Steve Shu Consulting

AUGUST 29, 2015

I am writing a book for management professionals and those interested in implementing behavioral science (which includes behavioral economics and finance) in business settings. Situations include the incubation of innovation centers, behavioral science overlay capabilities, or advancement of existing organizations. I’d love your input on what challenges you see and what you’d like to see addressed!

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David A Fields

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

A consultant send me the following LinkedIn message: How do you win $75-150k consulting projects… and are you really doing many of those or are most of your engagements more like mine: around $20-30k? Also, what type of work warrants those high fees? Well, folks, are any of you winning $75k+ projects? If so, how are you winning those vs. smaller projects?

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 31, 2015

I recently bought a coffee from Quarter Horse Coffee , my new favorite Oxford coffee house. Not having exactly the right change, I asked the friendly bearded hipster behind the counter whether they accept card payments. He told me that they accept payment by card, but they charge a 20P surcharge for amounts under five pounds. I hesitated for a moment, to which he smiled and suggested, “oh, don’t worry, if you want to save the 20P, just pay me when you walk by here tomorrow.” Th

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MishTalk

AUGUST 31, 2015

It's no wonder Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras wanted elections now rather than later. He does not want the grim news of job losses and austerity to hit when he is more vulnerable. Tsipras' problem may well be that he is too late. Via translation from Libre Mercado, The Greek Economy Lost 17,000 Jobs in July, the Worst Result Since 2001. Industrial production recorded a record drop in July, according to estimates by Markit.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Employees who get injured or sick on the job are returning to work much sooner than they did in the past, but companies have varied reasons for accommodating their injured workers.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 30, 2015

(Source: Cydcor ). This is a guest post from Archie Ward. Take responsibility for getting the most value out of the next conference you attend. By planning ahead and thinking strategically, a conference can generate sales, increase business, improve vendor relationships and initiate strategic partnerships. Going to a conference can renew excitement about the business, open up new avenues for the future and create lasting connections.

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MishTalk

AUGUST 31, 2015

Witch Hunt Review As I noted earlier today China Starts Witch Hunt for Those Obstructing Government Efforts to Prop Up Stocks. Public Confession It took less than a day for the a victim of the witch hunt to be rounded up for public display. The Financial Times reports China Reporter Confesses to Stoking Market ‘Panic and Disorder’. A leading journalist at one of China’s top financial publications has admitted to causing “panic and disorder” in the stock market, in a public confession carried on

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Strategy+Business

AUGUST 30, 2015

In many organizations the bias is to change often -- simply to appear to be doing something different. But the bias at Telus, the Canadian telecom giant, was always not to change. This unusual consistency of focus, in terms of both its business strategy and its culture, helped transform Telus into an industry leader.

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Seth Godin Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

No one knows the right answer, no one knows precisely what will happen, no one can produce the desired future, on demand. Some people are better at guessing than others, but not by much. The people who are supposed to know rejected Harry Potter, Tracy Chapman and the Beatles. The people who are supposed to know sell stocks just before they go up, and give us rules of thumb that don't pan out.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

You don’t always need proof that a threat exists in order to take action. You don’t need to know everything, you just need to know enough to get moving. In behavioural economics the common human bias towards doing nothing is called the “status quo bias” Faced with a difficult decision in the midst of uncertainty, people prefer to delay.

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MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Bloomberg columnist Barry Ritholtz interviewed Paul McCulley, former chief economist at PIMCO, and often mentioned FOMC candidate on the Fed's performance. The Podcast is over two hours long, so let's just go with Ritholtz's brief summary: McCulley Demands Apology on Behalf of the Fed. McCulley noted those who claimed QE and ZIRP were going to cause inflation and the collapse of the dollar were totally wrong, and he demanded these critics of the Federal Reserve owe former Ben Bernanke an apology

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Strategy+Business

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

In a new book, leadership expert Ira Chaleff argues teaching employees to disobey orders is an essential management safeguard.

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Seth Godin Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Change is the point. It's what we seek to do to the world around us. Change, actual change, is hard work. And changing our own minds is the most difficult place to start. It's also the only place to start. It's hard to find the leverage to change the way you see the world, hard to pull on your thoughtstraps. But it's urgent. "A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.

