Women in Consulting

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

:: Since founding my consulting company in 2001, I’ve been serving Silicon Valley CEOs as an interim VP marketing. Usually they are running smallish companies and either haven’t yet brought a full-time VP marketing on board or they just lost their VP marketing for some reason. Either way, my clients are wise enough to realize that they’re operating under a handicap – likely losing both mindshare and market share — if this role is vacant.

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Actionable

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

I’m so proud and grateful to be part of a team that understands their role in cultivating the culture that we want and need. The post Celebrating Actionable’s Culture appeared first on Actionable.co.

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MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

As Hurricane Irma nears Florida, everyone is in a rush to fill up their tanks. About 40% of the gasoline stations in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale region are now without fuel. Floridians have turned to the Crowd-Sourced ‘Gas Buddy’ App to determine which stations still have gas. (more…).

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Actionable

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

I’m so proud and grateful to be part of a team that understands their role in cultivating the culture that we want and need. The post Celebrating Actionable’s Culture appeared first on Actionable.co.

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MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Equifax reports hackers accessed up to 143 million US consumers’ information. Equifax discovered the breach on July 29. Equifax discovered the breach on July 29. Just today, the public finds out about the breach. In the interim, three Equifax executives dumped about $1.8 million in Equifax shares. Hey, why not? It’s only a “small percentage” of their holdings.

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MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

In his latest Email article, Steen Jakobsen, Saxo Bank Chief economist and CIO has a bold prediction about interest rates. With nearly everyone, even Janet Yellen at the Fed, predicting wage-induced inflation, Jakobsen makes a bold call in the opposite direction. (more…).

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Seth Godin Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

When they began airbrushing the models in fashion magazines fifty years ago, no one complained much. Everyone knew, we thought, that it was some sort of make believe. But then they started airbrushing our food. And then vacations. And family photos. And brands. And jobs. Spend enough time looking through the glass on your tablet and you'll come to believe that you're the only one with a less-than-perfect situation.

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MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

The news on Hurricane Irma is grim and worsening. The record-breaking Hurricane is described as “apocalyptic” Here is a synopsis of Irma’s destruction: island by island. (more…).

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Clarity Consultants

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Online training offers a wealth of opportunity for learners and trainers alike. It provides deep resources and easy access to corporate training that companies have quickly found great value in. But not every type of lesson works well in a digital format. Here are 3 instructional design models that have proven to operate well in the modern age of online training courses.

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MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Black Knight reports Hurricane Harvey could Lead to 300,000 new mortgage delinquencies. How does this compare to Katrina? And what about GDP? (more…).

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Clarity Consultants

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Online training offers a wealth of opportunity for learners and trainers alike. It provides deep resources and easy access to corporate training that companies have quickly found great value in. But not every type of lesson works well in a digital format. Here are 3 instructional design models that have proven to operate well in the modern age of online training courses. 1) The ADDIE Model.

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MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

I happened to see some estimates of Japan’s GDP moments ago. The first report says Japan beat GDP estimates. The second report, four minutes later, says Japan misses GDP estimates. The headlines are both from Bloomberg. (more…).

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Mark Mortensen, an associate professor of organizational behavior at INSEAD, discusses the research on “multiteaming”—when employees work not only across multiple projects, but multiple teams. It has significant benefits at the individual, team, and organizational levels. Among them: multiteaming saves money. The cost—stretched employees—is hard to see.

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LSA Global

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Do Your Leaders Invest in Talent Management? Among all the investments you can make as a leader to grow your company, don’t, for heaven’s sake, neglect to invest in talent management…attracting, engaging, developing and retaining your top talent. Businesses Should Invest More In People. Business leaders all seem to acknowledge that an organization’s success depends largely on the skills and level of engagement of their employees.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Juan Díaz-Faes for HBR. One of the very first lectures I give each year to new MBA students is about time management. By the time they arrive in my classroom, they are two days into the fall term, and I can already see that some of them are barely keeping their heads above water. I see this lecture as both a reality check and a breath of fresh air.

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MBO Partners

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

How to effectively use promotional products as an independent professional.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

There was a time a decade or two ago when society could have made a choice to write off our massive investment in a fossil fuel-based economy and begin a policy driven shift towards a cleaner renewable infrastructure that could have forestalled the worst effects of climate change. But the challenges of collective action, a lack of political courage, and the power of incumbent pecuniary interests to capture the levers of power meant we did not.

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Balance Sheet Real Estate Financial Culture 28

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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.

Strategy

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

There are few business leaders around the world not thinking about digital transformation in some shape or form. Whether improving omni-channel commerce or developing digital extensions to product lines, businesses are working out how to drive profitability through digital. But traditional metrics might underestimate the impact of digital, leaving companies vulnerable to aggressive competitors or pure-play disruptors.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

The U.S. Congress is back in session this week, and corporate tax reform is reportedly among the top items on the agenda. Of course, that doesn’t mean it’s likely to happen. While nearly everyone agrees reform is needed, individual aspects of the tax code often benefit specific companies and industries, which makes passing legislation difficult.

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