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Job Hub: Salesforce Jobs and Culture

Management Consulted

Today we highlight tremendous business analyst and post-consulting leadership jobs at Salesforce. Salesforce is a 15 year old SaaS cloud computing applications company that currently holds the top spot aboard Forbes’ list of the 100 Most Innovative Companies and exceeds $6B per year in revenue. With a mission to end software, Salesforce is the lead wave in this ocean of change.

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Frankurt: Europe’s New Fintech Hub?

Tom Spencer

This is a guest post from Marguerite Arnold. Frankfurt is one of the oldest business centres in the world. From at least Roman times, the low-lying city, bifurcated by the welcoming River Main, has been a hotspot for global endeavours that changed the nature of many industries – including but not limited to banking. Mayer Rothschild , a courtier to the German king of Hessen at the time, used the famous freedoms of the city to launch a global banking empire in the 1760’s.

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How Frontline Leaders Can Deliver Breakout Performance

BCG

Focus Monday, November 21, 2016. Imagine this scenario: Josh, one of the top-performing employees in a key division of your company, gets promoted to his first management role. Josh is excited by the trust you’ve put in him, not to mention the pay increase and opportunity to oversee a team. But he’s also nervous because he’s never managed employees before.

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The Line between Confidence and Hubris

Strategy+Business

You can identify early signals of pending failure, or sustained success, from a prospective CEO's behavior. Narcissism and dismissiveness are warning signs of hubris; humility and inquisitiveness are indicators of prospective success.

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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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End of Euro in Italy: Renzi Faces Three Opposition Parties, All Rabidly Anti-Euro

MishTalk

The nannycrats in Brussels better be working on plan B. Plan A, never let a country leave the Eurozone, is set to fail, sooner or later, and in a country big enough to have massive repercussions. On December 4, Italy holds a referendum that would give sweeping powers to the winner of an election. If the referendum fails, prime minister Matteo Renzi has repeatedly threatened to resign.

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Capturing the MRO Advantage in Manufacturing

BCG

Focus Wednesday, November 23, 2016. To ensure their competitiveness in the rapidly changing global marketplace, manufacturers in all regions are seeking ways to radically reduce their costs. Maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) is a critical area. MRO spending, which includes expenditures for services and spare parts, ranges from 0.5% to 4.5% of revenues, depending on the industry.

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Five Overlooked Principles Shaping the Destiny of Your Business

Strategy+Business

Until you grasp Turing's theory of computability, the Coase theorem of transaction costs, Bell's law of computer classes, Baldwin and Clarke's concept of modularity, and Nakamoto's law of the distributed ledger, you're not prepared to lead a digital company. Although it's impossible to predict the full impact these principles will have, it's clear they will change the structure and source of profit in a variety of industries around the world.

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Paul Krugman, Who Proposed Fight with Fake Outer Space Aliens to Stimulate the Economy, Now Worried About Quality of Trump’s Spending

MishTalk

Paul Prugman, a die-hard Keynesian who recently proposed faking an invasion of space aliens to stimulate the economy, is now all of a sudden concerned about the quality of economic spending. (more…).

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How to Write Email with Military Precision

Harvard Business

In the military, a poorly formatted email may be the difference between mission accomplished and mission failure. During my active duty service, I learned how to structure emails to maximize a mission’s chances for success. Since returning from duty, I have applied these lessons to emails that I write for my corporate job, and my missives have consequently become crisper and cleaner, eliciting quicker and higher-quality responses from colleagues and clients.

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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 Pharma Companies Can Keep Winning in China’s Changing Market

BCG

Focus Tuesday, November 22, 2016 Big shifts are underway in China’s pharmaceutical market. They will shape the marketplace for more than 90% of drug sales for the next decade for multi-national corporations and domestic players. While the long-term direction is becoming clear, the transition period over the next three to five years will be particularly challenging.

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All we have is each other

Seth Godin Blog

And that's enough. It has to be. It's all we've ever had. The challenge is in realizing this and working with it, even when we're secretly hoping for something more, some external force. You and me, kid, you and me and a few billion other folks. We can treat each other as if it matters, because it does.

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Washington Post Thoroughly Discredits Itself With McCarthy-Style Smear Campaign Against ZeroHedge, Naked Capitalism, Truth-Out 200+ Others

MishTalk

The Washington Post stepped well over the line of questionable reporting today, venturing deep into a McCarthy-style smear campaign against hundreds of allegedly “fake news” sites accused of being under control of, or influenced by Russia. Ironically, the Washington Post headline, Russian Propaganda Effort Helped Spread ‘Fake News’ During Election, Experts Say reads like it a “fake news” supermarket tabloid.