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Leadership Vision Consulting

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

My parents have been married for over 50 years. People came out of the woodwork to wish them a happy golden anniversary. The generative nature of their strengths is evident in people’s cards, comments, and Facebook “likes”. The way they have lived their lives has left a legacy of love, loyalty, and faithfulness. They didn’t have StrengthsFinder™ when they were growing up or going to school.

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MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

China manufacturing and services are both in contraction at the fastest rate since early 2009. The Caixin China General Manufacturing PMI shows operating conditions deteriorate at fastest rate since March 2009. Chinese manufacturers saw the quickest deterioration in operating conditions for over six years in August, according to latest business survey data.

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1 to 1

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

The calendar might read September 1, but retailers are already busy planning for the holidays. As 1to1 Media Senior Writer Judith Aquino points out in this week's feature, "How to Overhaul Your Holiday Retail Strategy," although holiday spending is projected to jump by as much as 5.7 percent this year thanks to lower gas prices and declining unemployment rates, retailers will continue to remain under pressure to distinguish themselves from competitors and to find creative ways to engage with sho

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Seth Godin Blog

AUGUST 29, 2015

Everything you do is either going to raise your average or lower it. The next hire. The quality of the chickpeas you serve. The service experience on register 4. Each interaction is a choice. A choice to raise your average or lower it. Progress is almost always a series of choices, an inexorable move toward mediocrity, or its opposite.

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Martinka Consulting

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

The post Business Voyeurism Can Be Fatal appeared first on Martinka Consulting.

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MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Yesterday, Yahoo!News reported Canada Officially Enters Recession. Reeling from low oil prices, Canada fell into a recession in the first half of the year, government data confirmed Tuesday, putting Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper on the defensive in the run-up to October elections. According to Statistics Canada, the economy contracted 0.5 percent in the second quarter after retreating 0.8 percent in the previous three months.

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1 to 1

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Giving consumers recommendations or directions to a restaurant is no longer enough--personalized recommendations have become the new standard. Tech companies from startups to huge enterprises are rolling out personalized recommendations tools in the race to deliver the most relevant content to consumers. There’s more… To read the rest of this blog posting click here or visit www.1to1Media.com/weblog.

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Seth Godin Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

It's a pretty easy way to let ourselves (or someone else) off the hook. "Hey, you did your best.". But it fails to explain the improvement in the 100-meter dash. Or the way we're able to somehow summon more energy and more insight when there's a lot on the line. Or the tremendous amount of care and love we can bring to a fellow human who needs it. By defining "our best" as the thing we did when we merely put a lot of effort into a task, I fear we're letting ourselves off the hook.

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Henman Performance Executive

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

No one seems to agree about the origin of the term “sacred cow.” Before it emerged as an idiom in America in the last 19 th century, some believe the term simply described the elevated place cows hold in Hinduism. Or, the term could have originated with the legendary Hindu hero, Prithu, who assumed the form of a cow in order to encourage his subjects to raise more vegetables.

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MishTalk

AUGUST 31, 2015

Repeat after me "housing and cars and part time jobs, oh my". There's little else worth cheering about, not even the stock market lately. And housing is not all that strong either. Today, the Dallas Fed reported that activity in its region plunged to a reading of reading of -15.8, well below any economist's prediction. The Bloomberg Consensus range was -8.0 to +0.5.

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1 to 1

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Now that schools are back in session, students are frantically trying to collect their assigned course materials for the present semester. Undergraduates, in particular, always struggle to find the right books at the cheapest price because college campus bookstores fail to empathize with their wallet woes. Thrift Books, however, taps into this need by offering high-quality used books at affordable prices that anyone can enjoy.

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Seth Godin Blog

AUGUST 30, 2015

The only emotion that spreads more reliably is panic. Contempt is caused by fear and by shame and it looks like disgust. It's very hard to recover once you receive contempt from someone else, and often, our response is to dump it on someone else. If you want to be respected by your customers/peers/partners/competitors/constituents, the best way is to begin by respecting them and the opportunity they are giving you.

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