Tue.Dec 01, 2020

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The Lockdown Unlocks Real Work

Markovitz Consulting

Peter Drucker once quipped that, “Much of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to work.” Recent research from the Boston Consulting Group confirms that employees can do better work when they’re liberated from much of the bureaucratic cruft that passes for daily management. According to BCG’s analysis , productivity at companies that have shifted to remote work has increased between 15% and 40%.

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How Have Online Classes Impacted Student Engagement in Higher Ed?

Clarity Consultants

While online classes have been around for a substantial amount of time, their use wasn’t as nearly as widespread as it has been since COVID-19. Many higher education institutions had little choice but to transition to virtual learning models as shelter-in-place orders spread across the country. Students were required to adjust, causing many who preferred the in-person experience to have.

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Letting Go of Legacy Tasks

Makarios Consulting

“Imagine that you have delegated literally everything you are responsible for. You’ve given it all to other people in the organization and have a blank slate before you. You now have the opportunity to take back or add one specific responsibility – this is where you will concentrate your time and effort. You want to choose the highest-value activity to engage in.

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How to Streamline Business Operations Post COVID

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

Even though some offices are starting to open up post-COVID, it seems unlikely that things will return to how they were before the pandemic anytime soon. Many businesses are looking at staying fully remote or offering a more flexible approach with a mix of coming into the office and working from home.

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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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Letting Go of Legacy Tasks

Makarios Consulting

“Imagine that you have delegated literally everything you are responsible for. You’ve given it all to other people in the organization and have a blank slate before you. You now have the opportunity to take back or add one specific responsibility – this is where you will concentrate your time and effort. You want to choose the highest-value activity to engage in.

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What Business Leaders Should Know About Cryptocurrency

Harvard Business

A conversation with journalist Jeff John Roberts about the growing business importance of cryptocurrency.

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Shopping is not the same as buying

Seth Godin Blog

Just about everyone over the age of fifteen, anywhere in the world, engages in the market in some way. We need things and we buy them. That’s not what shopping is. Shopping is the act of imagining what you might want. It’s the thrilling but risky exchange of money for something that you’ve never purchased before. Something that might be better than you hope, but it might not.

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The Pandemic Is Widening a Corporate Productivity Gap

Harvard Business

What sets top companies apart?

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Trustworthy I-O Master’s and PhD. Program Rankings

NeoAcademic

Grad School Series: Applying to Graduate School in Industrial/Organizational Psychology Starting Sophomore Year: Should I get a Ph.D. or Master’s? | How to Get Research Experience Starting Junior Year: Preparing for the GRE | Getting Recommendations Starting Senior Year: Where to Apply | Traditional vs. Online Degrees | Personal Statements Alternative Path: Managing a Career Change to I/O | Pursuing a PhD Post-Master’s Interviews/Visits: Preparing for Interviews | Going to Interviews In Graduate

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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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Can AI Fairly Decide Who Gets an Organ Transplant?

Harvard Business

Or, for that matter, a Covid-19 vaccine?

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3 Hot Takeaways from CX Happy Hour

1 to 1

2020 has been a wakeup call for customer experience, but not everything will stick. In TTEC’s first-ever LinkedIn Live happy hour, guests from around the world raised their glasses (and coffee mugs for our Australian folks) for a Q/A discussion with famed CX coach and author Dan Gingiss: CX for What’s next – 2021 What’s Hot and What’s Not? Between sips of my hot cocoa here are the three biggest customer experience takeaways I took from TTEC’s own Liz Glagowski discussion with Dan.

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Using Digital Acceleration to Strengthen Your Business - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM WORKDAY

Harvard Business

Sponsor content from Workday.

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All I really need to know about building my practice I learned from Santa Claus

Rod Burkert

If you missed my last post: The Preloaded Year. I’d like to think that all my posts are valuable to you in some way, shape, or form. But I believe this last post is especially valuable because it not only encouraged you to keep your foot on the practice development accelerator through the end of the year, it told you how to do it and gave you a calendar and a formula for planning next year.

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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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3 Mistakes That Stymie Corporate Purpose Initiatives

Harvard Business

And how to avoid them.

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