Tue.Sep 05, 2017

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Your Right to Win Consulting Projects

David A Fields

As you target future prospects and projects for your consulting firm, ask that good-looking consultant in the mirror: “Where do you have the right to win?” Billy, the standout voice in my college gospel choir, pined to play The Witch in Steven Sondheim’s musical Into the Woods.

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Irma Strengthens to Category 5, 185 MPH Winds: Fifth Strongest on Record

MishTalk

Hurricane Irma did something the models did not predict: Strengthen to category 5, with winds at 185 miles per hour. It is still on track to clobber Puerto Rico and Florida. (more…).

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A Manual for Self-Disruption

Strategy+Business

Leaders can encourage their organizations to construct their own futures by empowering internal iconoclasts and establishing a sense of urgency.

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Compulsory Education is an oxymoron (back-to-school rant)

Seth Godin Blog

Effective education is rarely done TO people. It's done with them. I had my first professional teaching gig forty years ago this summer. Since then, I've taught at institutions like NYU and Tufts, at community colleges, from the stage, one on one and most of all, on the vanguard of digital media. As our hemisphere goes back to school this week, I hope you'll spend a few minutes thinking about who school is for, what it's for, how it works and how it doesn't.

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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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How to Rediscover Your Inspiration at Work

Harvard Business

When we’re inspired, our work hums. We have a sense of purpose, buoyed by the feeling that our talents are being put to good use. We’re doing what we should be doing. And then, just like that, inspiration evaporates. Perhaps a negative comment from your boss deflated you or you’re not excited about a particular assignment. Inspiration can be frustratingly fleeting and difficult to recover when lost.

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Manufactured Goods Orders Decline 3.3 Percent: Good News?

MishTalk

In a widely expected result, new orders for manufactured goods fell 3.3% in July according to the Census Bureau. Don’t give economists too much credit because the advance report two weeks ago provided insight. Econoday claims the report is entirely good news. (more…).

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What is Your Strategic Planning Process?

LSA Global

A Smart Strategic Planning Process Provides the Foundation. No matter how simple the business, every effective operation is based upon some kind of revenue-generating plan. Strategic planning is, quite simply, the foundation of any successful business. In fact, our organizational alignment research found that strategic clarity accounts for 31% of the difference between high and low performing organizations.

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Why Banning Questions About Salary History May Not Improve Pay Equity

Harvard Business

Last year, Massachusetts passed the first law in the U.S. banning employers from asking job candidates about their salary history. Since then, several other cities and states have followed suit or are considering similar legislation. The topic has sparked some heated debates and even resulted in a lawsuit in one city , brought by the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce.

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AI Comes Alive at Leadscon NYC

1 to 1

AI and chatbots are driving forces in how businesses understand and assist their customers. These powerful and insightful tools are being applied in unique ways to meet needs throughout the customer lifecycle. And the recent Leadscon 2017 “Connect to Convert” conference in New York bustled with innovative ideas about how to use AI and bots in B2C and B2B marketing.

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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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Intensifying Russia Probes: Why? It’s a Proven Fact that Russia Did Not Hack DNC Computers

MishTalk

Politico reports Russia probes kick into high gear. CNN says Intensifying Russia probes could pit Hill against Mueller. Esquire says All These Trump Associates Will Testify About Russia This Fall. There is only one angle in the Russia story worth investigating: Hillary’s role, the CIA’s role, and the FBI’s role in the Russia blame game.

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