Fri.Dec 02, 2022

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Three Keys for Successful Agile Coaching: Level, Empathy, and Experience

Johanna Rothman

On the ANE panel last night, an agile coach asked, “What's my path forward as an agile coach? What do I do next?” That's a great question and one each coach might ask, to make sure they continue to add value to the client. (Internal or external, all coaches have clients.). I said that if the coach wanted to move up the hierarchy in the organization, the coach needed some form of management experience.

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Research: Men Speak More Abstractly Than Women

Harvard Business

Abstract language tends to be associated with leadership, meaning that how women are socialized to communicate can make them less likely to be seen as leaders.

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3 Things to Remember About Checkerboard Relocation Projects

PM Alliance

Though businesses have adopted more remote and hybrid work arrangements in recent years, the need to move people and resources around in the physical space hasn’t gone away. Checkerboard moves—where one batch of relocations opens up space that’s then filled with the next batch, and so on—are still common. These move projects can be challenging, requiring careful orchestration and rigorous monitoring to address any scheduling gaps or conflicts.

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When Someone Asks Your Opinion, Give It

Harvard Business

We often withhold our preferences in an attempt to be more likable — but research shows that this approach can often backfire.

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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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Attention

Consultants' Consultant

Consultants Consultant: So a lot has been made of the need to curate our attention. Here‘s. The post Attention appeared first on Consultants' Consultant.

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Playing the long-game in business

Kai Davis

Since it’s December and I’m starting to get knee deep into my annual review and annual planning , I’ve been thinking about The Long Game in Business. I found myself flipping through my copy of Alex Hillman’s TinyMBA earlier today while thinking about 2023. That’s when I remembered, I (and my co-hosts) interviewed Alex Hillman (co-founder of Stacking the Bricks and Indy Hall, author of TinyMBA) on The Business of Freelancing podcast when The Tiny MBA released.

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How to Show Up as a Leader

LSA Global

How to Show Up as a Leader to Increase Your Influence For anyone who hopes to influence others, how you show up as a leader matters – especially in high stakes meetings and when new teams are formed. Researchers at Harvard have shown that impressions are made quickly and can last a long time in terms of determining trustworthiness, competence, and confidence in a leader.

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Accounting (and small business)

Seth Godin Blog

Every small business needs a bookkeeper, but few take appropriate advantage of accounting. Accounting is a way to turn organized books into insight. Particularly: It can help us make decisions. Any data that isn’t going to help you make a decision is worth ignoring. More granularity isn’t better granularity. It can help us understand our cash flows.

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Once You Get the Job, Does Networking End?

Tom Spencer

Networking is a key part of obtaining your first job after graduation. You connect with company recruiters, university alumni, and your peers and classmates to build a vast community of connections. You exchange business cards, connect on LinkedIn, and fill your phone with contacts so that you can reach out to any person at any time. As a result, you land your first consulting job.

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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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The reasons search seems to be getting worse

Seth Godin Blog

Even with the powerful Ecosia engine, but especially with Google and Amazon, it’s getting rarer and rarer that a search feels as though it finds just the right site or product or information on the very first try. There are a few reasons for this: Our expectations are higher. Even a good search doesn’t feel the way it used to. Amaze us a few times and we get hooked on being amazed.