Steve Shu Consulting

DECEMBER 31, 2014

'As 2014 comes to a close, I’ve been reflecting on various books, presentations, research, tools and solutions, software and applications that I’ve been involved with and organizations I’ve been consulting to over the years. I’ve always found reflecting on the past to be useful in helping me better understand nuances in my values. In this post, I want to share my thoughts on design values related to behavioral economics and behavioral finance (which going-forward in this post I’ll simply refer t

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David A Fields

JANUARY 2, 2015

'A question I was asked: How do you handle a situation where the prospect is perpetually getting interrupted by phone calls, people coming into the office – all that kind of stuff? What is your answer to this consultant? What has your experience been and what works for you? Post your thoughts on this by using the ‘Leave a Comment’ box below.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 28, 2014

'For our last major tour of the year, we started our crazy adventure in Philadelphia – joining all the wannabe consultants at Wharton’s annual Consulting Club Conference (featuring Jenny Rae as wannabe suitcase model). After our awesome red-eye flight, we were feeling stiff and needed to freshen up. So…before our entrance into the conference though, we dashed into a student’s dorm for a quick shower and to freshen up.

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 28, 2014

'ARE you an aspiring consultant looking to work India? Or perhaps you are just interested to know more about the leading consulting firms in South Asia? What ever the case may be, we have just produced, for your benefit, a guidebook which provides an overview of the most prominent consulting firms in India. The guidebook is free. No member sign up required.

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Melissa Agnes

DECEMBER 28, 2014

'Welcome to episode #030 of The Crisis Intelligence Podcast, with Melissa Agnes, Chris Anderson and Bruce Anderson. As hi-tech enters every phase of our corporate, professional, and private lives, people and organizations are exposed to problems caused by technology in the hands of others intent on causing harm. For the first time in history, we are seeing a situation where the “bad guys” are almost always smarter than the “good guys”, at least in the use of technology for harm.

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Chad Barr

DECEMBER 31, 2014

This week’s reflection point: I recently came across statistics compiled by the University of Scranton regarding New Year’s resolutions. Here are some interesting highlights: The top resolutions are: lose weight, get organized, spend less and save more, enjoy life, and stay fit and healthy. 45% of Americans make such resolutions while 38% never make any resolutions. 8% successfully achieve their resolutions. 75% of resolutions are maintained through the first week, which is down to 4

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 31, 2014

'Happy new year, and best wishes for a prosperous and productive 2015. Cavett Robert , founder of America’s National Speakers Association, once said that “character is the ability to carry out a good resolution long after the excitement of the moment has passed.” May you have the character and conviction to persevere with your plans for the year ahead.

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Strategy+Business

JANUARY 2, 2015

'C-level transitions can be difficult, especially when preserving a company''s character is critical.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 29, 2014

'Despite fearmongering by Greek prime minister and the EU, prime minister Antonis Samaras fell 12 votes short of a needed majority to elect a new Greek President. As a result, snap elections will be held on January 25. Stavros Dimas, a former EU commissioner, captured 168 votes in Monday’s decisive third presidential ballot,12 short of the required three-fifths majority after a weekend of frantic backroom politicking failed to round up additional votes from independent lawmakers and small opposi

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Seth Godin Blog

JANUARY 2, 2015

'Is there anything worse we can say about you and your work? "You are unprepared.". But the word "unprepared" means two things, not just one. There is the unprepared of the quiz at school , of forgetting your lines, of showing up to a gunfight with a knife… this is the unprepared of the industrial world, the unprepared of being an industrial cog in an industrial system, a cog that is out-of-whack, disconnected and poorly maintained.

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Gina Abudi

DECEMBER 30, 2014

'to start the New Year off right! What better way to kick off the team in the New Year then to bring the entire group together to reset priorities for the year and evaluate processes and procedures for working as a team. Before we get into the “what to do” when bringing the team together, [.]. The post Getting Your Remote Team Together appeared first on Gina Abudi.

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1 to 1

DECEMBER 31, 2014

'As news outlets and blogs publish their lists of the good, bad, and ugly for everything from movies, songs, YouTube videos, celebrity couples, technologies, and sports moments, to tweets, Instagram posts, hacks, images, selfies, advertisements, and so on, I''m joining in with my lists of cheers and jeers in the customer experience world. Here are the worst customer experiences in 2014.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 1, 2015

'A CNN/ORC Poll shows Bush surges to 2016 GOP frontrunner. Bush took first place with 23% in a new nationwide poll, putting him 10 points ahead of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who tallied 13%. Physician Ben Carson comes in third, with 7% support, and Sen. Rand Paul and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee are both tied for fourth with 6%. Bush Dumps Corporate Commitments Jeb Bush has not yet formally announced he is running, but actions suggest a 100% likelihood.

