Fri.Aug 24, 2018

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Seven Business Presentation Traps To Avoid

Henry DeVries

“Make no mistake, as a speaker, you will be judged more by how you present than what you know,” says Candy Campbell, international speaker, award-winning actor, author, and filmmaker. Here are seven traps to avoid in your presentations.

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To Make a Change at Work, Tell Yourself a Different Story

Harvard Business

katie edwards/Getty Images. Human beings crave coherence. We long to be true to ourselves and to act in a way that’s consistent with what we believe and value. We want to live and work authentically. This quest for coherence is hardwired; psychologists often refer to human beings as “ meaning-making machines.” Our brains create coherence by knitting together our internal experience and what we observe in our environment, through an automatic process of narration that explains w

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Wanted: Accurate Financial Statements

Martinka Consulting

Once again I’m in the middle of a deal where the seller treats accounting like a weak little step-sister. Garbage in-garbage out syndrome, co-mingling businesses, no controls, blending of the business and personal checkbooks, etc. Solid financial systems and (therefore) accurate financial statements are one of my four top things an owner can do to increase value and prepare for a sale.

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What to Do When a Good Employee Stops Trying to Grow

Harvard Business

David Lewis Taylor/Getty Images. The best managers know they’re supposed to give the people they lead challenging assignments to keep them interested and engaged. But what do you do when someone you manage gets to the top of their learning curve — and doesn’t really want to be pushed any further? Is it OK if someone you are managing doesn’t seem motivated to take on a new assignment or build new skills?

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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 Difference between Selling and Helping Your Customers to Succeed

LSA Global

Top Performing Sales Reps Add Value. The difference between selling and helping your customers to succeed cannot be overemphasized. Selling solutions is not just about you, your products or your sales quota. Selling solutions is about creating measurable value for your customers. Selling solutions is about helping your customers to succeed – personally and professionally.

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Corporate Cybersecurity Is Becoming Geopolitical. Are U.S. Tech Companies Ready?

Harvard Business

Eric Frommelt/Getty Images. This week’s news that Microsoft, Facebook, FireEye, and Google disrupted ongoing Russian and Iranian influence campaigns should garner significant attention in corporate boardrooms. The revelation of this fresh round of foreign hacking highlights important points about the intersection of business, geopolitics, and hacking that too often go overlooked — points that are especially important for platform businesses.

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How Consulting Firm Leaders Create a Dominant Market Position

Management and IT Consulting

Outperform your peers and establish a market-leading position with insights gleaned from the SPI Research 2018 Benchmark Report.

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What Tech Companies Can Do to Become a Force for Inclusion

Harvard Business

pm images/Getty Images. “You know, I believe that technology is the great leveler. Technology permits anybody to play. And in some ways, I think technology — it’s not only a great tool for democratization, but it’s a great tool for eliminating prejudice.” Carly Fiorina, the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, said that to TechCrunch in 2010 , but the line from then to now is the graph of our growing disenchantment with tech.

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