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How to avoid under quoting

Jacq Hackett Consulting

One of the most common mistakes new consultants make is under quoting. And if you don't get this right you'll continue to be out of pocket on every project.

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What Leadership Looks like: Ukrainian President Zelensky

Rick Conlow

What does leadership integrity look like? Watch Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, a former comedian turned politician. Confronted with an unprovoked attack by Russia, he stands his ground. With encouragement and determination, he rallied his country on TV and in the streets to stand and fight. While the West invited him to leave under protection, he leads by example on the front line to fight the invaders.

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Safe Space #14 – How to Admit Mistakes

The Management Centre

Here at =mc we encourage every participant we meet on our programmes to get in touch if they have specific issues they want to follow up on. From this we hear some common problems, issues, challenges, and worries. In this regular feature we share some of those challenges, and our advice, for dealing with them. This time, the issue comes from a team member with a very relatable challenge: making a mistake at work.

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What Servant Leadership Looks like: Ukrainian President Zelensky

Rick Conlow

What does Servant Leadership integrity look like? Watch Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, a former comedian turned politician. Confronted with an unprovoked attack by Russia, he stands his ground. With encouragement and determination, he rallied his country on TV and in the streets to stand and fight. While the West invited him to leave under protection, he leads by example on the front line to fight the invaders.

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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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KPIs and OKRs: Don’t let buzzwords get in the way of success

Brimstone Consulting

You can spend hours and resources putting systems in place to track and measure any number of key performance indicators (KPIs) and Objective and Key Results (OKRs), but none of these metrics matter if your employees don’t know what is expected of them, if the metrics are too complex to be understood, and if the metrics can not be measured without you.

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KPIs and OKRs: Don’t let buzzwords get in the way of success

Brimstone Consulting

You can spend hours and resources putting systems in place to track and measure any number of key performance indicators (KPIs) and Objective and Key Results (OKRs), but none of these metrics matter if your employees don’t know what is expected of them, if the metrics are too complex to be understood, and if the metrics can not be measured without you.

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Are Squeaky Hippos Impacting Your Program? Here’s How to Address Them.

Actionable

Are your programs suffering from Squeaky Hippos? Let’s find out. First of all, you’re likely wondering what a Squeaky Hippo is. It’s a combination of a squeaky wheel and the highest paid person’s opinion. The challenge with most training programs – and corporate development programs in general – is that all feedback and evidence that […].

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The Journey from Underdog Athlete to Turnaround CEO w/Mike MacDonald Ep#155

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

SME Strategy is a strategy consulting company that specializes in aligning teams around their vision, mission, values, goals and action plans. Learn more about how we can help align your team with our strategic planning and implementation services.

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How Supportive Leaders Approach Emotional Conversations

Harvard Business

Even well-meaning bosses can inadvertently dismiss their employees’ feelings.

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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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The 6 Roles of the CEO // How Strategic Planning Helps

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

SME Strategy is a strategy consulting company that specializes in aligning teams around their vision, mission, values, goals and action plans. Learn more about how we can help align your team with our strategic planning and implementation services.

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Research: The Link Between Recessions and Physical Pain

Harvard Business

A 3% increase in unemployment rate was linked to a 1% increase in the number of people in pain, according to an analysis of data from 1.3 million people in 146 countries.

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How to Boost Strategy Execution

LSA Global

The Challenge of Strategy Execution From our three decades of experience which has been borne out by a recent IBM survey, we know that less than 10% of corporate strategies are being successfully implemented. The bottom line is that a good strategy doesn’t count for much if it remains on the drawing board and never is consistently executed across the organization.

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Effective Employee Development Starts with Managers

Harvard Business

They’re in a unique position to drive retention and engagement.

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Savings Consultants Are Needed in Today's Market More Than Ever

Savings Consultants are needed in today’s market more than ever. With an increase in expenses, businesses are looking for opportunities to save. Often unknown to businesses are savings in expense reduction, specialized tax savings, specialized savings including medical underpayments, health benefits cost reduction, zero cost processing, and more. Blue Coast Savings, with over 20 years in business, assists Savings Consultants in helping these companies move toward more profitable businesses.

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LSA Global Delivers Executive Team Alignment Session for Growth for Services Firm

LSA Global

Redwood Shores, CA – LSA Global, the leading business consulting, coaching, and training firm that helps fast growth life science, technology, and service companies by powerfully aligning their culture and talent with strategy, today announced results for a highly customized executive team alignment session to improve strategic clarity and leadership commitment for go-to-market growth plans. 54% increase in new business. 25% increase in executive team strategic clarity, believability, and implem

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Regrets Are Inevitable. Start Learning From Them.

Harvard Business

How looking at past mistakes with a different mindset can help us make better decisions.

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Encouragement and reassurance

Seth Godin Blog

Reassurance always runs out. Reassurance implies that the only reason to go forward is because it’s certain to work. Reassurance is futile. Encouragement means that someone sees us, understands us and believes in us. Even (especially) when things don’t turn out as we hoped. Encouragement lasts. Encouragement is self-fueling and self-fulfilling.

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The Pandemic Created a Renewed Urgency for Agile Transformation - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM PLANVIEW

Harvard Business

Sponsor content from Planview.

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.

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An Easy Way to Upgrade Your Consulting Firm’s Projects

David A Fields

Could a single, 60-minute step improve the quality of your consulting firm’s projects—for your clients and for your internal initiatives? Yes. Let’s say your consulting firm has won an engagement to transform Log Manufacturing, Inc. As often happens, you’ve been tapped to apply your exceptional ability to clarify complex situations (i.e., see the forest for … Continued.

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Profit Leakage Calculator: Diagnose How Much Profit a Business is Losing

ConsultX

Imagine being able to quickly and accurately calculate how much money a business is sacrificing through imperfect operation, and which areas of the business are draining the most profit. Keep reading this blog to find out more about ConsultX’s Profit Leakage Calculator. What is Profit Leakage? Profit that is available to you now, from money that is already circulating in your Business.