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Seth Godin Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2014

'Teacher and ethicist Peter Singer shares a puzzle with his students: I ask them to imagine that their route to the university takes them past a shallow pond. One morning, I say to them, you notice a child has fallen in and appears to be drowning. To wade in and pull the child out would be easy but it will mean that you get your clothes wet and muddy, and by the time you go home and change you will have missed your first class.

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Melissa Agnes

DECEMBER 28, 2014

Welcome to episode #030 of The Crisis Intelligence Podcast, with Melissa Agnes, Chris Anderson and Bruce Anderson. As hi-tech enters every phase of our corporate, professional, and private lives, people and organizations are exposed to problems caused by technology in the hands of others intent on causing harm. For the first time in history, we are seeing a situation where the “bad guys” are almost always smarter than the “good guys”, at least in the use of technology for harm.

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1 to 1

DECEMBER 29, 2014

'Sooner or later, all modern technologies get replaced. Some evolve to meet demand, while others drift off into oblivion. Voicemail, for instance, continues to fade fast, for this mode of communication has become increasingly bothersome in today''s hyper-connected world. There’s more… To read the rest of this blog posting click here or visit www.1to1Media.com/weblog.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 30, 2014

'Those looking for hyperinflation can find it in Venezuela. Here''s the question of the day: How bad is Venezuelan inflation and how bad can it get? Bloomberg reports Venezuelan 1,000% Inflation Seen by BofA Without Weaker Bolivar Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro, set to announce a new currency system today, needs to devalue the bolivar or risk inflation passing 1,000 percent as soon as next year, according to Bank of America Corp.

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Seth Godin Blog

JANUARY 1, 2015

'This hotel used to be a bank. That conference organizer used to be a travel agent. This company used to make playing cards. Perhaps you used to be hooked on keeping score, or used to be totally focused on avoiding the feeling of risk, or used to be the kind of person who needed to be picked. "Used to be," is not necessarily a mark of failure or even obsolescence.

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Leadership Vision Consulting

DECEMBER 31, 2014

'The end of the year is always a great time to reflect. As we move into 2015, the LVC team is excited about where we are going. 2014 was a year of tremendous growth. We grew as individuals, as a team, and significantly as a company. We have become more intentional about modelling what we teach. One focus area for us was on content creation. From teaching material, video scripts and especially our blog.

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1 to 1

JANUARY 2, 2015

'On a survey we conducted recently, a whopping 80 percent of customer experience (CX) professionals said their firms'' goal is to be a CX leader in their industry or across all industries. Unfortunately, our CX Index shows that only 11 percent of companies succeed in delivering an excellent experience--one that would set them apart from competitors.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 30, 2014

'Proponents of the single-payer healthcare idea who tout the idea such a system will save money need only look at Vermont to see reality. Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin, a single-payer advocate, threw the single-payer idea on the ash heap of history admitting what any sensible person knew from the onset: The plan would cost far more than estimated The plan would quickly become insolvent Massive tax increases would be required Coverage would decline for many MainWire explains in Lessons for Maine

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Seth Godin Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2014

'Do you care enough to believe in things that seem unreasonable? Do you believe in. your people, your project, your endeavor so deeply that others find your belief arrogant now and then? If your standard is to never be called arrogant, you''ve probably walked away from your calling.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 28, 2014

'China has zombie malls and even zombie cities, so zombie factories can hardly be a surprise. And as the malinvestments pile up, so do unrealized shadow bank losses. The Financial Times reports China Zombie Factories Kept Open to Give Illusion of Prosperity. In the shadow of a group of enormous smokestacks and abandoned foundries, a peeling sign welcomes visitors to the Wenxi Steel Industrial Park.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 29, 2014

'Access to Gmail in China was difficult, but not impossible. Workarounds included Outlook, Apple Mail, and third-party Gmail hosts. Starting last Friday, the "Great Firewall" became nearly impenetrable as China’s Censors Took Final Step in Blocking Gmail. In the six months since Google’s mail service Gmail was blocked in mainland China, users had been able to access it using third-party email applications such as Microsoft Outlook or Apple Mail.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 27, 2014

'All three rating agencies are expected to downgrade Russia''s debt to junk soon and bailouts to Russian banks are on the rise, but how likely is default? The Financial Times reports. Russia trebled the size of its bailout of troubled lender Trust Bank to Rbs99bn ($1.9bn) on Friday, laying bare the growing financial fallout from its currency crisis and the slump in the price of oil, its main export.

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