Fri.Feb 23, 2018

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How Do Consultants Handle Situations With Clients Who May “Laugh” at Them Relative to Projections and Opportunity Outcomes?

Steve Shu Consulting

Here are some thoughts on how consultants prepare for and handle these types of situations: Projections may be initially tested in safer settings. If projections end up being perceived as too wild or aggressive, it is better for this to happen in a working meeting or separate session before a “final” presentation is made. Following an iterative process and managing client expectations reduces risk for the consulting team.

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5 Ways to Get Over Your Fear of Public Speaking

Harvard Business

Mário Tavares / EyeEm/Getty Images. We all want to be fearless public speakers. We dream of confidently striding onto the stage to give a speech or presentation, breaking the ice with the perfect joke, captivating the audience with compelling stories, handling the most difficult questions with ease, and exiting to cheers and applause. But the reality is usually less than perfect.

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Agile Transformation: See Your System and Culture, Part 3

Johanna Rothman

If you read my scaling agile series , you can see that becoming an agile organization requires seeing your organization as a system with a culture. You can start with teams, move to programs and the product part of the organization. If you don’t also address the cultural problems of rewards, you won’t continue with your agile transformation.

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Noticed vs. missed

Seth Godin Blog

Will they notice that you've left? There are lots of ways to be noticed. You can be loud. Argumentative. You can be sour, difficult, a bit of a diva. You can take umbrage at every opportunity, crack jokes at the expense of others, or merely scowl. You can use hyperbole, drama and shame to get your way. You can spam people, yell a lot, interrupt our day.

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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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Have the Courage to Manage Poor Performance

LSA Global

Do You Have the Courage to Manage Poor Performance? To be a good new manager, you must have the courage to manage poor performance. Do you think you can transition from the tame kitty to a bold new leader? Evaluating Who Should Stay and Who Should Go. Beyond the knowledge, skills and general positive attitude required to succeed as a new manager , new managers need to have the courage to tackle one of the most difficult aspects of taking on a new team—evaluating who should stay and who, if any,

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How to Make Sustainability Every Employee’s Responsibility

Harvard Business

TOSHINORI TARUI/Getty Images. Do you believe that sustainability is important for your company, but that it’s “someone else’s problem?” You aren’t alone; while most organizations talk the talk of sustainability — doing things like integrating environmental and societal concerns into their business models — very few walk the walk.

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Good Mentors Help You Work Through Strong Emotions

Harvard Business

Kenneth Andersson for HBR. When I was 25, during my annual review my (male) boss confirmed lots of positive things, such as how I exceeded my $26 million goal in sales. But he ended the meeting with his one big negative: “You need to smile more.” I was stunned. He explained that all the senior executives perceived my lack of smiling negatively.