David A Fields
AUGUST 1, 2017
If you recite, “I’m worthy of success” every morning, will your consulting business grow? Not likely. Instead, adopt the three mindset techniques below that can make a real difference. Your attitude is critically important to your success and, of course, your personal happiness. Recent research reveals that a positive outlook precedes heightened productivity and accomplishment.
Consultants' Consultant
AUGUST 1, 2017
Consultants Consultant: Pause for Thought: Your attention is your most valuable resource, and it’s being hijacked by technology companies. Tech companies (facebook, youtube, snapchat, ted) are scheduling our lives for us by steering the time lines of a billion people (insane! the influence in that is incredible). Watch this video from TED. Here are some of the points […].
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Harvard Business
AUGUST 1, 2017
Dave Wheeler for HBR. Whether we realize it or not, we are constantly given small opportunities to build up or put down our coworkers in the ways we talk about them. When we introduce two colleagues, tell a story about how a meeting went, or share a colleague’s work, how we “narrate others” can make a big difference in how they feel about themselves and their work.
Strategy+Business
AUGUST 1, 2017
Not all thinking is created equal. Here's how to get the most out of your brain when it really counts.
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Management and IT Consulting
AUGUST 1, 2017
Professional Services Automation software (PSA software) helps to automate processes and streamline functions in a way that addresses some of the top challenges faced by consulting firms, and other professional services firms.
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MishTalk
AUGUST 1, 2017
Those expecting the relatively strong second-quarter consumer spending to continue in the third quarter may wish to reconsider. The BEA reports Personal Income in June was flat vs an Econoday consensus estimate of a 0.4% gain. Moreover, the BEA revised May lower, from 0.4% to +0.3%. (more…).
Strategy+Business
AUGUST 1, 2017
Wharton professor David Robertson defines a "Third Way" of creating new products and services.
MishTalk
AUGUST 1, 2017
Those expecting GDP growth will be up and away following the second-quarter bounce may wish to reconsider. If anything, today’s reports offer a strong hint that second quarter GDP was not as good as reported. (more…).
MBO Partners
AUGUST 1, 2017
Ensure you fully understand your rights and responsibilities when it comes to verbal independent contractor agreements.
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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
MishTalk
AUGUST 1, 2017
How bad is commodity futures manipulation? Jens Blecker and Thomas Schad propose to find out. (more…).
Harvard Business
AUGUST 1, 2017
Neasden Control Centre for HBR. Many of the most successful people had to fight tooth and nail for opportunities to learn new skills and advance up the corporate ladder. That’s often because what they wanted to learn and achieve wasn’t in sync with what their bosses wanted for them. You’re not a data scientist. You’re not cut out for engineering.
Harvard Business
AUGUST 1, 2017
Corporate America is spending enormous sums of money on unconscious bias awareness training. But there’s little evidence that these training programs succeed in reducing bias — perhaps because there’s little evidence that unconscious bias correlates with actual biased behavior. And despite the “boom” in bias awareness, women and minorities remain underrepresented in management, especially compared to their educational accomplishments.
Harvard Business
AUGUST 1, 2017
Since the 2016 U.S. Presidential election, concerns over the circulation of “fake” news and other unverified digital content have intensified. As people have grown to rely on social media as a news source , there has been considerable debate about its role in aiding the spread of misinformation. Much recent attention has centered around putting fact-checking filters in place, as false claims often persist in the public consciousness even after they are corrected.
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Harvard Business
AUGUST 1, 2017
Laura Schneider for HBR. Perhaps the single most important algorithmic distinction between “born digital” enterprises and legacy companies is not their people, data sets, or computational resources, but a clear real-time commitment to delivering accurate, actionable customer recommendations. Recommendation engines (or recommenders ) force organizations to fundamentally rethink how to get greater value from their data while creating greater value for their customers.
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