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5 Distractions Derailing Your Consulting Firm’s Productivity

David A Fields

Clutter. It’s not just lurking in your basement amidst your vinyl records, wrapping paper scraps and mystery electronics cables. Clutter might also be slowly (or not so slowly) sabotaging your consulting firm. Quite a few years ago, the brainy duo of a neuroscientist and a Princeton professor released this eye-opening article, “Interactions of Top-Down and … Continued The post 5 Distractions Derailing Your Consulting Firm’s Productivity appeared first on David A.

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Lead-Generation Mastery For Consulting Firms With Amy Anderson

Consulting Success

In today’s competitive landscape, mastering lead generation is the lifeblood of any thriving consulting firm. In this episode, host Michael Zipursky talks with Amy Anderson, co-founder of Wild Coffee Marketing, to uncover expert insights and actionable strategies for maximizing lead generation success in the consulting industry. Don’t miss out on a power-packed conversation and skyrocket.

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Mastering Change: 8 Steps for Aligning Top Leadership for Change

LSA Global

Mastering Change: 8 Steps for Aligning Top Leadership for Change Orchestrating successful organizational change requires more than just a compelling strategic plan or a shift in business practices. It demands aligning top leadership for change to guide those affected by change through the inevitable ups and downs of organizational transformation. The data on successful organizational change management is pretty bleak – by most accounts 70% of all organizational change efforts fail to deliver exp

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What It Takes to Build Influence at Work

Harvard Business

Whether you’re managing up to your boss or out to your clients, there are proven techniques to help you better understand them and win their respect.

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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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Do you have a difficult manager who is refusing help?

Peter Stark

Have you ever had an executive or manager who doesn’t take your feedback? We have all been there—you feel like you are speaking another language because nothing seems to come from your repeated requests or feedback! Maybe it’s time to bring a coach. But how do you know when it is time or if it will help? And, would they take the coach’s feedback either?

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60 Seconds of Johanna’s Writing WIP for May 17, 2024

Johanna Rothman

My podcast this week is from the writing book. Enjoy! I record these in video , too. (Especially since this is a speaking book! The Transcript: I’m Johanna Rothman, and this is 60 Seconds of Johanna’s Writing WIP for May 17, 2024, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in progress. This excerpt is from the speaking book. And then came the dreaded “presentations” or “class participation.” You weren't supposed to just talk to your classmates or to the teac

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Is Your Mindset About Generative AI Limiting Your Professional Growth?

Harvard Business

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has garnered immense publicity over the past few months. Some believe it’s a passing fad or a threat to human creativity. For young professionals, it’s the source of a unique dilemma: Do you “buy into the hype” of AI and use it as a guidepost for your professional development and ambitions? Or do you stick to the beaten path, focusing on building more traditional skills and pursuing more conventional trajectories?

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Exciting Times Ahead: Clarity Consultants Gears Up for ATD 2024

Clarity Consultants

As the CEO of Clarity Consultants , I am incredibly excited about the upcoming ATD 2024 International Conference & EXPO in New Orleans. ATD provides a significant opportunity for learning and development (L&D) professionals to gather and learn what’s new in corporate learning. Our event sponsorship reflects our commitment to supporting the world’s largest organizations in navigating the ever-evolving landscape of workplace learning.

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How to Create a Chart in Excel

Office Skills

How to Create a Chart in Excel Numerical and text data are often easier to interpret when presented in a visual format, such as in a chart that’s why it’s […] The post How to Create a Chart in Excel appeared first on Office Skills Training.

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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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How to use Timeboxes instead of Batch Planning: Visible Progress or Focus to Finish

Johanna Rothman

If you use Scrum or any other iteration-based approach to your work, the team plans in batches for that next iteration. The iteration is a timebox. The batch is the amount of work the team thinks they can do in that timebox. If the batch is sufficiently small and your cycle time is sufficiently short, that can work. However, planning for a batch of work is push -planning.

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Your Social Media Presence Can Help You Land (or Lose) a Job Opportunity

Harvard Business

Your digital footprint and online activities can have a big effect on how attractive and visible you are to potential employers. How do you notify your network about your job search without sounding too desperate or needy? And if you’re currently employed, how do you walk the tightrope between subtly reaching out to your social media contacts and not setting off alarm bells with your employer?

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Answer with Kindness

Chad Barr

Last evening, a young boy rang our doorbell around 8 pm. Through the app on my phone for the Ring camera, I could clearly see him standing outside with papers in his hand. Another solicitation? A kid at 8 pm? It seemed late for a school night. I was working in my office, and the dogs (we have two this week while our kids are away) were barking as if someone was trying to break in through the front, their volume loud enough to scare any intruder away.

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Strategic Pricing® – Beyond Indirect Rates

Granite Leadership Strategies

Most Government contractors focus on indirect rates as their main source of cutting proposed costs. Usually, this is in connection with cutting profit to lower the bid price. Too many believe indirect rates and profit are their only means of pricing changes. Some contractors even take the advice of potentially well-meaning advisors or prime contractors who tell them that their wrap rate must be some number that they convey secretly.

