David A Fields
JANUARY 14, 2020
Bernie’s Bagel Empire (BBE) is the perfect client for your consulting firm. They’re in an industry your consulting firm targets, and Bernie himself revealed in a recent trade magazine article that his company is struggling with the wheaty weighty challenges your consulting firm solves. There’s just one problem: Even though you’ve consumed their products a … Continued.
Consulting Matters
JANUARY 14, 2020
All thought leaders have a big breakthrough idea that they contribute to global conversation. Brené Brown is known for her contributions of our understanding of "shame and vulnerability." Marcus Buckingham brought "strengths" to our awareness. Daniel Goldman did the same with emotional intelligence. Simon Sinek - your "why", Donald Miller - "story brand" and the list goes on.
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Johanna Rothman
JANUARY 14, 2020
Do I advocate insubordination? Some of my Modern Management Made Easy technical reviewers wonder. And, when I looked at this definition of insubordination , I had to agree. However, when I read that definition, I don't see any mutual problem-solving. I also don't see any mutual purpose or respect. I don't see how that form of management makes sense these days.
The Source
JANUARY 14, 2020
We’ve talked before about how challenging it is for consultants to convince their clients that they really deliver value. In one blog post earlier this year, we asked if the consulting industry had hit a value ceiling: For a number of years, the proportion of consulting clients—both globally and in the US—who tell us that firms add more in value than fees charged has plateaued, with around only half of clients of the leading firm telling us that it delivers a positive net return.
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Henry DeVries
JANUARY 14, 2020
Being in business can be messy business. There are three ethical choices you can make as a business owner. Which choice will you make as you seek to attract high-paying clients?
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Harvard Business
JANUARY 14, 2020
Joan Williams, professor and the founding director of the Center for WorkLife Law at the University of California’s Hastings College of the Law, says that it’s extremely difficult for organizations to rid their workforces of the unconscious biases that can prevent women and minorities from advancing. But it’s not so hard for individual managers to interrupt bias within their own teams.
Seth Godin Blog
JANUARY 14, 2020
Every political structure, every organization, every relationship has at least one. The topic, that once you bring it up, must be addressed. An argument so existential that it cannot be left alone. An argument that gets to the crux of the matter, one that’s so fraught everything else pales in comparison. I can’t even type an example from today’s world here, because if I do, the entire point of the post will be taken over by waves of urgent outrage.
Harvard Business
JANUARY 14, 2020
Joan Williams, professor and the founding director of the Center for WorkLife Law at the University of California’s Hastings College of the Law, says that it’s extremely difficult for organizations to rid their workforces of the unconscious biases that can prevent women and minorities from advancing. But it’s not so hard for individual managers to interrupt bias within their own teams.
Seth Godin Blog
JANUARY 14, 2020
Your promo folder is broken, and our fix for it is a bit stuck. If you use Gmail, you probably have thousands of emails in your promo folder. A quick look will show you that there are dozens of emails moved there by Google that you probably wish you had seen. In the last week, I found several personal notes, several calendar invites (including ones for Google’s own calendar), and newsletters from Tim Ferriss and others.
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Harvard Business
JANUARY 14, 2020
Case interviews are a waste of time. Firms need a better approach.
Harvard Business
JANUARY 14, 2020
Research shows how to use low expectations to your advantage.
Harvard Business
JANUARY 14, 2020
Accountability is good for business.
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