Wed.Dec 12, 2018

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Next Gen Training: Decoding the Newest Generations

Clarity Consultants

Millennials are still spoken about like they are mysterious unicorns; as though they are rare sightings that are not fully understood. However, there are approximately 80 million Millennials today, and they are currently the largest generation in the workforce. In fact, the oldest members of Gen Y are actively moving into leadership roles, so understanding how they work is essential if your company is going to thrive.

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Focus On Customer Success Like Disney, Not Like MoviePass

Henry DeVries

What are you doing to ensure customer success? A happy customer is a loyal customer. And a loyal customer is a profitable customer.

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Elections, Passion, and Justification

Martinka Consulting

As a prelude to the elections there was a story on the morning radio the other day about an elected official either convicted or about to plead guilty on three charges. Voters (supporters) said they’d vote for him anyway because a crooked member of their party was better than anybody from the other party. While driving between meetings I was listening to a local talk show where the host and a guest sports announcer were justifying the Seahawks signing of a player who pleaded guilty of Insider Tr

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Stop Guessing and Start Measuring Success with Data-Driven Financial Management

Management and IT Consulting

Stop waiting for your financial statements to measure success. Incorporate these consulting key performance metrics (KPIs) into your business practice now.

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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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The Student Debt Crisis, and the FIRE Movement

Harvard Business

Youngme Moon , Felix Oberholzer-Gee , and Mihir Desai discuss staggering student debt levels, the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) Movement, and share their After Hours picks for the week. Download this podcast. For interested listeners: The Basics of FIRE. Mr. Money Moustache (FIRE blog). Some recent picks: Today, Explained Podcast, Nov. 30 Episode (Humans 2.0).

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Revisit Your Strategic Plan

Gina Abudi

Organizational leaders should revisit and re-evaluate their strategic plan annually, or even more frequently if the organization has significant ongoing change or there is a major event – such as a merger or acquisition. Why Revisit Your Strategic Plan. As the organization changes internally or is impacted by changes externally – it grows, new talent [.].

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5 Sales Negotiation Traps to Avoid at All Costs

LSA Global

Sales Negotiation Traps that Make the Difference between Success and Failure. Sales negotiation traps can trip you up. No one wants to lose an important sales negotiation, but unless you are either very experienced or careful to avoid four common sales negotiation traps, you may emerge as less than a winner. And it has always been our contention that when there is an uneven conclusion or, worse, a clear loser, the sales negotiation has failed and will eventually have negative consequences for b

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Look Back, Look Forward: The Independent Workforce Year in Review 2018

MBO Partners

A reflection on major trends from 2018 and a look ahead to new changes in 2019.

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When Competition Between Coworkers Leads to Unethical Behavior

Harvard Business

Andrew Olney/Getty Images. Many of us love competition and, more important, winning. Competition drives us toward our goals and motivates us to improve our performance, while the prestige and power that come from winning can provide a powerful morale booster. What’s more, winning increases testosterone and dopamine hormones, which, in turn, increases our confidence and willingness to take risks, and thus our chances of further success.

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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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Creating High Instant Credibility

Chad Barr

Ever wonder how credibility is quickly gained and achieved when visitors arrive to your site? There are five critical components to attain such credibility. Here they are: Clients’ List: This is the page on your site that lists your clients by name and potentially also shows their logo or photo. The more clients listed the higher the credibility gained.

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How Timeboxing Works and Why It Will Make You More Productive

Harvard Business

Jorg Greuel/Getty Images. Five years ago I read Daniel Markovitz’s argument for migrating to-do lists into calendars. Since then, my productivity has at least doubled. That momentous (at least for me) article describes five problems with the to-do list. First, they overwhelm us with too many choices. Second, we are naturally drawn to simpler tasks which are more easily accomplished.

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Impact Investing Could Accelerate the Fight Against Cancer

Harvard Business

Luxy Images/Getty Images. A new generation of philanthropists, whose wealth was created via entrepreneurship in technology-driven fields, has the unique opportunity to make a real difference in speeding the pace of progress in the fight against cancer. Not content with having hospital pavilions named for them or with giving large, open-ended gifts for academic research, they want to use their wealth to have a direct and visible impact on patients’ health.