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How Ed Sheeran Will Make You a Wealthier Consultant

David A Fields

Music superstar Ed Sheeran is going to make you money. Well, indirectly. Okay, he’s not actually going to make you money, but there’s a connection between Red Ed and your consulting firm’s fortunes. Channel your inner Ed Sheeran: hum catchy tunes, look soulful, and grow something scruffy.

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Marketing Consulting Business Strategies with Michael Brenner: Podcast #59

Consulting Success

Life presents itself for most of us if we’re open to it. For Michael Brenner, going out on his own and become a consultant literally had people and mentors pushing him in that direction. Michael is the CEO of his own company called Marketing Insider Group where they do marketing consulting, leadership coaching, and keynote speaking for conferences and brands all over the world.

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If You Can't Save 1/10 of a Second, You Can't Save 1 Second

Markovitz Consulting

I’m back from joining Honsha on their semi-annual Executive Development Mission to Japan. It was a remarkable learning experience — although I’ve been on two other study trips to Japan, there’s always something new to see and understand when you visit a company that has adopted (and adapted) the Toyota Production System. The president of one company we visited said something that really resonated with me: “If you can’t save 1/10 of a second, you won’t be able to save 1 second.

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Consulting exit opportunity: Senior Manager, Strategy & Analytics at Live Nation Entertainment

Management Consulted

Our friends at Live Nation Entertainment (yes, the same Live Nation that merged with Ticketmaster in 2010) just shared a great 6-figure job opportunity with us, and we wanted to pass it along to you! This role lies at the … Continue Reading. The post Consulting exit opportunity: Senior Manager, Strategy & Analytics at Live Nation Entertainment appeared first on Management Consulted.

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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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Management Signals

Johanna Rothman

I’m catching up on my podcasts and just listened to Seth Godin’s Akimbo episode about honest signals. (Do listen.) It’s about the signals we send that are honest or dishonest and why we might choose one, the other, or both. I started to think about the management signals we send, especially in an agile transformation. In From Chaos to Successful Distributed Agile Teams , Mark and I developed this chart to show how agile approaches change the culture.

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What’s Different About How Younger Workers Learn?

Clarity Consultants

With the rise of new technologies, the younger generations learn differently than older ones. Here are a few insights to consider. The post What’s Different About How Younger Workers Learn? appeared first on Clarity Consultants - Learning and Development.

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Best 5 Apps For Consultant Travel

Management Consulted

Is it just us, or does it seem like new travel apps are popping up like weeds these days? We all know those no-brainer apps that are actually useful – but a majority of the time when we experiment with … Continue Reading. The post Best 5 Apps For Consultant Travel appeared first on Management Consulted.

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Change Doesn’t Come Through Anger and Hate

The Fearless Marketer

These days, the political landscape is incredibly divisive. I spent some time browsing through Facebook this past weekend and was surprised to see that more than half the posts were political in nature. And many were downright nasty, ridiculing those in the opposing political party. The anger is palpable and the tone is one of righteous indignation: “We are right and they are wrong!”.

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Artificial Intelligence: It’s Current and Future Role in Healthcare (Part 2 of 2)

Tom Spencer

Last week we introduced how artificial intelligence is defined as well as how it is currently being used in the medical arena. This week, in the second installment of this two-part series, we will consider the potential future role of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. Introduction. Recently, the American Medical Association (AMA), published a policy statement regarding its view of “augmented intelligence” (the term it uses in place of AI) 1.

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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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'Honestly, It's Not For Everyone' Nebraska Campaign Is Marketing Genius

Henry DeVries

Honestly, the new Nebraska tourism campaign is genius and a lesson to those who want to attract high-paying clients. Honesty is the best policy.

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Aaron Artery on Smarter Data People Podcast

Consultants' Consultant

Consultants Consultant: Values matter: Aaron Artery is a decision scientist, and head of Customer Crunch. He’s. The post Aaron Artery on Smarter Data People Podcast appeared first on Consultants' Consultant.

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Time for Instantiation

Chad Barr

Photo by: Chad Barr. One of my favorite words is instantiation or to instantiate. Its meaning is to make the complex simple. My opinion is that we are all guilty (self included) at creating too much complexity in our life and business. Occam’s Razor theory suggests that of any set of explanations for an event occurring, it is most likely that the simplest one is the correct one.

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Blockchain Startup 101: A blue print for launching a successful blockchain-based startup

Tom Spencer

In the past few years, there has been a lot of hype around blockchain. Investors have been blindly investing exuberant amounts of money without clearly understanding the viability of blockchain based business models. VC funding for blockchain start-ups has consistently grown, with venture investment reaching around $1 billion in 2017 (and likely to be more than double that amount in 2018).