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I’m a consultant: but what is my specialty?

Consultants' Consultant

Consultants Consultant: After a 30 year career in the public sector: Local, State and Federal I am not sure what to consult in. Do you have a guide on this first large decision? Ah Rhonda, excellent question! Book number 1: I want to be a Consultant is the one you’ll want. It guides you through questions about […]. The post I’m a consultant: but what is my specialty?

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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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Small Innovation Steps Matter‚ Too

BCG

Article Tuesday, November 22, 2016. For decades, mining majors put innovation low on their priority lists. Why? Perhaps they were getting sufficiently satisfactory returns from their assets. Or they had grown complacent because of the industry’s historically slow adoption of new technologies. Both reasons are long gone. Miners’ operating costs have soared following massive capacity additions across commodities.

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The powerful seduction of 'powerless'

Seth Godin Blog

Where do conspiracy theories come from? More than 10% of the population still believes that the moon landings were faked. (Even though we can see the landing modules with a telescope). People make up inane theories about various cabals that are secretly controlling this or that. In fact, the more information and leverage we each have, the more inclined the culture seems to embrace stories of puppetry, conspiracy and control.

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Merkel Surrounded: EU Parliament President Martin Schulz Unexpectedly Resigns for Possible Run Against Merkel

MishTalk

German chancellor Angela Merkel faces a serious new threat in her bid to stay chancellor of Germany for a fourth term. European parliament president Martin Schulz announced today that he would stand down. This unexpected announcement sets up a return to German politics and a potential run for chancellor as candidate of SPD. (more…).

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You gotta say no sometimes!

Consultants' Consultant

Consultants Consultant: We all must say “NO” to our clients sometimes. But how we say it, and why we choose to do so should be something we have determined in advanced. Strategy in Business talks about How to Say no when it really counts (I don’t think it goes far enough or gets practical enough on the how-to). […]. The post You gotta say no sometimes!

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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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Getting the Most from Your Service Contractors

BCG

Article Tuesday, November 22, 2016. As noted in Mining Journal’s September 2015 article “Creating Value Through Breakthrough Productivity,” mining companies rely heavily on service contractors—from blasting and equipment leasing to equipment maintenance and industrial surveillance (to name just a few). For instance, in copper mining, contractor and services costs constitute nearly a quarter of total mine site costs.

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Why (and How) HR Needs to Act More Like Marketing

Harvard Business

At this point, we all know that company culture plays a pivotal role in companies hurtling into out digital transformations. This is particularly true for the marketing department, which is changing at such a break-neck pace that marketing success now depends heavily on support from HR to identify and train new skillsets. On the flip side, success in HR could use a major assist from marketing, or at least HR professionals who think like marketers.

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Wolfgang Schäuble Turns to Threats and Extortion: Just Another Petty Nannycrat Who Doesn’t Understand Free Trade

MishTalk

German finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble warns the UK faces stiff rules on tax breaks and prolonged EU payments. Such threats are nothing more than an extortion attempt by the EU on the UK. Schäuble’s threats are laughable because they are unenforceable, yet extremely serious because of likely end results. (more…).

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The yeasayer

Seth Godin Blog

Opposite of the naysayer, of course. This is the person who will find ten reasons why you should try something. The one who will embrace the possibility of better. The colleague to turn to when a reality check is necessary, because the reality is, it might work. Are you up for it?

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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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In the Age of Autonomous Cars, Can Your Organization Also Be Driverless?

Strategy+Business

Technologies often spawn metaphors, which change over time and shape how we think about work.

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The 4 Types of Ineffective Apologies

Harvard Business

When I was growing up, one of my favorite television shows was Happy Days , and my favorite character on that show was Arthur Herbert Fonzarelli — or “The Fonz” — who was the epitome of cool. He could tap a vending machine, and free sodas would appear. He could change music on a jukebox just by snapping his fingers. He could seemingly do anything — well, except for one thing.

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Automobile Sales Falling, Inventories Up 7.8%, Interest Rates Rising: What can possibly go wrong?

MishTalk

The census bureau Advance International Trade reports shows the wholesale and retail exports each declined 0.4% from September to October. Wholesale inventories are down 0.5% year-over-year, but retail inventories are up 3.2% on the strength of a huge jump in automobiles and auto parts. (more…).

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The magic wand store is closed

Seth Godin Blog

It's fun to imagine what we'd do if we had a magic wand, something that with a wave, could produce us the introduction, the funding, the open door, the technology, the breakthrough, the insight, the inspiration, the shortcut. They stopped making magic wands a millenia ago. Now that you know that there are no magic wands, a better question is probably: What do you care enough about that you're prepared to expose yourself to fear, risk and hard work to get?

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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.