March, 2011

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Special Discussion on Starting Consulting Services Organizations Within Product Companies

Steve Shu Consulting

'When people think about consultants, they often think about those that work for companies like McKinsey, Accenture, Deloitte, etc. These are companies that are essentially independent from product vendors. However, there are a number of companies that provide consulting or professional services as part of product companies (e.g., companies like Cisco, Avaya, Nortel, Ericsson, IBM) that may sell things like hardware or software.

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Challenging Our Own Mental Models Our Growth as Consultants.

Consulting and Organizational Management

'Library. Translate This. Home. A. A. A. Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Library Blogs Home. This Blogs Home. Guest Writer Submissions. Policies. To Subscribe to a Blog. About. Feedback. Challenging Our Own Mental Models Our Growth as Consultants (Part 3 of 3) By Jim Smith on March 19, 2011. (See Part 2 of 3 ).

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Crowdsourcing – Leveraging The Collective Wisdom

Chad Barr

In this podcast, Chad discusses the importance of crowdsourcing, why you should consider doing it and how. The post Crowdsourcing – Leveraging The Collective Wisdom appeared first on The Chad Barr Group. In this podcast, Chad discusses the importance of crowdsourcing, why you should consider doing it and how.

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How Information and Communication Technologies Affect Decision.

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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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Who Needs An Operating Plan? Look in the Mirror

Henman Performance Executive

'Home. About Linda. Client List. Newsletter. Executive blog Contact Us. Who Needs An Operating Plan? Look in the Mirror. by Linda Henman on March 28, 2011. You don’t want your operating plan to concentrate on the past—to focus on the reflection in the rearview mirror. You also don’t want it to be a distortion of future possibilities—like an image in a fun-house mirror.

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What I’ve Learned From Buyers of Management Consulting Services

Steve Shu Consulting

'Many blog posts and articles address when to use management consultants versus not. Some argue that using consultants for strategy development intimate incompetence by management (example here ). Others argue that consultants should be used in cases when expertise is higher than that of existing employees. Companies should definitely examine the needs and tradeoffs for using management consultants.

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Business Development Chronicles – The Story of Us (Doesn’t Have to End in Tragedy)

Steve Shu Consulting

'It’s a tale of Big Company and Small Company. Big Company likes Small Company’s: focus and style. entrepreneurial attitude and skills. Small Company likes Big Company’s: scale of resources. scope and number of customers. Big Company hates thing like: getting embarrassed by Small Company in front of customers. getting burned and stuck with Small Company’s software source code. worrying about loose cannons in Small Company’s organization. working with Small Company’s legal paper.

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When People Break Up with a Once-Loved Brand - Strategy+Business

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Build It and They Will Invest - Strategy+Business

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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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Why Leaders Need to Understand WIN - Henman Performance

Henman Performance Executive

'Home. About Linda. Client List. Newsletter. Executive blog Contact Us. Why Leaders Need to Understand WIN. by Linda Henman on March 22, 2011. I use WIN—What’s Important Now–to help people keep priorities top of mind. This short acronym also reinforces the admonishment I used to issue to my children before they left the house: “Do what’s right, and avoid what’s wrong.”.

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How Decision Makers Can Better Respond to Disaster

Henman Performance Executive

'Home. About Linda. Client List. Newsletter. Executive blog Contact Us. How Decision Makers Can Better Respond to Disaster. by Linda Henman on March 17, 2011. On the other side of the globe and right here at home decision makers face unprecedented problems related to Japan’s earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear threat. Mother Nature started this one, but last year the man-made oil spill caused a tragedy that affected the world.

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Our Emperors are Scantily Clad - Henman Performance

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'Home. About Linda. Client List. Newsletter. Executive blog Contact Us. Our Emperors are Scantily Clad. by Linda Henman on March 10, 2011. “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” Hans Christian Andersen’s famous account outlines the story of two weavers who promise an Emperor a new suit of clothes that are invisible to those unfit, stupid, or incompetent.

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Coping with a Job Loss after 50 - Strategy+Business

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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.