Thu.Dec 24, 2020

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If You’re On “Paid Time Off” Take it

Johanna Rothman

Are you on “Paid Time Off” (PTO) this and/or next week? Several of my clients claim they're on PTO. That's what their “away” email says. Yet, they've sent me emails, direct messages, all kinds of interactions. What gives? Several possibilities. Too often, they feel they must: Finish some work before the end of the year. Make some sort of progress on a project.

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From 2020 (the year that wasn’t) to 2021 (the year that will be)

The Source

By our estimate, 2020 saw the consulting market shrink by an unprecedented amount—a contraction of 13% compared to 2019, far greater than the industry has suffered in any previous crisis. Against this backdrop, the consulting industry has demonstrated an extraordinary ability to adapt. But the year has also exposed structural weaknesses that firms have shied away from addressing in the past and which, we think, now demand urgent attention.

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Fortunately

Seth Godin Blog

In the midst of all of it, some people are still able to trust. To trust in others, to trust in possibility and to trust themselves. And… we’re surrounded by opportunity. we often get a second chance. there are still problems to be solved. we learned something. there’s another advance, right around the corner. And always, there’s a chance to make things better.

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How Businesses Can Find “Hidden Workers”

Harvard Business

Even before the pandemic, these low- and middle-skills workers were cut out of the economy. It’s time to bring them back.

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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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The seeds we plant

Seth Godin Blog

2020 was a terrible year for too many people. So much trauma, dislocation and illness. Everyone has their own stories, and everyone suffered (unevenly and unfairly) from the extraordinary shifts in our lives. And yet, seeds were planted. Five or ten or twenty years from now, people will remember projects that were started, connections that were established, realizations that occurred.

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Research: Which Firms Are Allowed to Be Disruptors?

Harvard Business

Newcomers may have the will, but industry insiders have the way.