Steve Shu Consulting

AUGUST 20, 2018

This answer is based on the response to a question I was posed on Quora. Here are some of the main ways I’ve seen consultants get briefed on projects. Engagement manager – The engagement manager has responsibility for the client problem statement and the problem-solving structure (i.e., project tactics). As the on-the-ground, field leader, the engagement manager can help to get new people on the project oriented both from a high-level and with their role on the project.

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Consulting Success

AUGUST 20, 2018

Growing portfolio companies must focus on their sales, messaging, and go-to-market. Craig Wortmann of Sales Engine consulting reveals the key to sell more: networking. People may roll their eyes, but it’s true! Networking is all about prepping beforehand, being crisp, articulate, compelling, and magnetic in the moment, with unbelievable follow-through.

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The Fearless Marketer

AUGUST 20, 2018

Does the following give a pretty good picture of your current marketing activity? You have a website but you’re not really satisfied with it. You go to networking events once in a while. If someone asks you to give a talk, you’re happy to do it. You post on Facebook and/or LinkedIn semi-regularly. When you find the time, you send an article to those on your relatively small email list.

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Henry DeVries

AUGUST 20, 2018

“Podcasts are fantastic resources to gain further insight and optimize your social media content,” says social marketing expert Rachel Pisani.

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Steve Shu Consulting

AUGUST 20, 2018

I only recently learned about the term “boosting” Boosting takes a different worldview of addressing a person’s competencies whereas nudging tends to address immediate behavior. There does appear to be some overlap between boosting and System 2 nudges (where the nudge tries to engage a person’s slow, reflective thinking). There is also overlap between short-term boosting and educational nudges.

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LSA Global

AUGUST 20, 2018

The Competitive Advantage through Culture. Most business leaders talk a good game about wanting to create a high performance culture , but few fully understand how to create the environment to get the most out of their people in a way that accelerates their strategy. They don’t know why or how they should create a competitive advantage through culture.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 20, 2018

Brigitte Blättler/Getty Images. We all need time to unplug and recharge. Research shows that disconnecting — especially from email — can make us significantly less stressed and more productive. And yet, many of us are often hesitant to take the first step — putting up an appropriate out of office (OOO) message that sets clear boundaries for our time off.

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Strategy+Business

AUGUST 20, 2018

To gain experience and build your transformation readiness, turn these learning accelerators into habits.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 20, 2018

Hayri Er/Getty Images. The toll that the opioid epidemic has taken on the United States is undeniable. On average, 115 Americans die every day from a drug overdose involving an opioid, and even more suffer the debilitating effects of addiction. Despite state and federal efforts to curb the crisis, there is no sign that the epidemic is letting up. Whichever way the data is sliced, things look bad and are getting worse.

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Seth Godin Blog

AUGUST 20, 2018

There are two paths, really: "I will serve just enough to make the maximum profit" or. "I will profit just enough to provide the maximum service.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 20, 2018

CSA Images/Colin McPherson/Getty Images. NewTV, a new company focused on short-form video, just raised $1 billion dollars. That’s on top of the $750 million that its parent company, WndrCo, has raised for the venture. NewTV is the creation of Jeffrey Katzenberg, whose track record includes head of production at Paramount, chair of Walt Disney Studios, and cofounder of DreamWorks.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 20, 2018

akindo/Getty Images. Activist hedge funds have become capital market and financial media darlings. The Economist famously called them “capitalism’s unlikely heroes” in a cover story, and the FT published an article saying we “should welcome” them. But they are utterly reviled by CEOs. And at best, their performance is ambiguous.

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