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Diagnosing a Low Trust Culture

Actionable

Your clients trust you to help them fix problems, engage their teams, and get better results. But do they trust their teams? Do their teams trust them? The post Diagnosing a Low Trust Culture appeared first on Actionable.co.

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How Busy Working Parents Can Make Time for Mindfulness

Harvard Business

Helene Desplechin/Getty Images. It seems everywhere you look these days someone is touting the benefits of mindfulness — a practice that Jon Kabat-Zinn, the founder of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, describes simply as “paying attention in a particular way; on purpose, in the present moment and non-judgmentally.” Research shows that people who practice mindfulness are less stressed, more focused and better able to regulate their emotions.

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Diagnosing a Low Trust Culture

Actionable

Your clients trust you to help them fix problems, engage their teams, and get better results. But do they trust their teams? Do their teams trust them? The post Diagnosing a Low Trust Culture appeared first on Actionable.co.

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Prags Have a 40% Off Thanksgiving Sale

Johanna Rothman

The Pragmatic Bookshelf is having its annual Black Friday sale, starting Nov 22, and running through Dec 1. All ebooks are 40% off. Yes, all of mine and everyone else’s. Including Create Your Successful Agile Project ! Use the code turkeysale2017 to get the discount. Give thanks for books Happy reading! The post Prags Have a 40% Off Thanksgiving Sale appeared first on Johanna Rothman, Management Consultant.

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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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Best practices

Seth Godin Blog

If you need an appendectomy, it's unlikely you'll die during the operation. That's because the surgeon has been trained in hundreds of years of best practices. From Semmelweis to the latest in antibiotics, she knows what's come before. Not only that, but the scalpel she uses is the result of 1,000 iterations over the centuries. Every device has been sanitized based on trial and error from the millions of patients who came before you.

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Transforming Health Care Delivery to Increase Value - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS

Harvard Business

Increasing value in health care is a top priority for health systems, payers, and policy makers across the globe, as health care costs continue to escalate and consume an ever-greater proportion of national expenditures. Toward that end, policymakers have introduced value-based payment models that reward quality and efficiency, in contrast with the traditional fee-for-service model, which incentivizes volume.

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Is There Such a Thing As a Stupid Question?

Henman Performance Executive

Recently, my seven-year-old granddaughter told me about an exciting day they had at her school. John Mabry, former St. Louis Cardinals player and current batting coach for the team, paid a visit to Julie’s second-grade class. I asked Julie what Mr. Mabry’s speech had been about, but she informed me he didn’t deliver a prepared […].

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What Digital Change Demands of IT Organizations - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM DXC TECHNOLOGY

Harvard Business

There’s no question that legacy IT systems are too slow and rigid for the agility that digital business demands. As companies modernize their IT infrastructure, they are looking to gain flexibility, scalability and above all, speed. And that means buying more new technology: IT organizations must adopt new platforms and processes and integrate services in new ways.

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With Gratitude

Chad Barr

Photo by: Chad Barr. I want to thank YOU, my: Parents , for bringing me to this world, for raising me and giving me your unconditional love and encouragements to overcome adversities. Wife , for your love, friendship, support, humor, wit, talent, inspiration and for being an amazing mother, Bubbe, wife and friend. Daughter, Son and Son-in-Law , for teaching me patience and the many things I never knew, your love and devotion.

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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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The Power of Digitalizing Health Care - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS

Harvard Business

The acceleration of digital technology has enabled the disruption of many disparate industries. Yet health care, which represents about 10% of global GDP, has lagged behind other sectors. But that is about to change, as big data and the ability to crunch it will deliver actionable insights that will increase health care’s reach, efficiency, accuracy, and value.

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Taking the Pulse of Health Care Transformation - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS

Harvard Business

Large-scale transformation is confronting healthcare. With providers striving for better outcomes at lower costs, the first half of this century will be seen as a turning point in the worldwide development of efficient, outcome driven, and more personalized healthcare service delivery. In a new survey of 613 global health systems executives and consultants conducted by Harvard Business Review Analytic Services and sponsored by Siemens, 91 percent said that great opportunity lies ahea

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Is Your Company Actually Set Up to Support Your Strategy?

Harvard Business

sweetvenom/Getty Images. How do banks switch customer relationships from branch offices to mobile phone screens? Why is one multinational consumer goods company organized by category, while another organizes by region? Why is one insurance company deep into an agile transformation while another is experimenting with it only at the edges of its business?

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How Bold Corporate Climate Change Goals Deteriorate Over Time

Harvard Business

Wallace Garrison/Getty Images. One response to today’s climate crisis has been a belief that markets and corporate innovation will provide the solution. As business tycoon Richard Branson has proclaimed in 2012, “our only option to stop climate change is for industry to make money from it.” So while businesses are major contributors to escalating greenhouse gas emissions, they are also presented as offering innovative ways to decarbonize our economies.

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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.