Wed.Oct 02, 2019

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Shooting Yourself in the Foot

CaseInterview.com

Here in the United States, we have an idiomatic expression that says to avoid “shooting yourself in the foot.”. If you’re holding a weapon in your hand, you want to avoid accidentally firing it and shooting yourself in the foot. While such an injury won’t kill you, it will most certainly be painful. More importantly, such an outcome is entirely preventable.

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Top 5 Most Actionable KPIs for the Growing Consulting Firm

Management and IT Consulting

Growth is likely one of your consulting firm’s priorities, through either acquisition, new services, repeat clients, and/or expanded projects. But what KPIs will help you determine and carry out the best growth tactics?

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It’s Good to be the King

Chad Barr

It’s hard to believe that on this day in 1962, The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson, debuted. The show, with Carson at the desk, continued for 30 years straight with famous featured guest hosts filling in during his occasional absence. Everyone remembers, “Here’s Johnny”, as his sidekick Ed McMahon would introduce him. How did he become the king of late-night television?

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Precautionary Advice

Alan Weiss

A few things a client or prospect should never hear or see: • A web page that says “site under construction.” • A voice mailbox that says the mailbox is full and you cannot leave a message. • A voice mailbox response giving your whereabouts, philosophy, and most anything other than a “beep.” • An email with typos.

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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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Governing in the Exponential Age

Harvard Business

Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of the UK, joins Azeem Azhar in conversation about how the technology industry and policy makers can work together to amplify their potential to serve the public good. Regulating big tech, as Blair explains, is only a small part of the solution in a necessary effort to transform our society and economy for the exponential age.

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How do you start your workday?

Kai Davis

After a decade in the consulting mines, I’ve found that, for me, the best way to start work is to have a standard process to follow. Here’s my Start of Business Day Procedure. There are many like it. This one is mine. Get a glass and fill it with lemon water. Stay hydrated. Clean your workspace for 5 minutes. Take any lost dishes, glasses, or loose pieces of paper and bring them to their homes.

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Inspiring Display

Consultants' Consultant

Consultants Consultant: This is an inspiring display. Sometimes you need to just see some beautiful synchronised. The post Inspiring Display appeared first on Consultants' Consultant.

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Are our BVFLS organizations failing us? Or are we failing them?

Rod Burkert

In case you missed last week: Why can’t we copy Jim Hitchner? riffs on Jim’s success from augmenting his traditional 1:1 BVFLS client service valuation practice with 1:many BVFLS user products (like his newsletters and webinars). And even if you didn’t miss this last week, it’s worth another read. On to this week: Up to now, our BVFLS organizations have devoted most of their resources (much of which we provide via volunteer time and membership dues/program fees) to making sure we are technically

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Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Google – Who Won the Summer? Plus, WeWork’s Fall from Grace

Harvard Business

After Hours is back for Season 3! Youngme, Felix, and Mihir debate which of the Big Tech companies (Apple, Facebook, Amazon, or Google) had the best/worst summer, before digging into the WeWork saga.

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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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Enable for Collaboration in Training Programs

Gina Abudi

A Mini Case Study. Enabling for collaboration in training programs enables for increased interactions between participants and the facilitator and increased opportunities for learning. Many of my clients assume that to enable for more collaborative efforts, training has to be over a longer time period, for example a year long leadership program. But collaboration can [.].

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Where Companies Go Wrong with Learning and Development

Harvard Business

Retaining knowledge is just as important as learning it.

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Facing our fears

Seth Godin Blog

That’s unlikely. If I’m lucky, I can glance at them. But just for a second or two. Our fears burn so bright that if we truly face them, we think we might be blinded. Of course, we may think we’re looking at our fears, dead on, but it’s more likely we’re just seeing a distraction, a shadow of what’s actually holding us back.

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How to Improve Your Company’s Net Promoter Score

Harvard Business

Give customers the chance to evaluate you at exactly the right moment.

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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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Entrepreneurs Who Sleep More Are Better at Spotting Good Ideas

Harvard Business

Exhaustion shouldn’t be a badge of honor.

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