Steve Shu Consulting

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Applied behavioral science is a relatively new concept within the business community. This short video is part of planned series of videos to increase awareness and improve the implementation of behavioral science initiatives in business. These videos complement material from the book, Inside Nudging: Implementing Behavioral Science Initiatives. This video addresses predominant organization types, implementation elements, and Behavioral GRIT™.

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David A Fields

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Consultants who must be in action to win business, deliver value, and build a thriving firm, often find themselves stuck. Stopped. Zippo progress. Has that ever happened to you? If so, read on. If you ever find yourself at a standstill, you may be feeling overwhelmed or uninspired. Worse, even when your enthusiasm burns bright for your highest priorities, you may find yourself procrastinating.

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The Clever Consultant

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Every week at Equiteq, we field calls from owners of professional services and consulting firms looking for guidance on sharing equity in their business. It's a hot enough topic that I delivered a webinar on it last week, and I wanted to share that content with you along with a quick overview.

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Women in Consulting

OCTOBER 11, 2016

By: Michele Molitor. :: Why are your values so important to job satisfaction? You’ve probably seen the “corporate values” posted on the wall somewhere of the headquarters of an organization, or on their website perhaps. You might actually read them and think to yourself, those are nice. It might even give you a bit of a warm-n-fuzzy feel about the work that company is doing in the world.

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Steve Shu Consulting

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Applied behavioral science is a relatively new concept within the business community. This short video is part of planned series of videos to increase awareness and improve the implementation of behavioral science initiatives in business. These videos complement material from the book, Inside Nudging: Implementing Behavioral Science Initiatives. This video addresses the questions, “What is Nudging?

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 8, 2016

This is a guest post from Marguerite Arnold. In the fall of 2015, after spending two years in a small town in the Ruhr Valley starting to learn German (I will appreciate Mark Twain’s perspective on the sprache so much better going forward), I moved to Frankfurt to begin my Executive MBA at the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management. There are many reasons why I chose to obtain my graduate business degree in Germany (and even more specifically in Frankfurt).

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Melissa Agnes

OCTOBER 13, 2016

I was recently asked what the first step in successful crisis management is, and I thought what a great question! Over the years, I’ve heard different answers to this question. Some people say “get the plan out!”, while others say “activate the crisis team” But in my experience, both of these answers just don’t go far enough.

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Strategy+Business

OCTOBER 9, 2016

The Internet and digital tools such as advanced search engines, review sites, price comparison apps, and social media platforms have changed how consumers make purchasing decisions. And the traditional means through which companies built up loyalty -- points and perks programs and advertising -- are no longer as effective as they once were. Smart marketers recognize that in today's highly interconnected, information-rich world, they must listen and learn from customers' actual experiences and ra

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BCG

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Article Thursday, October 13, 2016. Auto insurers are basking in a false sense of security, seemingly oblivious to the impending decline in market size and the threat of new entrants. The sector is ripe for disruption: the value of insurers’ proprietary data and traditional expertise is diminishing, and other players are emerging with the data, analytics, and customer access needed to attack the value chain.

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Women in Consulting

OCTOBER 11, 2016

By: Sheila Lewis. When I started my corporate career at the Quaker Oats Company, now part of the Pepsico portfolio of global brands, I didn’t really have a plan. However, I knew that I wanted to work hard enough, be good enough, and be acknowledged at all the right times to reach the highest ranks of marketers in corporate America. It didn’t occur to me that this might not happen.

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MishTalk

OCTOBER 12, 2016

The price of Brexit is high and rising. On top of previous demands such as a “fair but inferior deal” for the UK, the EU now wants a €20 billion divorce settlement as the UK’s “fair share” of inane projects the UK agreed to as part of the EU. EU officials insist the UK is on the hook for past spending commitments. (more…).

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Strategy+Business

OCTOBER 9, 2016

A look back at a classic study of 1950s-era corporate culture sheds light on how companies can make the workplace more hospitable to strivers of all genders.

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BCG

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Report Monday, October 10, 2016. Big data and analytics isn’t just a hot area but an increasingly lucrative one. Many companies (think Google and Amazon) use it to drive their business models—and their success. So it seems reasonable to assume that telecom operators, too, are reaping the rewards. Telcos, after all, are sitting on a mother lode of subscriber data—especially location and usage data—that is hard to find elsewhere.

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Chad Barr

OCTOBER 12, 2016

I’ve recently participated in several learning and developmental experiences, which have been profound. Here are some of the highlights I would like to share with you: We all have our distinct and remarkable capabilities that we often take for granted yet others are astounded by these abilities. Have you identified yours? One of my passions is in helping others pull great content out of their heads.

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MishTalk

OCTOBER 9, 2016

Labour spin doctor, Alastair Campbell Slammed the Prime Minister for Revealing the Article 50 Timing. Others have done the same. Timing of the article 50 announcement, by March 2017, is ahead of French and German elections. Politicians will have elections, not Brexit on their minds. (more…).

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Strategy+Business

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Customers who don't hit the target to qualify for a reward are apt to hold it against the company and make fewer subsequent purchases.

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BCG

OCTOBER 9, 2016

Focus Monday, October 10, 2016. The economic turmoil in Brazil is a big story of a country in crisis. The national economy contracted by almost 4% in 2015, and estimates for 2016 are not much better. Consumption—once an engine of growth—declined by 1.5% last year and shows no clear signs of improvement. Consumers are more pessimistic today than at any time in years.1.

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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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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 12, 2016

There are organizations that are great at what they do, that are relentless at it. But it turns out there are very few that are great and relentless at people development. When it comes to preparing organizations for a complex, high-speed future, many people who work in those organizations, or in management science, talk about the imperative for “ continuous improvement ” in operations.

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MishTalk

OCTOBER 13, 2016

EU fools would rather everyone, themselves included, eat salt and drink vinegar than negotiate a reasonable Brexit agreement with the UK. European Council chief, Donald Tusk is the fool of the day. (more…).

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Henry DeVries

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Growing your business is never easy. With apologies to Aristotle, Richard Franzi likes to say: “The whole effort of CEOs working together is more than the sum of those same CEOs working separately.” I recently had breakfast with Franzi, author of Critical Mass: The 10 Explosive Powers of CEO Peer Groups. [.

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BCG

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Article Tuesday, October 11, 2016. Bank operating models continue to evolve in response to new regulations, digitization, a volatile economic and risk environment, external threats, and advances by nontraditional competitors. This evolution presents new types of operational risk (OR), and many banks are suffering large losses or embarrassing headlines from cyberbreaches, new varieties of fraud, third-party issues, and unreliable technology.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 13, 2016

One business buzzword we hear almost everyday is “culture,” as in, our organization has a “strong” or “innovative” or even a “toxic” culture. But what do we really mean when we say this? For me, an organizational culture is defined by how people inside the organization interact with each other. Culture is learned behavior — it’s not a by-product of operations.

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MishTalk

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Despite anemic GDP forecasts for third and fourth quarter, the Fed appears to have convinced the market that it will finally hike rates in December. Odds of at least one hike hit 69.2% today, up from 65.1% yesterday. Is something on the Fed’s mind? (more…).

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Strategy+Business

OCTOBER 10, 2016

We must discard several misconceptions and reimagine how our society confronts this deadly, and expensive, disease.

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Seth Godin Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2016

What if the fear and malaise and anger isn't merely being reported by cable news. What if it's being caused by cable news? What if ubiquitous video accompanied by frightening and freaked out talking heads is actually, finally, changing our culture? Which came first, the news or the news cycle? We seem to accept the hegemony of bottom-feeding media as some natural outgrowth of the world we live in.

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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.

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