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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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A view from over 20 years of post deal integration

Ben de Haldevang

Morning all, I had the opportunity to speak with Jacob Orosz from Morgan & Whitfield on the challenges and opportunities in the world of M&A. We covered a lot of ground! Have a listen and let me know what you think!

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How to Talk to an Employee Who Isn’t Meeting Expectations

Harvard Business

Approaching a conversation about improving an employee’s performance requires preparation, empathy, and a focus on collaboration. Even though hearing the truth about their current performance will be tough and potentially hurtful, it’s a teaching moment managers must embrace to help them become more resilient and adept at problem-solving and developing professional relationships.

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Ep073 Jimmy Burroughes

Girard Training Solutions

Today, on Management Development Unlocked, Eric sits down with Jimmy Burroughes, founder and CEO of Jimmy Burroughes Leadership. His company focuses on turning busy, overworked, and overwhelmed managers into high-impact leaders. Jimmy achieves this using his books, a podcast, and 400-500 workshops annually. Those workshops include facilitated conversations, seminars, and webinars that allow people to learn in the flow of work.

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The unwarranted smile

Seth Godin Blog

When we do something nice for someone, a ‘thank you’ and a smile is nice to receive. And, in many parts of human culture, it’s a bit expected. But when something goes wrong, if we drop a plate or miss a turn or make someone late, it’s particularly delightful and memorable if we are greeted warmly instead of stomped on. The moments when it’s the most difficult to be kind are the moments where it matters the most.

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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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LSA Global Delivers Inexperienced Managers Become Successful People Leaders Session for Public Education Organization

LSA Global

Redwood Shores, CA – LSA Global, the leading business consulting, coaching, and training firm that helps fast growth life science, technology, and service companies by powerfully aligning their culture and talent with strategy, today announced results for a customized new manager training program focused on helping inexperienced managers to become successful people leaders for a cohort of high performing, but inexperienced, managers at a Public Education Organization.

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4 Resume Mistakes to Avoid When You Don’t Have Much Experience

Harvard Business

Understanding the common mistakes job candidates make on resumes, and how to overcome them, can set you apart from your competitors. The first mistake is including irrelevant work experience. Instead, only add roles that are relevant to the position you’re applying for. The second is customizing your resume. While it’s in your benefit to adjust your resume to better match the job description, over-tuning your resume for every application can be a waste of time — and end up slowing down your sear

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Mastering Leadership Adaptability and Change Through Coaching with Stefanie Krievins

Leadership Vision Consulting

In this episode, we're delighted to welcome Stefanie Krievins, a trained coach and facilitator with experience in HR consulting and business coaching. In our conversation, Stefanie shares insights into her career journey, her shift towards becoming a life coach and her innovative approach to organizational change and pro-troublemaking. Join us for this thought-provoking journey, and equip yourself with the tools to foster resilience and strength in your organization.

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The strategy sessions

Seth Godin Blog

I’m workshopping a new book. For the last few months, I’ve been feverishly writing a book about strategy. Strategy for individuals, small organizations and large ones as well. Strategy for someone seeking to make a difference, and strategy for people who do projects. Starting this week, I’ll be leading a series of discussions and talks inside of purple.space.

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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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Do You Have the Right Talent to Execute Your Business Strategy?

LSA Global

Do You Have the Right Talent to Execute Your Business Strategy? Companies that have a tight match between their strategy and the capabilities of their people outperform their peers. Our organizational alignment research found that having the right talent to execute your business strategy accounts for 29% of the difference between high and low performing companies in terms of: Revenue growth Profitability Leadership effectiveness Customer loyalty Employee engagement The symbiotic relationship be

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Your Personal Brand Needs a Refresh. Here’s Where to Start.

Harvard Business

In a fast-changing world, it requires both a strategy and disciplined execution to stand out and remain relevant. And since your own career interests, goals, and objectives are likely changing more rapidly than ever, don’t assume that your internal state of mind is reflected in your public brand. Indeed, there’s often a lag between our self-perception and how others view us, and we have to consciously focus on closing that gap to achieve the brand or reputation we seek.

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Overcoming Resistance: Strategies for Coaching Challenging Leaders

Peter Stark

Have you ever had an executive or manager who doesn’t take your feedback? We have all been there—you feel like you are speaking another language because nothing seems to come from your repeated requests or feedback! Maybe it’s time to bring a coach. But how do you know when it is time or if it will help? And, would they take the coach’s feedback either?

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Invention or discovery?

Seth Godin Blog

We can agree that Isaac Newton didn’t invent gravity. It was here all along, but he gets some credit for naming it and describing it. And Columbus definitely didn’t discover North America. There had been people living here for tens of thousands of years before he arrived. After Niels Bohr began describing quantum mechanics, the atomic bomb became inevitable.

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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.