Wed.Aug 14, 2019

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Don’t Focus on Leads For Your Consulting Business (Until You’ve Done This)

Consulting Success

Any consultant whose gone independent understands an important truth: You’re not just in the business of consulting. You’re in the business of marketing. Without marketing — generating conversations with buyers (leads) — you cannot generate revenue. And without revenue, you don’t have a business. But marketing is much deeper than generating conversations with buyers.

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Rich Media That Is Pushing the Training Boundaries

Clarity Consultants

While these rich media techniques are often considered cutting-edge, they are becoming more widely available. Here’s what you need to know about the learning technology and how it is pushing training boundaries. The post Rich Media That Is Pushing the Training Boundaries appeared first on Clarity Consultants - Training Development.

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Where I Think “Agile” is Headed, Part 2: Where Does Management Fit?

Johanna Rothman

In Part 1 , I wrote about how “Agile” is not a silver bullet and is not right for every team and every product. This post is about how management fits into agile approaches. Too often, managers think “agile” is for others, specifically teams of people. Teams need to figure out how to manage their WIP, collaborate with the customer, and deliver something small every day.

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Why Invest in Your Web Presence?

Chad Barr

Should you invest or keep investing in your web presence? Obviously, I am somewhat biased since this is the essence of my business. I have developed 17 reasons why you should consider doing so. Here they are: Transform appearance. It gives you the opportunity to recreate and innovate the way you look, the way you are perceived and your overall virtual presentation.

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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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Disrupting the Insurance Industry with AI

Harvard Business

Daniel Schreiber, Lemonade’s CEO and cofounder, joins Azeem to discuss how the company is using artificial intelligence to disrupt a legacy industry by realigning incentives with the values that customers care about.

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LEK Internship

CaseInterview.com

Below is a success story from a CaseInterview.com student that received a LEK internship offer recently, she elaborates on how my free videos helped in her preparation and the importance of the concept of developing a consultant mindset in your preparation. Success Story: Just wanted to thank you for the amazing materials that you have put on your website.

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The Goal of Independence and Unexpected Consequences

Martinka Consulting

July 4 is a holiday just about everybody celebrates. Political and other differences tend to get overlooked when enjoying friends, family, and fireworks. Our nation’s independence means something to most of us. What the US has is a reason so many people want to get into this country. And factors we don’t think of influence this, including when life gets in the way.

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Finding Cause of Resistance

Alan Weiss

If you’re not making sufficient progress with a buyer and don’t know why ask this question: “What is your biggest hesitation in moving forward with my suggestions and involvement?” Find the cause of the resistance.

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I dropped my ABV credential

Rod Burkert

Last week I wrote about 2 sections your engagement letter might be missing – an understanding of the engagement and ongoing client communication. I hope my rationale for including them inspires you to add them to your engagement letter. On to this week. I recently dropped my ABV credential. It’s not a big deal. But after 20 years of being an ABV, I felt that the credential wasn’t providing enough value for me.

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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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Engineering Biology

Harvard Business

Investors Carina Namih and Gigi Levy-Weiss come together with LabGenius founder James Field and science writer Oliver Morton to explore the opportunity of engineering biology to solve some of the world’s greatest challenges.

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The never-ending ratchet of conspicuous consumption

Seth Godin Blog

It used to be that a well-tended lawn of 50 by 100 feet was wasteful indeed. Today, it’s in the by-laws of the local housing association. You could impress the neighbors with a new Cadillac, now you not only need a Tesla, but you need a new Tesla. And you could show off by flying first class, but then you needed to charter a plane, then charter a jet, then charter a bigger jet, then buy a fractional share, then own the whole thing, then get a bigger one and on and on.

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Governance in the Age of AI

Harvard Business

Leading AI researchers De Kai and Joanna Bryson join Azeem Azhar to discuss the state of governance and accountability in the age of AI.

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Research: The Future of Customer Service is an Adaptive Workforce

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One of the hottest contact center topics in 2020 will be hybrid human and AI workforces, according to the State of Customer Service 2020 report by the Incite Group. Contact centers are increasingly applying artificial intelligence that’s merged with other technologies like machine learning to its human workforce. The majority of customer service executives indicated that they plan to use automation for many back-end uses in the service sector, such as for gathering basic information, automat.

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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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Is It Time to Let Employees Work from Anywhere?

Harvard Business

A study found that “work from anywhere” policies increased productivity.

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Preventing Opioid Abuse Shouldn’t Mean Ignoring Patients’ Pain

Harvard Business

Medical professionals need to strike a balance.

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Are You Pursuing Your Vision of Career Success — or Someone Else’s?

Harvard Business

What you do should match who you want to be.

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What Wellness Programs Don’t Do for Workers

Harvard Business

Here’s what it would mean to take employee well-being seriously.

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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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How to Cope with Anticipatory Grief at Work

Harvard Business

Plan ahead and create a support network.

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