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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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The Role of a Manager Has to Change in 5 Key Ways

Harvard Business

pchyburrs/Getty Images. “First, let’s fire all the managers” said Gary Hamel almost seven years ago in Harvard Business Review. “Think of the countless hours that team leaders, department heads, and vice presidents devote to supervising the work of others.” Today, we believe that the problem in most organizations isn’t simply that management is inefficient, it’s that the role and purpose of a “manager” haven’t kept pace with what’

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David Scott on Smarter Data People Podcast

Consultants' Consultant

Consultants Consultant: David Scott and his agile teams are doing some very interesting work with traffic. The post David Scott on Smarter Data People Podcast appeared first on Consultants' Consultant.

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The Four Building Blocks of Transformation

Strategy+Business

If you are a business leader, you are probably thinking about radical change. A conventional transformation initiative won't get you close to your goals. Take control of your future with these four elements: (1) create a strategic identity; (2) design for trust; (3) master the pivot from startup to scale-up; (4) treat your legacy as an asset. Use these principles differently in different situations, but don't ignore them; they are the core elements in any successful major change effort.

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Are You Listening?

Leadership Planning with Liz Weber CMC

It doesn’t take much for a leader to show she cares for her team. My company is wrapping up a ‘listening’ and training tour for one of our clients. The new CEO asked us to provide leadership training to help her managers and supervisors enhance their own and their teams’ performance and outline a list of feasible solutions she could move forward to help them, help their teams, and help their customers.

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TOOLS and METHODOLOGIES for developing DECISION SUPPORT PACKAGES

This White Paper targets opportunities for Management to develop proficiency in the Decision Framing and Analyses element of input to Decision, & Risk Analyses for Major Project Funding Decisions.

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The 6 Fundamental Skills Every Leader Should Practice

Harvard Business

Thomas J Peterson/Getty Images. There’s an old story about a tourist who asks a New Yorker how to get to the storied concert venue Carnegie Hall and is told, “Practice, practice, practice.” Obviously, this is good advice if you want to become a world-class performer — but it’s also good advice if you want to become a top-notch leader.

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Promoting yourself

Consultants' Consultant

Consultants Consultant: Promoting yourself is one of the hardest jobs in the planet (almost as hard as re-writing your CV). You want people to know who you are. You’ve heard the old proverb it’s not who you are, it’s who you know but even so you feel a little dirty when you self-promote. This morning as I was […]. The post Promoting yourself appeared first on Consultants' Consultant.

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Don’t Forget to Have Fun

Martinka Consulting

By Jessica, with a tad bit of help from John. Page one of “ Buying a Business That Makes You Rich ” lists the top nine reasons audiences have shared on why they want to own a business. The reason we think is the most important is, “to have fun”. But over 98% of the time it’s not mentioned. According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal , “An Ignored Skill in Aging: Having Fun,” seniors have experts on almost all age-related issues except on having fun.

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LinkedIn ROI: how much engagement do you need to make it worth your effort?

Rod Burkert

Greetings from Brentwood, TN. I am in the middle of a whirlwind speaking tour … yesterday was North Haven, CT and tomorrow will be Baton Rouge, LA. Meanwhile, Amy is holding down the RV in Albuquerque, NM, our last stop before wrapping up this year’s travel season. Last week, I wrote about promoting your speaking events on social media. It’s a professional way for your leads, prospects, clients, and referrals sources to see what you’re up to, and by extension, that you have authority in the subj

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Why You Need to Use Case Studies in Sales and Marketing (and How to Start Now)

Case studies are proof of successful client relations and a verifiable product or service. They persuade buyers by highlighting your customers' experiences with your company and its solution. In sales, case studies are crucial pieces of content that can be tailored to prospects' pain points and used throughout the buyer's journey. In marketing, case studies are versatile assets for generating business, providing reusable elements for ad and social media content, website material, and marketing c

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The Motivating (and Demotivating) Effects of Learning Others’ Salaries

Harvard Business

Dimitri Otis/Getty Images. Pay inequality is common in most workplaces. You get paid significantly more than your subordinates, your boss gets paid more than you, and your boss’s boss gets even more. In many large organizations, some employees can take home paychecks tens or hundreds of times more than others. Whether you like it or not, your employees have wondered at some point about your salary — and their peers’ Should you be worried about that?

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Make no sound and feel like a yes

Consultants' Consultant

Consultants Consultant: If you’re an internal consultant and your work is perceived to be free, you can have major issues with overload. You need to learn how to make no sound like yes as well as FEEL like yes. I have a program that teaches you how, and I’ve posted on this before: Do less and obsess: […]. The post Make no sound and feel like a yes appeared first on Consultants' Consultant.

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HR’s Role in Building High Performance Organizations

Confessions of a Consultant

Ensuring HR adds real Value. Back in my GE days, the Finance Director was skeptical about the merits of the HR function which he labeled the ‘Health and Happiness Department.’ He honestly didn’t believe that HR added any value. It was part of his worldview that social science was basically b t, totally un-provable. It was a great put down. Despite his misapprehensions about the function, I liked the guy and subsequently came to be more confident about HR’s role in building High-Performance Org

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How the Right Business Language Can Catalyze Change

Strategy+Business

Leaders need to use great care when choosing the words that shape companies, industries, and societies.

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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.