Wed.Jun 26, 2019

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Classroom Learning Is Alive and Thriving in the Business World

Clarity Consultants

While online training options have become increasingly popular, classroom learning is still a major presence in the business world. Classroom experiences do offer some benefits that online programs often lack. As a result, they can be a better approach under specific circumstances. The post Classroom Learning Is Alive and Thriving in the Business World appeared first on Clarity Consultants - Training Development.

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One-on-Ones: Regular and Sacrosanct

Johanna Rothman

When Esther and I wrote Behind Closed Doors: Secrets of Great Management , we didn't really think one-on-ones were a secret. But, managers weren't conducting the one-on-ones regularly. The managers canceled for other “higher priority” meetings. The first modern management book is about how managers manage themselves. Part of that management is how and when they decide to conduct one-on-ones.

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Are You Experienced?

Martinka Consulting

Headline in the Wall Street Journal, April 23, 2019: Help Wanted: Hitting Coach. Question from (many) business sellers: Does the buyer have experience in my industry? Question from business buyers: Do I need direct industry experience? Let me answer the two questions by giving you the gist of the abovementioned article. Hitting a baseball is hard, good hitting coaches are even harder to find, 19 current major league hitting coaches played less than 100 games in the majors, 13 didn’t even play in

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Beneficial Artificial Intelligence

Harvard Business

Stuart Russell, coauthor of the standard text on AI, “Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach,” joins Azeem Azhar to discuss the progress of AI research and implementation and how to ensure the outcomes are beneficial.

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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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Constraints and measurement

Seth Godin Blog

These are the two axes of professional design and engineering. Did you produce within the constraints? Did you deliver measurable results? That’s it. Good design doesn’t exceed the available resources and produces measurable change against the agreed upon objectives. Great design is better than good design because it uses fewer resources and/or creates even better results.

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There are 3 ways to increase your practice revenues

Rod Burkert

I hope our last conversation about the client experience inspires you to examine every interaction you have with your clients. How does the experience you offer now make them feel? What could you do better or make easier? Because your report isn’t the only deliverable you are being judged on. On to this week. Increasing revenue feels complicated, doesn’t it?

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How to Work with Someone Who Thinks They’re Always Right

Harvard Business

Three tactics.

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The five dimensions of value

The Source

There was a time, not so very long ago, when “value” was a word you rarely heard senior partners at consulting firms use—at least, not of their own volition. The assumption historically was that if consultants focused on turning in high quality deliverables then they could leave considerations of the underlying value-add to client-side stakeholders.

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The Financial Case for Good Retail Jobs

Harvard Business

Here’s how to calculate the benefits.

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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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What Say You?

Chad Barr

Since 2013, I’ve written my newsletter consistently, each Wednesday, which makes this issue #337. Over the years, I have created a large database of topic ideas for me to write about, yet before resorting to scanning my database for ideas, I prefer to reflect on the prior week and decide whether I can come up with an idea that is fresh, provocative and especially one that was shared or asked about by one of my clients.

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