Mon.Nov 27, 2017

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The Power of Making More Consulting Offers: Video

Consulting Success

Transcript: Let’s talk about offers. Far too many consultants don’t make enough offers. Are you one of them? Are you finding reasons to delay? Are you allowing buyers to put you off by saying that they need more time or let’s talk in six weeks or six months or later in the year because whatever, whatever, whatever? Are you engaging, are you challenging buyers, or are you just letting them off the hook?

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Just-In-Time Training with the Right Learning Programs

Clarity Consultants

Developing the right learning programs and getting them to the right employees at the right time is a challenge almost every employer struggles with in building their learning and development strategy. Part of enabling your staff to accomplish business goals means providing them with the tools and resources they need to do their best. To help with that challenge, here are a few best practices to help you flesh out the best training programs just in time.

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Global Culture Survey 2017

Strategy+Business

Tell us who you think the most capable leaders are, and what they do to excel at both strategy and execution. See also "Wanted: Ambidextrous Leaders.

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Measure Your Cost per Feature

Johanna Rothman

As Mark Kilby and I work on the geographically distributed teams book, I realized this morning that we need to define cost per feature. I already wrote Wage Cost and Project Labor Cost and the management myth that it’s cheaper to hire people where the wages are less expensive. (It might be, but it might not be.) That’s because of the cost to create a fully developed and tested feature.

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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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How to effectively manage the cashflow in an innovative way?

Consulthon

Hi All, With all the innovation and products on the market to support small and medium companies, how to manage cash flow and keep the money rolling in? I would like my accounting team to move away.

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How to delegate time?

Consulthon

Hi all, I am an owner of a financial services company and for 7 years my company has grew from 4 employees to 20 employees. Now I am facing with the challenge how to delegate, automate, and set asi.

How To 40
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Survey: Help Us Understand Corporate Culture

Strategy+Business

There is still a great deal to learn about organizational behavior -- and you can help make those discoveries.

Survey 53
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What is a good tool for targeting customers?

Consulthon

Hi All, I am experiencing a problem and I think the root cause is that I am not targeting the right customers for my product. How to target my most profitable customers to maximise returns? I would.

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3 Tips for First Time Managers

LSA Global

Tips for First Time Managers to Start Off on the Right Foot. Does becoming a first time manager make you feel as if you are leaping off a cliff without a safety net? Spend a Moment to Take Stock. If you are being promoted to a management position, you have most likely succeeded as an individual contributor. You are perceived to have the leadership competencies required to manage others.

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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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What is a good strategy to cut overheads?

Consulthon

Hi, A small consulting company needs to find a way to reduce costs. My challenge here is how to cut back my overheads without affecting the company brand and employee satisfaction?

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How We Reorganized Instagram’s Engineering Team While Quadrupling Its Size

Harvard Business

Andy Crawford/Getty Images. When I joined Instagram in 2015 as head of engineering, the company had been part of Facebook for three years. It had 115 engineers, but we would soon scale to 300, and later grow to over 400 in 2017. It was not an easy task, but I had a powerful weapon in mind from the start: reorganization. Companies frequently underutilize – or, worse, misuse — reorganization.

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What is a good strategy for bespoke services and products?

Consulthon

I am working in the Marketing industry and I am managing the Creative department for my company. I need a reality check how well prepared is my business to deliver on increased personalization of a.

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Will following your passion bring you riches or ruins

Peter Stark

There is an old cliché–and even a book–titled, Do What You Love, the Money Will Follow! If you Google “love your job” or “passion for your job,” you’ll be overwhelmed with the amount of articles that come up. Passion in your job is such a popular topic that there are even coaching companies who have it as their mission to help you find your passion.

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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 to establish a culture of innovation efforts?

Consulthon

For 2018 I would like to focus my efforts to establishing a better connection between the clients of our services and our employees (and not only the sales team). I need to know what mechanisms can.

Culture 40
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How To Give Back on a Budget as an Independent Contractor

MBO Partners

Five ways to make philanthropy possible as a self-employed professional on a tight budget.

How To 34
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How to establish a value chain?

Consulthon

I need to find a consultant/consultants with experience in the previous projects for improving and re-engineering a good supply chain. What is the basis of a value chain? Do all elements or departm.

How To 40
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The Hidden Pitfall of Innovation Prizes

Harvard Business

Agostini Biblioteca/Ambrosiana/Getty Images. Although companies use crowdsourcing more and more to fill their innovation pipeline, it is not so easy to get people to submit their ideas to online innovation platforms. Our data from an online panel reveal that 65% of the contributors do not come back more than twice, and that most of the rest quit after a few tries.

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

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.

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What is a tool to use for an everyday strategy?

Consulthon

My company's strategy is updated every year and the sales team are following it. My only concern is that the back office, the HR and some other teams that are not directly affected by the sales, do.

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Companies Need More Than Two-Factor Authentication to Keep Users Safe

Harvard Business

calvindexter/Getty Images. We all know the basics of cybercrime, such as phishing emails with malicious links or attachments, or phone calls from fake help desks seeking to take over your computer. But schemes in the cyber world continue to get more sophisticated. One of the latest scams has hackers stealing phone numbers to drain cryptocurrency accounts such as Bitcoin.

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How to establish a healthy team culture?

Consulthon

How can I leverage our culture and people to make our firm powerful, unique and distinctive relative to our competitors? Did some of your work in building a strong team culture? If yes- I would l.

Culture 40
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How to cut costs while grow?

Consulthon

I would like to initiate a big costs optimisation transformation. How can my teams cut costs and grow stronger, while investing in the capabilities that matter most to bring value to the market?

How To 40
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TOOLS and METHODOLOGIES for developing DECISION SUPPORT PACKAGES

This White Paper targets opportunities for Management to develop proficiency in the Decision Framing and Analyses element of input to Decision, & Risk Analyses for Major Project Funding Decisions.

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What is a good tool to track market trends?

Consulthon

Hi All, I would like to focus my efforts this year on the Marketing policy of my company. How can I get in front of market trends and shape the wants and needs of my customers? Do you know some goo.

Trends 40
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How to establish an effective engagement?

Consulthon

Hi, I am part of consulting team that have recently started a new project. What we are experiencing as a difficulty is engaging effectively with the Board of Directors. Are you able to advise me.

How To 40
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How to prevent from project disorganization?

Consulthon

Hi, I am a PM and recently I was assigned for a big international project. Multiple people are working on the same project and it’s hard to keep track of what each person is doing. Do you know some.

How To 40
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How to avoid missing messages?

Consulthon

Hi, I am working in the Marketing industry and I am managing the Creative department for my company. Employees are not accessing voicemails and/or emails in a timely manner and important informatio.

How To 40
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ABM Success Recipe: Mastering the Crawl, Walk, Run Approach

Shifting to an account-based marketing (ABM) strategy can be both exciting and challenging. Well-implemented ABM motions build engagement with high-value accounts and drive impactful campaigns that resonate with your audience. But where do you begin, and how do you progress from crawling to running? Watch now as Demand Gen experts delve into the essentials of each stage of the ABM process.