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Consulting Website Design 003: Low Hanging Fruit [VIDEO]

Tsavo Neal

In this video, you’ll learn how to use your lead magnet to generate leads using a “bar.” The website example used in this video is Markovitz Consulting. [ Slides ] Transcript. Welcome to Consulting Website Design Episode 03: Low Hanging Fruit. In this video, we’re looking at the website of a consultant named Daniel Markovitz of Markovitz Consulting.

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Management Secrets

Consultants' Consultant

Consultants Consultant: Managing people is not easy. So I’ve been gathering some great ideas for you. Management Secrets: Core Beliefs of Great Bosses outlines some important concepts (including “my employees are my peers, not my children”). And here’s another: stop asking your direct reports “How can I help you?” Here’s why.

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The Best Companies Know How to Balance Strategy and Purpose

Harvard Business

Skeezer/Getty Images. Most companies have articulated their purpose — the reason they exist. But very few have made that purpose a reality for their organizations. Consider Nokia. Before the iPhone was introduced, in 2007, Nokia was the dominant mobile phone maker with a clearly stated purpose — “Connecting people” — and an aggressive strategy for sustaining market dominance.

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Urgency and the Government’s Pace

Martinka Consulting

At the annual conference for the Society for the Advancement of Consulting I once again heard about how speed matters, i.e. have urgency. Also, how in this fast-moving world 6-12 months is a long time (meaning it’s ridiculous to have a five-year plan and projections), and why it benefits the client to get things done sooner versus later. Well, let’s tell that to the government.

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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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Samizdat is in the writing

Seth Godin Blog

Under oppressive regimes, samizdat spreads. Forbidden dissident writing, informally published, hidden, spread from hand to hand. Reading it encourages and empowers other dissidents. But writing it--writing it is the true disruption. Because the act of saying it, saying it clearly, saying it aloud, this is what galvanizes people and leads to action.

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How to Speed Up the Process of Culture Change

LSA Global

The Process of Culture Change Needs to Be Faster. Any organizational change can be difficult. At best, the process moves forward slower than the challenge of your strategic objectives would like. But there are ways to speed up the process of culture change. The First Step to Increase the Process of Culture Change. The very first step is to be crystal clear about the kind of corporate culture required to enable your winning strategy.

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6 Tips to Increase Your Reputation as a Fair Leader

Peter Stark

Throughout my years as an executive coach, I’ve learned that scoring low in the area of fairness on a 360 Leadership Development Assessment prompts the same response from just about every leader: disagreement and/or astonishment. Some of this may stem from the fact that leaders feel that their core values have been attacked when others describe them as unfair.

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A Study of 1,100 Employees Found that Remote Workers Feel Shunned and Left Out

Harvard Business

roman romashov/Unsplash. When it comes to virtual teams, if you’re out of sight, you’re also out of mind. While more and more people are working remotely , our recent study suggests that unless we take extra measures to build trust and connection with colleagues, we pay dearly for doing so. Long gone are the days when most teams not only worked physically side-by-side but also lived in the same cities, ate at the same restaurants, and even had kids who attended the same schools.

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Do Independent Contractors Need Business Insurance?

MBO Partners

What you need to know about business insurance as an independent contractor.

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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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Research: Men Get Credit for Voicing Ideas, but Not Problems. Women Don’t Get Credit for Either

Harvard Business

Leigh Wells/Getty Images. Employee voice, or speaking up with information intended to help one’s group, has tons of well-recognized benefits. It can improve performance, help teams come up with creative solutions, and avoid issues that might hold them back. A lot of research suggests that those who speak the most in groups tend to emerge as leaders.

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How Health Care Providers Can Ensure Patients’ End-of-Life Wishes Are Known

Harvard Business

cryingjune/Getty Images. Mr. M, an elderly man with chronic lung disease, was found on the floor of his kitchen by a neighbor, who spotted his prone body through an open window. Emergency medical personnel noted that he had a weak pulse and low oxygen level. Labs and imaging in the emergency department suggested that he was in respiratory failure from pneumonia, and he was quickly started on IV antibiotics and fluid support.

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One Year After India Killed Off Cash, Here’s What Other Countries Should Learn from It

Harvard Business

Mint/Getty Images. Almost a year ago, the Indian government rolled out an unprecedented policy move. Arguably, it was a time when the country was poised for economic success. With $9.49 trillion in purchasing power parity , it was the third-largest (in PPP terms) and the fastest-growing large economy in the world. On November 8, with no advance warning, India’s two highest-denomination banknotes, the 500-rupee and 1,000-rupee bills, were demonetized, rendering 86% of the country’s cu