Mon.Aug 12, 2019

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Prospecting Tips For Consultants with Jason Bay: Podcast #101

Consulting Success

Many consultants often get stuck when it comes to figuring out how to outbound. That is why prospecting has been a topic and a task that is avoided by most. Jason Bay, the Co-Founder and Chief Revenue Officer of Blissful Prospecting, is someone who has figured out prospecting from personally going through the pain points. Prospecting Tips For Consultants with Jason Bay: Podcast #101 is a post from: Consulting Success.

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3 Reasons Why You Need a Strategic Plan

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

Are you leading an organization or a business? Whether you are leading a big or small organization, or a non-profit or for-profit business, you need to have a strategic plan.

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A Marketing Plan for an Ex Nun

The Fearless Marketer

One of my most rewarding clients was a nun. Patty Grasher was a nun who lived in a convent for 28 years. And I was rather surprised when she signed up for one of my programs about 15 years ago. She blew away my pictures of what a nun in a convent does with her time! Apparently, she was the author of several books and ran a radio show part-time. And she was highly entrepreneurial, wanting to know how to market her books more effectively.

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Unforced Errors

CaseInterview.com

The sports of baseball and tennis include reference to a concept called an “unforced error.” This means a player makes a mistake of his or her own doing (as opposed to being “forced” into the error by an opposing player’s efforts). When I hold office hours for members of my mentorship program, I often get questions asking me to speculate about what someone’s boss or client is thinking.

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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 right discount

The Source

The right discount. Is there such a thing? I can already feel the CFOs of consulting firms start to twitch…. When we ask clients about the prices consulting firms charge, the perception is usually negative. I can’t remember a client we’ve interviewed who’s explicitly said they’d be willing to pay more—and why would they? They don’t want to give an inch to consulting firms that would, they suspect, take a mile.

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Leadership Styles: Qualities of a Good Leader

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

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Roland Berger 2nd RoundCase Interview

CaseInterview.com

Below is a question I received from a CaseInterview.com student about 2 nd round case interviews and time limits. I am including her question as well as my response. Student Question: I would like to thank you for all the material on your website, it helped me a lot as I followed your main advice: Train, Train and Train again! I am from Europe and I applied for junior positions at the top tier firms' local offices.

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The downside of possibility

Seth Godin Blog

Optimists are always a little disappointed. If you live with possibility, the idea that things can get better, that with consistent generous effort you can make a contribution, then you also end up feeling just a bit let down that it didn’t happen this time. The alternative is to insist on limits, to be a pessimist, to simply play it as written and only do your job, expecting the worst.

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4 Ways to Communicate Change that Still Work Today

LSA Global

Plan for Change Success. Corporate change statistics are discouraging. Reportedly, only 30% of corporate change initiatives succeed. When we investigate the reasons for so many change failures, the main culprit is how we communicate change – there is a lack of understanding, commitment, and alignment. Many change leaders believe that they have put together a workable plan for change, but they neglect to actively involve their key stakeholders.

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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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The CEO and CFO Pairing That Makes Mergers More Successful

Harvard Business

Research finds optimism and pessimism play an important role.

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4 Ways to Communicate Change that Still Work Today

LSA Global

Plan for Change Success. Corporate change statistics are discouraging. Reportedly, only 30% of corporate change initiatives succeed. When we investigate the reasons for so many change failures, the main culprit is how we communicate change – there is a lack of understanding, commitment, and alignment. Many change leaders believe that they have put together a workable plan for change, but they neglect to actively involve their key stakeholders.

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3 Ways to Build a Culture of Collaborative Innovation

Harvard Business

A look at how DARPA, NASA, and WL Gore do it.

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Where I Think “Agile” is Headed, Part 1: Do You Need an Agile Approach?

Johanna Rothman

I spoke at Agile 2019 last week. I had both a great time and a heart-rending realization. The great time was meeting and reconnecting with people. The heart-rending realization is our industry is in big, big trouble. Here are my thoughts and where I think the “agile” industry is headed. Problems I See with “Agile” Here's a summary of problems I saw last week: Too many people think “agile” will solve all their problems. “Agile” is a silver bullet an

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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.

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How to Respond to “So, Tell Me About Yourself” in a Job Interview

Harvard Business

There is a right answer.

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LEK Consulting Interview

CaseInterview.com

Below is a success story from a CaseInterview.com who comes from a non-business background and recently received an LEK offer. She offers tips for successfully using LOMS and I include my response where I go into more detail on the best way to prepare for a consulting interview with LEK. Success Story: I'm very happy to say that with your help from the content online, your Look Over My Shoulder ® program, and your daily emails, I was able to secure an offer from L.E.K Consulting.