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Tomorrow’s Industries are Looking for Effective Succession Management, Now!

Clarity Consultants

Crafting a dynamic organization where leaders can continue to advance, and employees are developed to step into their place is a must in today’s business world. Otherwise, you may find yourself struggling to secure the highly skilled, talented managers your business needs to achieve its goals. The post Tomorrow’s Industries are Looking for Effective Succession Management, Now!

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How to Win Any Argument

CaseInterview.com

The key to “winning” any argument is to recognize that some arguments not only can’t be won, but shouldn’t be “won.”. Arguments take place in one of two contexts: Unimportant Relationship. Important Relationship. (Notice how the two categories are MECE. I couldn’t help myself.). How you approach arguments in these situations can vary tremendously. From a purely logical standpoint, an argument can be analyzed and dissected, facts gathered, and conclusions presented.

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Stay In Tune

Chad Barr

Photo by: Chad Barr. It’s taken some time, but I finally brushed the dust off my classical guitar case and had my guitar spruced up and a microphone pick up installed. It’s not that I don’t play often, mostly for fun and to entertain my grandkids, but it’s been a long time since I’ve played professionally and worked with other musicians in tandem to create something special.

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You Have to Stop Canceling and Rescheduling Things. Really.

Harvard Business

HIDEKI KUWAJIMA/Getty Images. A friend recently returned to his parked car to find it had been sideswiped. Now, every time he calls the insurance company, he hears a message saying: “Can’t take your call right now. Leave a message. All calls will be returned by the end of the day.” So far, he’s called over a dozen times; his calls have been returned only twice.

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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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Revisiting an Old Friend – The Importance of Employees

Martinka Consulting

I read a short article recently where the writer was describing his frustrating experience when making a food and beverage order, which he repeated twice, had it said back to him, and it still was wrong. His sub-headline was, “It’s hard to get good help these days.”. I’m sure he was being somewhat sarcastic, but it’s true. It’s really hard to find good people and keep them.

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6 Ways to Better Communicate Your Strategy

LSA Global

Good Strategies Pay Dividends and Get Implemented Consistently. If you better communicate your strategy, your chances for success increase dramatically. Good strategies outline clear and compelling choices about what actions to take and where to play. Done right, your strategy should provide the underpinning for everything you do. Are You Investing in Strategy Communication?

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Leading Teams Effectively

Gina Abudi

Leading teams effectively requires being both an effective team member and fostering an environment of team work within your department. When managers work collaboratively with their teams to address challenges and achieve common goals, they are demonstrating effective teamwork behaviors. When managers encourage, enable and motivate their teams to work collaboratively with each other to [.].

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How to Cultivate Learning Agility as an Independent Professional

MBO Partners

Learning agility is an essential skill for independent professionals. Learn the core behaviors of this skill and how to apply it to your business.

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Why CEOs Should Share Their Long-Term Plans with Investors

Harvard Business

Fanatic Studio/Getty Images. Many people have suggested moving away from quarterly earnings reporting as a way to reduce short-termism. But such a change would probably not change how resources are allocated or businesses operate. Rather than requiring less short-term information, we believe the key to combating short-termism is to encourage companies to share more information about their long-term plans.

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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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Semi-public

Seth Godin Blog

The internet began as a way to connect private networks. First it was university researchers. But then, as email kicked in, it was a tool for private conversations among people who knew each other. That's just one of the reasons that spam is so hated–it intruded on a space reserved for people with permission. The next leap was a public one.

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How to Retain and Engage Your B Players

Harvard Business

Peter Dazeley/Getty Images. We’ve heard for decades that we should only hire A players , and should even try to cut non-A players from our teams. But not only do the criteria for being an A player vary significantly by company, it’s unrealistic to think you can work only with A players. Further, as demonstrated by Google’s Aristotle project , a study of what makes teams effective, this preference for A players ignores the deep value that the people you may think of as B players

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Survey for New Book – NextMapping – Anticipate, Navigate and Create The Future of Work

Cheryl Cran

Thank you for taking a few minutes to contribute your ideas that will be included in my new book, “NextMapping – Anticipate Navigate and Create The Future of Work.” The book is now available for presale on Amazon and will be published in February 2019. We will be having some special contests and giveaway promotions […]. The post Survey for New Book – NextMapping – Anticipate, Navigate and Create The Future of Work appeared first on NextMapping.

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Research: The Digitization of Banks Disproportionately Hurts Women Entrepreneurs

Harvard Business

Veronica Grech/Getty Images. As banks rush to digitize their operations , many have found that closing their local branches can help maintain a high return on an otherwise pricy transformation. European banks, for example, closed over 9,000 branches in 2016, which represents a 4.6% reduction in a single year. According to our calculations, using data from the Swedish Bankers’ Association , a full one-quarter of bank branches in Sweden have shuttered over the past four years.

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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.