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Michael Zipursky on Peak Performers Podcast

Consulting Success

Michael was recently featured on Peak Performers Podcast, which you can listen to here: How to Market Your Expertise with Michael Zipursky As a consultant, there’s a lot that you can bring to the table. You’ve worked on many different types of projects with many different types of clients. But this leads to one of the most common problems among early-stage consultants: Most consultants want to be all things to all people.

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When Is Teamwork Really Necessary?

Harvard Business

Caspar Benson/Getty Images. Most leaders assume that they need to foster teamwork among the people whom directly and indirectly report to them. Teaming is now seen as the workplace equivalent of motherhood and apple pie — invariably good. The problem is when leaders try to drive the wrong kind of collaboration on their particular teams. The result: wasted time and unnecessary frustration.

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The Costs and Cures for Employee Burnout

LSA Global

Employee Burnout. Sometimes you just can’t run fast enough to keep up with the pace of the work. We call it employee burnout when the stress of your job seems overwhelming, and you just want to give up. You’re not at all alone. Job pressure and work overload combine to become the number one cause of stress in the U.S. The Costs. According to Harvard research, it is estimated that the cost to American businesses of employee burnout is up to $190 billion per year – not to mention the toll it tak

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5 Client Management Tips for Independent Contractors

MBO Partners

Follow these five tips to build quality client relationships and establish a strong reputation for your business.

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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 problem with coming attractions

Seth Godin Blog

“Knock, knock…” That’s not a coming attraction. It’s an invitation. An opening. A bit of tension in terms of closure. A coming attraction, on the other hand, gives it all away. It says, “here’s a bit of what we’ve got, and the rest of it is just like this, but almost as loud and almost as shiny.” In the short run, coming attractions work faster.

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