Tue.Dec 20, 2022

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Why YOU Are the Gift This Holiday

David A Fields

A lot of folks give and receive presents this time of year. Games, chocolates, electronics, more chocolates, cars (so the car advertisers would have you believe) with trunks full of chocolates. As a consulting firm leader, you’re standing at a gift-giving nexus. Your consulting practice is a veritable cornucopia of gifts. Below are a dozen … Continued.

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A New Era Has Begun!!! Finally, Women Have A Seat At The Table, Even In Football

Simon Associates

In January of 2021, there was big news concerning the NFL’s Super Bowl. Sarah Thomas — the first woman to officiate a major college football game, the first to officiate a bowl game, the first to officiate in a Big Ten stadium, the first full-time female official in NFL history and the first to officiate an NFL playoff game — was named to the referee crew for the 2021 Super Bowl, having officiated NFL games since 2015.

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Top 5 Must-Have Capabilities of a Multi-Project Resource Management Solution

Epicflow

Selecting a resource management solution suitable for work in a multi-project setting is a responsible mission. Its features should help project and resource managers address all the complexity of managing shared resources and facilitate their efficient utilization. . What functionality should you pay attention to when choosing a multi-project resource management solution?

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Two Incredible Women Are Boldly Succeeding In A Man's World

Simon Associates

In January of this year, my wife Andi Simon wrote a blog about a pioneering early entry in the women’s rights movement, Christine Grant, who took a leadership position during the early days of Title IX. In 1973, she became the athletic director of women’s sports at the University of Iowa, one of the first women in the country to hold this title. (In those days, there were two athletic directors: one for male athletes and one for female.).

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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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Research: Workplace Stigma Around Menopause Is Real

Harvard Business

New research shows that women experiencing menopause are judged as less leader-like — unless they talk about it openly.

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Ron Howard on Collaborative Leadership and Career Longevity

Harvard Business

A conversation with Hollywood legend Ron Howard about talent, success, and taking chances.

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No Women Coaches In The NBA? Oh, Look.Becky Hammon Changed That.

Simon Associates

"We didn't hire Becky to make history," Popovich said. "She earned it.". When Becky Hammon joined the San Antonio Spurs pro basketball team as an assistant coach in 2014—the first woman in NBA history to hold this position— Barack Obama congratulated her on Twitter. Then when the Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich was ejected from a game against the Los Angeles Lakers in December 2020, Hammon replaced him to become the first woman to act as head coach in a regular-season NBA game.

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How to use testimonials to change your business for the better

Kai Davis

One of my favorite books, Inherent Vice , has a line in an early chapter: “Change your hair, change your life.” While I agree with that sentiment, I’ve also found that updating the social proof and testimonials you use in your marketing often changes your business for the better. Recently, I updated the Ultimate Testimonial Guide ( [link] ).

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Research: Few Corporate Spinoffs Deliver Value

Harvard Business

Here’s what the best-performing ones do differently.

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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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Update on Behavioral Economics Advisory

Steve Shu Consulting

A short update separate from my academic work: I expect to have a somewhat rare opening in 2023-2026 to take on a behavioral economics advisory relationship with a new client in retirement, wealth management, or investment management. Please feel free to contact me to discuss further.

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Innovating in Uncertain Times: Lessons from 2022

Harvard Business

Plus strategies for driving transformative growth in 2023.

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Where’s the grid?

Seth Godin Blog

If you want to review the grocery list to see if you’ve forgotten anything, alphabetical order is a lousy way to do it. Instead, organizing it by course and then by dish creates a grid and the missing elements will be obvious. We default to time and ordinal ordering when we don’t bother to imagine a taxonomy that produces a useful grid. If you want to know what’s missing, spend some time on structuring a useful grid first.

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Refusing To Be Held Back, Women Are Proving They Can Do Jobs Once Reserved For Men

Simon Associates

In soccer. In football. In basketball. Now in ski patrols. More and more, women today are breaking barriers and smashing glass ceilings in fields that traditionally have been men-only, not just in sports but across all disciplines: business, politics, medicine, law, tech.the list goes on. Are men changing as well as women? Which causes me to ask the question: Is one of the reasons women are finally making strides in male-controlled fields and changing the status quo due to the fact that men them

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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.