Fri.Apr 29, 2022

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5 Entrepreneurship Skills You’ll Get from an MBA

Tom Spencer

The most common reasons people choose to pursue an MBA is for a career switch or as a steppingstone to a managerial role. MBA candidates have the opportunity to acquire a multitude of skills that are applicable to a variety of industry and managerial positions. One of the less pursued career paths is that of an entrepreneur. There is a widespread belief that you do not need a master’s degree to be an entrepreneur.

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Define Your ERP Project with These 3 Tips

PM Alliance

If your team is having a difficult time scoping your ERP implementation project, you aren’t the first to experience the problem. Our project management consultants have helped numerous enterprises define their ERP initiatives, and even companies with experienced internal project teams often struggle to scope these high-impact, high-risk efforts. Your business needs to accomplish many things before you can finalize your ERP initiative’s scope: Bring together a potentially large number of stakehol

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Entering US Market With Expert Assistance Through Consulting

Business Consulting Agency

Companies and investors looking to enter the US market know how complex foreign market entry can be. It can be an overwhelming process. A vast number of details to consider. A vast amount of task to successfully execute. A vast amount to accomplish. Companies entering the US market must hire local talent and businesses. This enables them to get tasks properly accomplished.

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Women Thrive as Independent Consultants

Comatch

Over the past several years, consultancies across the globe have worked to increase gender equality. However, there are still fewer women than men in the consulting industry. When it comes to self-employment, men significantly outnumber women at 65% of our consultant pool. In the world of independent consulting, self-employment and consulting intersect. .

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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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Safe Space #15 – Why does managing people take so much time?

The Management Centre

Here at =mc we encourage every participant we meet on our programmes to get in touch if they have specific issues they want to follow up on. From this we hear some common problems, issues, challenges, and worries. In this regular feature we share some of those challenges, and our advice, for dealing with them. This time, the issue comes from a manager with a very common challenge: people management is taking up a lot of their time.

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The joy of being together again

The Management Centre

5 ways to make the most of your away day. As restrictions lift, more and more teams are coming back together, working in a hybrid way and thinking of ways to reconnect. We have been asked to help facilitate several team away days and team sessions across numerous charities and social good organisations. Often we are given the following brief: We want a team away day, in person, as soon as possible.

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What to Do If Your Job Compromises Your Morals

Harvard Business

Six strategies to help you move forward when your employer has injured your conscience.

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Vulnerability Warning for Chrome Users, AND Non-Users

Kraft Kennedy

A recently announced Chrome vulnerability needs to be addressed not only for Chrome users, but potentially more immediately for devices that have Chrome installed but not currently in use. I have Chrome installed but I don’t use it, why am I at risk? Users with dormant (unused) versions on their machines may not receive the critical update. This puts devices, and their larger home or professional network at increased risk.

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Why Marketers Are Returning to Traditional Advertising

Harvard Business

Seven reasons companies are reinvesting in TV, radio, and print ads.

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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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“The market has spoken”

Seth Godin Blog

Why would someone buy a share of stock for $945? One reason might be that they think they can sell it tomorrow for $950. A more common reason is that someone bought it an hour ago for $940. Of course, this applies to more than equities. Why buy a Birkin bag for more than $25,000? Because someone else did. The only thing worse than losing an auction by a few dollars is winning one by a lot.

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How Business Coalitions Can Have a Strong Local Impact

Harvard Business

Best practices based on an analysis of more than 40 regional initiatives.

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9 HR Management Tips to Keep Employees Happy

Tom Spencer

As leaders, human capital is the most valuable asset we have. Managing people is rewarding, but sometimes we could all use a hand in navigating its complexities. Read on to learn about 9 tips that will make every manager and HR professional’s life easier, and unlock the latent potential in your organisation to drive your company forward. 1. Know your Employees’ Personalities.

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Hershey CEO Michele Buck on Empowering Internal Change Agents

Harvard Business

Give the disruptors within your own company the freedom to drive change.

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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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Video Quick Take: Syneos Health’s Larry Pickett on Using Data and Technology to Improve Patient Outcomes - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM PERSISTENT SYSTEMS

Harvard Business

Sponsor content from Persistent Systems.

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