Wed.May 20, 2020

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Two Issues Your Consulting Firm Must Confront to Win Projects in Uncertain Times

David A Fields

Your consulting firm has probably encountered more resistance from prospective clients than usual over the past eight weeks. Fortunately, you can understand and overcome the elevated stumbling blocks. The basics of winning consulting projects haven’t changed. Keep them moist and use lots of butter. No, wait. That’s for sheets of phyllo dough. To win consulting … Continued.

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Where to Find Your Clients

Chad Barr

Last week I shared with you the 30 Questions to Identify Your Ideal Client which generated tremendous feedback and interest from you. Today, I want to dive deeper and help you discover where to find these clients? To do so here are the additional questions I would highly suggest you ask to uncover the answers and then follow my recommendation for each: What social media groups such as Facebook and LinkedIn or special forums or membership sites do they belong to?

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The Death of Classic Strategy

Alan Weiss

Peter Drucker has always been a hero of my heroes, the virtual “inventor” of strategy. But that approach, of older men, taking their time, analyzing data, planning for five or even ten years ahead in a predictable, mostly domestic economy, is forever obsolete. No one had pronounced it dead even as it ceased working, but the pandemic has simply cast it aside.

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Converting Instructor-Led Training to Virtual

Clarity Consultants

Many companies rely heavily on instructor-led training (ILT). Typically, the courses are conducted in-person, allowing groups to move forward together and benefit not just from the instructor’s expertise, but the knowledge of everyone taking part. However, traditional corporate ILT isn’t ideal in all scenarios. As the coronavirus outbreak forced businesses all across the country to shutter their doors and embrace.

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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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?I?ve dealt with this before?

Seth Godin Blog

There’s a huge gulf between earned expertise and strong opinion. Knowing what others who have come before have done (and having successfully done it yourself) is demonstrably more effective than simply acting as if your opinion matters. Whether you’re dealing a lawsuit, cancer or a sous vide machine, you’re better off talking with someone who has earned their experience.

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Do you have a longer-term virtual strategy to compete?

Rod Burkert

Welcome to my newsletter, where I focus solely on BVFLS practice development, practice management, and related tools and technology to build/grow/scale your firm. Thanks to each of you for being here. A high-five to new subscribers: this is what we do! And was this email forwarded to you? You need your own copy ! In case you missed my last post: Is now the time to be a disruptor or a stabilizer?

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Quitting Mid-Crisis (Bonus)

Harvard Business

Dear HBR: answers your questions with the help of Michigan Ross negotiations professor Shirli Kopelman.

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Will Covid-19 Have a Lasting Impact on Globalization?

Harvard Business

The pandemic is causing the steepest decline in modern history.

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5 Tips for Safely Reopening Your Office

Harvard Business

Establishing a new normal will require a bit of training.

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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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Don’t Let Digital Transformation Make You Less Human

Harvard Business

Efficiency and empathy aren’t mutually exclusive.

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How Sales Data Can Help Non-Sales Teams

Harvard Business

The customer is every team’s concern.

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How Health Care Workers Can Take Care of Themselves

Harvard Business

Turn awareness into action.

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4 Tensions in Family Businesses — and How to Work Through Them

Harvard Business

It comes down to trust.

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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.