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Productivity Boost for Consultants

Consulting Success

Transcript Hey, it’s Michael Zipursky from ConsultingSuccess.com. Hope you’re having a wonderful day. And today, I want to share with you one step that I’ve taken to significant increase my productivity, one step that’s allowed me to build multiple businesses, generate millions of dollars, write several books, hundreds of articles, work with clients all around the world, and still enjoy a lot of freedom, a lot of time to travel, a lot of time with […].

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Consulting Website Design 019: Quora for Consultants [VIDEO]

Tsavo Neal

In this episode, you’ll learn about the most underlooked social media platform for consultants, Quora , and how to use it for your consulting business. ( Slides ). Summary. Quora is a great social network for consultants – not necessarily for lead-generation, but for content marketing, research and to develop a writing habit – which WILL help with lead generation.

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What Does “Learner-Centric” Really Mean in 2018?

Clarity Consultants

Learning and development is a very dynamic space in corporate America. But like so many other industries, there's a lot of buzzwords that are thrown around rather carelessly at times. One of those key words in the L&D space has been around for quite some time, and that is "learner-centric". What does this mean now, in the dynamic learning and technology space we're working within?

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People Don’t Want to Be Compared with Others in Performance Reviews. They Want to Be Compared with Themselves

Harvard Business

HBR STAFF/Schreiber Sons/nypl. People hate performance evaluations. They really do. According to a survey of Fortune 1,000 companies done by the Corporate Executive Board (CEB), 66% of the employees were strongly dissatisfied with the performance evaluations they received in their organizations. More strikingly, 65% of the employees believed that performance evaluations were not even relevant to their jobs.

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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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Overpinnings when the underpinnings go away

Seth Godin Blog

Years ago, most middle class people had a huge, expensive piece of furniture in their living room. It played music and captured radio broadcasts. The high-end stereo business was the overpinning built on this underpinning. "If you're already going to the expense and trouble of making music at home, why not spend a bit more time and money and have it sound fantastic?".

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An 8-Part Checklist for New Managers

LSA Global

Good Managers Make Good Teams. Our experience tells us that the majority of team failures are a consequence of poor team management. Our experience also tells us the opposite holds true…good managers inspire and guide high performing teams. So we surveyed our clients and have created an 8-part checklist for new managers. Good Teams Make Good Business.

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How Mayo Clinic Is Combating Information Overload in Critical Care Units

Harvard Business

JUAN Diaz-Faes for HBR. Health care teams depend on electronic health records (EHRs) to compile important medical data from innumerable lab tests and medical devices, observations, treatments, and diagnostic codes. We rely on it so much that we consider the EHR to be a team member. But in fast-paced critical care units, where even small errors can have big consequences, this digital team member can overload physicians with information.

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The Value of Mentors in Independent Consulting

MBO Partners

The high value of mentoring in the world of independent consulting and how it can help you grow as a professional.

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Survey Data Shows That Many Companies Are Still Not Truly Agile - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM CA TECHNOLOGIES

Harvard Business

In Today’s Digital Economy, Agile Practices Can’t Be Limited to Just the IT and Development Realms. By Surya Panditi, SVP and GM, Agile Management, CA Technologies. Agile practices have a vital part to play in the rapid delivery and continuous maintenance of software-driven products and services. When software is ubiquitous, agile needs to be likewise.

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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 Being a Workaholic Differs from Working Long Hours — and Why That Matters for Your Health

Harvard Business

Hayon Thapaliya for HBR. Hanna, a finance director at an international home care retailer, works long hours. She’s usually in the office from 9am to 5pm, but at home, when her three children go to sleep, she’ll work another four hours, not closing her laptop until midnight. She sometimes also works on weekends. But even though she works 60 to 65 hours per week, she told us that she can “switch off” when she needs to, and that she still feels energetic every day.

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