Wed.Nov 20, 2019

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Objective vs. Perceived Value

CaseInterview.com

In school, if you get 95 out of 100 questions correct, you get a 95% score. Much of childhood education grading is done on an objective basis. However once you enter the workforce, this changes. You get promoted on the basis of how others perceive your abilities, as opposed to any objective measure of your abilities. You get business plans funded on the basis of how investors perceive the return on investment opportunity you’re offering.

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Training Relevancy is Driving Real Results

Clarity Consultants

Today, the learning landscape is changing. Companies are increasingly realizing that training relevancy is critical if you want to drive real results. If you want to learn more about the impact of training relevancy, here’s what you need to know. The post Training Relevancy is Driving Real Results appeared first on Clarity Consultants - Training Development.

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Connecting the Past with the Future

Chad Barr

Many Americans and perhaps others around the world, have spent at least a few minutes watching the live testimony of the impeachment inquiry this week. While researching a topic for this newsletter, I discovered that on this day, November 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg address on the battlefield near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

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A conversation on ethical leadership – with Cassie Edmiston

The Management Centre

Leadership in fundraising organisations. Leadership. It’s a big word and covers so many things. And it feels like the very notion of leadership is changing, morphing and growing. Being a charity leader means much more than simply being the boss, holding a senior position in an organisation, and calling all the shots. And there are some very specific challenges when working in mission based, or fundraising organisations.

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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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Lip Service

Alan Weiss

Here’s some heresy: At executive level in larger companies buyers are not trolling web sites to choose advisors. (They may assign their assistants to find venders.) They choose advisors based on peer-to-peer referral, no different from you asking someone you trust for the name of a good doctor or designer. (Do you choose doctors by searching the internet?

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How HR Should View Workplace Culture

LSA Global

HR’s View of Workplace Culture Needs to Change. Can you honestly say that your workplace culture supports your business goals? If not, it’s time to take a second and thoughtful look at your culture and treat it as a business challenge. In our opinion, HR should view workplace culture as a strategic imperative to improve business performance. Unfortunately, many HR executives continue to take too narrow of a view of culture.

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AI, Accountability, and Power

Harvard Business

Meredith Whittaker, co-director of the AI Now Institute and one of the organizers of the Google Walkout in 2018, joins Azeem Azhar to discuss how discrimination and bias are influencing the development of artificial intelligence, and how tech workers are working to change their industry for the better.

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Which signal?

Seth Godin Blog

We have far more than five senses, and people communicate with us using many of them. You can receive a message via visual inputs, sound, text, smell, taste, touch, temperature, pheromones, sub-sonic rumbling and/or subtle facial gestures. You can feel comforted or jostled, part of a trusted circle or all alone. You can absorb the confidence radiated by a professional or feel the insecurity in someone who is overwhelmed.

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The Launch of Disney+, the War on Billionaires, and the 4-Day Work Week

Harvard Business

Youngme, Felix, and Mihir discuss several topics from a busy news week, including the launch of Disney+ (what does it mean for Netflix?), the growing public animosity towards billionaires, and proposals to move to a 4-day work week.

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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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Why Do People Tolerate Income Inequality?

Harvard Business

According to research, people believe they can overcome inequality — even in the most unequal places.

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4 Ways to Address Gender Bias in AI

Harvard Business

To start, machine learning teams must quantify fairness.

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How Investors Have Reacted to the Business Roundtable Statement

Harvard Business

A survey shows mixed results.

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3 Innovation Strategies for the Age of Digital Disruption - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM NTT

Harvard Business

Sponsor content from NTT.

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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.