Tue.Apr 27, 2021

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External Champions: the Best Supporters of Your Consulting Firm (How to Find/Build Them)

David A Fields

All your consulting firm’s visibility-building and marketing efforts pale next to the power of a champion—an outsider who promotes your firm to others. Your consulting firm can actively create champions and super-champions who will rapidly build your business. Think of the last time you spontaneously recommended a product or service to someone else.

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Leadership Tip #6: Give Credit as Often as Possible

Johanna Rothman

Your team finished something difficult. They released it. You celebrated the team's accomplishment with the team. Let's assume your name is Jim. Now, you're in a senior management meeting, where your boss says, “Thanks, Jim, for all that hard work.” You feel great from that recognition. And yes, you supported that team. You facilitated some of their decisions.

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How To Be A Better Speaker Like Oscar Winners Tyler Perry, Frances McDormand And Chloé Zhao

Henry DeVries

Mike Carr, the reigning Toastmasters World Champion of Public Speaking, said there was much to be learned about public speaking by watching the Oscar acceptance speeches at the 93rd Academy Awards.

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Why Work-From-Home Burnout & Zoom Fatigue is More Complex Than You Think

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

Have you or your employees been feeling work-from-home burnout and Zoom fatigue these past months despite the supposed convenience of working from home and using videoconferences to meet? Unfortunately, the vast majority of efforts to address WFH burnout try to treat the symptoms without addressing the root causes. The fundamental root cause of WFH burnout stems from organizations adapting their existing ways of interacting in “office culture” to remote work.

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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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The Pursuit of Dreams

CaseInterview.com

Much has been said about the value of pursuing dreams. Some say that the purpose of life is to pursue your dreams. Others say that pursuing dreams is an unrealistic, self-indulgent waste of time. My take is… wait for it… … it depends. [I know, I know… that’s a classic consultant answer that can never be proven wrong… but it’s true!

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The Right Tool for the Job

CaseInterview.com

A few days ago, I was visiting my parents. While there, I noticed a few home repair tasks around the house. I decided to take care of them. The repairs ended up being much more time-consuming than I expected. I was surprised by how many trips I made to Home Depot. (Note to Self: Buy stock shares in Home Depot.) At my home, I have a fairly robust set of tools.

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You can’t beat the algorithm

Seth Godin Blog

When a new medium shows up that allocates attention, someone comes out ahead. They win a Google search, amass a ton of FB followers, hit the jackpot on Twitter or even Clubhouse. “They picked me!” and the attention feels inevitable. Others see the pennies from heaven and rush in to follow, eager for their share of traffic. But there is no “they” and you weren’t picked.

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5 Mistakes We Make When We’re Overwhelmed

Harvard Business

And how to avoid them.

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Quit Overthinking Things

Harvard Business

A conversation with psychology professor Ethan Kross about the right and wrong types of self-talk.

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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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Research: Why Some D&I Efforts Failed Employees of Chinese Descent

Harvard Business

A study found that during the pandemic, policies intended to integrate cultural differences backfired.

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Help Your Organization Create More Human Connections in a Digital-First World - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM SITECORE

Harvard Business

Sponsor content from Sitecore.