Thu.Feb 13, 2020

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How to Confidently Articulate the Value of What You Do

Consulting Matters

Over the years there has been one particular roadblock that I watch both new and experienced consultants and coaches hit time and time again. The truth is, I hit the same roadblock when I first started. We all know we have tremendous value to offer our clients. We can see the transformation that’s waiting for them… …But when it comes time to put that value into words and communicate it to those same clients?

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Will Hiring Happiness Consultants Ever Become a Trend in Big Companies?

Steve Shu Consulting

This post is based on a question that I answered previously on Quora. I’m not sure it will become a big thing at companies, but here are some observations that could feed its growth or at least support a niche market: The business schools (particularly in the behavioral science areas) have increasingly added courses that incorporate the science of happiness, and the b-schools feed consulting companies and increasingly entrepreneurial endeavors.

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Prepared for Luck

CaseInterview.com

Over the years, I’ve noticed the role that luck plays in success for myself and others. I won’t lie. Getting lucky on an opportunity is great. The problem is that you can’t control when or if you get lucky. However, what you can control is whether you are prepared enough so that, when luck presents itself, you’re able to capitalize on it. Sometimes, critics will see someone successful and say, “Oh, she just got lucky.”.

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Win an Employee’s Heart, Achieve Superb Results

Rick Conlow

Most employees go to work, and his or her heart isn’t in it. What does that mean? Leaders’ say employees lack engagement. In other words, they lack spirit and excitement for what they do. As a result performance, sales, customer service and quality suffers. Can you relate to this? In other words, the job is a job. In other words, a job is a means to an end to get a paycheck.

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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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Understanding the Rationale

CaseInterview.com

When you’re CEO, you’re in this paradoxical situation in which your direct reports often know a lot more than you do in their functional areas. This causes many first-time CEOs to stumble. After all, how do you manage someone who knows more than you do? While this is a subject worthy of an entire class, I’ll share with you one technique for handling this.

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176: Michael Olenick—What You Need To Know About Blue Ocean Strategy®

On the Brink Podcast

Learn how to go where the competition isn't! For over a decade, Michael Olenick and I have worked together on Blue Ocean Strategy. Now, Michael is going to lead our Europe and the Middle East division. We have been getting a growing number of inquiries from all over the globe for Blue Ocean Strategy work, and Michael has been helping us guide these companies.

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When Selling – Take Action

Martinka Consulting

We recently spent a long weekend cleaning out our family cabin, which recently sold. As we thought about all we did over the years, we realized it was about a five-year project, which ties very well to what business owners should do when planning their exit. It was about five years ago when we made an effort to get rid of junk. The cabin’s been in the family for almost 60 years and my dad was a hoarder.

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How we do things around here

Seth Godin Blog

When you’re beginning a new engagement, a new job, a new partnership, it might be worth agreeing on a list in advance. You don’t have to include all of these, and you don’t have to agree with them (because you can always take the other side) but here are some to start with: We always answer emails to each other within a day, even if it’s just to say ‘got it’ You’re invited as a guest into a purpose-built room in our Slack.

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How to Design an Effective Sales Kickoff

LSA Global

What Salespeople Want from a Kickoff Meeting. Do you know how to design an effective sales kickoff? What would make your sales kickoff high performing? Unfortunately, not enough people know how to design an effective sales kickoff – one that you and your sales team find valuable and worth their time. From our perspective, an effective sales kickoff helps sales leaders and their teams to better execute their go-to-market sales strategy in order to improve revenues, margins, win rates, po

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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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Why Companies Need to Help Ensure Election Integrity

Harvard Business

Businesses have the tools to help local governments adapt to a new digital landscape.

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Research: Why We’re Incentivized by Discounts and Surcharges

Harvard Business

Our motivations are as social as they are financial.

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To Be More Data Driven, Look for the Right Business Partner

Harvard Business

It’s smart to pool resources.

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Get Adventurous with Your Leadership Training

Harvard Business

Lessons from the great outdoors.

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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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Research: It Pays to Be Yourself

Harvard Business

Literally.