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STAR Method: Should it be Used in Fit Interviews?

Management Consulted

Preparing for behavioral interview questions for consulting recruiting can be challenging. There are endless potential questions that can be asked, so even starting to prepare for them can feel overwhelming. But just as how there are strategies to study case … Continue Reading. The post STAR Method: Should it be Used in Fit Interviews? appeared first on Management Consulted.

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Here’s Your Hat, What’s Your Hurry?

Alan Weiss

If you’re not sure whether a buyer is being honest with you in asking for a proposal or just trying to get you out of the office, ask this question: “Why is this important to you?” If the buyer can stipulate in his or her words why your approaches are valuable (“I believe you can help us retain talent in sales that we just can’t afford to lose in a zero-unemployment economy’), then proceed.

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If You Want to Be a Great Leader…Shut Up and Listen

Peter Stark

What would you do if you went to your doctor and said, “Doc, I hurt!” Without asking another question, your doctor writes you a prescription and tells you to take two pills a day for fourteen days. You then ask your doctor, “Do you want to know where I hurt or how long it’s been hurting?” Each question you ask, the doctor replies “no” and then tells you they have been a physician for twenty years, have seen hundreds of patients like you with the exact same symptoms and know the prescription they

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Two kinds of system risk

Seth Godin Blog

When you set up a system, it helps to keep in mind what will happen if it doesn’t work. Depending on the costs of ‘not working’, you can build more resilience into the system. In most cases, ‘not working’ isn’t catastrophic. If your toaster doesn’t work, it’s not that big a deal. You can make toast in a few days and live with limp bread in the meantime.

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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.