Tue.Jan 25, 2022

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Could a Diverse Team Slow Down Your Consulting Firm?

David A Fields

Many of your consulting firm’s clients are prioritizing diversity in terms of thinking style, work style, age, cultural background and, of course, race and gender. What about you and your consulting firm—should you increase your diversity too? The question is more nuanced than you’d think. Quick note: this article is not about DEI (Diversity, Equity … Continued.

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5 Consulting Recruiting Trends to Know for 2022

Management Consulted

Consulting recruiting trends are constantly changing, and 2022 is no different. If you’re getting your information from 10-year-old YouTube videos or amateur blogs, you’ll be caught off guard by the changes that are taking place in the consulting recruiting process.… Read Article. The post 5 Consulting Recruiting Trends to Know for 2022 appeared first on Management Consulted.

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How to Keep and Attract GREAT Employees

Rick Conlow

Organizations are in desperate need to keep employees. This problem has been growing for the last decade. The pandemic exploded the issue. This leadership training video with give you keys to keeping employees. Furthermore, it will describe the absolute necessity to attracting the best employees. Why is employee retention such a problem? Certainly, the pandemic has caused people of all ages to stay home, work from home, and rethink their careers.

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Drink a Cup of Coffee or Develop a Team Member?

Leadership Planning with Liz Weber CMC

I recently came across a 2018 report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics that noted companies with fewer than 100 employees, on average, spent only 12 minutes of dedicated training time per employee – during the employee’s entire tenure with them! As pathetic as that is, it’s even more depressing because it dropped […]. The post Drink a Cup of Coffee or Develop a Team Member?

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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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Handwriting counts…

Consultants' Consultant

Consultants Consultant: Clients make judgements based on all kinds of things. Your suit, your brochure and. The post Handwriting counts… appeared first on Consultants' Consultant.

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Min/Max

Alan Weiss

Establish a minimum and maximum objective for your meetings—I call it “min/max.” What’s the minimum achievement you would consider successful, and what’s the maximum? In a meeting with a buyer, the minimum might be to agree to a more in-depth discussion in the near future, and the maximum might be agreement to consider a proposal in the next 24 hours.

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What Employers Need to Know About Suicide Prevention

Harvard Business

Research on common predictors, effective interventions, and strategies to support employees if a colleague dies by suicide.

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Ostracodish

Seth Godin Blog

The ostracod is extinct. Over millions of years, with good reasons at every step, it evolved to become the creature it was. And when we add up all of those little steps, we end up with a creature that was no longer fit for its environment. Organizations develop like this. So do work practices, cultural systems and “the way we do things around here.” I’m sure there was a really good reason twenty years ago for all the steps that are now involved in the thing you do right now, bu

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Why Companies Should Stop Political Spending Now

Harvard Business

A conversation about the high risks and low rewards of corporate campaign donations.

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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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Encourage Management Collaboration to Integrate Leading and Serving Others

Johanna Rothman

I said in the Modern Management books that managers lead and serve the team (at all levels). However, I've seen organizations try to separate the leading work from the serving work. That's when the organization creates “people” managers. The people managers serve the team by creating a trusting relationship with each person on the team. The other senior experts are supposed to lead the technical efforts and coach the people on their technical skills.

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Why Companies Aren’t Cutting Back on Office Space

Harvard Business

New survey data sheds light on three key reasons.

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Video Quick Take: UnitedHealth Group’s Madhu Palkar on Leveraging Technology to Simplify and Transform Health Care - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM PERSISTENT SYSTEMS

Harvard Business

Sponsor content from Persistent Systems.

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How Footwear Startup Allbirds Is Decarbonizing Fashion

Harvard Business

The footwear startup advanced its environmental mission, while staying ahead of competitors.

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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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How Leaders Can Move Beyond Greenwashing Toward Real Change

Harvard Business

Five ways to take meaningful action against climate change.

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4 Critical Strategy Execution Questions That Executives Should Be Asking - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM PLANVIEW

Harvard Business

Sponsor content from Planview.