David A Fields
OCTOBER 6, 2020
Puff your chest out and strike a superhero pose. You’re Super Productivity Person! Sigh, that’s not very catchy is it? Also, to be fair, probably neither you nor your consulting firm are achieving legendary productivity day in and day out. You could, though, using the approach outlined below. Productivity isn’t as sexy a superpower as … Continued.
Consulting Matters
OCTOBER 9, 2020
There is nothing more gut-wrenching than after investing years in a company and a career than getting laid off from work. Your mind gets that it's not about you. You understand the business rationale and the economic conditions that led your company make this decision that is completely changing your life. But your heart.that's a whole different story.
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The Fearless Marketer
OCTOBER 5, 2020
Simpler is better. And if you can make your life and your marketing simpler, you’ll be happier and more successful. But how do you do that? It starts with the realization that everything in life can be reduced to the most important things. And those things make up about 20 percent (or less) of all things. That 20% gives you 80% of the results you want.
Consulting Success
OCTOBER 5, 2020
Leaving your corporate job to start your own business can be quite risky. Yet, Dan Cuprill did it and succeeded at that! From being in corporate America to running his own financial and personal finance firm, Dan has the experience and insights that will guide you to grow your businesses, even after you traded your. Million-Dollar Financial Strategies For Consultants With Dan Cuprill: Podcast #157 is a post from: Consulting Success.
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Tom Spencer
OCTOBER 3, 2020
Reading Time: 3 minutes. Augmented reality operates by transforming data and analytics into information and images which are overlaid on the real world. Although the term ‘augmented reality’ wasn’t coined until 1990 , augmented reality actually dates back to 1968 when Ivan Sutherland developed the first head-mounted display that allowed users to view computer-generated graphics.
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The Source
OCTOBER 5, 2020
There is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reinvent marketing in professional services firms because developing ideas with existing clients and forging relationships with new ones is more difficult in a world in which so much work is done remotely. Historically, the gap between marketing (largely done by marketing professionals) and sales (largely done by partners and other chargeable staff) has been wide—to the detriment of both sides.
Consulting Success
OCTOBER 5, 2020
In 2018, Laura Posey received the worst news you could imagine. Her partner was diagnosed with cancer. She could no longer run her company, Simple Success Plans, because her new full-time position was taking care of her partner. But Laura had something that many consultants don’t — a clear, strategic plan. Before taking time off. 1-Page Business Plan For Consultants (Template Included) is a post from: Consulting Success.
Tom Spencer
OCTOBER 3, 2020
Reading Time: 4 minutes. Gold remains one of the most recognisable precious metals and a highly sought-after commodity. In many cultures, owning gold is still considered a status symbol of affluence and good fortune. Historically, currencies from the US, and many other countries, could be converted into a certain weight of gold. Gold was the money, and the circulating paper currency was a receipt.
Strategic Planning and Management Insights
OCTOBER 5, 2020
On October 14th at 10am Pacific/1pm Eastern, join us for a live conversation with former Amazon Director John Rossman.
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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
Brimstone Consulting
OCTOBER 7, 2020
Leadership Development Lessons from Great Leaders. The best leaders we’ve worked with have realized that it’s important to learn to lead themselves before they lead others. How do they learn to lead themselves? They begin by understanding themselves —their strengths and weaknesses, quirks and inherent tendencies, personal history, all of it. While there is an entire industry built around personal growth and development, the bottom line is that knowing yourself generally means having the guts to
Clarity Consultants
OCTOBER 7, 2020
Here’s a look at the training trends that are making waves in 2020. The post Remote Workforce Training Trends for 2020 appeared first on Clarity Consultants - Training Development.
Simon Associates
OCTOBER 8, 2020
Recently there was an interesting article in The New York Times entitled, “ The Pandemic Depression Is Over. The Pandemic Recession Has Just Begun.” So where does this leave us? It is safe to say that this is not the first time there has been major economic and social disruption in the history of this republic. After WWII, we went from over-employment of women (during the war effort) to under-employment of this demographic group when returning veterans took back important jobs held by women.
