

Tsavo Neal

Amber Vilhauer is the founder of No Guts No Glory Enterprises , a digital marketing firm that helps consultants, authors, speakers, and coaches establish their presence online. On December 13th, she hosted a webinar with More Clients More Fun (Check out the amazing Facebook group here ) on the 5 must-haves that consultants and coaches should have on their website in order to use it to generate more business.

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Subscription Businesses Are Booming. Here’s How to Value Them

Harvard Business

Philippe Marion/Getty Images. The subscription business model is booming. Previously dominated by the likes of newspapers, magazines, gyms, utilities, and telecommunications firms, more products and services are being offered to more people through subscriptions than ever before. Business-to-consumer subscription businesses have attracted more than 11 million U.S. subscribers in 2017, and the industry as a whole has been growing at 200% annually since 2011.

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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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How the New U.S. Tax Plan Will Affect Health Care

Harvard Business

John Kuczala/Getty Images. The new Republican tax bill, which the House passed this afternoon and the Senate is expected to approve tonight, is complex, but what it will mean for health in the United States is simple: less. It will mean less health insurance for individuals; less coverage for elderly and poor Americans; less revenue for doctors, hospitals, and myriad health care businesses; and, quite possibly, a less-healthy, less-productive workforce.