David A Fields
JULY 25, 2017
There’s a gap between what most clients are looking for from consulting firms and what consultants tend to talk about. Close that gap, win more clients. Fortunately, this one’s an easy fix. Let’s examine the case of Mimi Manilow at Yummycakes Corp.
Markovitz Consulting
JULY 25, 2017
The saddest words are these: “no one listened to me.” No, this is not the title of a country song. These are the words of a front-line worker at a company I visited recently: “I’ve been complaining about this to the plant managers for two years, but no one listened to me. ” Recently, I was helping a client launch 5S in one of their production cells.
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MishTalk
JULY 25, 2017
The Wall Street Journal reports Gold Standard Didn’t Really Tame Inflation, New Research Says. The research was by St. Louis Fed economist Fernando Martin. Curiously, his study precisely shows that the gold standard did indeed tame inflation. Let’s investigate Martin’s bogus claim and his peculiar logic in making it. (more…).
Strategy+Business
JULY 25, 2017
The discovery and commercialization of graphene, the first two-dimensional material, which is impossibly thin and incredibly strong, has kicked off a renaissance in nanomaterial research and development. This revolution in the understanding of manipulation at the molecular level could reshape a range of businesses, including energy, construction, and manufacturing.
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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.
MishTalk
JULY 25, 2017
House Speaker Paul Ryan just bragged the House passed “one of the most expansive sanction packages in history.” The bill places sanctions on Russia, Iran, and North Korea. The bill passed by a veto-proof margin 419-3. The three members of Congress who are on the right side of the debate (all Republicans) are Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan, Rep.
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MishTalk
JULY 25, 2017
Cook County Illinois has the largest population loss of any county in the nation. Chicago represents just over half of the population of Cook County. Here is a graph I put together of the “Great Escape” from Illinois. (more…).
Seth Godin Blog
JULY 25, 2017
In your organization, how many decisions and interactions are driven by culture first? While it's possible to imagine an organization that has no culture, one that is merely a context-free meritocracy and game-theory driven machine, that's unlikely. The higher your cultural density, the more important it is that you get it right.
MishTalk
JULY 25, 2017
A new healthcare proposal is gathering steam in the Senate. It’s dubbed the “skinny” bill. It would not repeal Obamacare, but it would end requirements that many employers provide health coverage and a mandate that most people without health coverage must pay a penalty. I do not have a definition of “many” and there are a lot of other unknowns in the bill.
Harvard Business
JULY 25, 2017
For many low-wage workers in India, basic skills training can be the difference between economic empowerment and persistent poverty. It may seem that the employers of such low-wage workers — who focus mainly on keeping costs down in order to survive in a relentlessly competitive industry — would have no incentive to provide such training or resources for personal development.
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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
LSA Global
JULY 25, 2017
Better talent management matters. Recent research by Bersin found that organizations with highly effective talent management strategies achieve 26% more revenue per employee and have 41% low turnover. Our own organizational alignment research found that better talent management accounts for 29% of the difference between high and low performing companies in terms of revenue, profits and employee engagement.
Seth Godin Blog
JULY 25, 2017
We teach modern marketing. Marketing that doesn't involve spam or tricks or hype. Marketing that sees a world bigger than you currently serve, and a market small enough to actually care about what you make. And marketing that isn't defined by spending all day in social media, pitching average stuff to the masses. The sprint is on, and we're hoping you can consider enrolling in the only currently scheduled session of the Seminar.
Harvard Business
JULY 25, 2017
Juan Díaz-Faes for HBR. Companies spend a lot on marketing communications. In fact, global spending on media is expected to reach $2.1 trillion in 2019, up from $1.6 trillion in 2014. But is all that money well spent? And more fundamentally, does marketing actually work? Marketing ROI analysis can help answer those questions. I talked with Jill Avery, a senior lecturer at Harvard Business School and coauthor of HBR’s Go To Market Tools , about this concept and what it tells leaders ab
Cheryl Cran
JULY 25, 2017
Change, chaos, disruption it is all around us. Interestingly the way we handle disruptions can determine the future. Here are the top ten “gifts” of disruption. Breakthrough inertia – Disruption of any kind whether it be personal or professional creates a new pattern and it destabilizes inertia – think about a recent disruption in hindsight can you see that it had to happen?
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Harvard Business
JULY 25, 2017
In the 1980s and 1990s, Blockbuster modernized the movie rental business. It offered far more movies than its smaller rivals, used computers to better manage that inventory, and designed its stores to be bright and family friendly. By 1993, just eight years after its founding, Blockbuster was the global leader in movie rentals, with more than 3,400 stores worldwide.
MBO Partners
JULY 25, 2017
How to enjoy time off as an independent professional without risking or worrying about your business.
Harvard Business
JULY 25, 2017
Paying for a cup of coffee on an iPad is mainstream in big cities, but the majority of small businesses — the backbone of our local economies — have not yet fully come online. And as e-commerce outfits increasingly follow Amazon’s lead in adopting a purely data-driven model to provide greater value in the face of squeezed margins, retailers and service providers that don’t embrace technology will be at a major disadvantage.
Harvard Business
JULY 25, 2017
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In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.
Harvard Business
JULY 25, 2017
Marion Barraud for HBR. The relationships that you form with each of your direct reports are central to your ability to fulfill your three core responsibilities as a manager: Create a culture of feedback, build a cohesive team, and achieve results collaboratively. But these relationships do not follow the rules of other relationships in our lives; they require a careful balancing act.
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