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Why I'm Cynical about the Consulting Profession | Consulting and.

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. Why I’m Cynical about the Consulting Profession By John Dupre on April 14, 2013. Years ago, I remember going out on sales calls with one of the partners in our consulting firm, Marv Weisbord.

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Personal Risk Management: An Essential Business Skill|Women In.

Women in Consulting

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Making Yourself the Captain of Customer Experience

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'Ultimately, any employee that has an interaction with a customer is responsible for some aspect of that customer''s experience. In great companies, a focus on the customer is something that everyone takes to heart, whether it''s a janitor, a receptionist, a contact center agent, or the CEO. Yesterday I was reminded of a heartwarming example of this from someone who strives to do right by the customer not because they''re told to or that it''s part of some corporate doctrine but because he simpl

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Seth's Blog: The brand is a story. But it's a story about you, not about.

Seth Godin Blog

'Seths Blog.Seth Godins riffs on marketing, respect, and the ways ideas spread. Home. About. Archives. Subscribe. Recent Posts. "Oh, thats just a hack someone put together.". The sophisticates. Q&A: Purple Cows and commodities. Colors or numbers? Words are hooks, words are levers. Mumbo vs. Jumbo. Death and Taxes, 2014. The opposite of anxiety. Stoogecraft.

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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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How to Monetize Your Site?

Chad Barr

© Chad Barr 2013. All Rights Reserved. The post How to Monetize Your Site? appeared first on The Chad Barr Group.

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You Asked, Forrester Answered: Questions About Customer Experience Design

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'Of the six disciplines in Forrester''s customer experience maturity model, design is probably the least understood. It''s is not taught in most business schools (although this is starting to change at institutions like Stanford and the University of Toronto). It''s also not widely practiced in most companies outside of specialized groups that focus on digital touchpoints.

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Seth's Blog: Conservation of energy in conversation

Seth Godin Blog

'Seths Blog.Seth Godins riffs on marketing, respect, and the ways ideas spread. Home. About. Archives. Subscribe. Recent Posts. "Oh, thats just a hack someone put together.". The sophisticates. Q&A: Purple Cows and commodities. Colors or numbers? Words are hooks, words are levers. Mumbo vs. Jumbo. Death and Taxes, 2014. The opposite of anxiety. Stoogecraft.

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Leaders Need to LEAD Change Not Follow Change

Cheryl Cran

'Master leaders know that they must create the future from the choices and behaviors of the present. In today’s fast paced and increasingly technological workplace the need for leaders to lead change is higher than ever before. Teams are more diverse than ever before with multiple generations, multiple cultures and other factors. Leaders today need to be more flexible, more adaptable, more open and more visionary.

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Pick One

Chad Barr

This week’s reflection point: When talking with most of my clients, I’ve observed a key attribute that is both exciting yet alarming. They love to think big, be stimulated with new and innovative ideas, and even prepare to take action. However, they then get overwhelmed with what needs to get done or sidetracked by other new tasks and priorities.

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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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Follow me on Thursday for Tips on Data, Marketing, and Reaching the Perpetually Connected Customer

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'You know the importance of aggregating, analyzing, and acting on your voice of the customer data, but with continually emerging channels, VOC practices become increasingly challenging to carry out. An organization with cross-departmental ownership of VOC, sophisticated data collection and analytical methods in place, and the commitment from the C-suite to communicate the importance of acting on VOC must be in place for real results to occur.

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Seth's Blog: Avoiding the custom bully

Seth Godin Blog

'Seths Blog.Seth Godins riffs on marketing, respect, and the ways ideas spread. Home. About. Archives. Subscribe. Recent Posts. "Oh, thats just a hack someone put together.". The sophisticates. Q&A: Purple Cows and commodities. Colors or numbers? Words are hooks, words are levers. Mumbo vs. Jumbo. Death and Taxes, 2014. The opposite of anxiety. Stoogecraft.

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The Crazy Lives of Consultants: What We Do: Part 1 of Sex Among.

The Crazy Lives of Consultants

'skip to main | skip to sidebar. Monday, April 15, 2013. What We Do: Part 1 of Sex Among the Consulting Class. Sex is a tricky subject, especially in a competitive and personality-driven field like consulting. Far from a simple, universal, physical act, sex brings along issues of power and misogyny, as well as obvious legal and contractual troubles.

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Seth's Blog: Paying attention (to someone else's agenda)

Seth Godin Blog

'Seths Blog.Seth Godins riffs on marketing, respect, and the ways ideas spread. Home. About. Archives. Subscribe. Recent Posts. "Oh, thats just a hack someone put together.". The sophisticates. Q&A: Purple Cows and commodities. Colors or numbers? Words are hooks, words are levers. Mumbo vs. Jumbo. Death and Taxes, 2014. The opposite of anxiety. Stoogecraft.

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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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Seth's Blog: The easy trap

Seth Godin Blog

'Seths Blog.Seth Godins riffs on marketing, respect, and the ways ideas spread. Home. About. Archives. Subscribe. Recent Posts. "Oh, thats just a hack someone put together.". The sophisticates. Q&A: Purple Cows and commodities. Colors or numbers? Words are hooks, words are levers. Mumbo vs. Jumbo. Death and Taxes, 2014. The opposite of anxiety. Stoogecraft.

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Frequency, repetition and the power of saying it more than once

Seth Godin Blog

'Seths Blog.Seth Godins riffs on marketing, respect, and the ways ideas spread. Home. About. Archives. Subscribe. Recent Posts. "Oh, thats just a hack someone put together.". The sophisticates. Q&A: Purple Cows and commodities. Colors or numbers? Words are hooks, words are levers. Mumbo vs. Jumbo. Death and Taxes, 2014. The opposite of anxiety. Stoogecraft.

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Do One-Day Promotions Build Lasting Loyalty?

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'Nobody likes writing that check to Uncle Sam, making April 15 an unpopular day with workers across America. Last Monday several organizations tried to bring some cheer into taxpayers'' day with a number of offers. Across the nation, Arby''s was giving away curly fries, while Cinnabon was offering two free bites. A list of offers featured on Forbes includes special tax day-themed cocktails, a New York restaurant that''s picking the tax on diners'' bills, and even special holiday packages.

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Majora Carter and Josh Hanagarne: leading underserved tribes

Seth Godin Blog

'Seths Blog.Seth Godins riffs on marketing, respect, and the ways ideas spread. Home. About. Archives. Subscribe. Recent Posts. "Oh, thats just a hack someone put together.". The sophisticates. Q&A: Purple Cows and commodities. Colors or numbers? Words are hooks, words are levers. Mumbo vs. Jumbo. Death and Taxes, 2014. The opposite of anxiety. Stoogecraft.

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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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Women Consultants: Part 2 of Sex Among the Consulting Class

The Crazy Lives of Consultants

'skip to main | skip to sidebar. Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Women Consultants: Part 2 of Sex Among the Consulting Class. Sex is a tricky subject, especially in a competitive and. personality-driven field like consulting. Far from a simple, universal, physical act, sex brings along issues of power and misogyny, as well as. obvious legal and contractual troubles.

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A Bigger Problem: Part 3 of Sex Among the Consulting Class

The Crazy Lives of Consultants

'skip to main | skip to sidebar. Wednesday, April 17, 2013. A Bigger Problem: Part 3 of Sex Among the Consulting Class. Sex is a tricky subject, especially in a competitive and. personality-driven field like consulting. Far from a simple, universal, physical act, sex brings along issues of power and misogyny, as well as. obvious legal and contractual troubles.

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