Tue.Aug 04, 2020

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Why Minimize Management Decision Time

Johanna Rothman

I wrote Unearthing Your Project's Delays a couple of years ago. I told the story of Cliff, a manager who wanted to understand why the projects were so late. I gave several talks about that article. One eagle-eyed fellow asked me this question, “How long was the time from T0 to T1?” I said, “Managers might spend as little as a quarter and as much as a year or two.

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How Courage is Solving Business Problems for the Biggest Brands - Interview with Ryan Berman

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

Ryan Berman an author and the founder of Courageous, a consultancy that uses a 'special forces' approach to problem solving, storytelling and leadership. Today, Courageous works with well known brands like the National Football League, Caesars Entertainment and Johnson & Johnson.

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Making Decisions: High-performing Teams Know How to Get Business Done

Makarios Consulting

Teams exist where every issue, problem, or opportunity becomes a matter of dialogue, deliberation, and consensus. That may sound like a positive, but it is not: these teams sink under the weight of decisions that ought to be made autonomously by individual team members. On the other side of the equation, teams exist that are teams in name only … they are actually groups of Lone Rangers who just happen to sit around the proverbial campfire on occasion to exchange news.

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Chop Wood, Carry Water, Write Copy

Kai Davis

As an indie consultant (or freelancer), how do you get better at writing copy? (e.g., proposals, marketing emails, marketing pages, sales pages, web copy). You get better at writing copy by falling in love with the process of writing copy. As with everything in life, there ain’t no such thing as a free lunch. In the end, the only thing that makes you better at writing copy is practicing writing copy.

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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 HR Leaders Can Adapt to Uncertain Times

Harvard Business

You’ll need a “complexity mindset” to address today’s unprecedented challenges.

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Adapting Negotiations to a Remote World

Harvard Business

A conversation with Kellogg professor Leigh Thompson on how to avoid the pitfalls of virtual negotiations.

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Shipping creative work

Seth Godin Blog

If it doesn’t ship, it doesn’t count. If it’s not creatively productive, it’s not helpful. And if we’re lucky, this is the heart of our work. The work of creation in our chosen medium, putting ourselves on the hook, being asked to do something that’s never been done quite this way before. Call this the work of a Creative, with a capital C.

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What’s Your Family’s Mission Statement?

Harvard Business

How business tactics can help you set priorities at home.

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Survey: 67% of CEOs Expect to Hit Original 2020 Growth Targets

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At the start of 2020, many CEOs had modest to high growth goals for their organizations. And then the COVID-19 pandemic struck. How have CEOs’ goals and priorities shifted in today’s new reality? And what lessons have they learned as they move forward? Pete Hayes, CMO and principal at the consulting firm Chief Outsiders , shared insights from a recent survey his company conducted with more than 170 chief executives from mid-market companies across retail, technology, construction, healthcare and

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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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Glossier Built a Cult Brand and a Digital Community, but What’s Next?

Harvard Business

Glossier considers new marketing strategies that move beyond organic community support. But what does that mean for its loyal digital community?

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A Decade In, It’s Time to Supercharge the Giving Pledge

Harvard Business

Billionaires pledging half of their net worth to charity was a good start.