On the Brink
OCTOBER 6, 2020
Are you ready for some distressing news? According to Axios.com , more than 25% of women recently surveyed by McKinsey & Company and Lean In reported that they are considering "downshifting their careers or leaving the workforce entirely, as the coronavirus pandemic has intensified challenges many already faced at work." The survey questioned over 40,000 women in 317 companies in the U.S. and Canada.
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On the Brink Podcast
OCTOBER 5, 2020
Hear how to protect yourself from cybersecurity threats. We have done a number of podcast interviews on a topic that should be of great concern to you: cybersecurity. As an anthropologist, I am always fascinated by people’s habits. Your habits, as today's guest George Finney tells us, may make it easy for hackers to get into your data systems and make you and your organization easy victims, stealing your data, assuming your identity, and turning a good day into a nightmare.
The Source
OCTOBER 9, 2020
In RoboCop—Paul Verhoeven’s classic 1987 sci-fi flick—ordinary police officer Alex Murphy is transformed through technological enhancement into the perfect crime-fighting machine. And while “RoboAccountDirector” might not roll off the tongue so easily, it could be a lot closer to becoming reality. Well, sort of. It has never been more challenging for professional services firms to get account management right.
Management and IT Consulting
OCTOBER 8, 2020
Key takeaways for consulting leaders dealing with shifting customer needs from our recent fireside chat with entrepreneur and consultancy CEO, Sean McDermott, and Senior Director of Product Marketing, Michelle Cipollone.
Strategic Planning and Management Insights
OCTOBER 8, 2020
For this very special 75th episode on the Strategy & Leadership Podcast, we have no guests. Instead, our Managing Partner and lead facilitator Anthony Taylor will share some of his most important lessons from his past ten years of experience, as well as a glimpse into the future for both himself and SME Strategy.
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Chad Barr
OCTOBER 7, 2020
I find questions to be a critical tool to evaluate where I am and where I should go. Yet, I have also learned that asking the wrong question will surely lead me in the wrong direction and outcome. Here are 12 tough questions that help me, and my clients stay the course and increase success: What scares you or even paralyzes you from taking massive action towards your goals?
The Source
OCTOBER 8, 2020
Even now, fully half a year into this pandemic, asking people to think about non-COVID-related business risks can feel a bit, “How was the play, Mrs. Lincoln?” But as time marches on, and the virus seeps further into the background radiation of our lives, clients are inevitably going to start thinking again about the totality of external risks relevant to their organisations.
Alan Weiss
OCTOBER 7, 2020
Total Days to Cash (TDTC) is the amount of time that elapses between your being paid and the signed proposal or agreement. If it’s “net, 30 days,” your TDTC is 30. But if the client takes an additional 30, then it becomes 60. There are some silicon valley firms which put “vendors” on 120-day waits for payment, which is unethical and dreadful, and some consultants aren’t paid in full until the engagement is completed.
Kai Davis
OCTOBER 5, 2020
I’m speaking on SEO Simplified for Indies and Firms at ClientCon on October 13th. Want to skip the line for my talk at ClientCon? Go and register right here for free. This week, to celebrate, we’re going to talk through SEO in 2021 (and potentially answer some reader questions on SEO). Let’s start at the 50k foot view with SEO for indie consultants, answer three questions, and compare the answers and see what stands out.
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Consultants' Consultant
OCTOBER 4, 2020
Consultants Consultant: Being smart is useful, but if you don’t have the ability or propensity to. The post Geniuses and Butterflies appeared first on Consultants' Consultant.
Harvard Business
OCTOBER 6, 2020
A conversation with HBS lecturer and building expert John Macomber on how to make offices safe to return to after Covid – and beyond.
Alan Weiss
OCTOBER 5, 2020
I spoke on (my) Saturday morning via Zoom for the virtual meeting of the Professional Speakers Association of South Africa. They are a wonderful group of people and were a great audience. My session was exactly on time and I had excellent questions from the group. I suspect, pre-Covid, that this event would have been “live” without anyone appearing remotely.
On the Brink
OCTOBER 6, 2020
Ah, these are interesting times, aren't they? During the coronavirus pandemic, some world leaders have risen to the enormous challenge of steering their country through lockdowns, quarantines, plummeting economies, mass sickness and death, and civil unrest. They have been level-headed, resolute and inspiring. Others, sadly, have sputtered or utterly failed.
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