Tue.Aug 17, 2021

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The Perfect, Consulting Firm Sales System

David A Fields

What would the perfect, consulting firm sales system include? Systems are the greatest. They help you master vital tasks and perform them more efficiently and effectively. That’s why there are extensive personal systems and business systems, such as comprehensive methods for project management, turnkey packages for managing HR administration and, most importantly, a system for … Continued.

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Risk Management Concepts

CaseInterview.com

One of the most useful things I learned when I worked at McKinsey’s Financial Institutions Group was understanding risk. It was a concept that I did not fully grasp before working in risk-based industries like consumer lending. However, once it was explained to me, it made total sense. A decision with unknown variables has risk. Risk is the same as uncertainty.

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Is Your Business Ready for an Open House?

Leadership Planning with Liz Weber CMC

For most individuals who have shopped for a home, the experience of touring various homes is enlightening. There are invariably homes that we view that are over our home purchase budget. There are homes that are under our budget. And, there are homes that fall within our budgeted range. Typically those well above our budgeted range have more space, higher quality and more amenities than we’ve asked for or had even considered!

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Public Speaking with Gravitas

CaseInterview.com

One of the five most useful classes I took at Stanford was on public speaking. One of the very first training classes that I had in my first few months at McKinsey was on… you guessed it… public speaking. Over my career, I’ve given well over 150 paid speeches and have spoken at Harvard, MIT, Oxford, and many other venues. I’ve even spoken on live national television multiple times.

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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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How to hook a long-term Consulting Client

ConsultX

Acquiring and keeping Consulting Clients for the long-term creates a win-win situation, and this article will explain why, and how. Fairly obviously, getting clients is critical to the success of a Business Consultant, Coach, or Advisor. Often overlooked by someone new to the profession, is setting up the right kind of relationship with the ideal type of client.

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Time dilation

Seth Godin Blog

You can read this post in six minutes. It took me more than an hour to write. That extra editing and polish is a benefit to the reader. You can read this post instead of 100 others, because people highlighted or shared or ranked or otherwise filtered the other things you might be reading. That curation created value as well. The math here is compelling indeed: 1,000 would-be authors pitch books but only 30 get published.

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How to Work with Someone Who Creates Unnecessary Conflict

Harvard Business

Don’t let them waste your precious time, trust, or energy.

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How NGOs Can Help More People with DIY Solutions

Harvard Business

In certain cases, offering unfinished products to aid recipients can lead to better results — and help make the most of limited resources.

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5 Practices to Make Your Hybrid Workplace Inclusive

Harvard Business

Design your policies to maximize fairness, performance, and cultural cohesion.

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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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Rethinking Our Relationship with Work

Harvard Business

A conversation about returning to the office with a deeper sense of purpose.