Thu.May 14, 2020

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The High Speed Lane

Alan Weiss

Since I’ve offered a special coaching program for people during the pandemic, and combining this with the ongoing coaching I’ve been doing, I can report to you these empirical facts: People who call clients, recommenders, and prospects regularly (daily, at least 3-4 calls) have consistently obtained more substantive meetings and business than those who do not.

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Consulting’s new frontiers of competition

The Source

It’s difficult to imagine a world with Coca-Cola but no Pepsi. Or with Roger Federer but no Rafa Nadal. Would Mercedes make the cars it does if there was no such thing as a BMW? Would Barça fans care as much about their team if Real Madrid didn’t exist? In life and in business, we often define ourselves by our competitors—and consulting is no different.

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199: Matt Artz—How An Anthropologist Can Open Your Mind To Brilliant New Ideas

On the Brink Podcast

Hear how anthropologists can transform your business! How amazing it was to meet and have the opportunity to interview Matt Artz, another business anthropologist like myself. This was a delightful podcast, focusing on the growing importance of anthropology in business and corporate settings. Matt shares with you his own experiences applying the methods and tools of anthropology to help companies better understand customer needs , build better cultures and capture designs to create exceptional us

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How to Use the 6 Thinking Hats When Riding the Strategic Planning Rollercoaster

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

“The biggest enemy of thinking is complexity” - Edward de Bono. Perhaps nothing else sets the human race apart from other species and primates like our natural ability to think. Considering different abilities such as locomotion, the homo sapien isn’t the most efficient.

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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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5 Things Consultants Can Learn From Healthcare Clients

Management and IT Consulting

To better understand what U.S. hospitals and health systems look for in successful relationships with third-party consulting firms, Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS) conducted a survey that found cost overruns, delays and scope creep (all indications of project failure) continue to plague the project work of consultants they hire.

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5 Principles for Responding to Customer Reviews

Harvard Business

Findings from a study of more than 20 million online reviews.

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The moral imagination

Seth Godin Blog

What do you dream of? We’ve worked overtime to create a sports imagination. Kids dream of dunking a basketball or scoring the winning goal at the World Cup. That’s a pretty new phenomenon. Instant replay, endorsement deals and trading cards make it easy to imagine. We’ve certainly established a profit imagination. Everywhere we turn, the p&l mindset isn’t far away.

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Bring Deep Focus to Working from Home

Harvard Business

How an experiment in productivity among friends became Caveday, a startup that helps people around the world reshape their work rituals.

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Challenging the Boss

Harvard Business

Dear HBR: answers your questions with the help of consultant Liz Kislik.

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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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How CEOs Can Lead Selflessly Through a Crisis

Harvard Business

Take a pay cut, communicate transparently, and give back with purpose.

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Your Family Business Needs a Deep Bench

Harvard Business

It’ll help your organization grow, adapt, and build resilience.

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The Disproportionate Impact of Covid-19 on Black Health Care Workers in the U.S.

Harvard Business

The health care system is failing black Americans at every level.

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Is Your Marketing Strategy Based on the Right Data?

Harvard Business

The pandemic is changing consumers’ habits.

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Savings Consultants Are Needed in Today's Market More Than Ever

Savings Consultants are needed in today’s market more than ever. With an increase in expenses, businesses are looking for opportunities to save. Often unknown to businesses are savings in expense reduction, specialized tax savings, specialized savings including medical underpayments, health benefits cost reduction, zero cost processing, and more. Blue Coast Savings, with over 20 years in business, assists Savings Consultants in helping these companies move toward more profitable businesses.

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The Downside of Flex Time

Harvard Business

It can blur the line between work and life.