Wed.Jan 12, 2022

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How Do You Dig Out When a Project Goes South?

Clarity Consultants

Even with careful planning, projects can head south. Unexpected issues aren’t as uncommon as many companies would hope and, when caught off-guard by a problem that wasn’t anticipated, a project can quickly go off the rails. Thankfully, when issues arise, that doesn’t mean a project is unsalvageable. By using the right strategy, it’s possible to dig the project out and get it back on the path toward success.

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Remembering A Bold Trailblazer Who Fought For Equity For Women In Sports

On the Brink

Christine Grant, center, with Lisa Bluder, right, coach of Iowa women’s basketball, and Jaime Printy Brandt, a former Iowa player and teacher at an elementary school named for Grant in North Liberty, Iowa. Credit. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen /USA TODAY NETWORK. Recently on January 6, 2022, the NY Times published an article honoring the recently deceased Christine Grant, the University of Iowa’s first women’s athletic director and a pioneer who helped shape the 1972 Title IX legislation,

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How You & Your Team can Thrive in the Aftermath of Trauma w/Ken Falke, Chairman Ep#142

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

SME Strategy is a strategy consulting company that specializes in aligning teams around their vision, mission, values, goals and action plans. Learn more about how we can help align your team with our strategic planning and implementation services.

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Job Crafting Can Help Digital Gig Workers Build Resilience

Harvard Business

A recent study found that it can help people develop skills, identify new opportunities, and feel more connected.

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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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CB radio

Seth Godin Blog

It was huge and kept growing by leaps and bounds. Until it didn’t. (My license was KFV2338, a number I haven’t said out loud in 40 years). CB radio took off because human beings desperately want to connect with people they know and be heard by people they don’t. And then it went away because it was noisy, unfiltered and sort of pointless.

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Sand Trees (Will Disappear)

Martinka Consulting

We were in Florida in early December and happened to see the Palm Beach Christmas displays. The tree in the photo is made of sand. It is gorgeous, you can see it’s about 30 feet high, and obviously took a lot of hard work and skill to create. It’s a lot like a business in that it takes a lot of skill and hard work to create a good company.

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How to Find a New Job: An HBR Guide

Harvard Business

From updating your resume to acing the interview, we’ve got you covered.

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Happy Birthday Chad

Chad Barr

Shhhhhh… Yesterday was Chad’s birthday and I figured why not surprise him with a week off from writing his newsletter? This is Laurel, Chad’s wife, and I’m taking over this week’s post to share my thoughts on birthdays. It seems that we put less emphasis on birthdays as we age instead of celebrating with greater gusto to acknowledge the gift of being able to reach another year especially when blessed with good health.

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5 Ways Managers Can Support Pregnant Employees

Harvard Business

Managers play a key role in ensuring a healthy environment.

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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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Crypto and the Future of Money (with Terra’s Do Kwon)

Harvard Business

Terra co-founder Do Kwon joins Azeem Azhar to lay out the case for how decentralized money could change the way we live.

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