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How to Communicate with Your Team When Business Is Bad

Harvard Business

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How to Calculate ROI for a Project: Formula, Examples & Expert Tips

Epicflow

You’ve probably faced the situation when there are numerous projects in the pipeline and they all seem to be important. But the resources are limited, so you need to find the right criteria to prioritize them effectively. Or another situation: upon the project completion, the organization wants to know whether it was worth the money invested. What do these situations have in common?

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Research: Being Well Connected Isn’t Always Good for Your Career

Harvard Business

A new study finds that the same prestigious connections that help a candidate land a new job can backfire when it comes time for performance evaluations.

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Consulting Statement Of Work Template: Your Complete Project Management Guide for 2025

Consulting Success

Learn how to create a comprehensive Consulting Statement Of Work Template that protects your business, sets clear expectations, and ensures project success. Includes essential sections, common pitfalls to avoid, and adaptable frameworks for different engagement types.

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What Your Financial Statements Are Telling You—And How to Listen!

Speaker: David Worrell, CFO, Author & Speaker

Your financial statements hold powerful insights—but are you truly paying attention? Many finance professionals focus on the income statement while overlooking key signals hidden in the balance sheet and cash flow statement. Understanding these numbers can unlock smarter decision-making, uncover risks, and drive long-term success. Join David Worrell, accomplished CFO, finance expert, and author, for an engaging, nontraditional take on reading financial statements.

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Before the Pitch: The Art of Knowing Who Matters

Tom Spencer

In the previous article , we discussed how to balance the dynamics between a young founder with a vision and a senior stakeholder. Now that we understand how to establish our vision, the next question becomes: who should you talk to first? Every university has a range of internal funding mechanisms across real estate, operations, and innovation. While some universities have limited resources, others are overflowing with them.

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Who Pays? Who Profits? Inside America’s Healthcare Machine

Tom Spencer

The U.S. healthcare system is a complex mix of public and private financing, with government programs playing a crucial role in funding care, regulating markets, and shaping health policy. While the private sector delivers a significant portion of medical services, nearly half of all healthcare spending comes from government sources. Programs like Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) have expanded access to care, but they also highlight the ongoing debate over how much control t

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Beyond Operating Systems: Part 2 - Building the Bridge to Engagement

The Consultants Peer Group

This is Part 2 of our series exploring why operational excellence isn't enough to create truly engaged teams. In Part 1 , we examined how popular business operating systems can create the "efficiency trap," excellent processes but disengaged people. Efficiency is too small of a god to worship. Today, we explore why engagement matters more than ever and how to build it into your organization.

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GDPNow Nowcast for 2025 Q2 Is 2.6 Percent, the Chart is Unusual

MishTalk

Search Twitter RSS Feed Economics Politics Privacy Policy Terms of Use About Community Guidelines Twitter RSS Feed All Economics Politics GDPNow Nowcast for 2025 Q2 Is 2.6 Percent, the Chart is Unusual July 4, 2025 • 12:49 pm • 10 comments on GDPNow Nowcast for 2025 Q2 Is 2.6 Percent, the Chart is Unusual • Economics Tariff front-running created the biggest gap ever between domestic and all sales.

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Refocusing

Seth Godin Blog

Freedom, liberty and independence are human rights. But they depend on responsibility. Responsibility to others, to our future, to the community. Responsibility for our actions and our choices. The only way to earn our independence is to keep the promises we’ve made. Can we become the present that the future will thank us for?

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Kiss Goodbye to the Chance of a Fed Interest Rate Cut in July

MishTalk

Thursday’s job report all but killed any chance of Fed action in July.

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What Does M2 Money Supply Say About Recessions?

MishTalk

Search Twitter RSS Feed Economics Politics Privacy Policy Terms of Use About Community Guidelines Twitter RSS Feed All Economics Politics What Does M2 Money Supply Say About Recessions? July 4, 2025 • 4:49 pm • 12 comments on What Does M2 Money Supply Say About Recessions? • Economics A reader doubted there would be a recession this year because M2 was still rising.