Wed.Aug 04, 2021

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Things a Consultant Can Do to Increase the Chances of Their Recommendations Being Implemented Successfully by a Client

Steve Shu Consulting

This post is based on a question that was posed to me on Quora. Here are a few things to consider for this type of situation: See if you can get a resource assigned within the company to take the lead on program managing changes into the organization. Also to help increase the probability of success, see if the incentives of the assigned resources and sponsor can be aligned with the initiative outcomes.

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Servant Leaders Achieve Extraordinary Results

Rick Conlow

Servant leaders’ behaviors and traits have been known for centuries but remain ambiguous. However, the term Servant Leader was first introduced only in 1970, by Robert Greenleaf’s essay, “The Servant as a Leader.” It has risen in popularity, but it is obscure because many deride it for being soft and out of touch in this “dog eat dog” world of competition, and fast paced business reality.

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Leadership Tip 12: Focus on Effectiveness, Not Efficiency

Johanna Rothman

Many of us focus on how efficient we can be. Many of our organizations want to maximize our output for every minute and hour of work. However, if we focus on effectiveness first, we create better outcomes for everyone. We don't waste time working on things that don't matter. An Example of Moving from Efficiency to Effectiveness. Danielle, a director, saw the effects of this problem.

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Updated Corporate Training Is Absolutely Essential as Your Employees Return to the Office

Clarity Consultants

As the pandemic wanes, many employees are beginning to return to offices all across the country. This is marking a period of transition. Leaving a remote work arrangement and coming back to the office means dealing with distractions that aren’t present at home. Plus, concerns about a pandemic resurgence still weigh on the minds of many. At times, the stress.

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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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Attaining Our Personal Best

Chad Barr

Dear Olympians, Your journey to Tokyo likely started at a young age, the first time you picked up a ball or jumped in the water, the first ride that made you feel truly free or when the backflip you thought was impossible suddenly wasn’t. Throughout the years, you nurtured your talent, sweated and sacrificed to cut just a few more seconds, reach just a few more inches, or score another fraction of a point.

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Improv people

Consultants' Consultant

Consultants Consultant: Here’s a great link to entertainers talking about Improvisation. Here’s a great link to. The post Improv people appeared first on Consultants' Consultant.

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AI in Business: Everything Leaders Need to Know w/Dan Faggella Ep#113

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

Dan Faggella is the Head of Research and CEO of Emerj Artificial Intelligence Research, as well as a Fellow at the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies.

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How Environmental Consulting Firms Can Capture Lost Profit

Management and IT Consulting

At a time when firms of every stripe are working to optimize operations and maximize margin, those with an environmental focus continue fighting an uphill battle to ensure profitability. Here are tips for improving profitably for your environmental consulting firm.

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[LIVE] How You Can Use Financial Intelligence to Unlock Business Growth w/Henry Daas

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

On August 26th at 1pm PT, we'll be going LIVE with Henry Daas for How You Can Use Financial Intelligence to Unlock Business Growth.

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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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Are You a Hunter or a Trapper?

Martinka Consulting

Over the weekend our 14-month-old puppy Coco caught another squirrel. Dogs do catch critters but there are some things you should know about Coco. She’s half-lab and half-husky, 85 pounds, not the fastest dog around by far, sort of a klutz, and she’s hilarious when she slinks towards the bird feeders, where the squirrels hang out and get fat. She thinks she’s sneaking up on them.

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Not for Diana

Seth Godin Blog

Demetri Martin tells the story of seeing a necklace for sale. It says, “Diana” on it. “Wait,” he says to the owner of the jewelry store, “you’d probably sell more if it said ‘Not Diana’ on it.” After all, just about everyone isn’t named Diana. The absurdity of this story is precisely why focusing on the smallest viable audience makes so much more sense than trying to make average stuff for average people.

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Research: Why Immigrants Are More Likely to Become Entrepreneurs

Harvard Business

A 12-year study found that both voluntary emigration and entrepreneurship were associated with a higher propensity for risk-taking.

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What I Learned from a Year Without Business Trips

Harvard Business

A working parent reflects on the benefits of staying grounded — and the new practices she’ll carry into the future.

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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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A 5-Step Roadmap for Becoming a More Customer-Centric Company - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM SALESFORCE

Harvard Business

Sponsor content from Salesforce.

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Don’t Lose the Democratizing Effect of Remote Work

Harvard Business

Mishandling the transition to hybrid could reinforce social inequalities and jeopardize your diversity and inclusion efforts.

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