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What’s Way More Important than Your Consulting Firm’s Competitive Advantage? (This is.)

David A Fields

You’ve probably been in a situation where your consulting firm is competing to win a project. For instance, say you know you’re one of many consulting firms bidding to help the Foucault Co. shift their momentum. You review the other players and your own approach to Foucault’s challenge. Then you decide what you will emphasize … Continued. The post What’s Way More Important than Your Consulting Firm’s Competitive Advantage?

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3 Ways to Handle Poor Employee Performance Constructively

Rick Conlow

Poor employee performance confronts all team leaders, supervisors, managers, or executives. It goes with the territory. Fortunately, there are really few bad employees, just some that have performance issues. Most employees think they are performing better than they are. Most employees can perform significantly better than they are. In fact, everyone develops problems at some point in their careers if they are growing and learning.

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Fire, Aim, Ready

Alan Weiss

I stopped in my hobby store here today to give the owner some business and to stock up. My total would have come to a couple of hundred dollars. But Charlie was morose. I asked what was wrong. “You were right,” he said, there IS a business boom and my shelves are cleaned out and my suppliers are way behind. I should have ordered more stock months ago.” My purchase amounted to $17.

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Stephanie Breedlove: "All In: How Women Entrepreneurs Can Think Bigger, Build Sustainable Businesses, and Change the World"

On the Brink Podcast

Hear how you, yes you, can have a successful company. Throughout Women's History Month I'm re-publishing podcasts which highlight exceptional women I've interviewed who have boldly smashed myths and hurdled over barriers meant to hold them back. Stephanie Breedlove is one of those women. For over 20 years, she has been a powerful voice for women entrepreneurs, co-founding Breedlove & Associates which she sold for $55 million.

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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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Sled, Dog, Person—What’s the Right Order?

Alan Weiss

Remember “the cart before the horse”? It was triggered by the photo below that was sent to me this morning. When we talk about methodology and “how” we do things before we establish a trusting relationship with a true buyer, we’re trying to pull the sled, not allow the sled dogs to pull us. Yesterday, a woman was explaining how her proposal was being bounced all over the place.

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Employers Must Ensure the Safety of Home Workspaces

Harvard Business

Disasters like California wildfires and the Texas grid failure highlight businesses’ responsibility toward their employees — whether they’re in the office or WFH.

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The PRO Act Will Limit Your Ability to be a Self-Employed Consultant!

Successful Independent Consulting

If you’re self-employed, or thinking about it, or you know someone who is self-employed, THIS IS IMPORTANT ! We need to take action now to protect our right to be hired and paid on a business-to-business basis as independent contractors. If the PRO Act passes in its current form, you will likely be hired as a temporary employee. On March 8, 2021 the U.S.

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Staying Mindful When You’re Working Remotely

Harvard Business

Don’t just be online — be present.

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What a Compassionate Email Culture Looks Like

Harvard Business

Protecting your inbox starts with protecting others’

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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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Workplace Design, Post-Pandemic

Harvard Business

A conversation about the future of offices and remote work.

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Lessons from Social Entrepreneurs Fighting Covid-19 - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM PFIZER

Harvard Business

Sponsor content from Pfizer.

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